Asian nations to debate Japan’s bid to beef up market safeguards
Reuters :Asian finance leaders gathering in South Korea next week will likely debate ways to beef up safeguards against market turbulence, as global banking sector...
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Metlife among 100 best companies to work for
Business Desk :MetLife announced that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2023 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The annual list,...
Internet users up 20 lakh in 3 months: BTRC
Business Desk :The number of internet users has increased by 20 lakh in the first three months of 2023.The country now has over 12.61 crore...
LankaBangla Finance’s profit drops 49pc in 2022
Business Desk :LankaBangla Finance Limited posted a 49% decline in its consolidated annual profits for the year 2022.The consolidated net profit after taxes of the...
‘Inefficient supply system crushes rice consumers’
Al Amin :Anup Kumar Saha is working as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nabil Group, an agriculture-based industry. He completed BBA and MBA from Dhaka...
High yield but farmers worry over fair price
Business Desk :The farmers, who are reaping a bumper harvest this Boro season, say they will suffer losses if the government does not increase the...
China will provide buyer’s credit in Yuan
Business Desk :China wants to use its Yuan as financing currency instead of the US dollar for projects to be funded under preferential buyer’s credit...
Beximco’s profit dropped by 72pc in Jan-Mar quarter
Business Desk :Beximco’s net profit dropped by over 72% in the January-March quarter of the fiscal year 2023, reaching Tk109 crore. This was down from...
Dollar crunch forces Httpool to limit ad services for now
Business Desk :The ongoing dollar crunch has hit F-commerce shores, as Httpool Bangladesh, Meta’s authorized sales partner in the country, has announced that it will...
Saidul Islam elected Jamuna Bank chairman
Business Report :Md Saidul Islam has been elected as chairman of Jamuna Bank Limited for a one-year tenure.The board of directors of the bank elected...
Taiwan records second straight GDP contraction
AFP :Taiwan’s economy shrank for a second straight quarter at the start of 2023, the government said Friday — its biggest quarterly contraction since the...
Asian stocks rise after big gains on Wall Street
AFP :Asian stocks were up on Friday, tracking big gains on Wall Street fuelled by strong tech earnings and mixed, but manageable, macroeconomic data.Fears of...