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BD leading global push to get transitional benefits

BD leading global push to get transitional benefits

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2018-07-11 10:21:39

Bangladesh is leading a global push for getting the LDC-related benefits for the nations that are set to graduate to a developing country status in the coming years. The country is set to co-host an...

BB faces tough task to lower inflation after spike

BB faces tough task to lower inflation after spike

FE Report 2018-07-11 09:27:54

The central bank may face a challenge to bring down the average annual inflation to 5.6 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY) after it exceeded the target in the last fiscal. The average annual in...

China-BD exhibition centre gets ECNEC nod

China-BD exhibition centre gets ECNEC nod

FE Online Report 2018-07-10 20:10:09

The China-Bangladesh exhibition centre at Purbachal in Dhaka was finally approved by ECNEC of Tuesday, nine years after its preliminary initiative in 2009.    The total cost of the “B...

WhatsApp launches ad campaign in India to fight fake news

WhatsApp launches ad campaign in India to fight fake news

-- 2018-07-10 14:33:57

Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform on Tuesday published advertisements in key Indian newspapers to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messa...

China's Didi, Germany's Continental merge to develop electric vehicles

China's Didi, Germany's Continental merge to develop electric vehicles

-- 2018-07-10 14:25:09

Chinese ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing said on Tuesday it signed an agreement with German automotive supplier Continental AG to jointly develop connected vehicles and design purpose-built electric...

China pledges $20b to revive Mideast economy

China pledges $20b to revive Mideast economy

-- 2018-07-10 13:43:16

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged a package of $20 billion (15.12 billion pounds) in loans, and about $106 million in financial aid, to Middle East nations. The president on Tuesday pledged...

Philippines' trade deficit rises in May

Philippines' trade deficit rises in May

-- 2018-07-10 12:53:41

The trade deficit of Philippines rose to five-month high in May as exports shrunk while imports continued to grow, although at a slower annual pace, the statistics agency said. The imports of the Sou...

Bangladesh Bank for 'growth supportive' MPS

Bangladesh Bank for 'growth supportive' MPS

Siddique Islam 2018-07-10 10:21:07

The central bank has started preparations to formulate its next monetary policy, giving top priority to curb the rising trend of inflation and help the productive sectors achieve maximum economic grow...

Current account deficit threatens macro stability

Current account deficit threatens macro stability

FE Report 2018-07-10 09:46:30

A sizeable current account deficit along with changing global and domestic liquidity conditions has made the management of macro-financial stability challenging. Identifying the challenge, the centra...

China June FX reserves unexpectedly  rise amid trade war fears

China June FX reserves unexpectedly rise amid trade war fears

-- 2018-07-09 10:54:17

China’s foreign exchange reserves unexpectedly rose in June, driven by changes in the value of its holdings and even as concerns of a full-blown trade war between Beijing and the Washington ratt...

Audit exemption only if income is 15pc higher

Audit exemption only if income is 15pc higher

Doulot Akter Mala 2018-07-09 09:42:58

No taxpayer will be able to get exemption from any audit by showing only a gross increase in the annual income compared to that of the previous year, according to a new guideline. Taxpayers now will...

BR earnings rise, but many targets unmet

BR earnings rise, but many targets unmet

Munima Sultana 2018-07-09 09:36:18

The state-owned Bangladesh Railway (BR) missed the annual targets set at the start of fiscal year (FY) 2017-18, official sources said. With an average income of Tk 7.5 million (75 lakh) per month, it...

Jobless growth a troublesome matter: Muhith

Jobless growth a troublesome matter: Muhith

-- 2018-07-08 21:30:50

The economy is struggling with a worrisome issue which is jobless growth, said a senior minister on Sunday. “The country is facing a big problem, which is jobless growth,” said Finance Mi...

Exoskeletons will guarantee superhuman powers

Exoskeletons will guarantee superhuman powers

-- 2018-07-08 15:47:21

Would you put on an exoskeleton that meant you could run for an entire day without getting tired? What about one that would allow you to stay on your feet longer at work? The technology to give peop...

93pc of people would trust orders from a robot at work

93pc of people would trust orders from a robot at work

FE Online Desk 2018-07-08 12:57:38

People are ready to take instructions from robots at work, according to a new study conducted by Oracle and Future Workplace, a research firm preparing leaders for disruptions in recruiting, developme...

