IMF not doing enough to reduce inequality

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not doing enough beyond preventing the next global economic crisis from taking place and reducing inequality, says the Jubilee USA Network in a statement. It said, “We still have not done enough about improving...

  Bangladesh

Women entrepreneurs leading SME business

Women entrepreneurs are leading the country’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business, overcoming various obstacles in the male-dominated society. Their participation in the SME fairs is also increasing. In the National SME Fair 2018, the participation of women entrepreneurs was higher than the men ones, official data shows. It also shows that out of 268...

Inflow of FDI slows in July-February

Import-GDP ratio to increase this fiscal year

Central bank tightens monitoring as demand for greenback grows

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has intensified its monitoring...

BD among countries to gain most from BRI project

Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Pakistan are expected to be...

BB asks BIAC, ABB to draft guideline on NPL recovery

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recently moved to formulate...

30 missions successfully achieve July-Feb export targets

Around 30 Bangladesh missions abroad out of 57...

BD eyes settlement in US cyber heist suit ahead of its own case

NEW YORK, Apr 16 (Reuters): An Ecuadorian bank...

Govt turns banking sector into an orphan: CPD

Private think-tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has...

BB asks banks to bring down lending rates to single digit

The central bank of Bangladesh has asked the...

NBR may trim tax revenue collection target by Tk 300b

The aggregate tax revenue collection target may be...

NBR receives Tk 3.88b arrear income tax '

Field-level income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT)...

PM gives nod to $2.67b Chinese loan

All the formalities have been completed to get...

Soaring import payments widen trade gap further

The country's overall trade deficit widened further in...

Muhith leaves Dhaka to join IMF-WB meetings

Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka for USA...

Construction sector to witness double digit growth

Construction sector of the country is set to...

BD needs new drivers of growth: ADB

Contributions of exports and remittances to the economy,...

Rat race on to push through new, unapproved projects

Ministries are racing hard to add their new,...

Govt borrows Tk 150b from domestic sources in July-Jan

The government's overall domestic borrowing stood at Tk...

Govt plans Tk 10.0b project to develop small, cottage industries

The government plans to implement a project involving...

88pc of BD job depends on domestic final demand

Around 88 per cent of the employment in...

Deficit financing up by 73pc in July-January

Deficit financing of the country’s budget in the...

Panchagarh eyes 14,200 tonnes groundnut production

PANCHAGARH: Farmers are expecting a bumper groundnut production...

Current account deficit crosses $6.0b in July-Feb

Country’s current account deficit crosses $6.0 billion in...

Microcredit fails in cutting poverty, says Muhith

Microcredit has failed to play any effective role...

Forex reserve rises to $32.97b

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has included the asset, lying...

Government not to take new initiatives in election year

The government is unlikely to take any new...

Bring online platforms under tax net for BD ads: HC

The High Court has ordered authorities concerned to...

PM opens Bheramara 410-MW Power Plant

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened Bheramara...

Development project execution rate at a standstill for years

The government's development project implementation capacity has not...

Canada inflation rate inches up

The Canadian annual inflation rate in March edged up to...

World Islamic Economic Forum confce July 4

The 14th World Islamic Economic Forum will be...

China GDP growth eases in first quarter

China likely carried most of its strong economic...

US adds India to currency watch list with China

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury added India to its...

Greek consumer price inflation slows in March

Greece's annual EU-harmonised inflation rate slowed in March,...

Peru's central bank holds interest rate

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP), the...

BOK forecasts 3pc GDP growth in 2018

The Bank of Korea (BOK), the central bank...

Kenya’s economy to grow 5.5pc in 2018: WB

Kenya’s economy will grow by 5.5 per cent...

Chinese investment in US falls sharply

Chinese investment in the US plunged last year...

Alibaba creates 36.8m jobs in 2017

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Chinese multinational e-commerce, retail,...

German exports plunge to 2-1/2 year-low

German exports plunged unexpectedly in February, posting their...

Myanmar earns $1.1b from rice export in FY 2017-18

Myanmar has earned over 1.11 billion US dollars...

US economy creates 103,000 jobs in March

The US economy created 103,000 jobs in March...

MAS likely to tighten monetary policy in April

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), central bank...

Nepal has Rs 9.5b in demonetised Indian notes

Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will...

Sri Lanka central bank cuts key rate amid slow growth

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) cut...

UK shop prices drop in March

British shop prices dropped in March at the...

59pc of APAC financial cos to invest in real-time detection of fraud

The detection of fraud is a key concern...

White House criticises $3b China tariffs

The White House has criticised China after the...

US factory activity declines; construction spending gains

US factory activity slowed in March amid a...

Bahrain discovers biggest oil field in its history

Bahrain has discovered its largest oil field since...

France-Myanmar trade hits $234m

Bilateral trade between France and Myanmar hit 234...

Beijing to offer 10,000 jobs for farmers

Beijing will offer 10,000 urban jobs in the...

Thai Feb factory output beats expectations

The annual industrial output of Thailand rose more...

RBI to hike rates early next year

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will keep...

US GDP likely to grow 2.4pc in Q1

The US economy is on track to expand...

German unemployment rate hits record low

Germany’s jobless total dropped more than expected in...

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