Written by The Banking Post
The country’s total foreign exchange reserves now stand at USD 30.85 billion. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculation, reserves under the BPM-6 method currently amount to USD 25.86 billion. Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan disclosed the information on Thursday (21 August).
The spokesperson said that under the IMF’s BPM-6 calculation, reserves stand at USD 25.8612 billion, while as per Bangladesh Bank’s own calculation, total reserves amount to USD 30.8568 billion. On 17 August, the reserves were USD 25.8068 billion under BPM-6 and USD 30.8099 billion under Bangladesh Bank’s own calculation.
On 14 August, reserves were USD 25.8273 billion under BPM-6, while Bangladesh Bank’s own figure was USD 30.8352 billion. On 10 August, reserves stood at USD 25.2323 billion under BPM-6 and USD 30.2481 billion under Bangladesh Bank’s own calculation.
Earlier, on 6 August, reserves were USD 25.0578 billion under BPM-6, while Bangladesh Bank’s own figure was USD 30.0776 billion. On 4 August, reserves were USD 24.97 billion under BPM-6, while the central bank’s own calculation put it at USD 30.08 billion. On 24 July, the reserves stood at USD 24.9882 billion under BPM-6 and USD 30.045 billion under Bangladesh Bank’s own calculation. Before that, on 16 July, the BPM-6 reserves were USD 24.9954 billion, while Bangladesh Bank’s figure was USD 30.0266 billion.
After settling USD 2.0194 billion in Asian Clearing Union (ACU) payments for May–June, reserves stood at USD 24.4589 billion under BPM-6 on 7 July, while Bangladesh Bank’s own calculation showed USD 26.6869 billion. On 2 July, BPM-6 reserves were USD 26.6869 billion, while Bangladesh Bank’s figure was USD 31.7177 billion.
