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-- 2020-05-21 10:42:59
The government has decided to devise a strategic plan on incentives and other benefits to be offered to prospective foreign investors who will relocate their businesses to Bangladesh in the post-Covid...
FE Report 2020-05-21 10:04:32
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed 22.9 per cent people of the country below poverty line apart from officially- recognised 20.5 per cent existing poor, according to a rapid survey report. The report s...
-- 2020-05-20 23:40:08
The Ministry of Industries has said it is not possible to shut down tobacco industry in a hurry without creating awareness. The statement was made in a press release issued on Wednesday by industries...
-- 2020-05-20 22:49:40
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $250 million for extending cooperation to Bangladesh government’s utmost efforts for combating Covid-19. “AIIB Board of Direct...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-20 19:17:42
Qatar Airways announced that the first stage of the strategic partnership with American Airlines has begun with Qatar Airways placing its code on American Airlines’ domestic flights, strengtheni...
-- 2020-05-20 17:30:09
Facebook is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world's largest social network's platforms, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. Acco...
Global Times 2020-05-20 16:26:01
One of the most closely watched aspects of China's two sessions each year is the release of the official target for GDP growth, a reliable indicator of where the world's second-largest economy is head...
-- 2020-05-20 16:15:48
The Indian government’s frugal economic stimulus package has put pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to intervene, as analysts and economists say measures announced so far are unlikely t...
FE Report 2020-05-20 09:41:18
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) spending hit four-year low in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 due to the impact of the coronavirus on the development work, officia...
Doulot Akter Mala 2020-05-20 09:19:38
The government is likely to offer a set of tax incentives for both individual and corporate taxpayers, including black money whitening opportunity, in the budget for upcoming fiscal year (FY), 2020-21...
Arafat Ara 2020-05-20 09:17:31
Thousands of Bangladeshi workers staying abroad without proper documents risk being deported, due in part to coronavirus pandemic in countries that host them, according to insiders in the manpower e...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 21:57:17
As part of Corporate Social Responsibility, NRB Bank Limited has undertaken Essential Food Support Initiative to help families in dire need for food and welfare support under a nationwide shutdo...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 19:36:48
Four leading business organizations and a private sector economic policy think tank on Tuesday floated ‘Resurgent Bangladesh’, an initiative to help Bangladesh chart out and execute the re...
REUTERS 2020-05-19 17:59:00
Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats for British retailer Next Plc shut it down after orders dried up due to the cor...
-- 2020-05-19 16:57:42
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) involving Tk 2.05 trillion for the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) with focus on transport, education, health...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-19 15:58:36
Corporate sector has been contributing significantly in social development including reducing poverty, fighting disaster and adverse situation. Besides government initiatives, precise use of the CSR f...
FE REPORT 2020-05-19 09:46:12
The Planning Commission (PC) is set to place a Tk 2.05 trillion worth of Annual Development Programme (ADP) before the National Economic Council (NEC) today (Tuesday) for getting approval, officials s...
FE REPORT 2020-05-19 09:39:24
Fourteen banks on Monday signed separate agreements with the Bangladesh Bank to disburse Tk 150 billion in loans as part of refinancing facilities to support implementation of the stimulus package f...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-05-19 09:33:03
Global ratings agency Moody's has predicted the economic activity in Bangladesh will decelerate sharply over the next 18 months in the aftermath of COVID-19 outbreak. "…. domestic activity res...
FE Online Report 2020-05-18 21:46:09
Net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh dropped by 20.45 per cent in the last calendar year (2019), according to the latest estimate of the central bank. The estimate, although pr...
Reuters 2020-05-18 11:40:46
Indian lenders are facing a jump in defaults on credit card dues, personal and vehicle loans due to the coronavirus, forcing them to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars and take steps like askin...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-05-18 11:31:47
The central bank has enhanced the loan ceiling for the members of textiles and clothing exporters under its export development fund or EDF scheme to help boost proceeds from overseas sales, officials...
-- 2020-05-18 10:27:20
Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus crisis ravages businesses and consumers....
FE REPORT 2020-05-18 10:24:29
The parliamentary standing committee on the foreign affairs ministry on Sunday recommended gearing up economic diplomacy to address the post-Covid economic challenges. This was the first meeting of a...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-05-18 09:26:12
The collection of valued added tax or VAT against returns slipped by over 38 per cent in May, although the number of filing rose by 11,000 month on month. Despite lockdown, the return submission has...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-18 00:44:09
The government is providing direct cash assistance to 5.0 million Corona-affected families. Recently Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced this Eid gift of BDT 2,500 per family via mobile banking to...
-- 2020-05-16 23:38:54
A half-day online workshop on preparedness of banks to mitigate effects of COVID-19 on economic, monetary and financial sector was held on Saturday at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM...
-- 2020-05-16 12:15:04
With the global economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has sought record $4.5 billion in loans from foreign donors to cover the deficit in the national budget for fiscal year 2020-21...
FE Report 2020-05-16 09:50:01
The South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, might lose US$142 billion to $218 billion due to impact of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic on their economies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman 2020-05-16 09:27:25
The government plans to transfer Tk 150 billion from the surplus money of the state-owned enterprises or SoEs to the government exchequer during fiscal year 2019-20, finance ministry officials say....
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