Business Desk : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sought more Turkish investment in Bangladesh, saying Dhaka is now...
Day: October 15, 2024
AFP, Buenos Aires : The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will grant Argentina over 3.8 billion dollars in funding this year, the bank’s chief said in an interview Sunday, praising the reforms undertaken by President Javier Milei.In an opinion piece in the Financial Times newspaper IDB president Ilan Goldfajn praised Milei’s “remarkable progress in restoring much needed fiscal balance”.In the first quarter of this year, Argentina produced its first quarterly budget surplus in 16 years.“It hasn’t been straightforward,” Goldfajn said, referring...
AFP, Singapore : Singapore’s economy grew more than expected in the third quarter as a rush for all things linked to artificial intelligence drove up demand for computer chips, according to preliminary data Monday.The Asian city-state’s economic performance is often seen as a barometer of the global environment because of its heavy reliance on international trade.The trade ministry said a healthy rebound in the key manufacturing sector powered the 4.1 percent year-on-year growth in the three months to September.Economists had...
AFP : The European Central Bank is expected to lower interest rates again this week as anxiety about inflation in the eurozone fades and concerns over sluggish growth mount.Inflation fell to 1.8 percent across the 20 members of the euro area in September, the first time it has been below the ECB’s target of two percent since 2021.While the rate is expected to tick up again towards the end of the year, the sense that consumer prices are back under...
Business Report : Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has expanded its book-reading programme by distributing books to the...
Business Report : Bangladesh Bank has introduced special concessions for the export of e-commerce products, aimed at supporting small exporters....
Md Ahsan Ullah : Although climate change is a global problem, its impact on the developing, or underdeveloped economies will...
We are appalled with the recent revelation by the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) that commission agents, or aratdars, are manipulating vegetable prices to artificially inflate the market. This distortion of the market dynamics, done in collusion with wholesalers, dealers, and retailers, has left consumers grappling with soaring prices for essential commodities, including vegetables. Despite government initiatives to stabilize the market, such as the formation of a special task force, the grip of middlemen continues to wreak havoc...
Al Jazeera : An Israeli air attack on tents for displaced Palestinians inside a hospital complex in Gaza has killed...
AFP : Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.It comes after the Taliban government recently announced legislation formalising their strict interpretations of Islamic law that have been imposed since they swept to power in 2021.“The law applies to all Afghanistan… and it will be implemented gradually,” the spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the...
Entertainment Report : After a six-year break, popular folk-rock band Lalon is back with a new album. Set to release...