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49<br />
'T7heSonali Bank's unit uct margin is underestimated because<br />
gross Inarginl<br />
unit<br />
is computed as a simple average of the intercst spread oil<br />
loans to the farm sector alion, although the lmiak serves all sectors.<br />
fite<br />
Also<br />
l1llit.rliigili rt does ior irlcicle reventels Such as Cortinissiolis,<br />
batik gimantecs, atid check-clearing fees. which are earnings fromno<br />
finld-based prodIIcts 1ihat also entail a part of the sateIra sactionI costs.<br />
Sorali Bank's unit arid irrrerriclital tranisactiol costs varied, but<br />
only marginally (Tabhle I ).Average unit trainsaction costs were ornly<br />
percent<br />
1.7<br />
during 1976-80. Ihte umit gross imirgint averaged 3.A percenit,<br />
which (-aves a unit iiwi iargiii of 1.7 pirceu ;iier linit trallsactioll costs<br />
are subiiraclttd.<br />
The Sonllit I ilk ieilher suftf(Teed froi sclec disecol loi Cs nOl<br />
Clijo)e(d scal(e ecolioilires illtlese costs ('Table 12). This suggests that<br />
haiik<br />
the<br />
could realize firli-"t ecotiioti's of scie"arid irliprove its lillit<br />
tiiargii<br />
lier<br />
)y e'xpiidilig its vollillie oolt;lioris, especially inl rllirral<br />
for<br />
areas,<br />
two reaisois. lirst, ih( baik liats sigiiificanul, (.×l)uIepadcd its ruilal<br />
biiichlintwork, ;i showi ii t( t;ibl( oil the i page. Arid<br />
.scl(0ld, ttll l)i;ii('lis ;i( ilso viableh aid (ive .jo ye\d scal e 'oioiicis<br />
il thir tr icrioii costs ('I';Il)le.s 13 i1id11H). 1 lit tlr;tilsmcliori costs of<br />
tlhtese bIriliews declii.d sigilfic'ailil' with eIt(iicre;ise. illthe %'olhrieof<br />
their businiess. Moreover, Ihe low poili illutiil tralisictioll costs of<br />
bltich<br />
these<br />
es cotinis wiirt iirr scale of' opratiotis readics at least Tk<br />
tnillioni.<br />
3<br />
Illothter words, iliese braliel i s crl sple-(,d their CoilitiOl and<br />
joinlt cosls of tralactiol iolre olcelheir olpcitiiottis re;ilh this parricua"<br />
\;iluaue. Not Oilly woild this itake possible greater scale oilOlies,<br />
bill it would also iilrl)rovc t(Ir irrii il iligili, as is l( c;Ise for brallchcs<br />
Table Il-Unit and marginal transaction costs and viability of<br />
the Sonali Bank, Bangladesh, 1976-80<br />
Varial~le in Fivv-Year<br />
'<br />
Real 'W'rns Average 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980<br />
Unit tiajisacijon costs b<br />
1.65 1.75 1.19 1.7.1 1.58<br />
Uiit gloss<br />
1.69<br />
nargin 3.10 3.t0 3.40 3.10<br />
Unit<br />
3.40<br />
nelllmirgiln<br />
3.t0<br />
1. 75 1.65 1.91 1.66 1.82 1.71<br />
Margiial ralsaction<br />
costs, 1.63 1.73 .t8 1.72 1.59 1.67<br />
SourIce: Vitmani 1981.<br />
"Real term13sie derived by tll l~\.vioig tie agricuillral GD) delator to :1base year of<br />
1972/73."<br />
I'Colilll I;s;1p(ei fltof 0ll lOltls giidiig plus de'postil<br />
Collpltlc<br />
I;MLiir.s.<br />
tihedifeic'iice hctssell tile 1tlii tenidiig I:3l' id the Siliiplt<br />
for<br />
i\'Clage<br />
depiosits<br />
rate<br />
aund tili.uices divided b ,,y 2. 'Hicse ais ale fool \galbitl 1 988 Weightedlltelael:lge a,<br />
ni<br />
6.<br />
ould ot lie iise'dl bec~ase 1:131 ;I1li' no available. For<br />
reason,<br />
the Salle<br />
Uillii I'eclllles fizolii il(linlrelest',it aliill's (slch as Collinlissiois, banilk l'ees,<br />
forth) could<br />
ald so<br />
nlotle used lId ieiice tileillit gross iltaigiliIltt'teStiiliated.<br />
is<br />
Unxitgloss<br />
Derived froni<br />
nimrgin<br />
the estiilaed<br />
minuis tinlit<br />
doible-log iranlsactioin<br />
fiinciion. costs. ile iesltts of' which ale re p orted in<br />
Table 12.