The Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB) has upgraded long term credit rating of Midland Bank to “A1” based on financial statements as of December 31, 2020, whereas it was “A2” last year.

The stimulus packages for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the agriculture sector should be expanded and redesigned in the next budget considering the Covid-19 fallout, experts said at a webinar held yesterday.

A smaller version of the world’s biggest mobile fair opens Monday in Spain under tight virus controls, with top firms avoiding an in-person presence after the pandemic derailed last year’s edition.

The Bangladesh EPZ Investors’ Association (BEPZIA) has requested the government to keep the export processing zones (EPZs) open during the nationwide lockdown to ensure smooth payment of salaries and allowances to workers.

Prices have indeed spiked in the United States, government data released Friday said, but analysts believe the increase isn’t enough to change minds at the Federal Reserve, which is planning to keep rates low to help the economy recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Garment factory owners have expressed their intention to keep running their industrial units during the upcoming lockdown, while union leaders are divided on the issues of ensuring workers’ safety and livelihoods.

An initial public offer (IPO) by China’s Didi Global Inc in New York to raise up to $4 billion has been fully covered on the first day of its bookbuild, even as some investors fear tougher rules could hit growth, sources with direct knowledge said.

The government has taken steps for faster import of 5 lakh tonnes of wheat from Russia.

Mobile financial service bKash has launched a campaign donating Tk 10 to the country’s healthcare sector for every Tk 5,000 or more added to customer accounts.

The boards of directors of listed companies are bound to reveal in reports to shareholders their primary employment and engagements, if any, with other companies, says a Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) notification.

Consumer confidence in Italy jumped to the highest level in nearly three years in June, while business confidence also rose sharply, official data showed Friday.

The amnesty to legalise undisclosed income without any question and on payment of 10 per cent tax is likely to continue in the upcoming fiscal year for individuals who will make a new investment to set up factories, officials said.

Golam Iftekhar Mahmud, senior reporter of daily Prothom Alo, and Shahanuare Shaid Shahin, deputy city editor of Daily Bonik Barta, have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Agricultural Journalist Forum (BAJF) for 2021-2022.

Governments around the world have been slow to take uncomfortable decisions to persuade consumers to cut energy consumption to help achieve climate targets, often because consumers are not ready to pay up or compromise their lifestyles.

Amazon said Friday it was acquiring the encrypted messaging app Wickr which offers secure communications for businesses, government agencies and individuals.

Chinese regulators said on Saturday Tesla Inc would ‘recall’ nearly 300,000 China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y cars for an online software update related to assisted driving, with owners not required to return their vehicles.

Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an “unimaginable” collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage of more than 100,000 truck drivers, industry leaders have warned.

The Biden administration is under pressure from a major business group and diplomats to scrap a travel ban on Europeans, as investment from the continent in the United States plunged by nearly a third last year.

Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov has lauded the success Bangladesh has achieved in garments and medicine sectors and urged the entrepreneurs of the south Asian country to invest in the landlocked nation.

Customs houses at ports and field offices for value-added tax will remain open during the seven-day countrywide complete lockdown starting from Monday.