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JUBAIR HASAN and SAIF UDDIN 2021-02-21 08:06:53
Country's publishing industry is in dire straits due to the prolonged closure of educational institutions in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure has cut down the sales of publishing h...
-- 2021-02-20 19:16:23
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has sought budget proposals from the chambers and associations as the government has started preparations for framing the national budget for fiscal year (FY2021-22...
-- 2021-02-20 18:34:26
The World Bank is likely to approve $1.6 billion in vaccine funding for 12 countries, including Bangladesh, the Philippines, Tunisia and Ethiopia, by the end of March. World Bank President David Malp...
-- 2021-02-20 16:04:38
The World Bank is working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on ways to factor climate change into the negotiations about reducing the debt burdens of some poor countries, World Bank President...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-02-20 08:26:35
Bangladesh has raised an objection to India's request for increased verification of country-of-origin (CoO) certificates and attachment of a questionnaire to those since those will be in violation of...
FE REPORT 2021-02-19 08:44:05
The farm credit disbursement grew by nearly 8.0 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, as the demand for such loans is picking up gradually due to seasonal effect...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-02-18 08:32:55
Bangladesh and Vietnam out of six Asian frontier markets are expected to remain among the fastest-growing world economies in 2021. The Washington-based International Institute of Finance (IIF) has ma...
-- 2021-02-16 18:19:34
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk 169.19 billion South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development proj...
FE Report 2021-02-16 10:13:29
The private sector commercial land and water transportations added 10.96 per cent value to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), an official study showed. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (B...
-- 2021-02-15 18:30:50
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Monday said the decline in government expenditure and fall in export are the major concerns and discomfort for the country's economy. The civil society think tank...
-- 2021-02-15 12:21:58
Japan’s economy expanded more than expected in the fourth quarter, extending the recovery from its worst postwar recession thanks to a rebound in overseas demand that boosted exports and capital...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-02-14 18:38:34
Bangladesh has made progress historically denying odds and eventually allowing a class to exploit public resources but a redistributive mechanism to address disparity is largely absent, say some senio...
-- 2021-02-14 18:36:09
Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Joao Tabajara de Oliveira Junior has said Bangladesh and Brazil can make a stronger alliance on trade and economic front getting out of the current pandemic situatio...
FE REPORT 2021-02-14 08:31:19
The government is unwilling to go for merger and acquisition (M&A) in the banking sector though the latter needs it most, speakers at a webinar said on Saturday. The need has become even stronger...
-- 2021-02-13 10:49:33
US President Joe Biden’s administration told allies on Friday it was re-engaging with them to help steer the global economy out of its worst slump since the Great Depression, a contrast with the...
SYFUL ISLAM 2021-02-13 08:21:09
The government has decided to keep the domestic resource allocation in the annual development programme (ADP) for the current financial year unchanged. The budget for the FY2021 is now undergoing a r...
Reuters 2021-02-12 20:19:32
A record $58.1 billion poured into global equity funds over the past week as investors pulled money out of cash funds and had a lighter exposure to bonds, BofA’s weekly fund flow data showed on...
-- 2021-02-12 18:20:04
Britain's coronavirus-ravaged economy suffered its biggest crash in output in more than 300 years in 2020 when it slumped by 9.9 per cent, but it avoided heading back towards recession at the end of t...
FE REPORT 2021-02-12 10:28:44
One of the major impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the countries in the Bay of Bengal region is a surge in debt burden, economists told a dialogue on Thursday. Countries like Bangladesh, India, Sri...
FE REPORT 2021-02-12 10:07:19
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday asked the taxmen to refrain from physical inspection as it may cause harassment to the taxpayers. He also instructed them to automate the tax administra...
Reuters 2021-02-12 09:54:02
Group of Seven finance ministers are likely to back a new allocation of the International Monetary Fund’s own currency, or special drawing rights, at an online meeting on Friday to help low-inco...
FE REPORT 2021-02-11 09:07:13
The IT freelancers will now be able to bring home their small-value earnings through mobile financial services (MFSs). Previously, they had to bring the money through banks. Local people, especially...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-02-11 08:44:39
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has warned the taxmen against black money accumulation by some people, showing income from fake fish, poultry and dairy farms or other businesses relating to stock...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-02-11 08:11:30
The provisioning shortfall against loans in the country's banking system fell by over 98 per cent in the last quarter of the year 2020 as the non-performing loans (NPLs) declined to some extent, offic...
Reuters 2021-02-10 23:17:49
The new administration of US President Joe Biden joins international talks on the global economy this week with other rich nations expecting a decisive break from the "America First" nationalism of...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-02-10 20:33:31
The national forum of microfinance institutions has demanded simplification of the process for disbursing loans from the government’s stimulus packages to help the poor recover Covid-19 losses t...
-- 2021-02-10 10:08:44
Black workers, women and others in low-paying jobs were more likely to become unemployed during the pandemic, faced greater health risks if they did keep working and are being pushed out of the labour...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2021-02-10 08:22:38
Bangladesh's imports have started picking up for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic paralysed the national economy, according to shipping executives. Imports surged in January by 5.0-6.0 pe...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2021-02-10 08:13:23
The size of the banks' non-performing loans (NPLs) shrank further at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020. The suspension of the usual practice of classifying loans that had been put into effect by...
-- 2021-02-09 18:25:13
Amid the tough time of coronavirus, women in Bangladesh's rural areas are making biodegradable, reusable Ella masks from garment scraps to cope with the pandemic-induced new social lifestyle and ensur...
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