-- 2022-02-25 17:41:30
The United States, Britain and other Western nations have hit Russia with new sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. The European Union broadly agreed on new measures, details...
-- 2022-02-25 13:23:13
In late November 2019, after winning Sri Lanka's presidential election and months ahead of a parliamentary ballot that would again test his popularity, Gotabaya Rajapaksa gathered his cabinet and made...
-- 2022-02-24 20:45:35
Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need— a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted Chinese devel...
-- 2022-02-24 12:55:01
Global stocks and US bond yields dived on Thursday, while the dollar, gold and oil prices rocketed higher as Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south co...
-- 2022-02-23 19:47:23
Global stocks broke a four-day slide on Wednesday and demand for safe-haven assets waned, with investors waiting to see Russian President Vladimir Putin's next move after he sent troops into separatis...
-- 2022-02-21 21:59:11
The rouble slid to a more than three-week low on Monday, erasing earlier gains in a volatile session, and Russian stocks plunged as Western fears of imminent military action in Ukraine outweighed hope...
-- 2022-02-21 20:38:48
The Sri Lankan government is to kick off a programme to promote the country's popular batik and handloom products to global markets in order to reboot local handloom industry. A senior official from...
-- 2022-02-21 18:20:11
India’s state-run company Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which is planning the country's largest IPO next month, may not sell its entire stake in IDBI Bank and can use its large netw...
-- 2022-02-21 08:32:28
The Saudi energy minister said on Sunday that focusing only on renewable power sources was a mistake and that the world may not be able to produce all the energy needed for economic recovery from the...
-- 2022-02-20 10:23:43
The World Bank Group on Saturday said it is readying a $350 million disbursement to Ukraine that the group's board will consider by the end of March as part of a plan for short- and long-term financin...
-- 2022-02-20 10:22:44
A potential invasion of Ukraine by neighbouring Russia would be felt across a number of markets, from wheat and energy prices and the region's sovereign dollar bonds to safe-haven assets and stock mar...
FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-19 16:38:50
A team of Bangladeshi high school students has been selected as finalists for the ‘NFTE World Series of Innovation,’ securing a top 10 spot among hundreds of entries from all over the worl...
-- 2022-02-18 15:38:24
Car spare parts dealers in Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo are receiving a steady stream of customers looking for what is fast becoming a prized commodity in the island nation - side mirrors for Suzu...
-- 2022-02-14 11:53:29
Weary Credit Suisse investors fear a long wait for the bank to get back on piste after a string of scandals which have wiped billions off its market value and piled pressure on management. While Swit...
-- 2022-02-14 08:55:03
The former head of India's largest stock exchange shared confidential information with a yogi and sought his advice on crucial decisions, a probe by the market regulator has found, ahead of the bourse...
-- 2022-02-14 08:52:54
State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has filed draft papers with the market regulator to sell 5 per cent of its shares to potentially raise nearly $8 billion, dwarfing the biggest IPO i...
-- 2022-02-13 19:24:34
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4 per cent of Saudi Aramco shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the government said on Sunday. The sh...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL 2022-02-13 09:43:31
The securities regulator and the bourses have intensified their vigilance and enforcement actions against the errant market operators and listed companies to ensure the safety of investors' money and...
-- 2022-02-13 09:14:26
Geopolitical worries have added another layer of volatility to an already-jumpy market as investors priced in the possibility of escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, though some doubted the...
-- 2022-02-13 09:10:52
Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in frozen assets on US soil for humanitarian aid and set aside the rest to possibly satisfy lawsui...
-- 2022-02-12 08:45:58
Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Friday for the second straight session, as investors fretted about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Reuters reports. Nine of the 11 major S&...
-- 2022-02-11 10:47:15
Twitter reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue and user growth on Thursday and forecast revenue short of Wall Street targets, indicating that its turnaround plan has yet to bear f...
-- 2022-02-11 10:09:27
US consumer prices rose solidly in January, leading to the biggest annual increase in inflation in 40 years, fueling financial markets speculation for a hefty 50 basis points interest rate hike from t...
-- 2022-02-10 08:44:14
Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, with megacap growth stocks powering higher thanks to a pause in rising interest rates, and upbeat earnings reports also encouraged investors to buy, Reuters reports....
FE Online 2022-02-07 16:14:27
Global Chamber Dhaka, in collaboration with the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh Digital Marketing Club, Movementum Consultancy and Facilitation Group (MCFG) and Financial Express, will organise...
-- 2022-02-04 10:27:37
Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc's (FB.O) stock marked a record one-day plunge, while fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos was set to add $20 billion to his per...
-- 2022-02-04 10:18:31
Shares of Facebook owner Meta (FB.O) plummeted 26per cent on Thursday, the biggest single-day slide in market value for a US company, after the social media giant issued a dismal forecast, blaming App...
-- 2022-02-03 10:33:43
Sri Lanka signed a $500 million credit line with India to import fuel on Wednesday, officials said, as the island nation seeks to stave off rolling power cuts amid a foreign exchange crisis that has h...
FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-03 08:44:20
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc's (FB.O) shares plunged more than 20 per cent late on Wednesday after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, blaming Apple's privacy changes...
-- 2022-02-02 09:29:14
Google parent Alphabet Inc reported record quarterly sales that topped expectations on Tuesday, as its internet advertising business surged on consumers using Google search as they shopped online and...
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