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Forex reserves remain above $26bn after ACU payment
Staff Correspondent:
Banking
2025-11-09, 8:47pm
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Bangladesh’s gross foreign exchange reserves have remained above $26 billion even after the payment of $1.61 billion in import bills through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU).
According to Bangladesh Bank data, the gross reserve stood at $26.44 billion as of 9 November, compared to $27.37 billion on 27 October.
Bangladesh last paid an ACU import bill of $1.96 billion in July 2022 for the May–June cycle. Payments had stayed below $1.3 billion per cycle throughout 2023, before starting to rise again from September–October last year. The highest recent payment was recorded at around $2 billion in the May–June 2024 period.
The ACU, established in 1974 and headquartered in Tehran, facilitates trade settlements among nine regional member states, including Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.