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-- 2019-06-13 17:18:31
The government expects to create some 10 million new jobs by establishing 100 Economic Zones (EZs) across the country. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal came up with the plan while placing the propo...
FE Online Desk 2019-06-13 15:45:22
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has placed a budget of over Tk 5.23 trillion (Tk 5,23,190 crore), which is 18.1 per cent of GDP, for fiscal year 2019-20 in parliament. He placed the budget, u...
-- 2019-06-13 15:21:49
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has started rolling out the national budget, believed to be over Tk 5.23 trillion (Tk 5,23,190 crore), for the financial year 2019-20 (FY20) at the Jatiya...
-- 2019-06-13 14:51:37
The cabinet at a special meeting on Thursday approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2019-2020. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at the cabinet room of th...
-- 2019-06-13 12:34:31
The housing market of Britain steadied in May and a measure of prices improved as the delay in the country’s European Union exit gave some encouragement to buyers, a survey showed on Thursday....
FE Report 2019-06-13 12:17:20
Overall shortfall in provision against bank loans swelled by nearly 34 per cent or Tk 22.47 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of the current calendar year. The aggregate amount of provisioning shor...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-06-13 09:29:14
The government releases the budget for fiscal year 2019-20 today (Thursday) setting higher growth target, despite a number of domestic challenges. People familiar with the budget preparation said the...
FE Report 2019-06-13 09:24:32
The government has scaled down its bank borrowing target by more than 26 per cent for the outgoing fiscal year (FY), mainly due to the lower implementation of the annual development programme (ADP)....
-- 2019-06-12 18:21:13
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to place the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal year at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. This will be the country’s 48th budget and the 20th of the Awam...
-- 2019-06-12 11:31:35
Benapole port has earned Tk 51.85 billion revenue in the current fiscal year, said Mamunur Rahman, Deputy Director of Benapole Port Authority. A record quantity of goods was imported from India in th...
Reuters 2019-06-12 11:26:56
With under three weeks to go before proposed talks between the Chinese and US leaders, expectations for progress toward ending the trade war are low and sources say there has been little preparation f...
Siddique Islam 2019-06-12 09:47:04
The central bank has decided to form a high-powered committee to recommend measures for reducing the volume of classified loans in the country's banking system. The decision was taken at an emergency...
-- 2019-06-11 19:10:44
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has suggested the government give Taka 5,000 in compensation to each of the farmers, who did not get the desired price of their paddy this season. The independent...
-- 2019-06-11 18:16:01
The country's macroeconomics is currently under pressure, claimed Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Tuesday. He attributed the problem to revenue...
-- 2019-06-11 14:27:04
South Korea's state benefit for the unemployed and job-seekers hit a record high in May on an increased benefit and the higher number of beneficiaries, a government report showed Tuesday. The state a...
-- 2019-06-11 11:12:04
The country’s export earnings from Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector earned $31.73 billion in the first 11 months of the fiscal (July to May), up 12.82 per cent from the corresponding period of th...
-- 2019-06-10 17:01:37
A 'dramatic' fall in car production and an easing of stockpiling by manufacturers meant the economy shrank in April, official figures show. The economy contracted 0.4 per cent from the month before,...
FE Report 2019-06-10 09:34:53
The Brexit uncertainty poses a "risk" to South Asian economies including Bangladesh due to having generalised system of preferences (GSP) with the European Union (EU) and a significant export to the U...
Siddique Islam 2019-06-10 09:27:32
The government's bank borrowing is set to rise further in June as the execution of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) gained momentum, but revenue collection fell short of target. The authorities...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-06-09 09:10:39
Bangladesh appears to have made little progress in exploiting its "huge" blue economy potentials, according to a recent report. The contribution of the ocean economy to the total economy was 3.66 per...
Doulot Akter Mala 2019-06-09 09:06:39
Planning ministry has identified major impediments that slow down the execution of projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). The Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED)...
FE Online Report 2019-06-08 19:14:30
Private commercial external debt dropped slightly by 0.86 per cent in the past year to US$ 12.17 billion from $12.28 billion in 2017. Central bank statistics also showed that this is first tim...
FE Online Report 2019-06-08 12:08:58
Bangladesh is likely to gain US$367 million in terms of its export if there is no-deal Brexit, according to a research report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The a...
-- 2019-06-07 20:36:51
The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected last month and wages also rose less than forecast, according to BBC. Some 75,000 jobs were created in May rather than the 185,000 expected by analy...
-- 2019-06-07 19:45:01
Bangladesh and Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) have agreed to establish a working group to develop identified 19 sectors to boost trade and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and the Eurasian...
-- 2019-06-06 20:30:43
WASHINGTON, June 06: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned the United States that escalating trade disputes or an abrupt downturn in financial markets could pose substantial risks for the...
-- 2019-06-06 17:15:40
SHANNON, Ireland/BEIJING, June 06: US President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on “at least” another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods but said he thought both China a...
-- 2019-06-06 16:34:13
NEW DELHI, Junr 06:India’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75 per cent from 6 per cent with immediate effect to fortify the economy as co...
FE Online Report 2019-06-06 16:08:22
Bangladesh ranked 14th in the Global Islamic Economic Indicator (GIEI), according to an international index prepared to review the Islamic economic situation in 2017. Malaysia topped the index follow...
FE Online Report 2019-06-06 11:16:43
Share of transport and communication sector in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped marginally in the current fiscal year, according to the provisional estimation of the Bangladesh...
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