Forex reserves stand at $30.3b after ACU payment

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $30.3 billion today (7 September) after the payment of $1.5 billion in import bills of the last two months—July and August—through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU).

In May-June 2025, the central bank paid $2.02 billion in ACU bills.

After the ACU settlement, the central bank’s gross foreign exchange reserves stood at $30.30 billion. In the account of the International Monetary Fund, the forex reserves stood at $25.39 billion. The gross reserve at this time last year was $19.46 billion.

ACU is an international transaction settlement system. This system settles transactions between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

In the system, the central bank of the respective countries pays their import liabilities every two months.