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FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-31 13:32:39
By maintaining a persistent growth in most of the years in last decade, Vietnam crossed Bangladesh to become the second largest clothing exporter globally in 2020. World Trade Statistical Review 2021...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-07-31 09:48:02
The execution of development projects, especially those funded by donors and mega ones, is hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. The disruption caused to the supply of essential materials and technical...
JUBAIR HASAN 2021-07-31 08:42:41
The ongoing strict lockdown imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus is dealing a severe blow to the low-income people, especially those in the informal sector. In fact, the restrictions on movement...
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The Bangladesh government has allowed export-oriented factories to resume production on Aug 1 amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The Cabinet Division announced the decision on Friday...
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The World Bank has acknowledged Bangladesh’s remarkable economic development and growth, and reassured the global lender's continued support for this country's prosperity. Private Industry and...
FE REPORT 2021-07-30 08:31:05
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said he did not know whether the money of the pandemic-linked stimulus packages was channelled to the stock market, creating bubble in bourses. Mr Kamal...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-07-30 08:23:37
The monetary policy targets, set for the current fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, are hardly achievable during the time of Covid-19 pandemic, according to economists and businesses. The Bangladesh Bank (...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-07-30 08:19:09
The central bank has announced to continue with its ongoing expansionary monetary policy amid a cautious stance for the current fiscal year (FY) to help boost recovery of the pandemic-hit economy. Th...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-07-29 19:54:08
The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects were able to reach 123 million rural people across the globe in 2020 including Bangladesh, says a report published on Thursday....
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Bangladesh Bank has fixed its agriculture credit target at Tk 283.91 billion for the 2021-22 fiscal year to combat the adverse effects of the pandemic. The target is 7.98 per cent higher than the Tk...
MONIRA MUNNI 2021-07-29 08:42:09
Bangladesh and Vietnam have benefited most due to the shifting of apparel and footwear exports from China, according to the latest analysis. It also found that in 2019, both the countries' combined s...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-07-29 08:25:34
The central bank is set to unveil today its monetary policy for the current fiscal year (FY) with an eye to accelerating recovery of the pandemic-hit economy, officials said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
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The government will provide Tk 13,500 to each of some 200,000 expatriate workers, who have returned home facing the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will get the financial support under...
FE REPORT 2021-07-28 08:20:17
An additional 80-million people of low-income countries, including Bangladesh, are likely to enter into Covid-induced extreme poverty during 2020-21, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predic...
FE REPORT 2021-07-28 08:02:49
Bangladesh Bank is yet to recognize cryptocurrency as a legal currency, but has made it clear that the ownership or transaction of the digital currency is not a crime. The Foreign Exchange Policy D...
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The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been keenly felt by nearly all industries, none more so than Bangladesh's key forex-fetching readymade garment sector as orders from big fashion houses dried...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2021-07-27 12:01:19
Bangladesh received US$7.11 billion worth of foreign aid in the last fiscal year (FY) of 2020-21 despite hurdles in execution of the foreign-funded projects amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The foreign...
Siddique Islam 2021-07-27 11:29:21
The central bank has streamlined loan classification reporting format for non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) - aiming to curb the rising trend of stressed assets through strengthening monito...
FE REPORT 2021-07-26 08:52:00
Japan is expected to set up two more special economic zones (SEZs) in Bangladesh to bring more investors from the industrially developed country. "Japanese investors eye Bangladesh as a potential d...
FE Online Report 2021-07-24 16:05:35
The Philippines has approved the release of vitamin A enriched golden rice, paving the way for it to be cultivated commercially in the country while creating a similar opportunity for Bangladesh. The...
REUTERS 2021-07-24 13:11:59
Britain's rapid economic bounce-back from the Covid-19 pandemic slowed sharply in July as a new wave of cases forced hundreds of thousands of workers to self-isolate under government rules to limit th...
REUTERS 2021-07-24 11:12:43
A new worldwide wave of Covid-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point,...
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Bangladesh will remain the most resilient and continue to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) to live up to its image as a favourite place for global investors, despite the Covid-induced economic...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-07-23 21:34:45
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan package of $940 million on Wednesday for Bangladesh to purchase safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19. The package, which comprises a regular l...
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The Asian Development Bank has said the economic outlook for South Asia is dampened by new waves of COVID-19, but the Bangladesh economy is recovering. The country’s exports in the first 11 mon...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-07-23 17:48:24
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has increased normal limits on access to concessional financing by 45 per cent to better support low-income countries (LICs) during the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
REUTERS 2021-07-21 21:19:59
A drubbing in world equity markets and a huge flight to safety into U.S. Treasuries this week suggests investors now doubt that a much-anticipated return to post-COVID normality is feasible any time s...
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has marginally lowered its economic growth forecast for developing Asia this year amid the second wave of the pandemic. It projects a 7.2 per cent economic growth for...
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The UK government has launched a new scheme that aims to drive trade with Bangladesh and other countries boosting jobs and growth. The new trading rules will help countries come out of poverty and he...
FE REPORT 2021-07-20 08:21:02
Bangladesh's average inflation rate in fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 was recorded at 5.56 per cent, up 0.16 percentage points from the government's target of 5.4 per cent, official data disclosed. However...
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