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Chinese company to invest $19.5m in Mongla EPZ
Chinese company QSL.S Garments Co Ltd will invest $19.5 million to set up an RMG factory at the Mongla Export Processing Zone in Bagerhat.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM
UK, Singapore partner to boost economic growth
The British government has signed a partnership with Singapore to grow its economy and enhance shared security, Downing Street said on Friday, adding it was the UK’s first treaty since leaving the European Union.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Dollar gains for 8th straight week
The US dollar index registered an eighth straight week of gains on Friday while global stock indexes ended slightly higher on the day ahead of key US inflation data next week.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Rough sea delays Pangaon Express’s rescue
Two months have passed, but the Pangaon-bound container vessel Pangaon Express that sank in the bay near Noakhali’s Bhasanchar on July 6 with 72 import-laden containers is yet to be rescued.
10 September 2023, 00:00 AM
US, KSA, India discuss possible rail, port deal
The US, Saudi Arabia, India and other nations are discussing a possible infrastructure deal that could reconfigure trade between the Gulf and South Asia, linking Middle Eastern countries by railways and connecting to India by port, according to US officials aware of the conversations.
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM
US interest rates in ‘good place,’ for now: Fed officials
High US interest rates are doing their job in the fight against inflation, but more hikes may yet be needed, senior US Federal Reserve officials said Thursday.
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan cuts Q2 GDP on weak spending, wages slide
Japan’s economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter and wages slumped in July, casting doubt over central bank projections that solid domestic demand will keep the country on course for a recovery.
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM
China’s deflation pressures ease, more steps expected to spur demand
China’s consumer prices returned to positive territory in August while factory-gate price declines slowed, data showed on Saturday, as deflation pressures ease amid signs of stabilisation in the economy.
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM
India makes clean energy push at G20 with global biofuel alliance
India announced on Saturday the launch of a global biofuel alliance at a G20 summit in New Delhi to boost the use of cleaner fuels.
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil prices rise to 9-month high on worries about tight supply
Oil prices gained almost 1 percent to a nine-month high on Friday on rising US diesel futures and worries about tight oil supplies after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts this week.
9 September 2023, 06:55 AM
China’s economic gloom hangs over Japan’s long-awaited recovery
Policymakers in Tokyo believe China’s deepening economic woes could hit Japan’s fragile recovery, especially if Beijing fails to shore up demand with meaningful stimulus, potentially delaying an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM
China exports, imports fall again
China’s exports and imports sank again in August, data showed Thursday, adding to growing pressure on authorities to introduce fresh stimulus for the world’s number two economy even as the figures showed some sign of improvement.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Why Chinese response is not working
Data from China on Thursday showing falling exports fanned more fears about a slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy, which has struggled with its post-Covid recovery.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Brazil to pass US as world’s top corn exporter
Brazil is set to pass the United States this year as the world’s top corn exporter, ending years of US dominance thanks to a bumper harvest, officials said Wednesday.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM
UN chief says global finance system fragmenting; Myanmar crisis worsens
The world risks a "great fracture" of its economic and financial systems, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a summit with Southeast Asia's ASEAN bloc, China, the United States and others in Indonesia.
7 September 2023, 05:42 AM
EU hits tech titans with tougher market restraints
The European Union on Wednesday unveiled the list of digital giants -- including Apple, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance -- that will face tough new curbs on how they do business.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt may sign MoU with Russia on food import
Bangladesh may sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia soon to import some food items as those were offered at competitive prices, said Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh yesterday.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Asian markets drop as oil spike fuels inflation worry
Most Asian markets fell Wednesday as a jump in oil prices to 10-month highs rekindled worries of another US Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Dollar steady, fragile yen draws warning
The dollar held near a six-month peak on Wednesday as jitters over China and global growth weighed on risk appetite, while the yen was close to a10-month low, drawing the strongest warning since mid-August from Japan’s top currency diplomat.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Saudi, Russia extend oil output cuts
Saudi Arabia and Russia said on Tuesday they would extend voluntary oil cuts until the end of the year, sending the price of Brent crude to a 10-month high.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM