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Siddique Islam 2019-06-17 09:40:27
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern over the rising trend in stressed assets in the banking sector. The Washington-based lender recommended that the quality of assets should b...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2019-06-17 09:35:42
A total of 209 listed companies will have to pay an additional Tk 107.92 billion if the proposed 15 per cent tax on 'reserves and retained earnings' is implemented. Officials concerned said a large n...
Syful Islam 2019-06-17 09:27:39
The ministry of commerce is devising a mechanism on how to keep the country's export sector competitive without providing cash incentives in the post-LDC era, officials said. The idea is being worked...
FE Report 2019-06-16 10:22:24
Garment accessories makers have urged the government to provide them with equal budgetary facilities as proposed for the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector. Bangladesh Garments Accessories an...
FE Report 2019-06-16 09:59:35
Planning minister MA Mannan said on Saturday the National Board of Revenue (NBR) needs extensive reforms to boost its capacity as the national tax body. He, however, said the much-needed transformati...
Mohammad Mufazzal 2019-06-16 09:43:43
The market operators and experts have expressed their mixed reaction to the measures announced for the country's capital market in the budget proposed for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20. Hailing the pr...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2019-06-16 09:25:51
The government has targeted cutting its borrowing target from the national savings certificates(NSC) by 42 per cent in the next three fiscals aimed at reducing fiscal risk, according to official docum...
Global Times 2019-06-15 17:24:49
If the Trump administration continues its condescending attitude toward China while refusing to take Beijing as an equal negotiating partner and to make long-overdue compromises on China's legitimate...
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The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has welcomed the black money whitening facility in the proposed budget national budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The apex tra...
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Gono Forum on Saturday turned down the national budget for 2019-20 saying it has been formulated to protect the interest of a handful of businesspeople and politicians ignoring people. "This is no...
Siddique Islam 2019-06-15 10:40:49
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to visit the country from June 16 (tomorrow) to June 27 to review the overall macro-economic situation. The IMF Article IV Consultati...
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US President Donald Trump said “it doesn’t matter” if Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends the Group of 20 summit later this month in the Japanese city of Osaka, predicting a trade deal...
FE Report 2019-06-15 10:26:46
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) hailed the budget proposed for the next fiscal year (FY) as the latter has kept the fiscal incentives for textile sector unchang...
FE Report 2019-06-15 10:15:45
Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has termed the implementation of the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 as challenging one. "A huge deficit financing f...
FE Report 2019-06-15 09:47:46
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) said on Friday the higher revenue collection target would create pressure on existing taxpayers. The chamber expressed its utter disapp...
FE Report 2019-06-15 09:38:21
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned Friday of stringent measures against private banks who are defying the directive to lower the interest rate to single-digit. "We're always in favour of single-digi...
FE Online Report 2019-06-14 20:36:00
Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday said the opportunity of whitening black money in the proposed national budget as unconstitutional, discriminatory and corruption friendly. In th...
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Taking a swipe at the critics of the newly-unveiled national budget, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said there are some people who find faults in everything as this is a kind of mental sicknes...
FE Online Desk 2019-06-14 17:16:23
The government placed Tk.5.23 trillion budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 in the parliament on Thursday. Some highlights of the proposed budget are given bellow: Tk.5.23 trillion budget...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her government has planned to take the country's GDP growth to 10 per cent in the 2023-'24 fiscal year. The Prime Minister said this while briefing the med...
FE Online Desk 2019-06-14 15:24:08
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started addressing a press conference at 3:00pm on Friday on budget at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal fell ill....
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The Centre for Policy Dialogue says the proposed budget is full of promises, with no specific ways to implement it. The think-tank’s formal reaction came a day after Finance Minister AHM Mustaf...
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Sheikh Hasina will hold a media briefing on budget at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka at 3:00pm Friday for the first time, as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has been taken ill...
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The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that more than three quarters of the economists polled by the newspaper expected the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. On the timing of the policy mo...
FE Report 2019-06-14 11:48:54
The government has proposed to increase allocation for the development and modernisation of technical and madrasa education by 29.45 per cent to Tk74.54 billion from Tk57.58 billion. Finance Minister...
FE Report 2019-06-14 11:40:30
For the first time, the national budget has proposed allocation of Tk1.0 billion to facilitate rehabilitation of the people affected by river erosion. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday m...
FE Report 2019-06-14 11:38:58
The country's livestock-based industries have got a benefit in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 (FY'20) which might help reduce prices of poultry and animal feeds. Import duty and taxe...
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From the look of the revised budget for the outgoing financial year and its state of implementation up to the month of March reconfirms the main weakness of our financial management, namely, the persi...
FE Report 2019-06-14 11:16:13
The government has set a target to ensure electricity for all within the next one year. "Currently, the country's power generation capacity has increased to 21,169 megawatts (MW). We have succeeded i...
FE Report 2019-06-14 11:14:18
The government has waived the duty on raw materials for cancer drugs in the proposed national budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2019-20. This waiver will help make cancer medicines cheaper for...
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