‘Accreditation a key tool for a strong export market’
Business Report :Accreditation is an important tool for creating a strong export market and play a key role to ensure products quality and standard to...
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‘Proposed budget did not address macroeconomic ills’
Business Report :The proposed budget for the next fiscal year did not address some macroeconomic ills and the different core issues to facilitate the businesses,...
Fisheries smart city in Chakaria on the cards to boost blue economy
Business Report :The government has planned to develop a smart city for fisheries in Chakaria Upazila of Cox’s Bazar to tap the potential of the...
IDRA appoints observers for 2 insurance Cos
UNB, Dhaka :The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) on Sunday appointed observers for Sun-life Insurance and Progressive Life Insurance companies.The IDRA took the decision...
‘9 banks waived Tk 8,405cr interest in 2022’
BSS, Dhaka : Six state-owned and three specialised banks have waived Tk 8,405 crore interest payment of 4,621 loan receivers in 2022, Finance Minister AHM...
Tax collectors, budget spenders should be under watch too: Businessmen
Business Report :Former president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Nihad Kabir has said surveillance should be increased not only on taxpayers...
Commonwealth Trade & Investment Forum to be held in Dhaka tomorrow
Business Report :The first ever Commonwealth Trade & Investment Forum, which will be held in Dhaka tomorrow (September 13 and 14), will pave the way...
Abu Sadek, M Rabiul re-elected Chairman and Vice Chairman of PLFL
Business Desk :Abu Sadek Md. Sohel and Engr. M. Rabiul Huq has been re-elected as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Premier Leasing & Finance...
US nationals highest spenders among foreigners in Bangladesh
Business Desk :The US nationals spend the most through credit card in Bangladesh as they account for over a quarter of the amount that foreign...
Airfares may stay sky-high, say industry experts
AFP, Paris :Despite the recent fall in oil prices, high airfares may stay in place for some time to come, say airline industry professionals and...
Pakistan’s target of 3.5pc GDP in 2023-24 FY ‘realistic’
Reuters :Pakistan’s finance minister said on Saturday a projection in the government’s budget of 3.5% economic growth for the year ending in June 2024 was...
ICCB calls for good governance to ensure int’l compliance
UNB, Dhaka :International Chamber of Commerce – Bangladesh (ICCB) President Mahbubur Rahman has said graduation to a middle-income country will require Bangladesh to fulfil a...