Rooppur NPP: Construction work of second unit starts on July 14

Rooppur NPP: Construction work of second unit starts on July 14

FE Report 2018-07-08 10:38:05

The construction work of the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is scheduled to start on July 14, officials said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the 'first...

Oil stays mixed as investors short-cover, Saudi Arabia boosts production

Oil stays mixed as investors short-cover, Saudi Arabia boosts production

-- 2018-07-07 21:13:16

NEW YORK, Jul 07 (Reuters): Oil was mixed on Friday, with short-covering pushing up US crude futures while Brent slipped on global trade tensions and increased Saudi production.West Texas Intermediate...

Export of jute, jute goods witness steady growth

Export of jute, jute goods witness steady growth

-- 2018-07-07 19:39:28

Export of jute and jute products has maintained a steady growth as the country exported jute and jute goods worth $1.02 billion in fiscal year 2017-18 (FY18), up 6.56 per cent from $962.4 million in f...

India’s Forex reserves up by $24.34b in H2 FY18

India’s Forex reserves up by $24.34b in H2 FY18

-- 2018-07-07 15:58:47

India's foreign exchange reserves increased by $24.34 billion to $424.55 billion as of end March 2018 from $400.21 billion as of end September 2017, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said. During Septe...

Twitter suspends 70m accounts in two months

Twitter suspends 70m accounts in two months

-- 2018-07-07 12:33:42

Twitter Inc suspended more than 70 million accounts in May and June, and the pace has continued in July, the Washington Post has reported. More than one million accounts were suspended a day in recen...

H1 outbound jobs nosedive by 25pc

H1 outbound jobs nosedive by 25pc

Arafat Ara 2018-07-07 09:29:04

The number of Bangladeshi workers going abroad with jobs dropped by about 25 per cent in the first half (H1) of the current calendar year (2018) compared to that in the corresponding period of the pre...

NBR seeks income tax information of private sector employees

NBR seeks income tax information of private sector employees

-- 2018-07-06 17:16:15

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to collect income tax information of private sector employees every year. The revenue collecting authority plans to plug the loopholes of tax evas...

EU lawmakers reject tough line on copyright reform

EU lawmakers reject tough line on copyright reform

-- 2018-07-06 14:52:40

EU lawmakers have opted not to take a tough line on an EU copyright overhaul aimed at making Google, Facebook and other tech giants share revenues with publishers, broadcasters and artists after lobby...

FDI in LatAm drops for third straight year

FDI in LatAm drops for third straight year

-- 2018-07-06 13:59:42

The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America overall dropped in 2017 for the third straight year despite the stronger global growth, according to a United Nations agency in Mexico city on Thur...

BD pays $1.27b to ACU for May-June imports

BD pays $1.27b to ACU for May-June imports

Siddique Islam 2018-07-06 11:17:00

Bangladesh has made a routine payment of US$ 1.27 billion to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) against the imports during May-June period of this calendar year, officials said. After the payment, the co...

Economic zones, hi-tech parks to help create ‘12m jobs by 2030’

Economic zones, hi-tech parks to help create ‘12m jobs by 2030’

FE Report 2018-07-06 10:43:00

The government set its sight on creating 12 million (1.2 crore) jobs by 2030 through economic zones and hi-tech parks, speakers said at a workshop on Thursday. The workshop on 'development and cooper...

ADB to provide $45.4m to promote solar-powered irrigation

ADB to provide $45.4m to promote solar-powered irrigation

-- 2018-07-05 18:25:33

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Bangladesh with US$ 20 million as loan from its Power System Efficiency Improvement Project and with an additional US$ 25.44 million in grant financing to...

Govt envisages 12m employment by 2030

Govt envisages 12m employment by 2030

FE Online Report 2018-07-05 17:18:30

The government envisages generating 12 million employment by 2030 through economic zones and high tech parks, speakers at a workshop said yesterday (Wednesday). The workshop titled 'The Development a...

Germany to grow 2.2 pc in 2018, IMF forecasts

Germany to grow 2.2 pc in 2018, IMF forecasts

-- 2018-07-05 16:12:14

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2018 forecast for German GDP growth to 2.2 per cent, saying the rising protectionism and the threat of a hard Brexit had exposed the economy to sign...

‘Mass production’ of Baidu’s self-driving buses underway

‘Mass production’ of Baidu’s self-driving buses underway

-- 2018-07-05 14:25:45

One of China's biggest technology companies has declared it has begun mass production of a self-driving bus. Baidu made the announcement after building its 100th Apolong vehicle at its factory in the...