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German economy to shrink in Q3

The German economy is likely to shrink this quarter as industry is in recession and private consumption is adding little to growth, the Bundesbank said in a monthly economic report on Monday.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Tesla reinvents carmaking with quiet breakthrough

Tesla has combined a series of innovations to make a technological breakthrough that could transform the way it makes electric vehicles and help Elon Musk achieve his aim of halving production costs, five people familiar with the move said.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Oil price rises

Oil prices rose for a third straight session on Monday, buoyed by forecasts of a widening supply deficit in the fourth quarter after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended cuts and by optimism about a recovery in demand in China.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Dollar hovers near 6-month high

The US dollar hovered near a six-month high on Monday as traders looked ahead to interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan this week.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Alibaba plans to invest $2b in Turkey

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan it plans to invest $2 billion in Turkey.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia, China to build oil transshipment complex

Russia’s United Oil- and Gas-Chemical Co and China’s Xuan Yuan Industrial Development have agreed to jointly invest 5 billion yuan ($686 million) in construction of a transshipment oil complex in Russia’s far east, the Roscongress fund said on Monday.
18 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Enhance Ctg port capacity for higher RMG exports

BGMEA urges Chittagong Port Authority
18 September 2023, 15:43 PM

StanChart completes Taka-Rupee transaction for Walton

This is the first BDT-INR export transaction for Bangladesh’s electronics industry
18 September 2023, 13:23 PM

Oil rises on supply concerns, China demand recovery

Oil prices rose for a third straight session on Monday, buoyed by forecasts of a widening supply deficit in the fourth quarter after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended cuts and on optimism of a demand recovery in China, the world's top crude importer.
18 September 2023, 06:26 AM

Russia raises key rate

Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the third time in two months on Friday as it grapples with higher inflation and a weaker rouble.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

PIA struggling to pay bills

Pakistan’s national flag carrier admitted Friday it was struggling to pay bills and wages after local media reports said the fleet may be grounded within days.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Canadian dollar posts big gain

The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Friday, but the currency held on to much of its weekly gain as oil prices rose and investors turned attention to domestic inflation data.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Fed unlikely to pause rate hikes

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a summer of mixed economic data, while leaving the door open to another hike if needed.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 3.1% in Q2

Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 3.1 percent in the April-June quarter, official data showed on Friday, as the country struggles to claw out of its worst financial crisis in decades.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

JP Morgan, ANZ raise China GDP forecast

JP Morgan and ANZ on Friday raised their 2023 economic growth forecast for China, after August economic numbers offered some signs of stabilisation in the world’s second-largest economy.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US renewable energy capacity could triple in 10 years

United States’ annual renewable energy capacity could triple in 10 years to 110 gigawatts (GW) as clean-energy law powers more investment in the sector, research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzine said on Wednesday.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Eskayef’s 3rd manufacturing unit achieves US FDA approval

It's the first Bangladeshi pharma company to reach the landmark
17 September 2023, 11:28 AM

Western firms shift investment from China to India as worries mount

US and European firms are shifting investment away from China to other developing markets, a report from Rhodium Group showed, with India receiving the vast majority of this redirected foreign capital, followed by Mexico, Vietnam and Malaysia.
17 September 2023, 07:18 AM

Britain hands $621 mln to Tata Steel, 3,000 jobs could go

Britain is to pump 500 million pounds ($621 million) into Tata Steel (TISC.NS) to decarbonise its Welsh site, in a deal aimed at securing the future of the country's steel industry but which puts as many as 3,000 jobs at risk.
17 September 2023, 07:05 AM

Fed unlikely to raise rates in November, says Goldman Sachs

The Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates at its Oct. 31-Nov. 1 meeting, Goldman Sachs strategists wrote on Saturday, while also forecasting the US central bank would lift its economic growth projections when policymakers gather next week.
17 September 2023, 06:10 AM