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Adani gets $1.87b investment from US firm

US boutique investment firm GQG Partners has bought shares worth $1.87 billion in four Adani group companies, marking the first major investment in the Indian conglomerate since a short-seller’s critical report sparked a stock rout.
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Rebounding dollar a growing headache for investors

Investors reeling from the recent volatility in global financial markets are eyeing another potential worry: a rebounding dollar.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Saudi assures of help as Dhaka seeks duty benefit for 213 products

Saudi Arabia has assured Bangladesh of extending cooperation when it sought duty-free access for 213 products to the market of the kingdom.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Oil price rises

Oil extended gains for a second session on Wednesday after a strong jump in manufacturing in China, the world’s top crude importer, boosted the outlook for global fuel demand.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

India’s factory growth slows to 4-month low

India’s manufacturing sector expanded at the slowest pace in four months in February but remained relatively strong amid buoyant domestic demand, despite higher inflationary pressures, a private survey showed on Wednesday.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Adani says it secures $3b credit from wealth fund

India’s Adani Group has told creditors it has secured $3 billion loan from a sovereign wealth fund, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, as the embattled conglomerate seeks to ease concerns about its credit profile after a short-seller attack.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Adani to repay up to $790m share-backed loans by March

India’s Adani Group plans to prepay or repay share-backed loans worth $690 million to $790 million by March-end, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the conglomerate seeks to burnish its credit profile after a short-seller attack.
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Argentina keen to boost trade with Bangladesh

Santiago Andres Cafiero, Argentina’s minister of foreign affairs, international trade and worship, yesterday expressed his country’s interest to boost economic relations with Bangladesh.
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM

LC restrictions cut fruit imports by 38%

Bangladesh's fruit imports fell 37.79 per cent year-on-year to $157.38 million in the July-January period
28 February 2023, 14:56 PM

‘Never be complacent, take up new challenges to achieve perfection’

Chowdhury believes this has been the story behind success in the recent years for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh
28 February 2023, 13:59 PM

India bans oil tankers, bulk carriers older than 25 years

The world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter looks to cut emissions and reduce the average age of its fleet
28 February 2023, 12:54 PM

Japan's factory output posts biggest fall in 8 months

The contraction was much larger than economists’ median forecast of a 2.6 per cent decline
28 February 2023, 12:25 PM

Dollar slips but remains near 7-week high

The dollar slipped from a seven-week high on Monday, as investors took stock of last week’s strong U.S. economic data and the outlook for global interest rates.
27 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Oil rises on Russian supply jitters

Oil prices edged up in volatile trade on Monday, as Russia halted exports to Poland via a key pipeline ahead of a hefty supply cut announced for March, but a stronger dollar and fears of recession capped gains.
27 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Phone firms promise ‘tsunami of innovation’

The big beasts of the telecom industry kicked off their most important annual get-together in Barcelona on Monday, promising to lead a  “tsunami of innovation”, as they try to shrug off a major slump across the technology sector.
27 February 2023, 18:00 PM

South Korea sets export target of $685b this year

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has set a target of exporting $685 billion worth of products this year, an increase of 0.2 per cent year-on-year, vowing to mobilise all the nation’s capabilities to achieve this goal at an export strategy meeting recently.
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM

DHL Express introduces network flight for Bangladesh

DHL Express has started operations for the first-ever network flight to and from Bangladesh to carry the country’s inbound and outbound shipments.    
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Europe’s energy security better than feared

Europe looks set to avert fuel shortages and end this winter in a position that, while not exactly comfortable, looks far better than was feared last autumn, after Russia curbed gas pipeline supplies dramatically.
26 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Gold prices reduced further

22-carat gold will now cost Tk 91,095, down from Tk 92,263 made effective on February 5
26 February 2023, 15:24 PM

US dollar holds seven-week high

The dollar held a seven-week peak on Friday, as another round of data showing still-high inflation reinforced expectations that interest rates could stay higher for longer.
25 February 2023, 18:00 PM