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-- 2018-10-11 16:01:10
The Italian state pension agency INPS said the government’s plan to lower the retirement age will cost future generations around 100 billion euros ($115.4 billion). The reform “will incre...
-- 2018-10-11 15:03:35
The trade deficit of Pakistan reduced by 2.4 percent during the month of September over the same month of the last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has said. The trade deficit dropped...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-10-11 09:41:37
Tax collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) from financial institutions fell short of the target by Tk 3.0-billion in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY). Officials attri...
Reuters 2018-10-10 11:43:00
Global debt levels reached a record $182 trillion in 2017, having grown 50 per cent in the previous decade, but the picture looks less grim when public assets are taken into account, the International...
FE Online Report 2018-10-09 19:37:55
A granular urea fertiliser factory will be established at Ghorashal in Polash upazila of Narsingdi district at Tk104.61 billion cost in a bid to boost the country's urea production to meet growing dem...
FE Online Report 2018-10-09 17:41:24
The point-to-point inflation rate in September dropped to 5.43 per cent compared to that of 5.48 per cent in the previous month, official data showed. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic (BBS) data, unvei...
-- 2018-10-09 16:51:46
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 20 development projects involving Tk 325.25 billion. The approval was given at the 146th ECNEC meeting of the curr...
FE Online Report 2018-10-09 14:15:36
Bangladesh is one of the least committed countries in the world to reduce the growing income disparity, according to a report released by Oxfam International on Tuesday. The country ranked 148 among...
-- 2018-10-09 13:57:57
The growth domestic product (GDP) of Bangladesh is expected to grow by 7.1 per cent in 2019, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Economic growth may accelerate 7.0 per cent in 2023, I...
-- 2018-10-09 12:42:33
Pakistan has not yet formally approached the International Monetary Fund for financial assistance, but if bailout talks get underway this week, the goal will be to help Pakistan reach its full potenti...
-- 2018-10-09 12:29:25
Venezuelan consumer prices rose 488,865 per cent in the 12 months ending in September as the country’s hyperinflation continues to accelerate amid a broader economic collapse. Daily inflation i...
FE Report 2018-10-09 11:49:50
The central bank has issued revised risk management guidelines for banks to ensure a sound risk management culture in the country's banking sector. "The modification of the prudential regulations is...
-- 2018-10-09 11:03:39
Asian shares hit 17-month lows on Tuesday as China allowed its currency to slip past a psychological bulwark amid sharp losses in domestic share markets, a shift that pressured other emerging currenci...
-- 2018-10-09 10:36:18
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global economic growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, saying that trade policy tensions and the imposition of import tariffs were taking a toll on comm...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-10-09 09:46:54
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to find reasons behind the departure of some large foreign investors. In a recent meeting, the PMO wanted to know wheth...
FE Online Desk 2018-10-08 20:47:50
The surge in garment exports has pushed the country's single-month earnings to hit a record 54.64 per cent growth in September 2018. The export earnings reached $3.14 billion in September, the third...
-- 2018-10-08 16:28:34
Two American economists, William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis. The Ro...
Reuters 2018-10-08 13:20:48
German industrial output unexpectedly dipped in August for the third consecutive month, data showed on Monday, and the Economy Ministry said production had suffered a weak summer overall. Data from t...
-- 2018-10-08 12:38:10
China will cut the amount of cash banks must hold in reserve as part of efforts to support its economy, amid an escalating trade war with the US. The move will see 750bn yuan ($109bn; £83bn) in...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-10-08 10:31:39
The government has no plan to seek donors' assistance in formulating the upcoming Eighth Five-Year Plan, officials concerned said on Sunday. Development partners have shown their interest in lending...
FE Report 2018-10-08 09:42:43
Finance Minister A M A Muhith has expressed the hope that the country's capital market would flourish in near future based on the foundation built over the last 25 years. "I do not say that a strong...
Siddique Islam 2018-10-08 09:30:50
The central bank of Bangladesh again lent its foreign exchange support last week through selling US dollars to banks aiming to keep the market stable, officials said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) sold $4...
-- 2018-10-07 16:26:45
The government has announced that it will provide small and subsistence farmers with about Tk 800 million in seeds and fertiliser to incentivise the production of 11 crops. A total of 690,970 farmers...
FE Report 2018-10-07 11:19:08
The overall housing situation of the country is poor compared to the pace of development with 6.0 million housing shortages, according to experts. They spoke of the government's lack of interest to t...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2018-10-07 09:40:09
Bangladesh and India are expected to sign this month the much-talked-about transshipment agreement that would allow the latter to use Chittagong and Mongla ports to transport goods to its north-easter...
-- 2018-10-06 15:03:00
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has forecast that Myanmar's economy is expected to grow 7.4 per cent in this new fiscal year 2018-19 which started on October 1. The AMRO has recent...
-- 2018-10-06 14:00:15
The World Bank (WB) has approved $515 million US dollar for three projects in Bangladesh to improve coastal and marine fisheries, forest management, and rural roads. These financings will help rural...
FE Report 2018-10-06 10:16:27
The country's real estate business is expecting a boom-time due to a possible rise in demand fuelled by home loans for public servants at single digit interest rates. Stable political situation and...
-- 2018-10-05 14:44:57
The jobless rate in United States is expected to fall to an 18-year low of 3.8 per cent as the economy likely created jobs at a brisk clip in September, signaling a further tightening in labour mark...
-- 2018-10-05 14:18:39
Japan’s household spending jumped in August as bigger bonuses boosted consumption, suggesting that robust domestic demand could help offset the ill effects of escalating trade frictions. The sp...
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