Business & Economy

AFP, Hengqin Island :A giant 63-metre blue whale shark statue towers over the world’s largest aquarium, on a Chinese island being promoted as a testing ground for reforms aimed at encouraging domestic consumption as...

AFP, Sao Paulo :Russia’s embargo on US and EU food products has opened a window of opportunity for Latin America, which could capitalize on the Ukraine crisis to become a major food supplier to...

AFP, New Delhi :India will keep a pledge to ratify a trillion-dollar global pact on easing trade restrictions, a minister told local media Saturday, adding negotiations with fellow World Trade Organisation members had not...

Business Desk :Business Development Conference of Khulna and Barisal Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on August 17 and 18, 2014 at a local hotel in Khulna. Engr Mustafa Anwar, Vice Chairman...

Xinhua, Gaza :During the five-day ceasefire, brokered by Egypt between Israel and Gaza militants, 30-year-old Mohamed al-Wadeya went to check his home-owned factory, which was destroyed in the air bombardment and tank shells of...

Xinhua, London :The UK economic recovery remains driven by the services sector, according to revised figures released Friday, and the second half of 2014 is unlikely to see a rebalancing towards exports and manufacturing.The...

Xinhua, Chicago :Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped Friday under low inflation pressure from the United States.The most active gold contract for December delivery dropped 9.5 dollars,...

Xinhua, Beijing :The ratio of non-performing loans for commercial banks in China climbed to 1.08 percent by the end of June, up 0.04 percentage point from the end of March, latest official data showed.By...

UNB, Dhaka :Economists on Thursday urged the central bank to be cautious in allowing local enterprises to receive foreign loan.They said frequent permission to local ventures to get foreign loans may create adverse effect...