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-- 2020-07-14 17:02:42
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the second stage of its 53rd annual meeting as a virtual event on September 17 to 18. The event will include a formal business session and selected knowledg...
-- 2020-07-14 14:48:18
Millions of small businesses around the globe struggle to survive during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than three months had dragged by since the coronavirus forced Chandan Shekhar to shut down his bus...
REUTERS 2020-07-14 12:54:54
Britain’s economy took a first step on the long road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis in May, as activity began to pick up after lockdown restrictions began to ease. Gross domestic product...
REUTERS 2020-07-14 12:08:31
Singapore’s economy suffered a record contraction in the second quarter, tipping it into recession and putting the trade-reliant city-state on course for its worst ever slump this year as the co...
SYFUL ISLAM 2020-07-14 09:17:18
The government is working on securing about $2.0 billion budgetary support from bilateral and multilateral development partners in the current fiscal year (FY), finance ministry officials said. In...
FE Online Report 2020-07-13 16:21:20
The economic review, a popular budget publication, will now be published sometime in September next. The publication usually covers data relating to the country's economic activities. The finance di...
REUTERS 2020-07-13 16:04:13
For the first time in months, the European Central Bank has reason to break from crisis-fighting mode — economic activity is picking up after the Covid-19 hit, markets are stable and agreement o...
-- 2020-07-13 12:55:23
Mexico lost 921,583 jobs in the first half (H1) of 2020 largely due to the impact of Covid-19, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Sunday. In June alone, Mexico lost 83,311...
FE REPORT 2020-07-13 09:46:19
Bangladesh needs to make progress in five key areas in the coming days to attract both domestic and overseas investments, business leaders and economists say. The five factors are further facilitat...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-13 00:42:03
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) organized a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme on "Finance Act 2020 and Its Impact on the Business” on July 11 on v...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-07-12 18:25:00
Bangladesh needs to quickly design and roll out policy actions and reforms on long-standing issues holding back private investment in order to effectively address the unfolding impacts of coronavirus-...
FE REPORT 2020-07-12 09:46:44
The government can finance its large development projects from foreign exchange reserves instead of borrowing from the country's banking sector, a think-tank suggested on Saturday. Since foreign exch...
FE REPORT 2020-07-12 09:44:39
Experts at a webinar on Saturday said successful economic recovery would largely depend on transparent public finances, accountability and information accuracy. Professionals in the relevant fields h...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-07-11 19:17:26
More focus needs to be given on sourcing funds from external sources, reducing dependency on bank borrowing, to mitigate the budget deficit, according to the experts and stakeholders. Suggesting redu...
-- 2020-07-11 15:07:47
The Indian economy’s medium-term outlook remains uncertain even though the country has started re-opening after over two months of a nationwide lockdown, the central bank governor has said. Acc...
SYFUL ISLAM 2020-07-11 10:31:04
The government has decided to suspend fund release for implementation of low-priority projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of this fiscal year (FY), 2020-21. The decision has been ta...
FE Report 2020-07-11 10:27:32
Speakers at a webinar identified lack of diversification in investment as a key challenge in boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. The speakers stressed on the need for policy meas...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2020-07-11 09:39:04
Several foreign companies have recently shown interest to invest in joint venture projects in the state-owned sugar mills, offering an opportunity for the BSFIC to revive the ailing mills. A consorti...
-- 2020-07-10 19:18:09
Rural economy of the country is going to be under pressure as a significant number of people from urban areas are returning to their respective villages losing the sources of their earnings due to Cov...
-- 2020-07-10 13:28:27
The number of initial jobless claims in the United States continued to drop last week, as some states paused or partially reversed reopening efforts amid resurgence in Covid-19 cases. In the week end...
REUTERS 2020-07-10 13:27:19
International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath urged governments to shift to “equity-like” support from one focused on loans as the coronavirus pandemic inflicts prolonged damag...
FHM HumayanKabir 2020-07-10 09:38:00
The COVID pandemichas laid barethe health sector's horrible record, underscoring the ministry's worst performance in executing development projects in the last decade, officials said on Wednesday. An...
MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-07-10 09:29:24
Fund crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic forced the government to block allocation of Tk 24.47 billion funds of different road infrastructure projects in last fiscal year (FY), 2019-2020. As a...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-09 23:08:21
Huawei Bangladesh has partnered with Bijoy Digital to provide digital solutions to T&T High schools across Bangladesh to facilitate distance learning. ‘Bridging the Digital Education Divide...
REUTERS 2020-07-09 16:14:50
Sri Lanka’s central bank delivered an unusually large cut to two of its key interest rates on Thursday as it ramped up efforts to support an economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 pande...
REUTERS 2020-07-09 13:05:46
A resurgent coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the prospect of improving growth abroad are souring some investors on the dollar, threatening a years-long rally in the currency. The dollar...
-- 2020-07-09 12:55:25
China's consumer inflation remained generally stable in June under the country's continued efforts toward economic recovery, official data showed Thursday. Consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge...
Saif Uddin 2020-07-09 10:46:24
The economic zone dedicated to Indian investors is set to avail US$115 million under the third credit line from the neighbouring country, a top official said on Tuesday. "The Indian government has re...
Siddique Islam 2020-07-09 09:24:09
Most of the banks are moving carefully while implementing the government's stimulus package for industrial and services sectors to avoid being trapped into fresh defaulted loans. The lenders are scru...
Yasir Wardad 2020-07-08 19:47:54
The government's decision to reduce duty on rice import could hurt Aman farmers during the harvesting time, said insiders. They put emphasis on higher procurement from domestic sources as well as lim...
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