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FE Online Desk 2018-06-23 13:21:40
The new deal that Greece has signed with European Union does not hold enough debt relief to keep the crisis-hit country out of trouble for a long term, the Jubilee USA network has observed. Parts of...
-- 2018-06-23 11:15:29
Malaysia has suspended the only system used to hire Bangladeshi workers after allegations surfaced that a Bangladeshi businessman with prestigious ‘Datuk Seri’ title was using it to make b...
Arafat Ara 2018-06-23 10:05:36
The number of women workers leaving for Saudi Arabia for jobs has increased in recent months despite the fact that workplace abuse has forced many to return home. A total of 39,578 women migrants wen...
Jubair Hasan 2018-06-23 09:50:34
The jail authorities are facing hardship to accommodate an increasing number of inmates, placing strains on its limited budget, officials said. This leads to financial constraints, while making it di...
FE Report 2018-06-23 09:36:21
The country's agriculture sector is witnessing a sluggish growth in recent years and it is inadequate to propel the targeted GDP growth, experts warned at a seminar in the capital on Friday. At the s...
-- 2018-06-22 14:21:18
The core consumer prices in Japan gained 0.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. According to the data from the ministry of internal affairs and communications, the...
Siddique Islam 2018-06-22 11:58:57
The central bank has asked the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to fix the interest rates on deposits at reasonable level for ensuring stability in the country's financial sector. The advic...
-- 2018-06-22 11:55:29
Euro zone finance ministers on Friday extended maturities and deferred interest of a major part of their loans to Greece along with a big cash injection to ensure Athens can stand on its own feet afte...
-- 2018-06-22 10:52:45
Malaysia has named Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, a former central bank deputy, as the new governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Friday, following the exit of its prev...
-- 2018-06-21 18:40:08
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali said Thursday that Bangladesh and India should co-operate in connectivity for the mutual benefit. "Connectivity offers a game-changing opportuni...
FE Online Report 2018-06-21 18:16:33
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Thursday approved a project to make around 30 million e-passports to keep pace with other countries. The approval for the Tk 46.36 b...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-06-21 09:59:55
The government spent almost 63 per cent of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) allocations in the 11 months to May of fiscal year (FY) 2017-18. Planning Commission officials said the rate of the d...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-06-21 09:53:07
The tax authorities are going to establish an institutional partnership for addressing the discrepancy in revenue collection data by the board and Controller General of Accounts (CGA) office. Recentl...
-- 2018-06-20 19:55:06
The World Bank has provided US$ 50 million to help develop standard housing facilities for the lower income people. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith came up with the statement while replying t...
-- 2018-06-20 17:56:56
About 9.9 million new workforce would be added to the country’s manpower sector by 2020 as planned in the 7th Five Year Plan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came up with the statement while reply...
-- 2018-06-20 15:05:30
Japan left unchanged its assessment that the economy is gradually recovering, showing policymakers remain confident of a moderate upturn after a contraction in the first quarter. “Japan’s...
FE Online Desk 2018-06-20 13:18:25
Seven trade bodies/associations, mostly on telecom and ICT will hold a joint press conference Wednesday at 3.00 pm to present their budget reactions. The associations are AMTOB, BASIS, BACCO, BCS, BM...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-06-20 09:54:02
The revenue authorities have estimated Tk 25 billion losses in corporate tax collection in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) provided the budgetary proposal made in this connection comes into force from J...
-- 2018-06-19 21:45:23
Planning Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal hopes Bangladesh will be able to attain 10 per cent economic growth by 2028-29, after implementation of mega projects. “No one can stop the country from atta...
FE Report 2018-06-19 10:59:31
The country received nearly US$ 900 million in remittances in the first half of the current month as overseas Bangladeshis sent higher volume of money back home ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival,...
Syful Islam 2018-06-19 10:57:13
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to lend US$50 million to help Bangladesh promote microenterprises led by women, finance ministry officials said. The fund will be channelled through Palli...
FE Online Report 2018-06-18 20:41:08
Fiscal incentives to agriculture, export and jute goods will increase in the next fiscal year, according to the proposed budget for FY19. It showed that the government allocates Tk 135.0 billion as f...
FE Online Report 2018-06-18 16:21:52
Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for 39 per cent of external finance on average for the developing nations between 2013 and 2017. World Investment Report (WIR) 2018 unveiled the estimation.&...
FE Online Report 2018-06-18 14:48:32
After a big drop in the past year, inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current year may increase by 5.0 per cent across the world. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UN...
-- 2018-06-18 14:18:51
Israel’s economy grew an annualised 4.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, faster than previously thought, boosted by gains in consumer spending, investment and export, the Central Bureau of...
-- 2018-06-17 18:01:58
The US has surpassed India to become the top destination for greenfield FDI investment in 2017, says a report, according to a report by India based The Economic Times. The number of greenfield FDI p...
FE Online Report 2018-06-17 13:05:27
Net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped by 4.20 per cent in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year. Latest statistics, released by the central bank last week, showed that the ne...
FE Online Desk 2018-06-17 12:53:55
A two-day international seminar titled ‘Services-Led Development: Prospects and Policies’, arranged by ADBI begins on June 19 in Tokyo. The seminar will present the latest evidence on how...
-- 2018-06-16 18:01:08
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will unveil Sunday its development agenda, New IndiaNSE which will outline ways to expedite economic growth at its fourth governing council meet. PM Modi...
-- 2018-06-16 15:43:40
The ultra-rich are getting richer at a faster pace in the country, according to the Times of India. At 18 per cent, persons with a wealth of more than $1.0 billion saw the highest growth in their for...
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