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-- 2019-03-07 19:20:49
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday asked the scheduled banks to adjust their Advance Deposit Ratio (ADR) or Investment Deposit Ratio (IDR) limit within September 30 this year in line with the central ba...
FE Online Report 2019-03-07 16:52:26
Country’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world declined slightly in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compare to the same period of the past fiscal year. Central...
FE Report 2019-03-07 09:26:58
The existing Banking Companies Act (BCA) should be reformed to empower the Bangladesh Bank (BB) with the authority of dismissing the chairmen and directors of the state-owned banks (SoBs), said BB for...
-- 2019-03-06 17:48:02
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been named the richest person in the world with an estimated worth of $131 billion dollars (€115.8 billion), according to Forbes. Jeff Bezos founded the company in...
-- 2019-03-06 16:51:24
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has warned that trade disputes and uncertainty over Brexit would hit world commerce and businesses in next two years. The OECD also c...
Yasir Wardad 2019-03-06 10:38:20
The contribution of non-profit organisations to the national economy has been substantial in recent years as the sub-sector is growing rapidly. Such non-profits tend to provide services rather than p...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-03-06 09:24:01
Bangladesh eyes investment worth around US$ 15 billion from Saudi Arabian investors, as a high-profile delegation of the country is going to arrive in Dhaka today (Wednesday). "We are expecting a sub...
-- 2019-03-05 17:29:28
A rise in food inflations slightly pushed up the general inflation rate last month. "The general point-to-point inflation rate increased to 5.47 per cent in February," Planning Minister MA Mannan sai...
-- 2019-03-05 16:54:07
The government has initiated a project for setting up an economic zone, dedicated for Japanese investors, at Araihazar in Narayanganj. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC)...
-- 2019-03-05 09:30:58
The government has decided to collect 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) from the advertisements on internet platforms like Facebook and YouTube. The authorities have not been collec...
FE Report 2019-03-05 09:05:21
Bangladesh economy is likely to grow at a rate of 7.5 per cent in the ongoing fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected afresh. The newly forecasted gross domestic pro...
-- 2019-03-04 20:27:07
A team of Bangladesh Bank officials and lawyers will sit with the Filipino defendants of a case over the central bank cyber-heist to recover the stolen funds. The delegation will depart for the Phili...
FE Online Report 2019-03-04 16:15:12
Around 24 per cent of the total investments of the country’s banking sector come from the Islamic banks, according to the latest statistics of the central bank. It showed that total Investments...
Xinhua 2019-03-04 13:54:21
A total of 152 countries and international organisations have signed cooperation documents with China so far on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a spokesperson for the annual session of China's top...
FE Report 2019-03-04 09:41:59
The flow of remittances rose by nearly 10 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, despite significant falloff in February year-on-year, officials said. Bangladeshi nationals wo...
-- 2019-03-03 17:20:47
The World Bank has approved a $100 million credit for improving fiscal forecasting, and public budget preparation and execution. The Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) to Enable Service...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2019-03-02 09:27:12
The government is considering raising pay and allowances of public servants by 25 per cent as part of "price adjustment," officials said. This includes an annual increment of 5.0 per cent. The fresh...
-- 2019-03-01 20:25:26
US personal income fell for the first time in more than three years in January as dividends and interest payments dropped, pointing to moderate growth in consumer spending after it fell by the most si...
-- 2019-03-01 18:29:21
Although 26 sectors have been identified to exploit the potentials of blue economy in the country, almost all the sectors remained untapped for lack of proper initiatives, says a UNB report. S...
-- 2019-03-01 16:44:12
The number of foreign holiday makers visiting Indonesia in the first month of this year expanded 5.22 per cent to 1.16 million people year-over-year with Chinese tourist contributing the most to the h...
-- 2019-03-01 13:34:29
India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.6 per cent in the third quarter (Q3), the slowest in the past five quarters, increasing chances of another interest rate cut by the central bank to boost...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2019-03-01 09:54:14
A prolonged tension between India and Pakistan may cause uncertainty over the economies of Bangladesh and other south Asian countries, economists and experts say. "If the present situation escalates...
-- 2019-02-28 21:44:00
Asia's crude oil imports from Iran dipped in January to the lowest in two months after top buyers China and India slowed down purchases and as Japan recorded zero imports for a third month, government...
-- 2019-02-28 15:01:59
Banxico, the central bank of Mexico, on Wednesday reduced its economic growth forecast for 2019 to a range between 1.1 and 2.1 per cent from the previous projection of 1.7-2.7 per cent. The central b...
-- 2019-02-27 19:31:25
Italy is facing excessive economic imbalances and the policies of its government are making matters worse, posing a threat to other euro zone countries, the European Commission said on Wednesday. How...
-- 2019-02-27 17:43:19
India’s economy appeared to be losing momentum in the approach to a general election that must be held by May, as a Reuters survey of economists forecast that growth slipped to 6.9 per cent annu...
-- 2019-02-27 17:39:15
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved a big project to set up double-circuit 400KV transmission lines to extend the high voltage power transmission inf...
-- 2019-02-27 15:13:31
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday the chance of inflation hitting the central bank’s 2.0 per cent target during the fiscal year ending in March 2021 was low. Kuroda also...
FE Online Desk 2019-02-27 13:27:53
While much of the discussion around 5G has centered on consumer devices, enterprises are looking towards the tremendous impact the technology can have on their ability to serve customers and the botto...
FE Report 2019-02-27 10:44:51
Only an ethical political system can ensure an ethical banking and financial system, an eminent economist has said at a lecture in the city. "A parliament that follows the principles of ethics is cri...
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