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-- April 05, 2020 22:37:22
All factories in the country’s eight export processing zones (EPZs) under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) will remain shut until April 14 from Monday to prevent the spread o...
Shamsul Alam April 05, 2020 21:19:11
It is not possible to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) solely at the call of the governments or world leaders at the United Natios (UN), even with only national-level programmes. These m...
Jasim Uddin Haroon April 05, 2020 19:41:19
Leading economists of the country have identified several challenges in implementing the stimulus packages of Tk 727.50 billion, announced by the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announc...
FE Online Desk April 05, 2020 18:29:47
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Sunday welcomed the stimulus package of Tk 72,750 crore, declared by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to help mitigate the impact...
FE Online Desk April 05, 2020 18:21:02
BSCIC Industry Owners’ Association has sought special package to save the sector from the wrath of the present economic woes, created due to Covid-19 pandemic. "At present, 76 BSCIC industria...
FE Online Desk April 05, 2020 18:02:33
EXIM Bank donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for providing Personal Protective Equipments (PPE)/Testing Kits/Respiratory Equipments and helping the needy and p...
FE Online Desk April 05, 2020 17:57:43
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the government fight the spreading of corona virus. Bangladesh Association of Bank...
-- April 05, 2020 13:01:53
Executive Director of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) Dr Selim Raihan has proposed a two-year recovery plan for Bangladesh instead of the 8th Five Year Plan now. He chalked out eight...
FE Online Desk April 04, 2020 18:23:06
IDLC Finance Limited has taken an initiative to donate essential food items for low income people & daily wage-earners living in different parts of the country from April 4. In this initiat...
FE Online Desk April 04, 2020 17:07:34
The staff of Meghna Bank Limited has come forward to stand by the people affected by the corona virus situation, who are out of the social safety-net. The staff of the bank has decided to donate one-...
-- April 04, 2020 15:28:39
The Bangladesh Bank has ordered banks to waive penal charges for credit card customers until June for any late payment amid the ongoing lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. The central bank announ...
REUTERS April 04, 2020 11:10:23
World Bank Group president David Malpass on Friday said the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic was expected to cause a “major global recession” that would likely hit the poorest and most...
FE REPORT April 04, 2020 09:36:42
The flow of inward remittance dropped by nearly 12 per cent in March following coronavirus outbreak in different parts of the world, officials said. Remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abr...
FHM Humayan Kabir April 04, 2020 08:25:52
The World Bank is likely to confirm US$100 million loan disbursement for Bangladesh within a couple of days to help the country tackle the deadly coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said. "We've...
-- April 03, 2020 21:49:30
Developing Asia’s already slowing economic growth is set to weaken even more sharply this year, hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic before it bounces back strongly next year, the As...
Reuters April 03, 2020 20:38:58
Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities, a Reuters tally showed on Friday, as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the...
FE Online Report April 03, 2020 19:54:53
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Friday urged the government to create emergency fund for micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) amid coronavirus outbreak at a lower interest...
FE Online Desk April 03, 2020 19:14:43
All employees of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited have decided to donate one day’s salary to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the government fight the present crisis, crea...
FE Online Desk April 03, 2020 18:29:37
Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective from April 6, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, wit...
-- April 03, 2020 18:25:37
Bangladesh needs to inject more cash into the economy to tackle the impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Manmohan Parkash. He also under...
FE Online Desk April 03, 2020 18:01:38
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) urged the government to create a 3-year long emergency fund with 1. 0 per cent interest to support the financially stressed local MSMEs and informal s...
FE Online Desk April 03, 2020 16:47:09
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. (MTB) has donated BDT 50 million to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund to help fight the outbreak of coronavirus recently. The bank handed over the cheque through Ban...
REUTERS April 03, 2020 16:09:50
The economic crisis spawned by the coronavirus pandemic has produced a wave of grim US data, with likely more to come as millions lose jobs, businesses shutter and spending stops. But at some point,...
-- April 03, 2020 14:42:50
The Bangladesh economy is expected to remain strong in fiscal 2020, with a strong GDP growth rate of 7.8 per cent, according to the Asian Development Bank. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Banglad...
-- April 03, 2020 12:35:59
The regional economic growth in developing Asia will decline sharply in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic before recovering in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB. The...
-- April 03, 2020 12:19:58
India's gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to slow to 4.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2020 ending on March 31, 2021 due to a weak global environment and continued efforts to contain the COVID-...
-- April 03, 2020 11:39:56
The Philippine economic growth is projected to fall to 2.0 per cent in 2020 before a strong recovery to 6.5 per cent in 2021, assuming COVID-19 outbreak is contained by June this year, said ADB. Acco...
-- April 03, 2020 11:20:21
Vietnam's national index of industrial production advanced 5.28 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, the country's General Statistics Office announced on Friday. The main driver o...
FE REPORT April 03, 2020 08:22:41
The central bank has invited applications in prescribed forms from all the scheduled banks for receiving low cost fund from the government-announced Tk 50 billion stimulus package. "We've issued a ci...
FHM Humayan Kabir April 03, 2020 08:12:19
An economist on Thursday suggested the government devise a two-year "Recovery Plan" aiming to dilute the impact of coronavirus pandemic. Outlining his plan, Dr Selim Raihan, a professor of economics...
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