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Kibria claims banks are in good shape
Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria has said the country's banking system, with a better loan recovery rate and a comfortable liquidity situation, is
now on a sound and healthy footing, reports UNB.
Inaugurating a seminar here yesterday, he said that the banks through their pragmaUc policies during the last six months had been able to recover long standing loans amounting to Tk 3.500 crore from defaulters.
The seminar on "Entrepreneurship Development as a Strategy for Promoting Industrialisation in Bangladesh" was organised jointly by three nationalised commercial banks — Sonali Bank. Janata Bank and Agrani Bank.
The Finance Minister said loan recovery rate improved a lot in the last few months following the vigorous efforts by the banks which had been suffering much due to huge amount of outstanding loans.
Turning to the liquidity crisis in banks, he said the press reports were not correct In de-ecting the actual picture in this :ld. The current liquidity position in the banks is very com-
fortable." he added.
Kibria said the present liq-uidityposltlon in the banks is over Tk 1500 crore, where Tk 1400 crore is adequate. He also mentioned that the inter-bank loan rate was 6 to 7 per cent, well below the bank rate.
Referring to bank-client relationship, the Finance Minister refuted the reports of a section of the press that the relations were declining. He claimed that the bank-client understanding rather improved substantially.
Kibria said the government was making arrangements for long term industrial loans under a new action plan to help entrepreneurs set up industries which would ultimately boost the country's overall economy.
He referred to his meeting with the executives of foreign banks and said the overseas banks operating in Bangladesh had also showed keen interest In financing the industrial sector.
The minister said develop-
ment of entrepreneurship In the country is essential for achieving overall economic development through promoting industrialisation and turning the industries successful and profitable.
In this regard. Kibria said industries can be spoiled due to lack of knowledge of the entrepreneurs. He suggested that training programme be arranged for the potential entrepreneurs to enrich them with proper knowledge.
The inaugural ceremony was also addressed by Dhaka University Vice Chancellor AK Azad Chowdhury. Sonali Bank Managing Director Khandkar Ibrahim Khaled. Agrani Bank MD Mosharraf Hossain and Janata Bank MD Golam Mostafa.
Professor AKM Habibur Rahman of the Finance and Banking Department of Dhaka University delivered the kenote speech on entrepreneurship development for Industrialisation.