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Bangladesh needs to overcome barriers to private investment

According to Bangladesh Business Climate Index 2024
23 June 2024, 16:02 PM

Cash is leaving China again, pressuring yuan

A sliding yuan and extensive outflows of cash from the mainland into Hong Kong show China's domestic investors are shelving expectations for any immediate recovery in their home markets and fleeing to the closest better-yielding assets.
23 June 2024, 13:34 PM

EU and China open talks over electric car tariffs

EU and China trade chiefs held "candid and constructive" talks on Saturday over plans from Brussels to ramp up tariffs on Chinese electric cars, and the two sides will hold further consultations, the EU said
23 June 2024, 11:29 AM

Beyond Nvidia: the search for AI's next breakthrough

For a few days, AI chip juggernaut Nvidia sat on the throne as the world's biggest company, but behind the its staggering success are questions on whether new entrants can stake a claim to the artificial intelligence bonanza
23 June 2024, 11:24 AM

India’s oil imports from Russia at record high

India’s oil imports from Russia rose to a record of about 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in May as discounts for Russian oil widened on lower demand from China, according to trade sources and shipping data.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Eurozone business activity growth slows sharply in June

The growth of business activity in the eurozone slowed down in June after the manufacturing sector posted its biggest decline in six months, a key survey said Friday.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM

US adds Japan to its currency watchlist

The United States added Japan to its “monitoring list” of major trading partners whose currency practices “merit close attention” on Thursday, while reaffirming that none had been designated as a currency manipulator.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Piled-up import containers congest Ctg port

Slow container delivery from the port created the problem
22 June 2024, 15:03 PM

Bangladesh receives $900 million in World Bank loans for two projects

These new financing operations will help Bangladesh in financial sector and urban management, says Abdoulaye Seck, World Bank country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan
22 June 2024, 06:50 AM

Deposits of Bangladeshi banks, nationals in Swiss banks hit lowest level ever

It declined 68% year-on-year to 17.71 million Swiss francs in 2023
20 June 2024, 18:21 PM

EU sanctions target Russian gas for first time

European Union countries agreed on a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, diplomats said on Thursday, including their first restrictions on Russian gas.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Global tensions hit investments again in 2023: UN

Worldwide foreign direct investment fell for a second consecutive year in 2023 amid a global economic slowdown, coupled with swelling trade and geopolitical tensions, the United Nations said Thursday.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Oil stable above $85

Brent oil futures were steady on Thursday, hovering slightly below seven-week highs as the market awaited US inventory data.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM

India economic inequality to persist despite roaring GDP growth

The Indian economy is likely to remain the fastest-growing major one in coming years, but a majority of independent economists and policy experts polled by Reuters are not confident it will make any difference in narrowing stark economic inequality.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Oil hits seven-week high on demand hopes, war jitters

Oil prices hit seven-week highs on Wednesday as summer demand optimism and concerns over escalating conflicts offset an industry report that said US crude inventories unexpectedly rose.
19 June 2024, 13:50 PM

Shipping industry urges Red Sea action as Houthis sink second vessel

Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen's Houthis, leading industry groups said on Wednesday, after the sinking of a second ship.
19 June 2024, 13:33 PM

Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world's most valuable company

Nvidia's stunning surge in market value over the past year has become emblematic of a Wall Street frenzy driven by optimism about emerging AI technology.
19 June 2024, 01:39 AM

India to remain fastest-growing economy in Asia-Pacific: Moody’s

Credit rating agency Moody’s said India is expected to remain the fastest-growing economy in the Asia-Pacific region in the second half of the year 2024.
15 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Private ICDs overwhelmed with export containers

Until June 15, some 15,553 TEUs of export containers were lying at the 21 ICDs, much higher from 8,000 on any regular day
15 June 2024, 14:22 PM

Forex reserves to get $2b boost

Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves are set to receive as high as $2 billion this month, which may send the total to nearly $21 billion, handing a much-needed relief to the US dollar supply.
14 June 2024, 01:10 AM