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FE Report 2018-03-10 09:47:15
Daily life becomes a misery in many parts of the capital for severe fall in pressure of the piped gas supply to households, city-dwellers lament, as they count an extra cost of living. Officials in t...
Rezaul Karim 2018-03-10 09:22:02
The state-owned Sonali Bank has sought guarantee worth Tk 60 billion from the government to meet its huge capital shortfall urgently, officials said. According to data available until September, Sona...
FE Online Report 2018-03-10 00:00:00
The ratio of direct green finance to total green finance by banks and financial institutions declined in the past year, according to latest central bank statistics. It showed that the ratio of direct...
-- 2018-03-09 15:01:26
Japan’s central bank kept monetary settings unchanged on Friday and stuck to its upbeat view on the economy, underscoring its conviction that its massive stimulus programme is helping drive infl...
-- 2018-03-09 12:16:22
The retail inflation of India likely eased to a four-month low in February on softening prices for vegetable and other perishable foods, a Reuters poll showed. The inflation likely to fall but probab...
FE Online Desk 2018-03-09 11:16:26
A public dialogue titled 'Bangladesh’s Graduation from the LDC Group: Pitfalls and Promises' will be held Saturday in the city. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organised the event , said...
Siddique Islam 2018-03-09 11:08:01
Country's foreign exchange reserves slipped below US$ 32 billion after more than two months due to highest-ever import payments settled bi-monthly with Asian Clearing Union (ACU). It paid $1.56 bil...
-- 2018-03-09 09:50:12
Bangladesh's banking sector risk has been assessed as 'moderate' by the international credit rating agency Moody's, which said it reflects sizeable contingent liability risks from state-owned banks....
FE Report 2018-03-09 09:29:01
The visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission suggested tighter eligibility criteria and move towards market-based pricing to reduce reliance on national savings certificates, help strengthen...
-- 2018-03-08 11:48:26
The euro zone economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final quarter of last year, European statistics agency Eurostat confirmed on Wednesday, ensuring that the single currency bloc expanded at its fastest...
FE Report 2018-03-08 10:40:21
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has finally selected a Chinese joint venture company for construction of Dhaka bypass road under public private partnership (PPP) initiative. Sources said the comp...
FE Report 2018-03-08 10:30:54
Proper policy support and adjustment of fiscal burden could help the jute sector become one of the important economic growth drivers of the country, said economist Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman on Wednesda...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-03-08 09:24:27
Watchdogs of all wings of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are now set to sniff out money-laundering offences, as limited probe authority proved insufficient. Officials said the revenue board now...
-- 2018-03-07 21:46:08
Jute production witnessed 8 per cent increase in 2017 comparing previous year, said State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam The state minister informed that farmers produced 9.2 million bales...
-- 2018-03-07 20:34:30
Over 28,000 new women entrepreneurs will be created across the country in the next five years in a bid to make them self-employed, according to an official document. The document on the Prime Ministe...
FE Online Desk 2018-03-07 15:47:55
More female workforce participation in a country corresponds with higher GDP, as does greater gender equality overall, a growing body of research suggest. And a crucial element of this is boosting fi...
-- 2018-03-07 11:50:04
Things are looking up for a US economy that struggled in recent years to boost growth and inflation, so the Federal Reserve should expect to gradually raise interest rates, an influential Fed governor...
-- 2018-03-07 10:35:00
China is fully confident of its ability to fend off systemic debt risks, while it continues to strengthen control over local government debt, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Wednesday. China will r...
Doulot Akter Mala 2018-03-07 09:33:18
Government's tax-revenue collection suffered about a Tk 148-billion shortfall until January of this fiscal year against its target mainly for slow-paced reform to expand the tax net, sources said....
-- 2018-03-06 21:30:12
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a Tk 1,576 billion Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP), including organisations' own funds, for the current fiscal year (FY18) downsizing the o...
-- 2018-03-06 18:47:50
The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the July-February period of the current fiscal (FY18) marked a slight rise compared to that of the corresponding period in the...
-- 2018-03-06 18:19:44
Kuwait’s ban on recruiting Bangladeshi has no impact on overall work visas as it is applicable only for house helps. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam revealed the information on...
-- 2018-03-06 15:14:18
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates at record lows, as expected, and sounded less confident that the country’s economy would grow at 3.0 per cent or more this year. Th...
FE Online Desk 2018-03-06 13:16:46
An agreement signing ceremony between Edison Power Bangladesh Ltd (EPBL) and Hera Sweaters Limited (HSL) was held recently at Edison Group Head Office, Tejgaon Industrial Area for procurement of Bus B...
Ismail Hossain from Beijing 2018-03-06 10:43:54
China set its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at 6.5 per cent on Monday for the year 2018, slower than 6.9 per cent achieved by the world's second largest economy last year. The fiscal def...
Siddique Islam 2018-03-06 09:35:22
The interest rate on term deposits has reached double digit after about a couple of years as the banks are now out of comfort zone, as far as their liquidity position is concerned. The overall depo...
-- 2018-03-05 19:56:17
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) received investment commitment of $17 billion, including $8 billion as FDI, in last seven months. Executive Chairman of(BEZA) Paban Chowdhury came up wi...
-- 2018-03-05 18:38:00
Bangladesh and Vietnam agreed to explore the potentials of the geographical location, natural resources and prospective labour market of the two countries for mutual benefits. Pres...
FE Online Report 2018-03-05 18:07:00
Experts have called for a stronger Credit Risk Management (CRM) aimed at reducing credit risks of the country's banking system by nearly 88 per cent. Moreover, an efficient risk management system c...
-- 2018-03-05 16:50:51
Kuwait has reinstated a ban on recruiting Bangladeshi workers following reports of some irregularities in recruitment and involvement in illegal activities. The northern Arabian Gulf state's Interior...
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