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Reuters 2021-02-03 18:45:01
The European Union faces a potential 90 billion euro ($108.19 billion) hit to its economy this year unless it catches up with the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in other regions, a study showed on Wedn...
-- 2021-02-03 16:44:50
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Tk 43.47 billion project to develop the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) as a state-of-the-art and intern...
FE REPORT 2021-02-03 10:03:06
Bangladesh earned $22.67 billion through goods exports in the first seven months of this fiscal, reflecting 1.09 per cent negative growth over the same period of last fiscal. It fetched $22.91 billio...
FE Report 2021-02-03 09:59:24
The opportunity to whiten black money might help a section of political leaders in election financing, but, as far as the economy is concerned, it could prove to be counterproductive, economists and b...
FE REPORT 2021-02-03 09:56:05
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has projected the government's borrowing at 31.7 per cent in the revised the monetary policy programmes for the second half (H2) of the current fiscal year (FY). The growth in...
-- 2021-02-02 21:39:45
Chairman of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Professor Rehman Sobhan has said the provision of whiten black money will discourage honest taxpayers. He also suggested the National Board of Revenue (NB...
Reuters 2021-02-02 12:08:10
The coup in Myanmar is expected to dampen the interest of US and Western companies in investing in Myanmar, and may prompt some big US companies to pull out, trade experts and analysts said on Monday....
FE REPORT 2021-02-02 11:03:06
The Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) has rejected a proposal put forward by India to reduce road transit fees as the rate fixed earlier is lower than the actual one. Sources said the rate...
REUTERS 2021-02-02 10:19:06
The US economy will grow 4.6 per cent in 2021 after contracting 3.5 per cent in 2020, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday in a rosier forecast that could strengthen Republican resistance to...
REUTERS 2021-02-02 10:19:06
The US economy will grow 4.6 per cent in 2021 after contracting 3.5 per cent in 2020, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday in a rosier forecast that could strengthen Republican resistance to...
FE REPORT 2021-02-02 09:48:31
Net sales of the state-run savings instruments in the first half surpassed the target set for entire fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, according to official statistics. According to the Department of Natio...
-- 2021-02-01 22:40:44
Bangladesh recorded a 34.95 per cent growth of remittance in seven months of the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. The country received $1.96 billion in...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-02-01 08:47:06
The central bank has decided to stick to the expansionary monetary policy during the second half (H2) of this fiscal year (FY) with some adjustments, taking into account the money market and the overa...
FE REPORT 2021-02-01 08:35:45
The central bank on Sunday withdrew the general waiver of loan moratorium facility. The Bangladesh Bank offered a deferral loan classification facility from January 2020 to December 2020, considering...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-01-31 15:48:06
The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) has described implementaiton of Padma Bridge project as the great achievement for Bangladesh. The ICCB also extended its gratitude towards Prim...
Reuters 2021-01-31 10:58:25
Argentina’s Economy Minister Martin Guzman is pushing for a deal by May with the International Monetary Fund to repay $44 billion in debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing hi...
FE REPORT 2021-01-31 10:47:13
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has offered VAT exemption to the telecom operators on the amount that they pay to the regulator as revenue-sharing under the licencing provision. The mobile phone...
FE REPORT 2021-01-31 09:10:15
Planning minister MA Mannan has laid emphasis on enhancing budget for social safety-net programmes as many people have fallen below the poverty line due to Covid-19 pandemic. Replying to discussants...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-01-31 08:52:51
Farm credit disbursement grew by nearly 12 per cent in the first-half of the current fiscal year, driven by seasonal demand for such loans, officials say. Banks released agricultural credit worth Tk...
Reuters 2021-01-30 11:41:49
The United States is committed to “positive, constructive and active engagement” with all members of the World Trade Organization on reforming the body and is actively considering who to c...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-01-30 09:02:26
China has emerged as one of the leading bilateral development partners of Bangladesh as it disbursed US$460.41 million loans in the first half of the current fiscal year, insiders said on Friday. The...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-01-30 08:50:14
The Indian officials are now seeking permission for physical presence in Bangladesh for investigating any customs-related offences, officials say. They are also seeking information about the assessme...
-- 2021-01-29 12:24:20
Demand to invest in funds which focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues jumped in 2020, driving assets under management up 29 per cent in the fourth quarter to nearly $1.7 trillion,...
FE Report 2021-01-29 10:12:23
Speakers at an international webinar have stressed the need for diversifying the country's export basket and focusing on bilateral free trade agreements to address the challenges of the post-Covid glo...
REUTERS 2021-01-28 13:52:38
Bangladesh’s huge export-oriented readymade garment industry is fighting for its survival after fresh coronavirus curbs in Europe and North America shrivelled already-weakened order books, indus...
FE Report 2021-01-28 11:04:41
Speakers at a programme on Wednesday said the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) should coordinate more with its stakeholders to do better in the Ease of Doing Business ranking. They...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-01-28 10:01:53
Bangladesh received 10 per cent higher foreign aid in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 compared with the same period last year, boosted by some large loans, including a budgetary support, of...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-01-28 08:53:09
Rules of origin of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) can supersede the provisions of the new Indian customs rules in case any conflicts arise, experts say. The Indian customs (administration of...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-01-28 08:44:46
The central bank has asked the banks to exhaust all stimulus packages by March to help revive the economy, battered by Covid-19. The advice was given at a virtual meeting between the bankers and Bang...
FE REPORT 2021-01-28 08:24:16
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has trashed a recent survey report that showed the country's existing rate of poverty at around 42 per cent. "I don't want to talk about it. You know, it's entirely...
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