Foreign-owned firms get easier access to external loans
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Empty skyscrapers: China’s property slump still throttling growth
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India approves $13b semiconductor plan
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Oil rises 2% as Mideast hostilities worsen
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US inflation cools in June before renewed Mideast fighting
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Dollar on back foot
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US inflation cools in June before renewed Mideast fighting
15 July 2026, 14:33 PM
Business
Oil prices rise as hostilities worsen in the Middle East
15 July 2026, 12:58 PM
Business
Oil traders call Trump’s Hormuz bluff at their peril
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
US pays back $81b in tariffs ruled illegal by Supreme Court
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Global Economy
Fresh data show US consumers still strained by inflation
The PCE price index rose to 2.8 percent on an annual basis in September
6 December 2025, 05:56 AM
Gold gains on Fed rate cut optimism
Spot gold was up 1% to $4,212.16 per ounce
6 December 2025, 05:52 AM
Oil gains
Oil prices firmed on Thursday after Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure signalled potential supply constraints, and stalled peace talks tempered expectations of a deal restoring Russian oil flows to global markets, though weak fundamentals kept gains limited.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Apple woes undercut India’s opening-up drive
Doing business in developing countries is never straightforward, but India needs to make life easier for foreign firms. Apple is tussling with telecoms officials and antitrust watchdogs in the country. The US company’s growing list of headaches undercuts New Delhi’s big push to open up the world’s fifth-largest economy to multinationals.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Poor hiring data points to US economic weakness
US private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world’s biggest economy, especially among small businesses.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Leathertech Bangladesh 2025 begins in Dhaka
ASK Trade and Exhibitions is organising the three-day show with the support of the LFMEAB
4 December 2025, 11:55 AM
Gold slips as investors turn cautious ahead of Fed meeting
Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $4,196.96 per ounce
4 December 2025, 06:22 AM
Full FoC import could backfire, say textile, accessory makers
Leaders of the sector meet with Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday
3 December 2025, 14:16 PM
More US soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December
A seventh US soybean cargo was loaded over the past weekend
3 December 2025, 07:10 AM
Govt to buy another 2.20 lakh tonnes of US wheat
The purchase will be made under government-to-government arrangement
2 December 2025, 14:24 PM
US to zero out tariffs on UK pharma under trade deal
The agreement means Britain will be exempted from hefty US tariffs imposed on pharma imports
2 December 2025, 07:12 AM
Gold prices ease on firmer Treasury yields
Spot gold fell 0.4 percent to $4,216.13 per ounce
2 December 2025, 06:12 AM
Transhipment truck finally leaves for Bhutan through Burimari
The goods had been stuck at the port for four days
1 December 2025, 15:15 PM
Remittance jumps 31% in November
Expatriates sent home $2.88 billion in the 11th month of the year
1 December 2025, 12:39 PM
Taiwan seeks tariffs cut to 15% in US trade deal
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is investing $165 billion in the United States to build factories in Arizona
1 December 2025, 07:21 AM
Gold climbs to six-week high on risk-off sentiment in equities
Spot gold was down 0.1 percent to $4,225.91 per ounce
1 December 2025, 06:28 AM
Asia's factories stumble as US trade deals fail to revive demand
In China, the world's largest manufacturer, factory activity slipped back into contraction,
1 December 2025, 06:11 AM
Bhutan cargo stuck at Burimari over India’s clearance delay
Indian authorities have not issued the required transit clearance for transporting Bhutan’s transhipment goods through Bangladesh’s road network and across Indian territory.
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Electric vehicle prowess helps China’s flying car sector take off
A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Garment exports triple in 15 years, but jobs remain stagnant: RAPID
Women’s workforce participation has also declined
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM