Capital machinery import rises, as Hong Kong convention only allows green shipyards to import scrap ships

Uber and Delivery Hero announced the Taiwan deal in May, which also included a separate agreement for Uber to purchase $300 million worth of newly issued shares of the German food delivery firm

Nissan's junior partner, Mitsubishi Motors, will decide by next month whether it plans to take part.

The US consumer confidence index slipped to 104.7 in December, down from a revised 112.8 last month, The Conference Board announced in a statement.

The world's second-largest economy has for years battled sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new set of challenges opened up for 2025.

India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions after government-backed studies showed they had little impact on curbing pollution, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

Chinese authorities have agreed to issue 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) worth of special treasury bonds next year, two sources said, which would be the highest on record, as Beijing ramps up fiscal stimulus to revive a faltering economy.

British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December but employers were a bit more optimistic about the wider economy, according to a survey published on Monday, while separate data showed a pre-Christmas rise in hiring and pay.

Sugarcane yields in India are declining due to last year’s drought and this year’s excessive rains, which could reduce the country’s sugar production below consumption levels for the first time in eight years, farmers and industry officials said on Monday.

Despite a barrage of Western sanctions and swathes of brands quitting Russia after the Kremlin launched its Ukraine offensive, Moscow’s most well-off shoppers are still spoilt for choice when it comes to luxury Western goods.

The revenue generated from Bangladesh’s garment sales to the European Union (EU) in the January-October period was 1.43 percent higher than that in the same period last year.

They made the demand in a meeting with the Labour Reform Commission

The integration would create the world's third-largest auto group by vehicle sales after Toyota and Volkswagen. I

Honda and Nissan -- Japan's number two and three automakers after Toyota -- are aiming to finalise a merger deal in June 2025, several media outlets said.

US consumer spending increased in November amid strong demand for a range of goods and services, underscoring the economy’s resilience, which saw the Federal Reserve this week projecting fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than it had in September.

Mitsui & Company, one of the largest general trading companies in Japan, has bought an 18.5 percent stake in ACI Motors Limited for $22.75 million.

These two financial agreements will help Bangladesh achieve green growth: WB country director

BB issued letters on Dec 19 and the deadline for explanation ends today

Two senior Mitsui executives will join ACI Motors to widen their global reach