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UK consumer confidence stuck at six-year low

UK consumer confidence stuck at six-year low

-- 2019-11-29 11:50:44

British consumer confidence remained stuck at its joint-lowest level since 2013 in November as uncertainty around the Dec. 12 election and Brexit weighed on households, a survey showed on Friday. Mar...

Bangladesh can 'attract $20b from CACCI nations' investors'

Bangladesh can 'attract $20b from CACCI nations' investors'

FE Report 2019-11-29 10:40:05

Bangladesh may be able to attract new investments worth over US$ 20 billion in different sectors of the country. The member countries of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Ind...

0.1m businesses take new BINs

0.1m businesses take new BINs

FE Report 2019-11-29 10:34:21

About 0.1 million businesses have taken 13-digit Business Identification Numbers (BINs) until Thursday through obtaining fresh one or updating their existing VAT registration number. The deadline for...

Third-party evaluation can cure ill cos: Analysts

Third-party evaluation can cure ill cos: Analysts

FE REPORT 2019-11-29 10:27:32

Analysts on Thursday laid emphasis on strict evaluation of the financial reports of the companies by a third-party to shield the financial market from vulnerabilities. They suggested the government...

Provisions shortfall soars in nine months

Provisions shortfall soars in nine months

Siddique Islam 2019-11-29 10:15:16

The provisions shortfall against classified loans in the country's banking system swelled by nearly 23 per cent or Tk 15.15 billion during the first nine months of the calendar year. The total shortf...

TikTok apologises for taking down video on Muslims in China

TikTok apologises for taking down video on Muslims in China

Reuters 2019-11-28 11:36:46

Social media app TikTok apologised to a user on Thursday for removing a video that criticised China’s treatment of Muslims, blaming a “human moderation error” and saying the images h...

Export diversification: New sectors missing out on bank credit

Export diversification: New sectors missing out on bank credit

FE Report 2019-11-28 10:33:53

Banking experts have underscored the need for better credit risk management and good corporate governance to reduce the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in banks and other financial institutions....

Finance minister rules out trade war fallout

Finance minister rules out trade war fallout

FE REPORT 2019-11-28 10:33:02

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday Bangladesh's economy would not face any shock from the ongoing global trade war due to its strong base. The minister said due to the ongoing tra...

Volume of NPL up 24pc in Q3

Volume of NPL up 24pc in Q3

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2019-11-28 09:55:05

The volume of classified loans in the country's banking sector rose further to hit an all-time high at Tk 1.16 trillion (1.16 lakh crore) at the end of the third quarter of current calendar year despi...

Finance minister eyes 25pc growth in remittance inflow in FY20

Finance minister eyes 25pc growth in remittance inflow in FY20

-- 2019-11-27 18:40:24

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said remittance inflow is likely to increase by at least 25 per cent in the fiscal 2019-20 (FY20) due to a number of government steps. “Remittanc...

Fed official expects US GDP growth to "be weak" in Q4

Fed official expects US GDP growth to "be weak" in Q4

-- 2019-11-27 13:34:17

A senior Federal Reserve official said Tuesday that he expected US economic growth to "be weak" in the fourth quarter of the year as businesses cut inventories due to trade uncertainty. "One of the r...

Myanmar earns over $2.28b from export in FY 2019-20

Myanmar earns over $2.28b from export in FY 2019-20

-- 2019-11-27 13:11:48

Myanmar earned over $2.28 billion from export to foreign countries as of Nov. 15 in fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 which started in October, according to figures from the Commerce Ministry on Wednesday....

India launches 13 commercial nanosatellites

India launches 13 commercial nanosatellites

-- 2019-11-27 12:46:34

The Indian Space Research Organisation has launched Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into sun synchronous orbit onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C47), officials said. The satel...

BIDA chief woos more investments from UK

BIDA chief woos more investments from UK

FE Online Desk 2019-11-27 11:14:39

BIDA Executive Chairman Md. Sirazul Islam has urged more investments from UK, one of the biggest contributors of FDI to Bangladesh. He was attending a breakfast meeting co-hosted by the British Busin...

NBR to receive tax returns until Dec 01

NBR to receive tax returns until Dec 01

FE Report 2019-11-27 10:55:37

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will accept income tax return for the tax year 2019-20 from individual taxpayers until December 1 (Sunday). The deadline (November 30) has been extended, as it f...

