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BB to follow ‘guarded stance’ in capital management
BSS, Dhaka :Bangladesh Bank (BB) will continue its guarded stance in capital management especially allowing capital outflow to avoid risks of spillover impact of global...
BASF says oil, gas business drives profits in Q2
AFP, Frankfurt :BASF, the world’s biggest chemicals maker, said Thursday that profits rose in the second quarter, driven by its oil and gas business.BASF said...
Oil prices turn lower in Asian trade
AFP, Singapore :Oil prices turned lower in Asia Thursday as investors took a breather from gains that came after the United States reported a large...
Billionaires in S’pore expanded to 26 this year: Forbes Asia
Xinhua, Singapore :Singapore’s richest got even richer. The billionaires club in Singapore has expanded to 26 this year, up from 21 in 2013, said Forbes...
More than 2.2b people ‘poor or near-poor’: UN
AFP, Tokyo :More than 2.2 billion people are “poor or near-poor”, with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening to exacerbate...
AP photographer’s killer to die
AP :A Kabul court announced Wednesday that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran AP correspondent Kathy...
Worldwide protests continue against Gaza attack
TNN, New Delhi :Over the past week, protests have swept across cities in US, Canada, Europe and several other parts of the world against the...
9 killed in Benghazi clashes
Reuters, Benghazi :At least nine people were killed and 19 wounded, mostly civilians, in heavy clashes overnight in Benghazi as government forces tried to oust...