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-- 2019-01-23 17:47:38
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said he will take measures to expedite Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) initiative for greater socioeconomic development in the South Asia region. “I&rsq...
-- 2019-01-23 14:09:25
US home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply, suggesting a further loss of momentum in the housing market. November’s sales pa...
-- 2019-01-23 13:50:18
The Ministry of Justice is rushing to fix IT issues affecting courts across England. Lawyers say trials have been delayed, jurors are unable to enrol and witness statements are inaccessible. Twitter...
-- 2019-01-22 21:20:49
The point-to-point rate has dropped slightly in December to 5.35 per cent from 5.37 per cent in the previous month owing to the drop in food and non-food inflations. "The general point-to-point infla...
-- 2019-01-22 15:15:00
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved eight projects involving an estimated cost of over Tk 18.93 billion. The approval came from the first ECNEC meetin...
-- 2019-01-22 13:30:26
China’s broadcasting regulator on Tuesday approved the release of a third batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, with industry-leader Tencent Holdings Ltd still absent from t...
-- 2019-01-22 12:15:55
A surge in South Korean government spending boosted the country’s economy in the fourth quarter (Q4) but weakening exports braked last year’s annual pace of growth to a six-year low. Tues...
-- 2019-01-22 12:01:03
The International Monetary Fund has warned that escalating trade tensions could undermine global economic growth. In a new report on the world economic outlook, the IMF also warns of risks from a no-...
-- 2019-01-22 10:46:30
The global economy will continue to grow at a steady pace of around 3.0 per cent in 2019 and 2020 amid signs that global growth has peaked, the United Nations said Monday. However, "a worrisome combi...
Asjadul Kibria 2019-01-22 09:14:32
The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country recorded substantial rise in 2018 with China becoming the top contributor. The development came in contrast to the decline in global inflo...
-- 2019-01-21 18:08:55
The 26 richest people own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population. The development charity Oxfam International gave the information in i...
-- 2019-01-21 17:24:32
WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information on the platform. The Facebook-owned business had already...
FE Online Desk 2019-01-21 12:23:42
Potentially higher interest rates, as well as volatile domestic currencies, bond markets, and property prices, would make financing conditions more difficult for Asia-Pacific financial institutions in...
-- 2019-01-21 09:42:06
China’s economic growth cooled slightly in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as expected, weighed down by weak investment and faltering consumer confidence as Washington piled on trade pres...
Rezaul Karim 2019-01-21 09:31:35
Bangladeshi overseas workers have been suffering a serious setback when remitting their hard-earned money due to inadequate number of agent points in their destination countries. Saudi Arabia, the Un...
-- 2019-01-20 17:01:23
We're looking at Saturn at a very special time in the history of the Solar System, according to scientists. They've confirmed the planet's iconic rings are very young - no more than 100 million years...
Reuters 2019-01-20 10:57:59
China is expected to report on Monday that economic growth cooled to its slowest in 28 years in 2018 amid weakening domestic demand and bruising US tariffs, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more...
-- 2019-01-19 21:18:14
Fears that robots will eliminate your job are unfounded with a growing number of employers planning to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, staffing company ManpowerGroup said in...
-- 2019-01-19 14:47:49
Indian Railways (IR) is planning an entry into the $200 billion global market for coaches and wagons (rolling stock) after producing Train 18, an Indian semi-high speed train. The IR fixed the target...
-- 2019-01-19 13:06:38
The number of high net-worth (HNW) individuals in Bangladesh will rise by 11.4 per cent in the next five years, according to the latest report of Wealth-X, a New York-based research firm. In the list...
Rezaul Karim 2019-01-19 10:14:46
Remittance inflow may see a significant fall this calendar year for taxing expats' cash transfer by Italy, a major source of remittance earnings for Bangladesh. Bangladeshi migrants send home $550-...
-- 2019-01-18 20:51:05
Sri Lanka will receive a loan of $1.0 billion from Bank of China before the end of the January-March quarter, the chief of the central bank said on Thursday, to help the country meet repayments in the...
-- 2019-01-18 15:28:20
The National Bureau of Statistics of China on Friday revised the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2017 from 6.9 per cent to 6.8 per cent in its final verification. The GDP was...
-- 2019-01-18 14:52:48
US- based Netflix ended 2018 with more than 139 million paid subscribers, adding 8.8 million members in the three months to December 31. The streaming giant said the growth reflected the success of i...
-- 2019-01-18 12:48:08
India’s top business groups have urged the RBI to cut its benchmark interest rate and lower the cash reserve ratio it imposes on banks to stimulate an economy that is showing signs of weakness....
-- 2019-01-18 11:32:50
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) intends to make all its civic services digitalised and automated in phases for benefit of the city dwellers. “We are pledged bound to make the services transpare...
Doulot Akter Mala 2019-01-18 10:55:11
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to make reduced rate of source tax, 0.25 per cent, on export proceeds effective from January, 1, 2019. The board will issue a clarification today (Frid...
FE Report 2019-01-18 09:37:31
Private sector credit growth dropped significantly in December mainly due to the lower demand for loans, due mainly to the elections, bankers said. They, however, expected the growth in credit flow...
-- 2019-01-17 21:11:42
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a new guideline on Thursday to shorten the leash on rising default loans. The new policy will be will be effective from the next fiscal year beginning on July 1, a...
-- 2019-01-17 16:23:54
The first full assessment of risks to the world's coffee plants shows that 60 per cent of 124 known species are on the edge of extinction. More than 100 types of coffee tree grow naturally in forests...
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