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FE Report 2018-09-15 10:21:33
The flow of domestic financing for microcredit organisations is on the rise lessening their dependence on overseas funds, officials said. Micro-finance institutions (MFIs) are mainly dependent on c...
Rezaul Karim 2018-09-15 10:13:52
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has neither made any significant contribution to the public exchequer nor benefited the country's consumers over the years, opined experts. Rather, the state-r...
Adnan Hossain Bhuiyan 2018-09-15 10:09:08
App-based ride-hailing services have become costlier for city commuters due to its growing demand mainly during rush hours. Many of the users said they have been experiencing a random fare hike in su...
-- 2018-09-14 20:52:54
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States (US) was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, even as Chinese officials welcomed an invitation from Washington for a new...
-- 2018-09-14 20:51:01
Rice export prices in India slumped this week as the rupee fell and demand remained weak with buyers expecting further dips, reports Reuters. Low supplies and the prospect of a new deal with the Phil...
-- 2018-09-14 20:50:07
Oil on Friday clawed back some of its losses from the previous session, when prices fell the most in a month, with concerns about supply countering worries that emerging market crises and trade disput...
FE Online Report 2018-09-14 19:30:39
‘We Colourful Fest 2’, which began on Thursday at the capital’s Stamford University Bangladesh, witnessed a good number of visitors on Friday. Women and e-Commerce Forum, a part of...
-- 2018-09-14 16:41:51
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called upon all to work together for taking benefit from the Blue Economy for developing the country. The apex business body mad...
-- 2018-09-14 16:29:34
The state-owned North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) has planned to generate 10,000MW of electricity by 2030. The company, founded in 2007 as a generation entity for the country's nor...
-- 2018-09-14 14:43:38
The current world trade system is not perfect and China supports reforms to it, including to the World Trade Organization, to make it fairer and more effective, Beijing’s top diplomat said. Chi...
FE Report 2018-09-14 14:09:36
There is a need for visible improvement in infrastructure building and prompt electricity connections to industries for tapping more foreign investments in the country. Besides, a changed mindset of...
-- 2018-09-14 13:43:05
Bangladesh and the United States have discussed trade, digital economy and labour reforms at a key meeting in Washington. The United States-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement...
-- 2018-09-14 13:25:37
Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC's "Milestone Celebration Dinner" in Washington, US, September 13, 2018. Reuters...
-- 2018-09-14 12:54:38
Walmart says it will acquire Latin American food delivery service Cornershop for $225 million, in a move to ramp up its online grocery business in Mexico and Chile. The deal mirrors Walmart’s...
-- 2018-09-14 11:59:34
Volkswagen said on Thursday it would stop producing its Beetle compact car in 2019, ending a model that looked backward to the 1960s counterculture, as the automaker prepares for a leap towa...
FE Report 2018-09-14 10:28:25
The prices of hilsa increased in the kitchen markets of Dhaka city last week. Traders attributed this hike to a low catch of the delicious silvery fish in the fishing hubs. Official data also reveal...
M Azizur Rahman 2018-09-14 09:48:37
A section of businessmen have now queued up to bag LNG-based large power plant contracts bypassing bidding process, as allowed under a special law enacted in 2010 for power and energy sector. Many en...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-09-14 09:37:17
Corruption impedes the smooth process of manpower export to Malaysia from Bangladesh, said Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram, a leading economist of Malaysia and former assistant secretary general of the Unite...
-- 2018-09-13 21:52:01
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned that the world is on the verge of sleepwalking into another financial crisis because governments have failed to tackle the causes of the last major fi...
-- 2018-09-13 21:13:02
Bangladesh and Vietnam will sign free-trade agreement (FTA) soon to boost bilateral trade. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the disclosure on Thursday in Hanoi. “Vietnam’s Prime Minis...
-- 2018-09-13 21:10:04
Jeff Bezos, Amazon chief and the world’s richest person, attended a board meeting in pyjamas on Wednesday and shared the new look on Instagram. Dressed in a dark blue night-suit with white pipin...
-- 2018-09-13 19:24:28
Turkey is banning the use of foreign currencies in the country's property market as it looks to stem the dramatic fall of its own currency, the lira. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree on...
-- 2018-09-13 18:33:31
The minimum wage of a readymade garment (RMG) worker has been raised to Tk 8,000 per month, as per a decision of the government taken on Thursday. The new minimum wage is a 51 per cent increase over...
FE Online Desk 2018-09-13 15:00:26
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) and HATIL Complex Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the head office of the bank in the capital on Thursday. Under the agreement, SIBL's Isl...
-- 2018-09-13 14:45:43
American companies in China are being hurt by tariffs in the growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, according to a survey of hundreds of firms, prompting the US business lobbies behind the...
FE Online Desk 2018-09-13 14:04:12
First Security Islami Bank Ltd (FSIBL) opened its new agent baking outlet in Satkhira district on Wednesday. Syed Waseque Md Ali, managing director of FSIBL inaugurated the new agent banking unit at...
FE Online Desk 2018-09-13 13:30:15
Hilton Kuala Lumpur has once again been honoured with the winning titles of ‘Malaysia’s Leading Business Hotel’ and ‘Malaysia’s Leading Hotel Suite’ category at the...
-- 2018-09-13 13:24:08
Oil prices fell on Thursday, reversing some of the strong gains from the previous session, as economic concerns raised doubts about ongoing fuel demand growth. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...
-- 2018-09-13 10:39:00
Adobe Systems, the maker of image-editing software Photoshop, is in negotiations to buy Marketo, a privately held cloud-based marketing software company, according to people familiar with the matter...
Our Correspondent 2018-09-13 10:14:46
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has handed over a cheque for Tk 3.5262 billion to the district administration for acquiring land for the construction of Bay Terminal along Halishahar coast. Chair...
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