Due to pandemic, there’s lockdown going on here. People are more likely to withdraw fund from Bank while rate of deposit is decreasing now. On a side note, default loan has been alarming here.
I was looking for cash out BDT from mobile banking but I had to look for a long area to find out a mobile banking agent. I felt like I should cash out more money than I need for now because it’s possible that there will be no agent opening their shop.
The same will also happen with the banking system if situation get severe which possibly will be soon. And if the lockdown continues for months, won't bank have hard time maintaining deposit and withdraw?
What do you think? Is it possible that if lockdown continues, banking system will collapse here?
Lockdowns really made the people go panic buying, withdrawing, and loaning. It is really hard to be in a city wheareas the time to go outside and do what you have to do is very limited. Hence, most people just opt to buy in bulk and withdraw at once. The majority who has the means of withdrawing their hard-earned money are doing it because it's really hard to go outside every time. It is also difficult to risk your health everytime you'll run some errands.
Regarding bank issues, I think the greater percentage of money borrowed by the citizens than the deposited money in a bank will cause a problem. If the banks will not impose a collateral for every loans made by its users, they will surely have a large problem later on. Imbalance of funds may occur if continuous loans and withdrawal will be made. Soon after, they won't be able to sustain the demands because they will be short of funds. Bank collapse can possibly happen if the transactions were not regularized properly. There's also a big chance that the government's debt will surge due to volume of aid needed to be distributed. I just really hope that Bangladesh's governement will not look on excessive printing of money because it can cause a lot more problem such as inflation, which can damage their economy even more.
In fact, money from customers is one of the largest sources of bank income and is used to rotate its services. When the bank's cash reserves are no longer sufficient to serve customers who withdraw their funds, the bank must sell its assets. If it still doesn't cover the existing needs, then the bank will also fail to pay.
If this happens, the government will be forced to share the consequences of the rush of money that occurs by channeling aid funds from bonds. Worse, the impact of this money rush can cause an economic recession that will make it difficult for the wider community.