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New ceramics factories in Bangladesh

CERAMICS INDUSTRY / 15 new factories to create 1 lakh jobs

7 December 2019, 18:00 PM
When some industries are struggling with liquidity crisis and high lending rates, the ceramics sector has been getting five new factories on an average every year since 2017, industry players said.
7 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh’s untapped potential in export of ceramics

4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Ceramic tiles, tableware and sanitary ware have become an integral part of today’s life. It makes a world of a difference to the look and characteristics of a structure’s interiors and exteriors.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Why design is a crucial element for the ceramics industry

4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Those days are gone when businessmen had to rely on foreign products for designing their items. Now most of the factories have their own design and product development team which brings out four to six new products – from plates, cups, mugs to cutlery and dinner sets – every year.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Fund diversion fuelled non-performing loans

4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Diversion of funds by borrowers is the major reason for the higher non-performing loans in Bangladesh, according to Anis A Khan, a career banker who retired a few days ago after serving the industry for nearly four decades.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
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Summit to invest $5b in infrastructure in 5 years

29 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Summit Group will invest $5 billion in various projects in Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country’s growing appetite for infrastructure.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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COST-TO-INCOME RATIO / Southeast, Bank Asia most efficient, profitable lenders

21 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Southeast Bank is the most profitable and efficient lender in Bangladesh followed by Bank Asia while Dutch-Bangla Bank is the least, according to an analysis of different banks’ cost-to-income ratio.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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Negative image, lack of lab challenges to going global

9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Negative country images and lack of laboratory facilities for checking standards are two major challenges for Bangladeshi food companies to enter global markets.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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Thirst for cultures changing consumption patterns: study

8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Consumers are on a big and broad journey of discovery, moving out of their comfort zones to explore bolder flavours and multi-sensory food experiences, according to Innova Market Insights, a global knowledge leader in the food and beverage industry.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Stronger dollar weighs on remittance

A stronger US dollar against currencies in Bangladesh's expatriate hubs has affected the inflow of remittances from those host
20 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Loans historically cheap, but not many takers

Loans in many categories have now come down to a historical low of single digits, playing into businesses' hands --
19 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Jute goods losing export market

Shrinking global demand and imposition of anti-dumping duty by India have threatened Bangladesh's export of jute goods,
18 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Machinery imports more than double

Capital machinery imports more than doubled in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 from a year earlier on the back of the remediation
17 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sudanese problem hurting BJMC

Amin Abdellatif, honorary consul general of Bangladesh to Sudan for last 25 years has allegedly been working against the country's jute exports to Sudan. The issue has been going round not only in the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) but also in the textiles and jute ministry, foreign ministry and even the Prime Minister's Office, sources said.
17 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Pran-RFL sets sights on global domination

PRAN-RFL Group, the market leader in the processed food and plastic segments, has now set its sights on becoming a formidable player in the overseas markets too.
16 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Govt's solar power plant yet to see light

More than four and a half years have passed but the government is yet to kick-start the Tk 192 crore installation of a 5-megawatt solar
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Sales of savings tools soaring

Net sales of savings instruments continue to post robust growth this fiscal year riding on the higher returns than its alternatives.
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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The mastermind behind Aamra

After graduating from foreign universities in the mid-1980s, two brothers came back to their country as per wish of
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Q-Cash: a leader in e-payment

Kazi Saifuddin Munir turned a crisis into a perfect opportunity.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Exports of processed food on the rise

The demand for processed and packaged food from Bangladesh is fast growing in Africa and the Middle East, home
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Bangladeshi firms bag $3m in export orders from Paris fair

Bangladeshi companies that participated in the SIAL Food Fair 2016 in Paris have bagged export orders worth about $3 million.
20 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Pran joins Paris fair to expand global reach

Pran-RFL Group plans big to expand its global reach, senior officials of the agro-processed food company said
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Duty-free, not hurdle-free

Bangladesh can significantly increase its exports to China's if only it would relax its rules of origin.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Ceramic exporters in a tight corner

Local manufacturers and exporters of ceramic products are feeling the pinch after the US suspended a trade benefit for Bangladesh,
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh ratifies WTO's trade facilitation deal

Bangladesh has ratified the trade facilitation agreement (TFA) of the WTO, which is likely to expedite the movement,
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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BB may approve City Bank's share sale to IFC

Bangladesh Bank considers allowing City Bank to sell its 5 percent equity shares to International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, about eight months after the signing of the deal.
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Conflict over insurance of public projects

State-owned insurance firm Sadharan Bima Corporation and foreign contractors of Bangladesh's large public projects
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Insurance losing pace

Insurance penetration has been declining for the past several years, even though the country's major economic indicators have been
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Islami Bank recasts itself to stay on as leader

Islami Bank has put itself in good stead for future after it restructured its board with a dozen of new faces with experience and
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

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