FE Report 2018-02-15 10:20:02
The government again moves to give funds for recapitalisation of state-owned banks (SoBs), officials said, amid criticisms from economists about sending public money "down the drain". The financial...
FE Online Report 2018-02-14 19:52:06
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has signed agreements with 24 banks and financial institutions (FI) for disbursing 7,033 million yen as soft loans to potential borrowers under foreign direct investment. Ninetee...
-- 2018-02-14 19:32:37
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) executive chairman has stressed on the need of increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030....
-- 2018-02-14 16:52:22
Indian state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) has detected some “fraudulent and unauthorised” transactions worth about $1.77 billion at one of its branches in Mumbai. The PNB bank said on W...
-- 2018-02-14 13:12:37
Agriculturists at a post-rally discussion in Rangpur have said Bangladesh has achieved revolutionary success in the agriculture, fishery and livestock sectors. They came up with the observation at t...
-- 2018-02-14 12:53:16
The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea that both sides lay claim without having to address...
-- 2018-02-14 12:26:19
Japan's economic growth slowed in the last three months of 2017 and missed expectations, preliminary official figures show. The world's third-largest economy expanded at an annualised rate of 0.5 per...
-- 2018-02-14 12:05:43
Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a financing agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to sustainably improve incomes and promote resilience to extreme weather conditions f...
-- 2018-02-14 12:01:17
Singapore is expecting a moderation in economic growth this year, pressured by cooling shipments, after a global exports boom helped the city state clock its fastest expansion in three years in 2017....
FE Report 2018-02-14 09:32:46
Bangladesh's current-account deficit widened almost eight times or by $4.76 billion in the first half (H1) of this fiscal over the corresponding figure, as outgoings far outstripped incomings. Accord...
-- 2018-02-13 20:59:36
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has moved to find out a way to resolve the ongoing capital shortfall in the Farmers Bank Limited (FBL), a fourth generation bank that has been facing severe capital crunch. In th...
FE Online Report 2018-02-13 17:44:21
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expresses optimism about the continued growth of the global trade in the first quarter (Q1) of the current calendar year. The latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (...
FE Online Report 2018-02-13 17:33:49
Government will formally hand over 4G licence to mobile network operators (MNOs) on February 20 – paving the way for launching 4th generation broadband cellular technology in country by February...
-- 2018-02-13 16:42:34
Japan’s economy was expected to grow for an eighth straight quarter in October-December, the longest period of expansion in about 30 years, a Reuters poll found on Feb 2, led by robust exports a...
FE Online Report 2018-02-13 16:05:05
Country’s merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world jumped by 91 per cent in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY18). Statistics released by Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday...
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Banks in the United Arab Emirates are hopeful of recovering some funds in 2018 from the multibillion-dollar collapse of Saudi Arabia’s Saad Group and Ahmad Hamad al-Gosaibi & Bros Co (AHAB)...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2018-02-13 10:17:25
The government will establish Bangladesh's third railway workshop in Rajbari to provide backward-linkage service to cross-border train communications through Padma Bridge. Officials said Monday passe...
Syful Islam 2018-02-13 10:00:59
Power division has sought finance authorities' intervention to realise some Tk 13.83 billion in unpaid electricity bills from state entities, officials said, as recovery efforts failed. Officials sai...
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Income tax collection marked a 12.6 per cent growth in the first seven months of the current fiscal (FY18). Revenue authorities collected Tk 327.55 billion in FY18 some Tk 35.95 billion more from tha...
FE Online Report 2018-02-12 20:23:33
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$20 million loan to the country’s private sector in a bid to support textile and clothing industries. The Manila-based lender on Monday signed a...
-- 2018-02-12 14:17:43
China created more than 66 million urban jobs over the past five years, official data showed. Over the five years, 90 per cent of college graduates found jobs and more than 1.1 million redundant work...
Siddique Islam 2018-02-12 00:36:07
The opening of LCs remained on a higher trajectory, with country's overall imports growing by US$2.07 billion in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal, though financing may face a crunch now.&nb...
Munima Sultana 2018-02-12 00:34:34
Metro-rail depot land development work to set up necessary infrastructures at Uttara 3rd phase in the city has come to an end a year before its deadline, officials said. They said it has been finishe...
-- 2018-02-11 21:41:54
The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in first seven months of the current fiscal witnessed a 33.35 per cent rise. As per latest Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation D...
FE Online Report 2018-02-11 20:48:29
DCCI on Sunday laid emphasis on creating infrastructure platform for entrepreneurs to carry on their operations smoothly and improve the country’s ‘Doing Business’ ranking. DCCI chi...
FE Online Report 2018-02-11 19:53:17
Country’s overall imports marked more than 9.0 per cent growth or US$2.07 billion rise in the first-half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY 18). Officials apprised this to higher import of foo...
FE Online Report 2018-02-11 14:34:04
The country for the first time in its history has attained self-sufficiency in fish and meat production. The fisheries ministry sources say the fish production target for 2016-17 was set at 4.05 mill...
-- 2018-02-11 12:49:39
The British economy continues to show stable growth, with the uncertainties around Brexit failing to blunt GDP expansion, according to an economic research institute report. The British economy grew...
-- 2018-02-11 12:46:49
Colombia has contacted international lending agencies about devising a financial rescue plan worth up to $60 billion for neighbouring Venezuela if President Nicholas Maduro leaves power, Colombia&rsqu...
Rezaul Karim 2018-02-11 10:18:25
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has sought assistance of the Financial Institution Division (FID) of the Ministry of Finance to help meet its liquidity shortage. The Corporation has...
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