Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's net worth continues to decline as he falls from being the third richest person in the world to seventh in the Forbes Real Time Billionaires' list.

Index provider MSCI said today it was seeking feedback on Adani Group and associated securities and was aware of a report issued by short-seller Hindenburg Research.

Shares of India's Adani Enterprises (ADEL.NS) sank 20% on Friday as a scathing report by a US short seller triggered a rout in the conglomerate's listed firms, casting doubts on how investors will respond to the company's record $2.45 billion secondary offer.

The Pakistani rupee fell 9.6 per cent against the dollar on Thursday, central bank data showed - the biggest one-day drop in over two decades - in a slump that may persuade the International Monetary Fund to resume lending to the country.

The commerce ministry would continue its advocacy with other ministries to simplify the process of obtaining certificates and registration, including five-year trade licences, to ensure ease of doing business, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

British retail giant Primark’s CEO Paul Marchant has praised the development Bangladesh’s garment sector has achieved in production of apparels in green factories.

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has called for substantial reforms to the Arbitration Act 2001, the Bankruptcy Act 1997 and the Companies Act 1994 in order to attract investments from both local and foreign investors. 

World Bank Managing Director for Operations Axel van Trotsenburg today reaffirmed the global lender’s strong support for Bangladesh to help achieve its vision of achieving upper-middle income status by 2031.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has urged the developed countries to keep the food and agricultural inputs out of the purview of war and sanctions.

Reaching the financial inclusion goal would take 200 years for Bangladesh if the country keeps working at the current pace in the area, said Shah Md Ahsan Habib, a professor at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), today. 

The global economic crisis and supply shortage may fuel energy prices in Bangladesh, but the local rates should be adjusted and decreased when the international prices fall, Dhaka Chamber President Barrister Md Sameer Sattar said today.

India's foreign exchange reserves rose to a five-month high in the week ended January 13, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) statistical supplement released on Friday.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today requested China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to extend more budget support and ease loan conditions the way the World Bank has done for Bangladesh.

The richest 1 per cent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 per cent of the world’s population holds, reveals a new Oxfam report today.

The Chattogram port today berthed first ever vessel with 10-metre draught and 200 metres in length at a jetty, a big achievement for the port as such ships will fuel import and export of cargo and cut cost.

Bangladesh should continue with the measures to reform various sectors of the economy, said IMF's Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today.

Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today praised the proactive measures taken by the government and the Bangladesh Bank to tackle the economic challenges the country is facing.

Gold is going to be even pricier from tomorrow as the Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) is set to hike its rates for the third consecutive week.

International footwear and apparel brand Puma has expanded its footprint in Bangladesh by launching a flagship showroom in port city Chattogram.