Excess liquidity falls after 8 months

Excess liquidity in the banking industry that ballooned because of pandemic-induced lower credit demand and an injection of funds under a massive stimulus package fell in January, the first time in eight months. The surplus liquidity stood at Tk 204,070 crore as of January in contrast to Tk 204,700 crore a month ago. The excess fund, however, surged 97 per cent in January