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-- October 21, 2019 18:40:28
Commonwealth finance ministers have recognised the potential of technology to improve debt transparency while urging closer collaboration to resolve tax challenges arising from growing digital commerc...
-- October 21, 2019 13:48:09
South Korea's export dropped in double figures in the first 20 days of this month on the continued downturn of business cycle in the global semiconductor industry, customs office data showed Monday....
Reuters October 21, 2019 10:31:05
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday his exports-reliant country could be hit with trade sanctions amid rising protectionism highlighted by the US-China tariff war. Mahathir did n...
-- October 20, 2019 12:03:25
Thailand's House of Representatives narrowly voted to approve the 2020 budget bill on Saturday. Following three days and nights debating on the 3.2 trillion baht (about 105.43 billion US dollars) bud...
FE Online Report October 19, 2019 20:07:58
Stating that some banks and financial institutions are facing crisis and navigating through difficult time, experts on Thursday said, proper monitoring, policy reforms, frequent auditing and selection...
BSS October 19, 2019 16:54:09
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed his hope that Bangladesh would get its highest loan assistance from the World Bank this time. “The World Bank is very much eager to lend a...
Global Times October 19, 2019 16:48:33
In a new round of trade consultations between China and the US held in Washington, the two sides achieved substantial progress in multiple areas, laying a significant groundwork for the signing of a p...
FE Report October 19, 2019 11:00:48
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is set to launch its One-Stop Service on Monday with 11 categories of licences and approvals aiming to facilitate investments in the country. Investors will...
FE REPORT October 19, 2019 10:39:35
The central bank has restarted providing foreign exchange (forex) support to banks through selling the US dollars to them in October after one month's interval to keep the market stable, officials s...
Siddique Islam October 19, 2019 10:16:56
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put forwarded a six-point recipe for Bangladesh to address its banking sector weaknesses. The recommendations include strong corporate governance, enforcing...
AP October 18, 2019 19:54:00
The leaders of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister organisation, the World Bank, are laying out their visions for the future, hoping to achieve a world with less extreme poverty...
AP October 18, 2019 19:42:46
European Union leaders have approved the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank. The former International Monetary Fund managing director will replace Mar...
-- October 18, 2019 15:36:39
China's GDP expanded 6.2 per cent year on year in the first three quarters of 2019 to about 69.78 trillion yuan (about 9.87 trillion US dollars), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show...
FE REPORT October 18, 2019 10:24:47
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced taxes on mild steel (MS) products, cement sheet, bidi and some other raw materials for the steel sector. Officials said the revenue board has slashed...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON October 18, 2019 10:21:07
A new strategic Chattogram-Chennai-Europe shipping route is likely to commence next month which is expected to reduce lead time. Currently, Chattogram-Colombo, Chattogram-Singapore and Chattogram-Por...
Xinhua October 17, 2019 17:22:15
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 6.5 per cent year on year to 683.21 billion yuan in the first three quarters of the year, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (...
FE Online Report October 17, 2019 16:47:29
Share of income has concentrated and centralised among the richest groups and the distribution of income is becoming progressively unequal in the country, according to a study. The study, conducted r...
-- October 17, 2019 13:56:46
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank of the country, skipped open market operations via reverse repos on Thursday. The PBOC announced the move in a statement on its website, citing rea...
-- October 17, 2019 12:56:42
World Bank President David Malpass said the development lender will likely again downgrade its global growth outlook amid uncertainty over falling trade and investment flows. “As we look at the...
FE Report October 17, 2019 12:24:48
The next eighth five-year plan (FYP) is set to deal with multiple challenges to be faced by Bangladesh after its graduation to a middle-income status in 2024. A review meeting on the apex national pl...
FE Report October 16, 2019 10:44:08
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation rate fallen to 8.06 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY) 2019-20. During the same period (July-September) of FY 201...
FE Report October 16, 2019 10:06:40
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted a 7.8 per cent economic growth for Bangladesh in 2019. The October 2019 version of the World Economic Outlook (WEO), released on Tuesday morning i...
FE REPORT October 16, 2019 09:59:47
The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh increased by 50.71 per cent in the last fiscal year (FY'19), according to the latest statistics released by the central bank on Tuesday....
-- October 15, 2019 21:03:05
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali has said Muslim-friendly environment across the Bangladesh can be a great source to meet the growing demand of Muslim travellers. “Mus...
-- October 15, 2019 20:14:42
The general point-to-point inflation rate reached 5.54 per cent in September last from 5.49 per cent in the previous month. The information was revealed on Tuesday at the ECNEC meeting based-on the m...
-- October 15, 2019 16:01:24
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved two mega MRT projects -- Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-1) and Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Develop...
Xinhua October 15, 2019 14:54:17
China has decided to further open up its insurance and banking sectors to foreign investors by revising related regulations. Revisions to the regulations on foreign-invested insurance and banking fir...
FE Online Report October 14, 2019 20:40:48
A three-day exhibition of Bangladeshi products is going to kick off in Qatar on December 10 with the aim to strengthen local trade and investment with the host country. The ‘Bangladesh Forum Qa...
-- October 14, 2019 16:41:29
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics of this year on Monday for research on alleviating global poverty. Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee is an Ameri...
-- October 14, 2019 14:05:11
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that based on advance estimates, the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2019 grew 0.1 per cent year on year....
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