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FE Report 2023-02-19 09:16:10
Access to finance for the country's businesses was still remaining a "big issue", said Principal Secretary to Prime Minister M. Tofazzel Hossain Miah on Saturday. "We have achieved milestones in acce...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2023-02-19 08:55:16
Two unusual financial developments helped the government put aside a budget surplus of Tk 31.38 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year, which economists, however, believe is trans...
FE REPORT 2023-02-18 09:05:55
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to protect intellectual property to boost up the country's economic growth and raise revenue collection...
FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-17 10:45:11
The United States is concerned about debt owed to China by Pakistan and other countries, US State Department Counselor Derek Chollet said on Thursday during a visit to Islamabad as the country dealt w...
JUBAIR HASAN 2023-02-17 08:52:19
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to introduce a credit guarantee scheme (CGS) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and agriculture sectors to boost agriculture production through facilitating farme...
FE REPORT 2023-02-17 08:36:04
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday said the banks and financial institutions (FIs) can now sanction term loans to the cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) from the Asian Infrastruc...
-- 2023-02-16 18:51:23
The 1320 MW Rampal power plant has resumed its partial production, but officials still worry about its uninterrupted operation due to dollar crisis that may again disrupt the import of coal, the plant...
-- 2023-02-16 18:27:52
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said that French businessmen would be benefited more if they invest in Bangladesh capitalizing on the excellent business-friendly environment in the country. Tipu al...
FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-16 12:56:51
The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkey could result in a loss of up to 1 per cent of the country's gross domestic product this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Develo...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2023-02-15 21:26:09
Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea JANG Sung Min has said that problems faced by the Korean company YoungOne for the Korean EPZ in Chittagong are serious and such problems need to...
-- 2023-02-15 21:03:45
Newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Kiminori Iwama, has said that he will encourage Japanese companies to expand their business in Bangladesh to help the country achieve expected econom...
-- 2023-02-15 18:19:51
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to issue new banknotes of Taka 1,000 denomination signed by its governor, Abdur Rouf Talukder, from Thursday. It will initially be issued from the Motijheel office of th...
FE REPORT 2023-02-15 09:03:01
Containing inflation and taking it to the previous (tolerable) level as much as possible is a major challenge for the country's economy at present, State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam said o...
FE REPORT 2023-02-15 08:59:49
Over 0.1 million Bangladeshi workers found jobs in different destination countries in the first month of the current calendar year (2023). The number is the fourth highest in the past 13 months, show...
JUBAIR HASAN 2023-02-15 08:39:00
After months of continuous fall, the spread between the banks' lending and deposit rates went up slightly in December last apparently due to unofficially relaxing the rate cap on consumer loans four m...
-- 2023-02-14 19:25:42
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is making radical changes in the inflation calculation considering the present financial situation and the IMF suggestions. The inflation will be calculated for...
-- 2023-02-14 19:19:05
Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers decreased 9.9 per cent in January on a month-on-month basis, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Monday. The workers' remittances recorded an inflow of 1...
FE REPORT 2023-02-14 08:50:58
The government has formed a National Pension Authority to administer universal pension scheme which aims to support country's growing elderly population by providing annuity. The ministry of finance...
JUBAIR HASAN 2023-02-14 08:38:00
Liquidity crunch in Bangladesh's banking system shows signs of improvement as key indicators are showing positive signs, largely following monetary interventions, officials and bankers said. Such a t...
-- 2023-02-13 19:48:05
The businessmen of the steel and rod manufacturing sector have sought the government's support on an urgent basis to deal with the crisis surrounding the industry amid the price hike of raw materials...
FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-13 12:16:48
European countries' bill to shield households and companies from soaring energy costs has climbed to nearly 800 billion euros, researchers said on Monday, urging countries to be more targeted in their...
FE REPORT 2023-02-13 09:13:26
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Abdur Rouf Talukder on Sunday said the central bank will take various measures to make 75 per cent of the country's overall transaction cashless by 2027. The governor te...
FE REPORT 2023-02-13 08:19:32
Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) has placed a set of proposals to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for inclusion in the fiscal budget 2023-24. The proposals include requests to permit 1.0-per...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN 2023-02-13 08:12:02
Cost of a foreign-aided Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-5 project, estimated at US$5.5 billion, comes under scrutiny on afterthought as official circles find it highest in the region. Sources said in a...
-- 2023-02-12 20:47:45
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has said that some sectors should be conserved for small businesses to boost the country’s Small and Medium Enterprises. &ld...
-- 2023-02-12 19:37:00
The impact of last week's earthquake on Turkey's growth domestic product (GDP) is unlikely to be as pronounced as after the earthquake that hit the country in 1999. IMF Executive Director Mahmoud Moh...
FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-11 12:11:07
Pakistan's Economic Co-ordination Committee on Friday approved a plan it is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund to slash its circular debt, a form of public debt that builds up in the pow...
REZAUL KARIM 2023-02-11 08:59:52
A latest policy preparation facilitating Bangladeshis making offshore investment in foreign countries gets into a dilemma as some officials mentioned that an already-existing law on 'Capital Account T...
-- 2023-02-10 21:01:40
The Japanese government plans to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an economist and former member of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Policy Board, as the central bank's next governor after Haruhiko Kuroda's resignation, lo...
-- 2023-02-10 20:02:24
The World Bank has said it is providing Turkey with $1.78 billion in relief and recovery financing assistance as the country struggles with the aftermath of an earthquake that has killed over 20,000 p...
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