Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh are struggling due to political uncertainty, high inflation and rising interest rates on bank loans, according to entrepreneurs.

More than 16 percent of Bangladeshi businesses identified corruption as the biggest obstacle to their operations, according to a survey conducted between April and July of this year.

Major indices of the stock market in Bangladesh fell yesterday, snapping a two-day gaining streak as investors cautiously traded select shares to pocket short-term gains amid price fluctuations resulting from earnings disclosures by listed companies..The DSEX, which reflects the cumulative

This accounts for around 17 percent of total outstanding loans.  

Around 17% of businesses identified corruption as biggest challenge, according to a CPD survey 

It gained 9.36 points to reach 5364.69.

Depositors are now being affected as ailing banks are unable to return their money, experts said during a discussion, adding that the central bank should keep crisis-hit banks alive by providing liquidity support, opting to liquidate weak lenders or merging them with sound ones.

Businesses are losing interest in transporting containerised cargo to and from Chattogram port via Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) on the Buriganga river in the capital’s Keraniganj thanks to its high inland water transport costs, lengthy customs clearance and other obstacles.

The government should increase its engagement with the country’s private sector in making policies and decisions amid ongoing reforms, according to prominent business leaders, who cited major challenges such as high inflation, rising interest rates and slowing demand and investment that are now plaguing private businesses.

The interim government is working to restart sugar production at six state-run mills that were shut down during the previous regime, according to Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan.

When two related entities enter a cross-border transaction, the price at which they undertake the transaction is the “transfer price.” Due to the special relationship between related entities, the transfer price may be different than the price that would have been agreed upon by unrelated parties. The price between unrelated parties in an uncontrolled condition is known as the “arm’s length price” (ALP).

Most of the cargo that arrived from Karachi contained industrial raw materials, including soda ash, dolomite, limestone, chemicals, onion, fabrics and potatoes

Finance Adviser Prof Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the country is not in a financial crisis, but there are some political and economic challenges due to the internal and external factors

The accounts will remain frozen for 30 days in the first phase

Include trade unions, workers in the policy-forming process, they said

Bangladesh to utilise the fund to speed up reforms, stabilise reserves

Orion Pharma and Orion Infusion, two listed concerns Orion Group, posted contrasting financial results for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024.

United Power Generation and Distribution Company Ltd (UPGDCL) posted a massive rise in profit in the first quarter, driven by higher tariffs and stable forex rates.

The Trump Administration’s imposition of high tariffs on goods made in China may help to reduce the price of soybean seeds and edible oil in Bangladesh, traders and importers said..China’s retaliatory tariffs may also discourage Chinese importers from buying US goods, they added. .If

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