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-- 2018-10-05 14:04:57
London aluminium held steady on Friday as worries over an alumina shortage stoked expectations of cost inflation, sending prices towards the biggest weekly gain in nearly six months. London Metal Exc...
Syful Islam 2018-10-05 13:16:43
The neighbouring India has proposed including six new river routes in the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) to facilitate Indo-Bangla trade further through waterways, officials said....
FE Report 2018-10-05 11:59:38
The rate of participation of women entrepreneurs in government purchase is disturbingly low, thus obstructing inclusive growth and women empowerment, experts said. The government procures about Tk 3....
Siddique Islam 2018-10-05 09:44:51
The central bank assumes that political tensions centring on next general election in the country will be insignificant and hence economic growth and inflation are likely to remain stable in the curre...
-- 2018-10-04 13:26:27
The annual inflation rate of Turkey jumped to almost 25 per cent in September amid a currency turmoil that has fueled an increase in prices, official data has showed. The consumer prices index (CPI)...
-- 2018-10-03 20:56:13
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Wednesday said that government has set a target to reduce the rate of poverty by 1.6 to 1.8 per cent a year through inclusive economy. "The government's pol...
FE Online Report 2018-10-03 15:47:05
Bangladesh is likely to make the biggest jump in the global rankings of the size of the economies by the next 12 years, according to a long-term projection of the HSBC Global Research. The country&...
-- 2018-10-03 12:40:05
The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain in August has fallen, a 1.9 per cent decrease year-on-year, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) has reported. A total of 10.2 million internationa...
Reuters 2018-10-03 11:53:20
Bangladesh will hold talks with Dubai-based Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to set up an liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in the country, a Dhaka-based official said on Tuesday. “E...
FE Report 2018-10-03 10:52:06
Channelling of green financing in Bangladesh remains largely inadequate, as the central bank's approach in this regard is hardly bearing any result, experts said at a seminar in the capital on Tuesday...
-- 2018-10-02 21:47:11
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh increased about 32 per cent in September compared to the same period of previous year. According to latest Bangladesh Bank statistics, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent...
-- 2018-10-02 18:57:15
The government plans to restore navigability of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punorbhoba rivers by June 2024 with an aim to ensure smooth and safe plying of river vessels. The Executive Committe...
-- 2018-10-02 16:05:54
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has surprised financial markets by leaving its key policy rates unchanged, despite heavy pressure on the rupee currency. Policymakers have struggled to defend the...
-- 2018-10-02 15:51:05
The World Bank has forecast a growth rate of 7.0 per cent for Bangladesh this fiscal year on the back of robust private investment, increased exports and remittance inflows. The projection is lower t...
FE Online Report 2018-10-02 14:16:41
Rising non-food inflation and expectations for upward inflation may become the challenges for Bangladesh Bank to contain the overall inflationary pressure in the coming days. The latest quarterly rev...
Rezaul Karim 2018-10-02 09:55:31
Projects under five more sectors are likely to be made eligible for government incentives under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, officials said. The finance minister has recently aske...
-- 2018-10-01 21:09:04
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Gita Gopinath as its chief economist. The IMF issued in a media release on Monday over the appointment of Gita Gopinath, who currently serves as th...
-- 2018-10-01 15:43:36
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lifted its forecasts for economic growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of expectations that oil production and state spending will rise. The UA...
-- 2018-10-01 12:52:40
The board of directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new 'Access to Information Policy (AIP)' that aims to maintain the lender’s high standards of transparency. The AIP, whic...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2018-09-30 10:14:19
The country's household debt as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) has been shrinking over the years from its peak in 2005. The household debt means the purchase of residential property and...
-- 2018-09-29 14:19:01
The trade friction between China and the United States will lower the global economic growth rate and at the same time have a spillover effect on protectionism, a trade expert has said. "If one count...
-- 2018-09-28 20:54:42
Investments in green initiatives have increased by 8.90 per cent at the end of April to June quarter of 2018 compared to the previous January to March period. According to Bangladesh Bank (BB), the t...
-- 2018-09-28 15:14:52
The industrial production in Japan increased in August from the previous month, marking the first rise in four months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said in a report on Friday. T...
-- 2018-09-28 10:47:20
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has permitted Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to allocate 400 acres of land to 10 investors. The investors will invest a total of around US$ 1,981 million to...
FE Online Report 2018-09-27 19:15:36
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to give a loan of $500 million to upgrade the primary education sector of Bangladesh. The approval came on Thursday at the Manila-based lending age...
-- 2018-09-27 14:05:58
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and left intact its plans to steadily tighten monetary policy, as it forecast that the US economy would enjoy at least three more years of gro...
-- 2018-09-27 10:54:25
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide a bigger, faster bailout to Argentina than initially planned in an effort to restore market confidence in the country. The IMF plans to boost its...
-- 2018-09-26 19:49:30
The government has set a target of producing at 36.4 million metric tonnes of rice (MT) in the current fiscal with an emphasis on high yielding variety. Officials said the Department of Agricultural...
-- 2018-09-26 15:06:45
Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed to forge the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to boost trade ties between the two neighbouring countries. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and his Ind...
-- 2018-09-26 14:39:54
Developing Asia could grow more slowly than previously thought next year as the US-China trade war inflicts damage on the region’s export-reliant economies, the ADB said on Wednesday. Tightenin...
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