Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited

'Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited' known as Exim Bank was established on 3 August in 1999. The bank has transformed all of its conventional banking operations into Shariah-based Islami banking since 1 July 2004. The board of directors formed a Sharia Supervisory Board for the Bank. The managing director is the chief executive of the bank, who is supported by one additional managing director, 3 Deputy Managing Directors and 14 vice president level senior executives. At the very inception the bank had an authorised capital of Tk 1000 million which stood at Tk 10000 million in 2009. In 2009 the paid up capital of the bank was Tk 3374 million. On 31 December 2009 the capital adequacy of the bank was 10.75 percent that was Tk 520 million larger than enough. The bank had 52 branches all over Bangladesh in 2009.

Table Basic facts and economic indicators (in million Taka)

Indicators

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Authorized capital

1000

1000

3500

3500

3500

10000

Paid up capital

628

879

1714

2142

2678

3374

Reserved Fund

798

1034

1754

2427

3086

3280

Deposits

19078

28319

35032

41547

57587

73835

a) Demand Deposits

2272

4090

4036

5853

8032

9765

b) Term Deposits

16806

24229

30996

35694

49555

64070

Investments (Loan and Advance)

19332

26646

32641

40197

53639

68610

Investment (Share and Bonds)

1543

1633

2233

2458

2,894

2189

Total Asset

24358

33717

41794

51503

68446

86212

Total income

2647

3433

4968

6408

11029

10387

Total Expenditure

1809

2258

3589

4490

8359

7184

Foreign Currency Trading

49314

72940

96175

117899

156434

162605

a) Export

22418

31285

46234

55790

76466

76241

b) Import

26782

41432

49597

61399

78540

83912

c) Remittance

114

223

344

710

1428

2452

Total Manpower

764

934

1020

1104

1312

1440

a) Officers

598

728

793

853

1030

1131

b) Staff

170

206

227

251

282

309

Correspondent Banks

196

222

246

250

278

333

Total Branches (in numbers)

24

28

30

35

42

52

a) Domestic

24

28

30

35

42

52

b) Overseas

-

-

-

-

-

-

Agricultural Credit

a) Loan Disbursed

94

52

18

27

36

95

b) Realised

12

82

55

125

152

298

Industrial Credit

a) Loan Disbursed

9956

7556

10357

13369

15186

21318

b) Realsied

7811

5786

9190

13450

14200

25355

Loan Outstanding by Sector

a) Agriculture and Fisheries

133

45

107

16

45

1206

b) Industry

1696

4618

6996

9826

13242

18803

c) Trade and Commerce

11592

13695

16475

19732

24866

31115

d) Poverty Reduction

-

-

-

-

-

- Exim Bank operates Current Deposit Scheme, Savings Deposit Scheme, Term and Short Term Deposit Scheme, Monthly Income Scheme, Monthly Savings Scheme, Super Savings Scheme, Multiplus Savings Scheme, Education Savings Scheme, Hajj Account and Foreign Currency. The Bank provides Trade Financing, Scheme Investment, Current Investment, Export and Import Financing, Locker, Debenture, Capital Market, Corporate Banking, Syndicate Investment, Lease Financing and Real Estate Financing services to the clients. Exim Bank has established EXIM Bank Foundation to perform Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities. The CSR activities are establishment of Exim Bank Hospital, Stipend Package for poor and meritorious students, Education Promotion Scheme, quard or interest-free loan for poor and meritorious students, relief in cash and kind for flood, fire and cyclone victims and cold-stricken people, helping people in slum areas, donation to educational institutions to set up computer lab and construction of footover bridges and beautification works in Dhaka City. The Exim Bank has introduced Core Banking Software (CBS), Visa Islami Card and Swift Network for the services of its clients. [Muhammad Abdul Mazid] [Mazid, Muhammad Abdul former Secretary, Government of Bangladesh]