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-- 2020-04-05 13:01:52
Executive Director of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) Dr Selim Raihan has proposed a two-year recovery plan for Bangladesh instead of the 8th Five Year Plan now. He chalked out eight...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-04 18:23:06
IDLC Finance Limited has taken an initiative to donate essential food items for low income people & daily wage-earners living in different parts of the country from April 4. In this initiat...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-04 17:07:34
The staff of Meghna Bank Limited has come forward to stand by the people affected by the corona virus situation, who are out of the social safety-net. The staff of the bank has decided to donate one-...
-- 2020-04-04 15:28:38
The Bangladesh Bank has ordered banks to waive penal charges for credit card customers until June for any late payment amid the ongoing lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak. The central bank announ...
REUTERS 2020-04-04 11:10:22
World Bank Group president David Malpass on Friday said the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic was expected to cause a “major global recession” that would likely hit the poorest and most...
FE REPORT 2020-04-04 09:36:42
The flow of inward remittance dropped by nearly 12 per cent in March following coronavirus outbreak in different parts of the world, officials said. Remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abr...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-04-04 08:25:52
The World Bank is likely to confirm US$100 million loan disbursement for Bangladesh within a couple of days to help the country tackle the deadly coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said. "We've...
-- 2020-04-03 21:49:30
Developing Asia’s already slowing economic growth is set to weaken even more sharply this year, hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic before it bounces back strongly next year, the As...
Reuters 2020-04-03 20:38:58
Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities, a Reuters tally showed on Friday, as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the...
FE Online Report 2020-04-03 19:54:53
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Friday urged the government to create emergency fund for micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs) amid coronavirus outbreak at a lower interest...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-03 19:14:43
All employees of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited have decided to donate one day’s salary to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the government fight the present crisis, crea...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-03 18:29:37
Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on certain flights. Effective from April 6, initial flights will commence from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels and Zurich, wit...
-- 2020-04-03 18:25:37
Bangladesh needs to inject more cash into the economy to tackle the impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Manmohan Parkash. He also under...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-03 18:01:37
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) urged the government to create a 3-year long emergency fund with 1. 0 per cent interest to support the financially stressed local MSMEs and informal s...
FE Online Desk 2020-04-03 16:47:09
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. (MTB) has donated BDT 50 million to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund to help fight the outbreak of coronavirus recently. The bank handed over the cheque through Ban...
REUTERS 2020-04-03 16:09:50
The economic crisis spawned by the coronavirus pandemic has produced a wave of grim US data, with likely more to come as millions lose jobs, businesses shutter and spending stops. But at some point,...
-- 2020-04-03 14:42:50
The Bangladesh economy is expected to remain strong in fiscal 2020, with a strong GDP growth rate of 7.8 per cent, according to the Asian Development Bank. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Banglad...
-- 2020-04-03 12:35:59
The regional economic growth in developing Asia will decline sharply in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic before recovering in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB. The...
-- 2020-04-03 12:19:58
India's gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to slow to 4.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2020 ending on March 31, 2021 due to a weak global environment and continued efforts to contain the COVID-...
-- 2020-04-03 11:39:56
The Philippine economic growth is projected to fall to 2.0 per cent in 2020 before a strong recovery to 6.5 per cent in 2021, assuming COVID-19 outbreak is contained by June this year, said ADB. Acco...
-- 2020-04-03 11:20:21
Vietnam's national index of industrial production advanced 5.28 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, the country's General Statistics Office announced on Friday. The main driver o...
FE REPORT 2020-04-03 08:22:40
The central bank has invited applications in prescribed forms from all the scheduled banks for receiving low cost fund from the government-announced Tk 50 billion stimulus package. "We've issued a ci...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2020-04-03 08:12:19
An economist on Thursday suggested the government devise a two-year "Recovery Plan" aiming to dilute the impact of coronavirus pandemic. Outlining his plan, Dr Selim Raihan, a professor of economics...
FE REPORT 2020-04-03 08:05:28
An elite chamber on Thursday proposed the government to form a fund of Tk 1.0 trillion to help minimise economic losses as a result of Covid-19 outbreak. The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Indu...
-- 2020-04-02 21:50:40
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday said buyers have so far cancelled orders worth $3.0 billion following the outbreak of coronavirus. About 1,092 factorie...
-- 2020-04-02 20:24:52
Bangladesh needs around Taka 300.00 billion initially for three months -- March, April and May -- for various sectors to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Metropolitan Chamber of Comm...
FE Online Report 2020-04-02 18:52:57
Local garment accessories makers have urged the government to include them in the proposed TK 50 billion fund for export sectors or allocate a separate fund for the industry to help them overcome the...
-- 2020-04-02 17:45:53
The global economy could shrink by up to 1 per cent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and may contract even further if restrictions on economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal resp...
FE Online Report 2020-04-02 17:40:11
Dr Selim Raihan, executive director of SANEM, has proposed a two-year Recovery Plan for Bangladesh instead of the 8th Five Year Plan (8FYP). In his proposal, Dr Raihan has recommended eight points:...
-- 2020-04-02 14:46:35
Spain’s social security data showed on Thursday that close to 900,000 workers lost their job since March 12 when the country went on coronavirus lockdown. Some 898,822 workers lost their jobs s...
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