Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
14 September 2026
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Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend, data shows
14 September 2026
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Oil extends gains as Mideast tensions deepen supply fears
14 September 2026
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Govt reinstates decision on import of 10 to 30 count yarn under bond
13 September 2026
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Analysis / Used Electric Vehicles: Affordable option or battery waste risk?
13 September 2026
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Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to adapt, explore new supply sources
13 September 2026
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New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies
13 September 2026
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Withdraw import ban on reconditioned, used EVs: BARVIDA
12 September 2026
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Can Africa seize its moment in the race for critical minerals?
12 September 2026
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US Commerce Department finalizes steep duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos
12 September 2026
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Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans
Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home
2 October 2024
Inflation eases in Sep but still above 9%
The consumer price index stood at 9.92%, down from previous month's 10.49%
2 October 2024
Govt to buy two cargoes of LNG from spot market
The first consignment will cost Tk 640.15 crore and the second one Tk 649.59 crore
2 October 2024
AI's next feat will be its descent from the cloud
Google owner Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram and Facebook, are forecast to spend a combined $160 billion in capital expenditures next year,
2 October 2024
Apple accused by US labor board of imposing illegal workplace rules
The complaint accuses Apple of "interfering with, restraining, and coercing employees in the exercise of" their rights under federal labor law
2 October 2024
Stock markets slump, oil jumps on Middle East concerns
US and European stocks turned sharply lower after the strikes, which Iran launched in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders
2 October 2024
Tariffs risk raising costs for US consumers: IMF chief
"Tariffs are very blunt instruments," Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC in an interview.
2 October 2024
Oil extends rally after Iran attack, Hong Kong resumes surge
Both main crude contracts jumped more than five percent at one point Tuesday after Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders
2 October 2024
Sri Lanka to review sovereign bond restructure deal
Restructuring the debt is a cornerstone of the International Monetary Fund rescue plan Sri Lanka agreed to last year after an unprecedented economic crisis
1 October 2024
Business confidence flat among Japan's big manufacturers
The Bank of Japan's Tankan survey reports the difference between the percentage of firms who see current business conditions as favourable, and those that do not
1 October 2024
US Fed Chair sees 'further disinflation' in economy
The rate-cut lowers the cost of borrowing for consumers and businesses, bringing some relief to households weeks before November's presidential election -- even as the Fed works independently of the US administration
1 October 2024
Collaboration between private, public sectors a must now: finance adviser
A delegation of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry meets Salehuddin Ahmed
30 September 2024
Debt servicing surges 47% in Jul-Aug
The amount hit $589 million in the first two months of FY25
30 September 2024
Painful policy choices loom after China's 'monumental' consumer stimulus plan
Beijing plans to issue sovereign bonds worth about 2 trillion yuan ($284 billion) this year, in part to subsidise consumer goods purchases and child support, effectively transferring funds to households
30 September 2024
New blow for UK's Starmer as growth data disappoints
Gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.5 percent in the April-June period, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement, while economists expected it to have remained at 0.6-percent expansion
30 September 2024
Oil prices rise on Middle East conflict fears as Israel steps up attacks
Brent crude futures for November delivery increased 51 cents, or 0.71 percent, to $72.49 a barrel as of 0330 GMT.
30 September 2024
China megacities ease homebuying rules to boost property market
The teetering property sector has long accounted for around a quarter of gross domestic product and experienced dazzling growth for two decades
30 September 2024
Nepal dam-building spree powers electric vehicle boom
Kathmandu is ground zero of an incipient transport revolution set to see the clapped out cars that clog its traffic-snarled streets make way for emissions-free alternatives.
29 September 2024
Kamala Harris’ economic plan bows to realities
If Harris manages to defeat Republican candidate Donald Trump, she will likely face a much more constraining fiscal and political environment than her predecessors
29 September 2024
Beijing directs fiscal firepower at itself
The special government debt would equal to just 1.4 percent of last year's GDP - not quite the "whatever it takes" big-bang approach many economists and investors had been hoping for.
29 September 2024