Bangladesh requires adaptations to cater to the two million annual job entrants amidst the latest geopolitical considerations and climate change, said Abdoulaye Seck, country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan at the World Bank, yesterday.

Erin Yao would like to take street dance classes and travel, activities she could not do during three years of Covid-19 restrictions in China.

The Indian rupee rose on Monday, but higher near-maturity US Treasury yields were expected to limit the upside for the currency.

Embattled Chinese developer Country Garden said on Monday its $100-billion project in Malaysia was proceeding as planned and it had sufficient assets, despite concerns about its financial strength amid debt woes.

The dollar slid from a 12-week peak on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further rate hikes, while the China-sensitive euro edged up in the wake of Beijing halving its stamp duty on stock trading.

Sugar prices have risen globally over the last couple of months

Korean envoy calls on BGMEA president

The dollar eased from a 12-week peak on Monday as traders weighed the US monetary path after Fed Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further interest rate increases, while the yen hovered close to its lowest in over nine months.

Oil prices were marginally lower on Monday as investors stayed fretful over the pace of economic growth in China, and the prospect of further US interest rate hikes that could dampen fuel demand.

Bangladesh’s garment exports to Canada may continue to enjoy duty-free trade benefits after the graduation of the country to a developing nation, said a top businessman.

Maersk Group CEO to meet PM Hasina

India is working on a new electric vehicle policy that would slash import taxes for automakers that commit to some local manufacturing, following a proposal by Tesla which is considering entering the domestic market, people with direct knowledge said.

China’s investment in artificial intelligence is forecast to reach $38.1 billion (273.9 billion yuan) in 2027, accounting for 9 percent of the world’s total, according to a recent report by market consultancy IDC.

US economic growth, still racing at a potentially inflationary pace as other key parts of the world slow, could pose global risks if it forces Federal Reserve officials to raise interest rates higher than currently expected.

Lubricating oil provider MJL Bangladesh PLC, a listed company, has announced plans to invest Tk 95 crore for business expansion. 

Oil futures climbed about 1 percent to a one-week high on Friday as US diesel prices soared, the number of oil rigs dropped, and a fire broke out at a refinery in Louisiana.

Executive Motors Limited yesterday unveiled the BMW iX3 M Sport, the first-ever electric vehicle from BMW, for the Bangladesh market.

Russia hopes to increase its marine product exports to China in the wake of China’s ban on Japanese seafood imports after the release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Indian farmers have planted 38.4 million hectares (94.8 million acres) with rice, up 4.3 percent on the same period last year, farm ministry data showed on Friday, as a revival in July monsoon rains and higher prices encouraged growers to boost acreage.

The Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates further to cool still-too-high inflation, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday, promising to move with care at upcoming meetings as he noted both progresses made on easing price pressures as well as risks from the surprising strength of the US economy.