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FE REPORT 2021-04-05 10:15:12
Banks and other financial institutions (FIs) have been asked to prepare a business continuity plan (BCP) to deal with any crisis in the coming days. BCP is defined as the capability of an organisatio...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-04-05 08:53:32
The country received 6.62 per cent higher foreign assistance in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of the previous FY, officials sa...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-03 19:26:48
In order to do better in the ease of doing business (EODB) index, Bangladesh needs to reform commercial law, improve land border facilities and more efficient banking system, said discussants and stak...
-- 2021-04-03 17:22:15
The number of Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh has increased around four times in 10 years as the government ensured better business climate for the foreign investors in the country. Accord...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-04-03 12:39:43
Bangladesh examined the viability of striking free trade agreements (FTAs) with nearly two and a half dozen countries in the last decade, but it did not sign a single deal. Officials concerned have a...
-- 2021-04-02 22:49:22
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will provide a total of Tk 600 billion financing to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by 2023 to ensure economic resilience that will enhance GDP, employment, and inclusive deve...
FE REPORT 2021-04-02 10:54:23
Remittance inflow saw some 35 per cent growth during the July-March period of the current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, compared to the same period a year back. During the first nine months of current F...
Reuters 2021-04-02 10:25:53
Egypt’s Suez Canal must move quickly to upgrade its technical infrastructure if it is to avoid future shipping disruption, shipping industry sources said, as the major trade route tries to bounc...
Reuters 2021-04-01 10:17:38
Messaging platform Discord on Wednesday launched a new feature for people to hold live audio events for audiences, similar to the rapidly growing app Clubhouse. Discord, which offers voice, video and...
-- 2021-04-01 09:16:18
US private employers hired the most workers in six months in March as more Americans got vaccinated against COVID-19, pushing the economy towards a broader reopening, which is expected to unleash a st...
-- 2021-03-31 20:00:25
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh’s economy will face sufferings if the coronavirus pandemic hugely affects the global market. The minister also expressed his hope that loc...
FE Online Report 2021-03-31 18:03:30
Bangladesh economy may rebound robustly in the current fiscal year (FY21) as the gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to post 7.20 per cent growth. Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacifi...
-- 2021-03-31 16:13:30
Prospects of an economic rebound in South Asia are firming up as growth is set to increase by 7.2 per cent in 2021 and 4.4 per cent in 2022, climbing from historic lows in 2020 and putting the region...
-- 2021-03-31 11:47:20
An uncrewed SpaceX Starship prototype rocket failed to land safely on Tuesday after a test launch from Boca Chica, Texas, and engineers were investigating, SpaceX said. “We do appear to have lo...
-- 2021-03-31 11:11:51
Spotify Inc said on Tuesday it has purchased Betty Labs, the company behind sports-focused social audio app Locker Room, to accelerate its move into live audio. New voice-based platforms, including i...
FE REPORT 2021-03-31 08:50:32
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formulated a policy relating to the disbursement of funds worth Tk 5.0 billion for startups. The disbursement of funds to the startup clients will be made collateral-fr...
-- 2021-03-31 08:29:37
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said oil firm Aramco and petrochemical firm SABIC would lead investments of 5 trillion riyals ($1.3 trillion) by the local private sector by 2030 under a programme an...
REUTERS 2021-03-30 18:32:50
Google's Maps app will start directing drivers along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traffic, slopes and other factors, the company announced on Tuesday. Google, an...
-- 2021-03-30 18:18:33
The Asia-Pacific region needs large, yet attainable, investments in resilience to protect development gains amid a fragile and inequitable post-COVID-19 economic recovery, says a UN report released on...
-- 2021-03-30 08:22:47
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for concerted global actions and robust leadership to quick recovery of the liquidity crisis and sovereign debt burdens during and the post Cov...
-- 2021-03-29 21:28:58
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his optimism that extreme poverty rate will come down to 3 per cent by 2030 and the country will be free of poverty after 2041. "Once 80 per cent people...
-- 2021-03-29 17:17:29
The number of investment proposals with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) rose by 68.50 per cent (Taka 95,794.719 million) during the October to December quarter in 2020 compared...
-- 2021-03-29 08:55:00
Geographical location, inexpensive and easily trainable workforce and moderate production cost have helped Bangladesh become an attractive investment destination, Law Minister Anisul Huq said Sunday....
FE Report 2021-03-29 08:22:23
The Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) sought reduction of corporate income tax and source tax on export to stay competitive in global market. T...
FE REPORT 2021-03-29 08:07:28
The central bank on Sunday asked the commercial banks to charge lowest level margin while opening letter of credit (LC) for importing essential commodities. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued the direct...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-03-29 07:56:57
Bangladesh, in the face of opposition from India, failed to accommodate a provision of 'pre-initiation consultation' on the anti-dumping issue in the MoU on trade remedial measures, signed between the...
-- 2021-03-28 11:03:28
Vietnam received $4.1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first three months of 2021, up 6.5 per cent from a year earlier, government data showed on Saturday. FDI has been a key driver...
-- 2021-03-27 21:06:10
NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid. The space agency announced this week that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophi...
FE Online Desk 2021-03-27 15:21:35
The World Bank on Friday approved US$250 million financing for Bangladesh aimed at recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. A WB news release issued from Washington said this financing would help Banglad...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-03-27 08:27:50
Country's external debt soared to a record level in 2020 due to higher government borrowing. The overall external debt in December, 2020 stood at US$ 70.7 billion, nearly 16 per cent more than that o...
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