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Trump unveils $200b in US energy investments by South Korea
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Bangladesh’s exports rise 8.54% in September
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GP, Robi, Teletalk receive unified licences

The annual fee for the licence was Tk 10 crore with a 15-year validity
11 March 2024

Investors push Zara owner Inditex to publish full supply chain

Inditex is an outlier among big clothing retailers in not publishing which factories it sources from
11 March 2024

Struggling Japan narrowly avoids technical recession

Gross domestic product inched up 0.1 percent between October and December from the previous three months
11 March 2024

China warns overall pressure on employment yet to ease

More than one in five of the roughly 100 million Chinese aged 16 to 24 were unemployed in June 2023
10 March 2024

SM Mannan Kochi all set to be next BGMEA president

Kochi bagged all 35 posts of directors in the biennial election for 2024-26 tenure
9 March 2024

Navana Pharma to invest Tk 145 crore for new production unit

Tk 132 crore will come from own funds, external sources and the rest from IPO
9 March 2024

Red Sea attacks disrupt global trade

Volume of trade that passed through the Suez Canal dropped by 50 percent year-over-year in the first two months of the year
9 March 2024

US labor market cooling; unemployment rate rises to two-year high of 3.9%

The jump in the unemployment rate after holding at 3.7 percent for three straight months reflected a further decline in household employment
9 March 2024

China consumer prices rise in February for first time in six months

The positive data comes as senior officials meet in Beijing for the annual "Two Sessions" of China's parliament and its top political consultative body, in gatherings that have been dominated by the economy and national security
9 March 2024

Empowering women through digital financial inclusion

To fully harness the benefits of these digital financial services (DFS) to close gaps in gender equality, policymakers must consider the unique challenges women face in accessing formal financial services. 
7 March 2024

Asean ambassadors hold meeting with ICC Bangladesh president

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman urged ambassadors of the Asean Dhaka Committee (ADC) to increase imports from Bangladesh to reduce trade gaps.
7 March 2024

Korean, foreign investors to get prompt services through OSS platform: Bida

Bida sits with Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
7 March 2024

China trade surges in first two months of 2024

In January and February combined, exports surged 7.1 percent on-year
7 March 2024

Rajshahi businesses should reduce reliance on subsidies: NBR chairman

NBR sits with Rajshahi businesses in a pre-budget discussion
6 March 2024

Can China maintain growth and 'transform' its economy at the same time?

That balancing act likely means Chinese debt must go up to finance investment in high-tech industries, and manage the pace of the property downturn and the restructuring of municipal liabilities
6 March 2024

WTO panel rules in EU's favour in Malaysia palm oil dispute

The WTO ruling has been three years in the making after Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer of palm oil after Indonesia, initiated the case in 2021
6 March 2024

India's wheat, rapeseed ravaged by rain just before harvesting

Untimely rainfall and hailstorms have battered winter-sown crops, including wheat, rapeseed, and chickpeas in India's main producing areas
5 March 2024

China's Huawei and Amazon in patent licencing agreement

Huawei had ended lawsuits brought against Amazon in Germany over patented technology related to wifi and video playback
5 March 2024

Exports rise 12% in Feb

Bangladesh shipped $5.18 billion worth of merchandise in February
4 March 2024

India's Adani Green Energy gives initial guidance for 18-year dollar bonds, bankers say

This will be the Adani group's first dollar-denominated bond issue after a report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research in January 2023 led to a sell-off in stocks and overseas-listed bonds of Adani group companies
4 March 2024