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HSBC Bangladesh’s profit rose 9% in 2024
HSBC Bangladesh's profit rose 9 percent year-on-year to Tk 1,086.13 crore in 2024, thanks to an increase in interest income.
6 May 2025, 22:26 PM
Beijing’s firm yuan nudge can cool Asia forex rally
Foreign exchange traders just had their wings clipped by the People’s Bank of China. In the wake of a sharp rally for Asian currencies, they were expecting the country’s central bank to make way for further falls against the dollar when it announced the yuan’s trading band midpoint on Tuesday. The fact that it did not speaks volumes about Beijing’s strategic approach to the ongoing trade war — most of it good.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM
IMF's Georgieva says IMF has been vocal about China's need to change economic model
She acknowledged the Chinese state footprint was unlikely to shrink much in the near term
6 May 2025, 11:00 AM
Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals
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6 May 2025, 07:23 AM
OpenAI abandons plan to become for-profit company
The structural issue had become a significant point of contention for the artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer, with major investors pushing for the change to better secure their returns.
6 May 2025, 05:22 AM
Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8b Qatar investment
Cash-strapped Maldives has signed a deal with a Dubai-based company to establish an $8.8 billion investment zone aimed at diversifying the tourism hotspot into a “financial freezone”, the government said Monday.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM
April exports grow slightly
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5 May 2025, 12:16 PM
Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes
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5 May 2025, 06:47 AM
Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investment
Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muizzu's office said in a statement.
5 May 2025, 06:17 AM
'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price
The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply.
5 May 2025, 05:11 AM
Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway
Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM
The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform
It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan
4 May 2025, 14:24 PM
Remittance rises 35% in April
Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month
4 May 2025, 12:09 PM
Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades
Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over..Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking
4 May 2025, 11:30 AM
US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom
Southeast Asia accounted for nearly 80 percent of US solar panel imports in 2024.
4 May 2025, 05:12 AM
US Fed expected to pause cuts again and wait for clarity on tariffs
Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower "baseline" levies of 10 percent on goods from most other countries, along with 25 percent duties on specific items like steel, automobiles and aluminum.
4 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Apple expects $900m tariff hit, US iPhone supply shifts to India
Apple on Thursday reported first-quarter profit above expectations but warned that US tariffs could cost the company and were disrupting its supply chain.
3 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Renata’s Q3 profit falls despite 16% jump in sales
The listed drugmaker made Tk 58 crore in the January-March quarter
3 May 2025, 14:45 PM
Patenga container terminal starts import container handling
So far, ships had been taking away export containers
3 May 2025, 13:37 PM
Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports
Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs -- and the retaliation launched by other countries -- has cowed importers, whose usual orders for furniture, toys, and clothing have dwindled.
3 May 2025, 09:09 AM