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-- 2018-01-01 07:02:16
Irregularities in banking sector’s credit management will continue to keep the overall economy under pressure this year. Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FBCC...
-- 2018-01-01 02:43:11
Foreign aid to Nepal have seen rose to 30 per cent fiscal year 2016-17. Himalayan country saw 30 per cent rise in disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) received from multilateral and...
FE Report 2017-12-31 12:00:00
The Gregorian calendar sheds 2017 today (Sunday) into the archives of time, leaving socioeconomic, political and cultural landscapes of Bangladesh, as also of the world, marked by some important event...
Reuters 2017-12-31 11:02:15
Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed slightly in December as a punishing crackdown on air pollution and a cooling property market start to weigh on the world’s second-largest econ...
-- 2017-12-31 10:50:19
Referring to the non-resident Bangladeshis' (NRBs) contribution to the country's economy, speakers at a programme on Saturday said NRBs will return to the country with knowledge and investment if cong...
-- 2017-12-31 09:49:48
The central bank has eased the process of the Export Development Fund (EDF) to facilitate access to financing in foreign exchange for input procurements by manufacturer-exporters. A Bangladesh Bank (...
FE Online Desk 2017-12-31 09:13:34
The Finance Minister has said that there will neither be any new tax imposed, nor will be any risk in the country’s banking sector in the year 2018. He also expected a peaceful and stable year...
-- 2017-12-31 07:22:00
Singapore’s economy grew 3.5 per cent in 2017 on the back of improved productivity as well as a pick-up in the global economy. Trade-reliant economy in the country has enjoyed a boost this year...
-- 2017-12-31 06:10:53
The credit disbursement for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) increased by 21.60 per cent in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the corresponding period of the last year, according to the...
BBC 2017-12-31 02:45:09
Internet companies should face a tax punishment for failing to deal with the threat of terrorism in the UK, security minister Ben Wallace has said. Wallace said firms such as Facebook, Google and You...
Reuters 2017-12-30 12:49:59
Qatar’s economy has largely recovered from a boycott imposed by other Arab states and is again growing at one of the fastest rates in the region, according to figures released by the statistics...
Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2017-12-30 12:00:00
From launching the country's first nano-satellite to the celebrated visit of the world's first 'robot citizen', the outgoing year 2017 has been a year of buzz, hope and surprise for Bangladesh's telec...
Siddique Islam 2017-12-30 12:00:00
Banks got into a last-minute race seeking permission from the central bank to allow rescheduling loans under special considerations to help avert further buildup of their classified loans, as the year...
Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-12-30 09:47:03
Some major economic-financial indicators performed well below par in the outgoing calendar year, casting their adverse impacts on Bangladesh's economic health, experts said. The underperformances are...
FE Online Desk 2017-12-30 01:11:14
The first ever NRB Conclave, organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) began today (Saturday) at a city hotel. "This initiative explores models and approaches to engage the Non Resident Bangladeshi...
-- 2017-12-30 01:02:34
China’s central bank has decided to raise the reserve funds ratio of third-party payment firms to 50 per cent by April 2018 from a current rate of 20 per cent, official said. The central of the...
FE Report 2017-12-29 12:00:00
Despite a significant rise in the country's outbound jobs, the growth of remittances is set to decline in the outgoing year 2017, said a RMMRU report on Thursday. Refugee and Migratory Movements Rese...
FE Report 2017-12-29 12:00:00
The central bank has advised service exporters to open notional accounts only with the Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSPs) having arrangement with banks in Bangladesh. "We've revised th...
FE Online Desk 2017-12-29 12:00:00
The year of 2017, designated as the Year of Friendship and Exchanges between China and Bangladesh, saw the friendly ties between the two nations. The both sides pushed forward cooperation based on mu...
FE Online Desk 2017-12-29 12:00:00
Bangladesh decided to amend its labour law and the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Law to comply with the European Union (EU) recommendations. The EU had earlier called on Banglade...
-- 2017-12-29 12:00:00
India’s finance ministry on Friday cautioned investors about the risks of trading in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, saying digital currency investments are like “Ponzi schemes.”...
FE Report 2017-12-29 10:10:39
The revenue authority has extended the deadline for obtaining nine-digit electronic Business Identification Number (e-BIN) until March 31, 2018 for the businesses, having 11-digit BINs. Validity of...
-- 2017-12-29 04:46:48
Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage slow older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc has apologised over the issue. The company also announced to make a number of changes for customers “t...
-- 2017-12-29 03:39:50
South Korean government has finalised a power supply plan that aims to make renewables the country’s fuel of choice for power generation for the next 15 years, its energy ministry said on Friday...
-- 2017-12-28 12:00:00
Former President Barack Obama told Prince Harry in an interview broadcast Wednesday that people in leadership roles must be careful in their use of social media and warned against spending too much ti...
Doulot Akter Mala 2017-12-28 12:00:00
Around 85 per cent of the foreign companies operating in Bangladesh and executing international transactions hardly share their incomes with the host nation, thus allegedly contributing vastly to capi...
FE Report 2017-12-28 12:00:00
Bangladesh economy may grow at a slower pace of 6.9 per cent this fiscal year after a record growth of 7.28 per cent in the last fiscal, a global financial giant forecasts. The latest reckoning on th...
FE Online Report 2017-12-28 12:00:00
The country’s remittance earning is expected to witness 0.81 per cent decline at the end of December this year, according to a report. But it predicted that the overseas employment might see 34...
-- 2017-12-28 10:53:54
Japan’s industrial production rose 0.60 percent in November from a month earlier, trade ministry data showed on Thursday. The industrial output rises more than expected as robust overseas dema...
FE Online Desk 2017-12-28 08:34:18
The size and expenditure of the annual development programme (ADP) has marked a significant increase over the past few years. In the current fiscal year (FY) 18, the ADP has witnessed a 438 per cent...
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