IMF keeps Bangladesh’s economic growth forecast almost unchanged

The IMF projected Bangladesh’s GDP growth at 3.76% for FY25
22 April 2025

Gold hits record, stocks slip as Trump fuels Fed fears

With the US tariff blitz still causing ructions on global trading floors, investors are now dealing with the added worry that the US president will try to remove the country's top banker that many fear could hammer already fragile market confidence.
22 April 2025

Police, Bida launch special security measures for foreign investors

Held meeting with officials of foreign companies, introduced dedicated emergency contact line
21 April 2025

DHL to stop global shipments worth over $800 to US consumers

As part of those changes, the government has also lowered the threshold at which parcels to individuals require formal entry processing by US Customs -- down to $800 from $2,500 as of April 5.
21 April 2025

Gold hits record, dollar drops as tariff fears dampen sentiment

The precious metal was also helped by a weaker dollar, which has also been hit by worries about Trump's standoff with Fed boss Jerome Powell.
21 April 2025

Gas price hike, US tariff double blow to industries: experts

The fresh gas price hike has become a major challenge for local industries at a time when they are at risk of experiencing a fall in exports to the US due to the new Trump tariffs, a trade expert said today.
20 April 2025

China's US envoy urges end to trade war, but warns Beijing ready to fight

The trade war has all but frozen the mammoth trade between the world's two largest economies with tariffs over 100% in each direction and a suite of trade, investment and cultural restrictions.
20 April 2025

Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China

Silicon Valley semiconductor star Nvidia and its US rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expect big financial hits from new US licensing requirements for semiconductors exported to China, they notified regulators this week.
20 April 2025

Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher

The American and European aerospace giants have grappled with higher expenses for primary materials such as titanium, components and energy, as well as overall labor cost pressures.
20 April 2025

Garment exports to US grow 17%

Bangladesh shipped apparels worth $5.74 billion in the July-March period to the USA
19 April 2025

In US Chinatowns, merchants ‘don’t want the trade war to be a war’

Chinatowns across the US are feeling the effects of the escalating tariff war
19 April 2025

US 'strong dollar' policy rings increasingly hollow

The 'strong dollar' policy has always been about more than just the exchange rate, although a more expensive currency can help keep inflation and interest rates low.
19 April 2025

Sri Lanka's women-run hotel breaks down barriers

The hotel, on the shores of Lake Kandalama in the green hills of central Sri Lanka, opened in January with a unique selling point -- its staff are exclusively women.
19 April 2025

Trump goes to war with the Fed

"If I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said Thursday, referring to Powell
19 April 2025

Cancellation of Transhipment due to ‘some developments’

India yesterday said its withdrawal of transshipment facility to Bangladesh for third-country exports should be seen in the backdrop of “some of the developments” that preceded it.
17 April 2025

MOC: US' tariffs on certain Chinese exports as high as 245%

As for this meaningless tariff numerical game by the US, China will not heed it," a spokesperson with the ministry said.
17 April 2025

Taiwan's TSMC says net profit rose 60.3% in first quarter

Net profit for the first three months of 2025 rose 60.3 percent from a year ago to NT$361.56 billion ($11.1 billion)
17 April 2025

Asian markets boosted by 'Big Progress' in Japan tariff talks

Investors are keeping a nervous eye on Washington for the next three months as governments scramble to cut deals to avert crippling tariffs unveiled by the US president on his April 2 "Liberation Day" but delayed for 90 days.
17 April 2025

ECB ready to cut rates again as Trump tariffs shake eurozone

The uncertainty around Trump's next move, and the negative impact it could have on growth within the single currency bloc, has intensified calls for the ECB to ease borrowing costs further.
17 April 2025

Japan fails to win immediate tariff relief in US talks

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said future negotiations "won't be easy"
17 April 2025