FE REPORT 2021-01-31 10:01:21
CVC Finance Ltd. wants to shift its corporate-centric focus to rural Bangladesh with the help of technology-based platforms. Currently, the corporate segment of CVC Finance, a new generation non-bank...
FE REPORT 2021-01-31 09:10:15
Planning minister MA Mannan has laid emphasis on enhancing budget for social safety-net programmes as many people have fallen below the poverty line due to Covid-19 pandemic. Replying to discussants...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-01-31 08:52:51
Farm credit disbursement grew by nearly 12 per cent in the first-half of the current fiscal year, driven by seasonal demand for such loans, officials say. Banks released agricultural credit worth Tk...
FE REPORT 2021-01-30 11:31:36
Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) launched "BICM Research Seminar Series" on Thursday. Professor Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BS...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-01-30 09:02:26
China has emerged as one of the leading bilateral development partners of Bangladesh as it disbursed US$460.41 million loans in the first half of the current fiscal year, insiders said on Friday. The...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-01-30 08:50:14
The Indian officials are now seeking permission for physical presence in Bangladesh for investigating any customs-related offences, officials say. They are also seeking information about the assessme...
FE Report 2021-01-29 10:12:23
Speakers at an international webinar have stressed the need for diversifying the country's export basket and focusing on bilateral free trade agreements to address the challenges of the post-Covid glo...
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Stocks finished marginally higher for the two consecutive sessions on Thursday as the stock market regulator relaxed its directive on margin loans for more four months. The Bangladesh Securities and...
REUTERS 2021-01-28 13:52:38
Bangladesh’s huge export-oriented readymade garment industry is fighting for its survival after fresh coronavirus curbs in Europe and North America shrivelled already-weakened order books, indus...
Reuters 2021-01-28 12:32:03
BMW’s free cash flow last year was better than market expectations at about 3.4 billion euros ($4.12 billion) in its core automotive division, the German carmaker said on Wednesday, citing recov...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-28 11:38:01
The board of directors of Grameenphone has recommended 145 per cent final cash dividend (i.e. total 275 per cent cash dividend) for the year ended on December 31, 2020, said an official disclosure on...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-28 11:33:27
Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early trading on Thursday as the stock market regulator relaxed the margin loan adjustment until June 30. The regulator has relaxed its directive on margin loans,...
FE Report 2021-01-28 11:04:41
Speakers at a programme on Wednesday said the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) should coordinate more with its stakeholders to do better in the Ease of Doing Business ranking. They...
FE Report 2021-01-28 10:26:29
The securities regulator will hold a four-day-long road-show in Dubai next month to attract foreign investors and non-resident Bangladeshis. The programme will open on February 9 and will close on Fe...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-01-28 10:01:53
Bangladesh received 10 per cent higher foreign aid in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 compared with the same period last year, boosted by some large loans, including a budgetary support, of...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-01-28 08:53:09
Rules of origin of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) can supersede the provisions of the new Indian customs rules in case any conflicts arise, experts say. The Indian customs (administration of...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-01-28 08:44:46
The central bank has asked the banks to exhaust all stimulus packages by March to help revive the economy, battered by Covid-19. The advice was given at a virtual meeting between the bankers and Bang...
FE REPORT 2021-01-28 08:24:16
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has trashed a recent survey report that showed the country's existing rate of poverty at around 42 per cent. "I don't want to talk about it. You know, it's entirely...
FE Online Report 2021-01-27 20:08:14
Bangladeshi migrant workers sent around US$1.45 billion more remittance through formal channel during the COVID-19 period, a study has found. It said the demand for hundi money (informal channel) to...
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The government has set an export target of $4.0 billion dollars for the country's shipbuilding industry by 2025. In order to help the sector reach the target, the cabinet recently approved ‘Shi...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-27 11:34:24
Stocks witnessed a mixed trend amid choppy trading in the early hours on Wednesday as cautious investors continued their profit booking on sector-wise issues. Following the previous three days’...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-01-27 10:59:18
The central bank is set to extend the enhanced credit limit under its Export Development Fund (EDF) scheme for the textiles and clothing exporters by six more months to help boost proceeds from overse...
FE REPORT 2021-01-27 08:53:42
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has selected a total of 141 taxpayers to recognise the individuals and corporate entities for the highest tax payments in fiscal year 2019-20. The income tax wing...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-26 16:28:21
Stocks witnessed a big jolt on Tuesday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) tumbling below 5,700-mark, as investors went on sell-offs on large-cap stocks. DSEX, the prime index of th...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-26 12:42:43
Marico Bangladesh, a listed multinational company, has declared a third interim cash dividend of 200 per cent based on nine months' financials for the period ended on December 31, 2020. The boar...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-26 11:09:04
Stocks on both the bourses witnessed a downward trend on Tuesday amid volatile trading as cautious investors continued profit booking on sector-wise issues. Following the previous two days’ cor...
FE Report 2021-01-26 09:17:12
The securities regulator has asked both the bourses to submit a detailed plan within 15 days regarding the issuance of new TREC (Trading Right Entitlement Certificate). The Bangladesh Securities and...
FE REPORT 2021-01-26 09:12:38
Chinese and Bangladeshi experts during a webinar on Monday favoured using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to strengthen open account trade for import and export between China and Bangladesh. The...
FE Report 2021-01-26 09:07:53
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), on Monday, ruled out any possibility to cut import taxes on rice and edible oil despite the recent price spiral of these two essential commodities. The NBR Chairm...
FE REPORT 2021-01-26 08:26:36
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday said the volume of defaulted loans has decreased in the banking sector due to the simplification of rules and regulations by the central bank. He said the...
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