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SYFUL ISLAM 2021-08-23 08:23:31
Two regulatory bodies run parallel preparing separate guidelines on equity investment abroad by Bangladeshi businesses, raising concern about possible clash of authority, sources said. Both the Bangl...
-- 2021-08-22 19:02:51
Agent banking has gained popularity among the people in remote areas of the country and, as of July this year, around 3 million marginalised people are taking banking services from the agent outlets....
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-22 08:19:16
The country’s apex trade body has suggested that the government should extend the scope of investment abroad by Bangladeshi-origin firms and companies. In this connection, Federation of Banglad...
-- 2021-08-21 18:41:47
The Taliban sweeping to power in Afghanistan has thrust one of the world's poorest countries back into the limelight. The following charts depict Afghanistan's current economic situation: GLUM GROWT...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-08-20 09:41:44
Bangladesh and Australia are set to sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) aimed at bolstering bilateral trade by way of removing barriers and tapping potential, officials said. Both th...
FE REPORT 2021-08-20 08:30:51
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal claimed Thursday Bangladeshi depositors get higher returns than they should as compared to the gains in other countries, thus deflating a different view. "In other...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-08-20 08:07:01
Classified loans in the banking sector went ballooning in the first half (H1) of the current calendar year despite policy perks coming from the central bank to stem the rot. The volume of non-perform...
FE Online Report 2021-08-19 15:46:00
Global merchandise trade continues its robust recovery from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest reading of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Goods Trade Barometer. &l...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-08-19 09:57:26
The authorities concerned met virtually on Wednesday, devising ways for the foreign nationals working in the mega projects here so that they can receive 75 per cent of the pay and perks in their hom...
FE Online Report 2021-08-18 20:47:58
The central bank of Bangladesh has instructed all the scheduled banks to submit their post import financing (PIF) statement to its Department of Off-Site Supervision (DOS) every quarter, officials sai...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-08-18 08:43:08
The central bank has instructed non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to ensure loan or lease financing appropriately for improving corporate governance in the financial sector, as some aberrat...
FE Online Report 2021-08-17 13:24:38
To meet the recurrent spending, the government wants to borrow some Tk 73 billion through treasury bills and bonds during the rest of the ongoing August. As a part to borrow the money from the financ...
FE Online Report 2021-08-17 12:55:01
The International Finance Corporation has renewed focus on sustained investments in South Asia in a bid to protect the most vulnerable people and help companies maintain operations and jobs, says the...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-08-17 09:01:16
The central bank did not accept any bid from the auction of its two-type Bangladesh Bank (BB) bills on Monday as bidders quoted higher yields on the instruments, officials said. "No bid was accepted...
REUTERS 2021-08-16 11:05:59
India will launch a 100 trillion rupee ($1.35 trillion) national infrastructure plan that will help generate jobs and expand use of cleaner fuels to achieve the country's climate goals, Prime Minister...
Siddique Islam 2021-08-16 08:42:02
The amount of classified loans in the micro-finance institutions (MFIs) jumped by 25 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said. The non-performing loa...
-- 2021-08-15 10:36:51
The Taliban's rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about Afghanistan's future but also about the impact on other countries in the region and their economies. Iran and then Iraq lie...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-08-15 08:32:09
The tax revenue collection recorded an impressive 21 per cent growth in the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 over that of the previous FY. Greater mobilisation of corporate and withholding tax made the fea...
UNB 2021-08-14 18:52:24
With the pandemic hitting the economy hard as an external shock, the government gives immense importance to investments, both local and foreign ones, for ensuring balanced development and improving th...
-- 2021-08-13 09:19:16
Maintaining the existing asset quality, now largely helped by generous government support regimes, may emerge as a key challenge in post-pandemic situation for Bangladesh's banking sector. Such progn...
FE REPORT 2021-08-12 09:54:03
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expressed doubt over the patriotism of people who talks otherwise about higher remittance inflow and its continuation. "I am in doubt whether those, who oppose it...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-08-12 08:29:27
All investors in government savings certificates are coming under scrutiny by taxmen to check any information holdback on their actual wealth. The tax authority has already got down to doing the rech...
Siddique Islam 2021-08-12 08:24:03
Scuttling all concerns of top bankers, the central bank said it wouldn't budge from its instructions on fixing the interest rates on fixed deposits commensurate with inflation so to protect depositors...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-08-11 08:26:35
A portion of fixed deposits rather than the entire amount in Bangladesh's banking sector is set to come under 'floor', or minimum interest rating, imposed by the central bank recently to protect dep...
-- 2021-08-10 18:42:17
The inflation rate slightly declined by 0.28 per cent on a point-point basis as it came down at 5.36 percentage point in July 2021. “The general point-to-point inflation rate came down to 5.36...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-08-10 09:10:49
A splurge of money from stimulus packages and private-investment stalemate prompted the central bank to restart mopping up excess liquidity from the market, as a measure of taming inflation. As the m...
-- 2021-08-09 21:00:12
State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company (BAPEX) has discovered a new gas field in the Sylhet region of the country. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid form...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-09 19:13:04
In the midst of the pandemic, consumption spending at the current price stood at Tk 22.83 trillion in the last fiscal year (FY21), according to the provisional estimation of the Bangladesh Bureau of S...
FE REPORT 2021-08-09 09:55:39
Fiscal aid transfer and food support are immediately required for underprivileged and disadvantaged group of people, as food prices increased significantly in fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 against reduct...
FE REPORT 2021-08-09 09:46:46
Tax intelligence unearthed five times higher VAT evasions, year on year, in the last fiscal year (FY 2020-21) despite pandemic-time exemptions. According to an official statement released by the VAT...
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