Result of the Auction of REPO and Liquidity Support Facility held on 02 November, 2023
The auction of Bangladesh Bank repo and liquidity support facility for the commercial banks and financial institutions and Islamic Banks Liquidity Facility (IBLF) for shari’ah based banks was held on Thursday, 02 November 2023. In that auction, 10 banks and 01 financial institution submitted 87 bids amounting to Taka 7,003.49 crore as 07 days tenor repo facility. Of which, all bids amounting to Taka 5,602.79 crore under 07 days tenor repo were accepted by the auction committee. Moreover, 01 bid amounting to Taka 1,140.00 crore of 01 bank was offered for 03 days tenor standing lending facility, 74 bids amounting to Taka 8,039.37 crore of 13 PD banks were offered for 03 days tenor Liquidity Support Facility and 02 banks submitted 02 bids amounting to Taka 600.00 crore for 14 days tenor Islamic Banks liquidity facility. All bids were accepted by the auction committee. Accordingly, a total amount of Taka 15,382.16 crore was provided under repo, standing lending facility, liquidity support facility and IBLF. The interest rates of the above-mentioned 07 days tenor repo, standing lending facility and liquidity support facility were 7.35, 9.25 and 7.25 percent per annum, respectively and the range of Expected Profit Rate (EPR) for 14 days tenor Islamic Banks Liquidity Facility was 6.75-7.00 percent.