BoJ holds off fresh stimulus despite weaker economy
AFP, Tokyo :The Bank of Japan Thursday stuck by its view that the world’s number three economy was recovering, despite a contraction in the second...
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Canada hails WEF’s rating for its soundest banking system in G7
Xinhua, Ottawa :Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver welcomed Wednesday the World Economic Forum (WEF) rating of the country’s banking system as the soundest in the...
US Fed sets tough liquidity requirement on large banks
Xinhua, Washington :US Federal Reserve Wednesday finalized a rule to require large financial institutions to hold more liquidity positions to hedge against possible risks.The rule...
Tourism helps to contain Cyprus’s economic recession
Xinhua, Nicosia :Increased tourism arrivals have helped the recession of the crisis-stricken economy of Cyprus to considerably slow down in the second quarter this year,...
Govt for turning unemployed youths into human resources
BSS, Rangpur :The present government has been working for turning all unemployed youths into worthy and productive human resources through creating job opportunities by imparting...
Eradicate social curses for development of women, children: Speakers
BSS, Rangpur :Speakers at a daylong orientation workshop have called for eradicating social curses like child marriage, dowry, gender discriminations, violence and repressions to ensure...
Bangladesh needs 34.3pc investment to meet 7.3pc growth target, says ADB
bdnews24.com :The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said Bangladesh needs to raise investment to 34.3 percent of GDP if the government’s growth target for 2014-15...
BD must meet Japanese investors’ expectations: JBCCI
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh must seize the opportunity to build a ‘strategic partnership’ with Japan through fulfilling their ‘expectations’ in terms of investment facilities that will...