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REZAUL KARIM 2020-09-01 09:52:49
Signing of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan has been delayed further as two neighbouring countries are yet to get approval to this effect, officials said. The countr...
MONIRA MUNNI 2020-09-01 09:17:16
Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) exports in August witnessed a robust 44.63 per cent growth year-on-year. The positive development came after seven months of consecutive negative growth since Ja...
-- 2020-08-31 11:05:23
India’s economy likely suffered its largest quarterly slump on record, data is expected to show on Monday, as coronavirus-related lockdowns add to already-declining consumer demand and investmen...
-- 2020-08-30 22:34:55
Private sector lending rate of the country has begun rising to recover from a decade-low growth after investments plunged amid the coronavirus pandemic at the end of 2019-20 fiscal year. The loans di...
-- 2020-08-30 19:41:24
An asteroid with diameters between 22 and 49 metres will shoot pass Earth in a distance closer than Earth from the Moon on Tuesday, according to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N...
-- 2020-08-30 14:06:37
Amid a slowdown in economic activities due to the coronavirus pandemic, noted economists have suggested the government should be more creative and tactful to get close to meeting the ambitious target...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2020-08-30 09:57:53
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said Bangladesh's growth-induced poverty reduction would not be sustained unless it ramps up investment and diversify the economy. But the financial sector's inef...
-- 2020-08-29 19:08:01
India is willing to collaborate with the ten-member ASEAN in the production of generic drugs and medical technologies used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush...
-- 2020-08-29 16:13:17
The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued a decree cancelling a law on boycotting Israel and allowing trade and financial agreements between the two countries, the UAE official news a...
Saif Uddin 2020-08-29 09:51:08
Foreign donors' commitment to NGOs operating in Bangladesh for providing them with funds through a government regulatory body has declined sharply in the last fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 mainly due t...
Xinhua 2020-08-28 16:55:56
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has travelled around 100 million km as of 10:08am Friday, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The Mars probe is in stable condition and its multi...
REUTERS 2020-08-28 15:42:04
Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Friday it would lend $100 million to Bangladesh to help the country deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The project will be co-financed...
REUTERS 2020-08-28 13:07:40
India’s deepest recession on record will linger through the rest of this year and begin to lift only in early 2021 as a rapid surge in the coronavirus spread squelches a nascent rebound in consu...
FE REPORT 2020-08-28 09:50:25
Planning Minister M A Mannan on Thursday said the projected 8.2 per cent economic growth would be achieved in this fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, as the economy would rebound at a higher pace than earlier...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-27 23:36:09
Growth in low-income developing countries (LIDCs) is likely to come to a standstill this year, compared to growth of 5.0 percent in 2019, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The globa...
Reuters 2020-08-27 16:06:32
Switzerland’s COVID-19 battered economy will return to growth in the third quarter (Q3) compared with the second quarter, a government economist said on Thursday, citing a better than expected r...
-- 2020-08-27 15:15:26
The Asian Development Bank has programmed $5.9 billion firm and $5.2 billion standby project assistance for Bangladesh in 2021-2023, according to the new Country Operations Business Plan for Banglades...
FE Online Desk 2020-08-27 14:25:28
The Government of Switzerland has pledged USD 300,000 in contributions for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disast...
FE Report 2020-08-27 09:29:39
About 96 per cent of families with low socio-economic status experienced a reduction in their average monthly earnings during the 'lockdown' period, a new ICDDR,B study revealed on Wednesday. It also...
-- 2020-08-26 15:10:52
The US economy could degrade to "no growth at all" if Congress fails to pass the next Covid-19 relief bill, two renowned American economists warned on Tuesday. "If senators still fail to resolve stal...
FE REPORT 2020-08-26 09:42:12
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) introduced on Tuesday the long-awaited electric fiscal devices (EFDs) on a pilot basis to check VAT evasion in businesses. NBR chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem...
FE REPORT 2020-08-26 09:34:32
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman on Tuesday said the people concerned will be able to challenge in the court of law, if any government agency asks questions about the source while declarin...
FE Online Report 2020-08-25 15:56:29
The government on Tuesday in Dhaka endorsed five development projects at a combine cost of Tk 25.70 billion. Presided over by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of the National...
FE Online Desk 2020-08-25 14:44:45
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will bring together senior statisticians, government officials and leading experts this week to review how official s...
-- 2020-08-25 12:58:13
The tourism global industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320 billion lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the UN chief...
-- 2020-08-25 12:24:27
Nepal reported the record high foreign exchange reserves in the last fiscal year 2019-20 that ended in mid-July as the country's import slumped amid Covid-19 and less-than-estimated decrease in remitt...
REZAUL KARIM 2020-08-25 09:55:23
The period of loan disbursement by the banks concerned under the central bank's 'special incentive re-financing scheme for the agriculture sector' is likely to be extended until December next, sourc...
FE REPORT 2020-08-25 09:52:43
The authority of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has identified 19 new areas for gearing up its revenue collection efforts for fiscal year 2020-21 (FY '21) aiming to provide better services to...
FE REPORT 2020-08-25 09:30:17
Financial watchdog has again warned against cooking up company financials. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said it will take tougher action as per the act if the practice is not stopped immedia...
-- 2020-08-24 14:12:02
Malaysia's leading index grew at a faster pace in June, rising 4.5 per cent year on year, signaling an economic recovery in the second half, said its statistics department Monday. Malaysian Statistic...
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