Govt mulls AMC to cut NPLs

Govt mulls AMC to cut NPLs

FE Report 2019-11-27 10:07:29

The government is actively considering formation of an asset management company (AMC) to resolve a rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) in banks and financial institutions. Financial institutions divi...

Bangladesh willing to join US led Indo-Pacific initiative

Bangladesh willing to join US led Indo-Pacific initiative

FE Online Report 2019-11-26 18:48:56

Bangladesh will join the US led Indo-Pacific initiative if it becomes an economic alliance, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Tuesday. Bangladesh feels that mega regional arrangements like t...

Annual Banking Confce begins Wednesday

Annual Banking Confce begins Wednesday

FE Online Desk 2019-11-26 13:40:04

A two-day Annual Banking Conference organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) begins at BIBM from Wednesday. The BIBM Governing Body Chairman and Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabi...

Sri Lanka's Central Bank governor resigns

Sri Lanka's Central Bank governor resigns

-- 2019-11-26 13:36:48

Sri Lanka's Central Bank Chief Indrajit Coomaraswamy has tendered his resignation and will step down from the post next month, local media reports said on Tuesday. Coomaraswamy tendered his resignati...

Denmark to provide $11m to strengthen EU action in Africa

Denmark to provide $11m to strengthen EU action in Africa

-- 2019-11-26 13:29:38

The Danish government is to provide 75 million Danish Krones (around 11 million US dollars) to strengthen European Union (EU) action in Africa, said a press release. According to the statement, relea...

China, US hold talks on 'phase one' trade deal

China, US hold talks on 'phase one' trade deal

Xinhua 2019-11-26 12:52:48

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a phone conversation with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary...

ADB to provide $161m in project loans

ADB to provide $161m in project loans

FE REPORT 2019-11-26 11:20:35

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed to provide US$161 million for developing Bangladesh's technical manpower and urban sector facilities. The Economic Relations Division (ERD) signed three loa...

‘Bangladesh has huge competitive edge in manufacturing sector'

‘Bangladesh has huge competitive edge in manufacturing sector'

FE REPORT 2019-11-26 11:13:58

President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Sheikh Fazle Fahim said the country has a huge competitive edge in the manufacturing sector. "Our competitiveness i...

ADB cautions against 13 problem projects

ADB cautions against 13 problem projects

FE REPORT 2019-11-26 10:11:00

The Asian Development Bank, or ADB, on Monday urged government agencies to implement projects in time, which faced hiccups in execution, officials said. The Manila-based lender has also cautioned tha...

Cyber threat detection body seeks access to cache servers

Cyber threat detection body seeks access to cache servers

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2019-11-26 10:07:01

The government now wants to establish control over cache servers of internet service providers, international gateways and mobile phone operators in a bid to monitor internet contents. Cyber Threat D...

ICC Bangladesh delegation calls on former UN secretary-general

ICC Bangladesh delegation calls on former UN secretary-general

FE Online Report 2019-11-25 18:38:36

ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman called on former UN secretary-general and Chairman of the Global Commission on Adaptation Dr Ban Ki-moon during his recent visit to Dhaka. ICC Bangladesh Pre...

Cabinet approves draft law to unlock potential of blue economy

Cabinet approves draft law to unlock potential of blue economy

BSS 2019-11-25 17:32:45

The Cabinet has approved in principle the draft of Bangladesh Maritime Zones Act 2019 with an aim to unlock the potential of blue economy and checking crimes, particularly piracy on the sea. The appr...

Kazakhstan to modernise 3,477 villages by 2024

Kazakhstan to modernise 3,477 villages by 2024

-- 2019-11-25 14:09:55

Kazakhstan plans to modernise 3,477 villages by 2024 in accordance with new regional standards, making drinking water, repaired roads and basic social facilities available in the most remote rural are...

Bangladesh needs to diversify export basket: Experts

Bangladesh needs to diversify export basket: Experts

FE Report 2019-11-25 09:59:21

Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket and comply with the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to overcome challenges that would emerge after the country's graduation from the group o...

China's economic health important to world: IMF chief

China's economic health important to world: IMF chief

Xinhua 2019-11-24 16:54:18

China has been a major growth engine for the world economy, and its economic health bears global significance, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Xinhua in a...