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Global small businesses struggle for survival amid pandemic

Millions of small businesses around the globe struggle to survive during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than three months had dragged by since the coronavirus forced Chandan Shekhar to shut down his business — a narrow, second-floor shop racked with vibrantly...

  Bangladesh

Policy, reforms to encourage private investment stressed

Bangladesh needs to quickly design and roll out policy actions and reforms on long-standing issues holding back private investment in order to effectively address the unfolding impacts of coronavirus-led economic shocks, said experts and stakeholders. They came up with the view at the third Resurgent Dialogue ‘Private Investment in Uncertain Times: COVID Impact and Policy...

Innovations key to economic recovery

“Focus on external sources, not banks, to ease budget deficit”

Govt defers fund release for low-priority projects

The government has decided to suspend fund release...

Lack of investment diversification among hurdles to boost FDI

Speakers at a webinar identified lack of diversification...

Foreign cos to invest in JV projects

Several foreign companies have recently shown interest to...

‘Rural economy to be under pressure with returnees from cities’

Rural economy of the country is going to...

Covid exposes inept health sector

The COVID pandemichas laid barethe health sector's horrible...

MoF blocks Tk 24.47b of road projects in FY 20

Fund crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic forced...

Indian economic zone: Delhi set to offer $115 million

The economic zone dedicated to Indian investors is...

Stimulus package: Banks wary amid soured loan fears

Most of the banks are moving carefully while...

Rice import duty cut may hurt Aman farmers

The government's decision to reduce duty on rice...

Bill placed in JS to raise BB governors’ age limit to 67 years

The Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has been...

BJA seeks source tax cut on jute exports

Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA)has demanded reduction of source...

Fighting Covid-19: Health ministry seeks Tk 5.0 billion

Health ministry has sought an estimated Tk 5.0-billion...

BB relaxes regulations to attract FDI

The central bank of Bangladesh has relaxed regulations...

BD likely to continue steady growth rates: HSBC economist

As global growth recovers in the coming quarters,...

BR executes 57pc of ADP in FY '20

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has implemented only 57.39 per...

China requests BD to ensure virus-free food export

China has requested Bangladesh to take adequate safety...

Tax receipt posts negative growth

Tax collection fell into negative territory in the...

PM suggests using forex reserve to finance development projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned...

Boro farmers report 40pc deficit between actual and expected profit

Farmers who cultivated Boro paddy this year reported...

Three highways set to be overhauled in current fiscal

Three highways will be upgraded into four-lane ones...

Inflation up in June

The point-to-point inflation rate in last month June...

New container line opens between Ctg, Kolkata ports

A new container line has started operating between...

Stakeholders divided on PPP-run jute mills

The government's plans to revitalise the flagging jute...

Dhaka requests Kathmandu to conclude negotiations on PTA

Bangladesh has requested Nepal to conclude discussion son...

Call for new skills to meet post-Covid needs

Speakers in a webinar on Saturday suggested the...

RMG exports to US drop 12pc

The country's apparel exports to the United States...

ADP for FY 2020-21: Unapproved projects are there again

The coronavirus impact has failed to restrict public...

  Global

  Global

ADB to hold annual meeting’s 2nd stage virtually in September

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the second stage...

US jobless claims continue to drop last week

The number of initial jobless claims in the...

IMF urges 'equity-like' govt support for virus-hit firms

International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath urged...

Sri Lanka central bank delivers steep rate cuts to support virus-hit economy

Sri Lanka’s central bank delivered an unusually large...

'Death Cross' strikes US dollar as Covid-19 cases grow

A resurgent coronavirus pandemic in the United States...

China's consumer inflation rises to 2.5pc in June

China's consumer inflation remained generally stable in June...

Vietnam's plastic import volume up 5.3pc in H1

Vietnam imported more than 3.1 million tons of...

‘COVID-19 ends hopes of poverty eradication by 2030’

The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than...

Indonesia's forex reserves reach $131.7b in June

Indonesia's central bank recorded foreign exchange (forex) reserves...

Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defences

Desperate to afford her daughter’s overseas university fees,...

Virus severely affects S Asian livelihoods

The new coronavirus pandemic in South Asia has...

Vietnam's garment exports decline 15.5pc in H1

Vietnam's total textile and garment export value in...

Egypt's Red Sea resort city obtains 899 foreign tourists

Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada received...

German minister sees economic recovery from October

Germany’s economy may recover from October onwards from...

Business sector still far from reaching SDGs, UN report shows

A recent United Nations report on the private...

Euro zone business slump eased in June

The plunge in euro zone business activity caused...

Nepal's tourism sector incurs loss of $282m

Nepal's tourism industry is estimated to lose 34...

ADB joins NGFS as observer

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Central...

US trade deficit widens as exports fall to lowest level since 2009

The US trade deficit widened in May as...

US manufacturing activity rebounds in June

Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector rebounded...

Gulf economies to shrink by 7.6pc this year, IMF says

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will see their...

‘COVID-19 could wipe out gains in equality for women at work’

The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out "the modest...

New York City passes $88 billion budget

The New York City Council voted to pass...

Indonesia's annual inflation falls to lowest in 20 years in June

The consumer price index in June logged the...

India records quarterly current account surplus for first time in 13 years

India’s current account turned positive in the last...

Greek economy to fall by 5.8pc in 2020: BoG

The Bank of Greece (BoG) expects the country's...

UK economy shows biggest drop in 40 years in early 2020

Britain’s economy shrank by the most since 1979...

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