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-- 2020-04-14 18:13:43
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a guideline for the stimulus package of Tk 200.00 billion announced by the government for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises to boost production and to ov...
Global Times 2020-04-14 17:37:30
China's foreign trade dipped 6.4 per cent year-on-year to 6.57 trillion yuan ($933 billion) in the first quarter (Q1), as the country faces increased pressure from the worldwide COVID-19 spread which...
REUTERS 2020-04-14 15:55:39
China’s economic growth is set to stumble to its slowest annual pace in nearly half a century, as the coronavirus health crisis shutters businesses and brings the global economy to a standstill,...
-- 2020-04-14 11:08:39
The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved $500 million to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so that they can help tackle the COVID-19 pandem...
REZAUL KARIM 2020-04-14 09:20:26
The government has exhorted its missions abroad to explore new business opportunities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The missions may seek such prospects and give necessary rec...
-- 2020-04-13 22:14:16
As Bangladesh will see a sharp decline in export earnings following the suspension of all trade activities across the globe amid the coronavirus onslaught, economists have underscored need for devisin...
-- 2020-04-13 17:35:12
India and Pakistan are planning to partially open up some parts of the economy, officials in the two countries said on Monday, as the costs of harsh lockdowns to limit the outbreak of the coronavirus...
-- 2020-04-13 16:40:12
The lending rate for credit under the Tk 50.0 billion stimulus package for farmers has been revised down to 4 per cent from 5 per cent. Banks participating in the scheme will receive a refinancing be...
REUTERS 2020-04-13 13:36:01
As the US Federal Reserve rolls out trillions of dollars to blunt the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a notable difference to the last financial crisis: close to zero conce...
FE REPORT 2020-04-13 09:10:13
Bangladesh's economic growth will be between 2.0 and 3.0 per cent in the current fiscal in the aftermath of coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank has forecast. The WB has made the forecast on Banglade...
Monira Munni 2020-04-13 08:50:52
Apparel makers say export income from the country's readymade garment might decline by around US$5.0 billion between March and May due to the impact of pandemic. They feel that the $38.20 billion-exp...
FE Online Report 2020-04-12 21:28:03
Welcoming the government's announcement of Tk 50 billion stimulus package for agriculture sector, Dr Selim Raihan, executive director of SANEM suggested some steps to make the disbursement of the pack...
-- 2020-04-12 20:18:57
Bangladesh Bank has raised advance to deposit ratio (ADR) by 2.0 percentage points, enabling banks to lend more during the coronavirus lockdown. ADR, which measures loans as the percentage of deposit...
-- 2020-04-12 16:04:26
Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell in the first quarter (Q1) despite soaring demand driven by remote working and learning requirements from strict lockdown measures around the world, ac...
-- 2020-04-12 12:15:58
Bangladesh and other South Asian nations are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said on Sunday. The South Asian...
Reuters 2020-04-12 10:51:00
India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the World Bank said on Sunday. The South Asian reg...
DoulotAkter Mala 2020-04-12 08:40:21
Businesses are facing difficulties in submitting VAT returns due to country-wide shutdown induced by COVID-19 outbreak. The deadline for return is April 15, 2020. Staffers of many business houses...
-- 2020-04-11 21:16:32
Informal Sector Industry Skills Council (ISISC) has demanded an emergency fund for around 20 million people involved in informal sector in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The council also urged the...
-- 2020-04-11 19:37:37
Cargo handling activities have increased in Chattogram port as import of essential commodities targeting the upcoming Ramadan has increased to a great extent in the port. The activities have increase...
FE Online Report 2020-04-11 17:57:53
The country’s two bourses will remain closed until April 25 as the government further extended the ongoing holiday to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus. The government has furt...
-- 2020-04-11 11:00:53
Tunisia’s economy is expected to contract by 4.3 per cent in 2020 amid the coronavirus crisis, the deepest contraction since its independence in 1956, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sai...
Kamrun Nahar 2020-04-11 08:48:40
The domestic tourism industry, hardest hit by coronavirus, has downsized its manpower by 5,085 in the past three months since January, according to a survey. In its report styled 'Impacts on Banglade...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-04-11 08:10:25
The government has sought US$500 million budgetary support from the World Bank to help finance the annual public expenditure, officials said on Friday. The Economic Relations Division, or ERD, has re...
Global Times 2020-04-10 19:58:33
Even after the city lockdown was lifted, Liu Qi, a taxi driver in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, said he only had half the number of fares compared with before the coronavirus pandemic, as res...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-10 19:37:39
Mastercard’s unwavering commitment to making transactions more convenient, safe and seamless through tap-and-go card payments has taken on new urgency and importance as the spread of COVID-19 hi...
-- 2020-04-10 19:06:21
Bangladesh is seeking $700 million in financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, Tokyo-based Nikkei Asian Review reports. "We...
-- 2020-04-10 17:50:46
The Bangladesh Bank has instructed all banks to shut down their branches in the areas put under lockdown by the government or local administration to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The central ba...
-- 2020-04-10 11:15:15
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has surged for a third week as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic intensifies. More than 6.6 million people filed j...
-- 2020-04-09 22:06:47
The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth "sharply negative" in 2020, triggering the worst fallout since the 1930s Great Depression, with only a partial recovery seen in 2021, t...
-- 2020-04-09 19:20:19
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has re-fixed the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 4.0 per cent on bi-weekly average basis with a provision of minimum 3.5 per cent on a daily basis effective from April 15, 2020. ...
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