Business & Economy

BSS, Dhaka :Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is expecting to have a record spot orders from the country’s biggest trade show, surpassing last year’s as the customs officials have so far collected around Taka 40...

BSS, Rangpur :Director General of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Abu Hanif Mian has stressed for attaining self- reliance on seed technology for production, preservation, distribution and management of quality seeds.He called upon...

Business Desk :A two-day Review Meeting of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) for the year 2013-14 began at LGED Headquarters in Dhaka on 27 January 2014.LGED Chief Engineer Md. Wahidur Rahman inaugurated the meeting...

Xinhua, London :China and Britain made great breakthrough in bilateral trade and investment relations in 2013, with trade volume hitting a record, a Chinese diplomat said here Monday.The year of 2013 was marked by...

AFP, Moscow :Russia’s economy minister Monday welcomed the ruble’s rapid slide to historic lows as a boon for exporters that should help industry and promote stalling growth.The ruble began trending lower in late December...

AFP, Sydney :Japan and Australia are moving closer to signing a free trade agreement, officials said Tuesday amid reports the deal will be inked within months.If realised, the deal would cement a relationship worth...

AFP, Brussels :Eurozone countries are “worried” by the problems hitting emerging economies but do not believe there is a risk of contagion, senior officials said Monday.Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the Eurogroup which gathers...

Xinhua, Xi’an :China will wage a war against poverty with a stronger resolve and prevent it from afflicting future generations, Premier Li Keqiang has said.High economic growth since China adopted reform and opening up...