In the trendy Koukaki district, a discus throw from the Acropolis in Athens, owners of restaurants that have survived the virus lockdown are trying to keep themselves occupied as the weather and the noises from government improve.

China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Saturday, after an anti-monopoly probe found the e-commerce giant had abused its dominant market position for several years.

Amazon.com Inc’s fierce resistance to unionization, skepticism among workers that organizing could get them a better deal and decisions on election parameters all contributed to the apparently lopsided defeat of a labor drive at the company’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, people close to the events said.

Chattogram-based Denim Expert’s managing director, Mostafiz Uddin, has been sending an open letter to some leaders in Europe, the UK and the US since February 26 urging reopening clothing stores to ensure sustainable supply chains in garment business.

The repayment period for loans from the stimulus package aimed at cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) should be extended by two years as those firms have been severely impacted by the pandemic, according to speakers at a virtual discussion.

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hit Bangladesh in early March this year -- almost exactly a year after the initial wave reached the country’s shores.

Consumer spending on international e-commerce grew around 25-30 per cent year-over-year from March 2020 through February 2021 during the pandemic, Mastercard said in a recent report.

Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity today in a statement demanded to ensure hundred percent wages of readymade garment workers during the lockdown.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Golam Sarwar today said several initiatives have been taken with digital platforms like “ChakrirKhoj” to help migrant workers get rid of middlemen or agents in their job searches, making the entire process transparent and hassle-free.

Sales of goods through electronic platforms grew 70 per cent year-on-year in 2020 thanks to a surge in online shopping amid the pandemic, according to the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB).

Experts today stressed the need for embracing "Intelligent Automation" to enable business growth at an exponential rate, combating the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.

Bank Asia has recently witnessed the appointment of a new director.

China is seeing a strong recovery from the Covid-19 crisis but now should use its financial heft and shift its focus to boosting its own consumers, a top IMF official said Wednesday.

Global competition for offshore wind power is so hot that licence auctions now resemble the oil and gas competitions of just a few years ago, and some of the names are familiar too as global oil majors move aggressively into renewable energy.

Tesla Inc is scouting for locations to open showrooms in three Indian cities and has hired an executive to lead its lobbying and business efforts ahead of its planned entry into the country, sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

Telenor Group and Axiata Group Berhad are in advanced discussions about a potential merger of their Malaysian mobile operations Digi and Celcom, Telenor said yesterday.

Business leaders yesterday urged the government to expand the size of its stimulus packages as trade and economic activities continue to suffer amid the ongoing onslaught of Covid-19.

Bangladesh needs to negotiate with the European Union (EU) over the trade threshold for enjoying the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus once it graduates from the least developed country category, said a noted economist on Wednesday.

After paying rent, buying daily necessities and providing educational expenses for the children, most of the salary of an average professional is gone.

The nor’wester and accompanying heat wave that swept over the country on Sunday massively damaged Boro paddy in both plain and haor areas of at least seven districts in northeast and southern divisions, dampening hope for increased production of rice and decline in prices to ease pressure on low income people’s budget.