The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a $600 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country strengthen its economic management and establish a transparent and accountable regulatory environment for private sector development.

The Indian rupee dropped to a record low on Wednesday, weighed by persistent demand for US dollars from importers and speculators ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.

Global shares and the US dollar edged up on Wednesday as investors made last-minute adjustments to portfolios in the countdown to the year’s final flurry of central bank meetings, while news of a potential Nissan-Honda tie-up lifted car stocks.

Bangladesh may grow 3.8% in FY25, not 4.5% in FY25, the lender says

IMF agreed to Bangladesh’s request to extend the loan amount, now it stands at $5.3 billion

Regulators have long warned that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are high-risk assets, with limited uses in the real world. High volatility has been another barrier to wide adoption as a means of payment.

The talks between Honda and Nissan are aimed at setting up a holding company, said the source, who declined to be identified because the information had not been made public.

India’s gold imports are poised for a sharp slowdown in December following record purchases in November, in the absence of any major festival and as rebounding prices prompt buyers to delay purchases, trade and government officials said.

UK wage growth accelerated more than expected, official data showed Tuesday, cementing analyst forecasts that the Bank of England will avoid cutting interest rates this week.

The leading chamber also re-elected its senior vice president and vice president

The medicine was manufactured at Renata’s Bangladesh factory approved by the US-FDA

The federal agency, tasked with developing the solar sector, wanted to know if the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh would like to sign India's largest renewables contract.

The interest rate of the approved loan was fixed at the variable bank rate

Bitcoin , the world's biggest and best known cryptocurrency, extended gains to a session high of $107,148

Speaking alongside Trump, Son confirmed the investment company's financial commitment, adding that Trump's victory had "tremendously increased" his confidence in the US economy.

Oil futures eased from their highest levels in weeks as traders took profit while waiting for a Federal Reserve meeting later this week for clues on further rate cuts.

India is likely to produce a record amount of sugar in the next marketing year from October after millions of farmers expanded cane cultivation, encouraged by ample water supplies and declining prices of competing crops, farmers and industry officials told Reuters.

The US fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani appears to be backed by documents that will help prosecutors make a strong case, legal experts said, but the tycoon is unlikely to be extradited to stand trial anytime soon.

China will turn Washington’s technology weapons on its Asian neighbours in 2025. US curbs on imports of semiconductors and other goods have hobbled advances in artificial intelligence in the world’s second-largest economy. The People’s Republic is starting to retaliate. Its leverage over corporate giants in Japan and South Korea makes them prime hostage targets.

Falls were limited, however, by concerns of supply disruptions in the event of more US sanctions on major suppliers Russia and Iran