Oil price shocks threaten inflation, taka stability: CPD
Star Business Report
27 April 2026, 20:39 PM Business
India suspends trade through Benapole for West Bengal elections
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27 April 2026, 18:45 PM Business
Oil rises, stocks swing as peace talk hopes wobble
AFP, Hong Kong
27 April 2026, 10:35 AM Business
US Fed set to hold rates steady again on cost hikes from Mideast war
AFP, Washington
26 April 2026, 13:01 PM Business
India plugs oil gap as Middle East supplies sink
AFP, Mumbai
26 April 2026, 12:16 PM Business
Acute load-shedding taking toll on garment sector: BKMEA
Star Business Report
25 April 2026, 21:07 PM Business

Optimism of US firms in China at record lows: report

American firms in China are grappling with an unprecedented web of challenges, a business group said Thursday, as economic woes and geopolitical tensions drag optimism and profitability to all-time lows
12 September 2024, 05:02 AM

Zara owner Inditex posts record profit for first half

Zara owner Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer, posted a record net profit for the first half of the year on Wednesday, despite slower sales growth.
11 September 2024, 06:52 AM

Boeing August MAX deliveries to China highest since 2018

Corrects to say the August China MAX deliveries were highest since December 2018, not December 2019, with error due to incorrect information from Boeing. Headline has been corrected, along with story
11 September 2024, 05:41 AM

EU business lobby head says 'enormous waste' in Chinese EV sector

Overcapacity of Chinese electric vehicles is among the top concerns facing European firms in the country, the president of a business lobby warned Wednesday, decrying "enormous waste" in some key sectors.
11 September 2024, 05:36 AM

China coal production threatens climate goals: study

China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday
10 September 2024, 11:46 AM

UK government sets up board to tackle labour market inactivity

Britain's Labour Party on Tuesday launched a new advisory board that will help address long-standing issues in the country's labour market, including reducing high levels of inactivity among working-age people
10 September 2024, 05:12 AM

Chinese exports top forecasts but imports slow sharply

China's exports jumped in August but imports fell well short of expectations, data showed Tuesday, as the country's leaders struggle to boost consumption in the world's second-largest economy
10 September 2024, 05:04 AM

ECB to deliver fresh rate cut as inflation cools

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week as inflation drifts back down towards its two-percent target, but policymakers will likely stay tight-lipped on future moves
9 September 2024, 05:12 AM

China consumer prices edge up to six-month high in August

Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, official data showed Monday, but the reading missed expectations and did little to soothe worries about sluggish spending in the world's number two economy
9 September 2024, 04:56 AM

Moody's raises India's growth forecasts

The rating agency expects India's economy to expand 7.2% in 2024 from 6.8% previously
29 August 2024, 11:25 AM

How a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe

The global IT outage on July 19 serves as a stark reminder of our vulnerability to technological failures
29 August 2024, 06:45 AM

As it reins in wasteful investment, China frets over growth

In the first seven months of this year, local governments have issued only 45.5% of their 3.9 trillion yuan special debt quota
29 August 2024, 06:18 AM

Bajus members demand dissolution of existing board

They want an administrator for the jewellers’ association
28 August 2024, 14:00 PM

Govt starts process to repatriate laundered money, acquire bank scammers’ asset

The interim government has already contacted various foreign organisations seeking their assistance
28 August 2024, 08:49 AM

Apple eyes bigger slice of India's streaming market with Airtel deal

The move comes as competition tightens in India's $28-billion entertainment market and an $8.5-billion merger of the Indian media assets of Reliance and Walt Disney faces close scrutiny from regulators
28 August 2024, 06:48 AM

Pakistan eyes $4 billion from Middle Eastern banks

The money will be used to plug external financial gaps, the country's central bank chief says
27 August 2024, 11:31 AM

Importers can take delivery of 1,850 containers from Pangaon terminal: NBR

The permission was given as rail communication to Kamalapur ICD has remained suspended
26 August 2024, 12:41 PM

What went wrong for Nestle CEO Mark Schneider

Two years ago, Mark Schneider could do nothing wrong; now he seems to get it all wrong
26 August 2024, 11:59 AM

Mohammad Hatem, new BKMEA president

Previous president AKM Salim Osman resigned due to health issues
25 August 2024, 09:06 AM
21 August 2024, 08:34 AM