Bangladesh’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Witness Further Growth

According to the latest central bank data, the gross reserves stood at $33,245.50 million (approx. $33.24 billion) as of February 2. Meanwhile, calculated under the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) BPM-6 manual, the reserves are valued at $28,748.95 million or $28.74 billion.

This shows a notable rise from mid-January, when the gross reserves were recorded at $32.62 billion and the BPM-6 figure was $28.02 billion. Net reserves, which are essential for assessing a country’s actual spending power, are derived by subtracting short-term liabilities from the total reserves according to the BPM-6 standard.