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FE REPORT 2021-05-17 10:13:10
Bangladesh last year witnessed a record $2.9 billion investment commitment for its infrastructure development from private sector sponsors, according to a latest report published by the World Bank. "...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-05-17 10:05:03
The government is set to offer a wide-range of tax relief for the businesses in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) to help the latter survive the Covid-19 pandemic onslaught. The government...
REUTERS 2021-05-14 18:00:41
If you need cash in Myanmar, you have to get up early. Queues start forming outside banks at 4 am, where the first 15 or 30 customers are given a plastic token that will allow them to enter the bank w...
-- 2021-05-12 16:03:05
The economy of the 27-member European Union (EU) will grow by 4.2 per cent in 2021 and 4.4 per cent in 2022, higher than the previous estimate, the European Commission said Wednesday in its Spring For...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-05-12 09:47:22
The country's health sector is likely to have a big leap with 33 per cent higher fund allocation in the upcoming development budget despite lacklustre performance in the project implementation, offi...
FE REPORT 2021-05-10 11:20:33
Business leaders and academicians on Sunday said that legalising undisclosed income or black money is against economic principles as well as politically detrimental to the country's citizens and fair...
-- 2021-05-09 22:08:25
ICSA Bangladesh, a non-profit service organisation, arranged its 20th session titled ‘Economic Challenges in the second wave of Covid-19: Bangladesh perspective’ on May 06, according to a...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-05-09 10:03:11
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pointed out some key areas where customs crucially need to develop its capacities for trade facilitation. The areas include customs classification of goods, valua...
FE REPORT 2021-05-09 09:47:10
Experts on Saturday called on the government to raise the budgetary allocation for primary healthcare in a bid to cover the majority population in the country. Sustained investment in primary heal...
-- 2021-05-08 18:47:37
Dhaka’s markets are bustling with Eid shoppers who intriguingly ignore contagion fears and defy lockdown rules, but the Banarasi Palli is having none of it. The coronavirus crisis is having a d...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-05-08 09:18:39
Bangladesh is enacting new customs rules to administer all the tariff preferences given under various bilateral, regional and multilateral pacts, officials have said. The new rules being framed by th...
UNB 2021-05-07 17:53:09
The government should prioritise consumption protection and employment promotion in the upcoming national budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said renowned economist and public policy analyst Dr Debapr...
Reuters 2021-05-07 12:08:45
China extended its impressive trade performance in April, with exports unexpectedly accelerating and import growth hitting a decade high, in a boost to the world's second-largest economy. A brisk US...
FE REPORT 2021-05-07 10:12:34
The revenue board has identified irregularities in using VAT registration number for export-import and other business activities. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found that the old invalid Bu...
FE REPORT 2021-05-07 10:07:40
The central bank on Thursday issued a guideline for trust fund management in payment and settlement services for mobile financial services (MFS), payment service provider (PSP) and payment system oper...
FE REPORT 2021-05-07 09:48:33
The Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) has demanded withdrawal of 15-per cent value-added tax (VAT) on reinsurance commission in the 2021-22 fiscal budget. Addressing a virtual press conference o...
FE REPORT 2021-05-07 09:45:12
The government's top brass wants guarantee from telecoms operators that the people of the republic benefit from the tax rate if reduced. It is true that tax rate on telecommunications is high and the...
FE Report 2021-05-07 09:39:52
Speakers at a discussion on Thursday recommended providing budgetary and policy supports to the startups for enhancing their rapid growth in the post-Covid period. "The startups can play a proactive...
Siddique Islam 2021-05-07 09:28:50
Imports from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member countries increased by more than 23 per cent in the March-April period of this calendar year, officials said. The amount of ACU payment rose to US$1...
MONIRA MUNNI 2021-05-07 09:20:35
Bangladesh's apparel exports to the US sustained a negative growth of over 8.0 per cent during the first quarter of 2021 year-on-year, showing a much slower recovery compared to China and Vietnam. US...
FE Report 2021-05-06 09:34:36
A survey found that 61.57 per cent people had lost their jobs in March and April last year, due to adverse economic impact of the Covid-19 lockdown. Only 15 per cent of these people returned to their...
FE REPORT 2021-05-06 09:21:20
The government is expected to place a Tk. 6.0 trillion national budget for the fiscal year (FY2021-22) in parliament on June 03 next, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. They said...
-- 2021-05-05 22:07:21
Bangladesh is going to prepare an action plan within one month to tackle the possible challenges of Bangladesh’s graduation from the status of a least developed country (LDC) after sorting out t...
-- 2021-05-05 14:15:45
Indonesia’s economy shrank for the fourth straight quarter in January-March but at a much more modest pace, statistics bureau data showed on Wednesday. Southeast Asia’s largest economy co...
FE REPORT 2021-05-05 09:33:34
Economists and business leaders on Tuesday unequivocally criticised the existing budgetary provision for legalising 'black money' and said the opportunity is biased against the honest taxpayers. They...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-05-04 10:14:51
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to settle some 30,000 export shipments using Asycuda system following difficulties of the exporters concerned to avail cash incentives from the central...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-05-04 10:10:50
India has disbursed only US$895 million worth of assistance in last one decade against its commitment of $7.50 billion worth of three lines of credit (LoCs) during the period, officials said on Friday...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-05-04 09:55:44
Bangladesh's foreign exchange (forex) reserve crossed US$45 billion-mark for the first time on Monday following lower import payment obligations and higher growth of inward remittance, officials said....
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION 2021-05-03 15:25:10
The people of Shaniazan union, in northern Bangladesh, still remember when a river burst its banks in the early 1990s and engulfed their homes, leaving the land too sandy to grow traditional rice and...
Reuters 2021-05-03 11:55:12
One in two people worldwide saw their earnings drop due to the coronavirus, with people in low-income countries particularly hard hit by job losses or cuts to their working hours, research showed on M...
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