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MUNIMA SULTANA AND SYFUL ISLAM 2021-04-13 13:13:52
Japan has shown its reluctance to take forward a proposal by Bangladesh for conducting a joint feasibility study on the possibility to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The...
FE Report 2021-04-13 11:18:11
As the country is set to embrace a 'hard' lockdown from tomorrow (Wednesday), the World Bank (WB) on Monday released the Bangladesh Development Update (BDU) highlighting the impact of the Covid-19 on...
FE ONLINE DESK 2021-04-12 12:50:22
Bangladesh’s economy is showing nascent signs of recovery backed by a rebound in exports, strong remittance inflows, and the ongoing vaccination programme. This has been reflected in a new Worl...
-- 2021-04-12 11:43:47
The US economy is at an “inflection point” with expectations that growth and hiring will pick up speed in the months ahead, but also risks if a hasty reopening leads to a continued increas...
FE REPORT 2021-04-12 08:12:42
Country's leading economists on Sunday suggested the government pursue an expansionary fiscal policy and increase its spending to help money flow into the people's hands. They also recommended wideni...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2021-04-11 12:50:30
1. We are observing that the Bangladesh economy is showing 'signs of recovery' even after COVID-19 pandemic. Do you think that the economy will fully rebound within this FY2021 as the govt. targets...
FE REPORT 2021-04-11 10:28:23
Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman on Saturday stressed the need for a business-friendly tax regime that would not change frequently and hinder the business growth. "Frequent...
FHM Humayan Kabir 2021-04-11 08:37:34
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has identified "external shocks and the possibility of slower global economic recovery" as the main challenges to Bangladesh's economic rebound amid the Covid-9 pa...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-10 20:18:31
Stakeholders and experts at a pre-budget discussion on Saturday called for a specific guideline in the next budget for economic recovery as the second wave is going on and it may have a huge implicati...
FE REPORT 2021-04-10 12:54:46
The government's support strengthened the food security of rural households in 2021, following the Covid-induced lockdown during April-May last year, according to a study. However, the overall food...
Reuters 2021-04-10 09:17:55
The government's borrowing from the country's banking system dropped significantly in the first nine months of this fiscal year (FY), 2020-21, with an increasing reliance on the National Savings Depar...
FE Report 2021-04-09 17:22:09
Bangladesh's net benefit for using the solar home system (SHS) was estimated at US$1.7 billion at constant 2018 US dollar price, said a World Bank (WB) report. It said the net financial gain of Bangl...
-- 2021-04-09 14:18:57
Green debt swaps have the potential to spur accelerated action on climate change in developing countries, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, pledging to present an option fo...
FE REPORT 2021-04-09 14:02:21
The country's top business leaders have sought extension of the tenure and expansion of the coverage of incentive packages to offset Covid-19's impacts on the economy. Last year, the government annou...
Reuters 2021-04-09 10:22:54
International Monetary Fund’s steering committee on Thursday said the global economy is recovering faster than expected from the Covid-19 crisis, but warned that a spike in interest rates could...
REUTERS 2021-04-08 19:46:01
Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off his 800 remaining workers. Business had been struggling because of the COVID-19 pan...
Reuters 2021-04-08 09:47:32
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said she would discuss with IMF members whether they back offering low- and no-interest financing to middle-income countries hit hard by the pa...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-07 20:09:45
In order to minimise the worsening effects of Covid-19 on the world economy, Bangladesh stresses the need for exploring all avenues for economic recovery through collaboration among the D-8 member sta...
FE Online Report 2021-04-07 19:43:41
Bangladesh’s merchandise trade gap with the rest of the world registered around 9.90 per cent growth in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY21) over the same period of FY20. Ba...
-- 2021-04-07 16:52:54
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scaled up its projection for Bangladesh's GDP growth to 5 per cent in 2021, from its previous forecast of 4.4 per cent in October last year, amid concerns ove...
Reuters 2021-04-07 12:16:37
Top economic policymakers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised countries talked on Tuesday about how they will reform their economies to achieve their net zero emissions targets, this year&rsqu...
Reuters 2021-04-07 09:55:49
US job openings rose to a two-year high in February while hiring picked up as strengthening domestic demand amid increased Covid-19 vaccinations and additional pandemic aid from the government boost c...
-- 2021-04-07 08:45:45
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has sought US$500 million as budgetary support from the World Bank to face the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic. The minister made the call on Monday night at a virtual...
FE REPORT 2021-04-07 08:35:08
The country's export earnings in March 2021 posted a 12.59 per cent growth to US$3.07 billion over that of the corresponding month of 2020, when Bangladesh fetched $2.73 billion in March last year. T...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-04-07 08:18:11
The customs bond authority has suspended some 700 bond licences of export-oriented units in recent times. The suspension was put into effect after detecting irregularities of various types, one being...
XINHUA 2021-04-06 22:48:26
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected that the global economy will grow by 6.0 per cent in 2021, 0.5 percentage point above the January forecast, according to the latest World Eco...
-- 2021-04-06 16:39:37
The world’s financial leaders will discuss on Wednesday how to coordinate policies to prevent their virus-battered economies emerging from recession at highly different speeds, officials said ah...
DOULOT AKTER MALA 2021-04-06 08:12:00
The government's tax revenue collection efforts, economists have feared, might face a setback in the final quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal year (FY) because of the latest lockdown. The gov...
FE REPORT 2021-04-05 10:15:12
Banks and other financial institutions (FIs) have been asked to prepare a business continuity plan (BCP) to deal with any crisis in the coming days. BCP is defined as the capability of an organisatio...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR 2021-04-05 08:53:32
The country received 6.62 per cent higher foreign assistance in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of the previous FY, officials sa...
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