Business & Economy
IPEF, trade issues dominate talks
Business Desk :The United States briefed Bangladesh on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Dhaka welcomed additional information on supply-chain resilience and decarburization pillars of...
High govt bank borrowing to put pressure on private sector
Business Desk :The rising trend of government borrowing from the banking sector will put pressure on the private sector, said Salehuddin Ahmed, former governor of...
India says no plans for now to curb food exports
Reuters, New Delhi :India has no plans to curb food exports for now, Piyush Goyal, the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food...
Bangladesh urges US to give preferential market access
Business Desk :Dhaka has urged Washington to give preferential market access of Bangladeshi products to the US market and funding from its International Development Finance...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hopes for over $1b FDI
Reuters, Colombo :Sri Lanka is aiming to attract well over $1 billion in foreign direct investment this year, an official said on Friday, as the...
Trade deficit rose by 53pc in ten months
Business Desk :The country’s trade deficit jumped by 53 per cent year-on-year to $27.5 billion in the July-April period of the current fiscal year due...
Food prices dip in May, cereal output set to decline: UN
Reuters :World food prices dipped in May for a second consecutive month after hitting a record high in March, although the cost of cereals and...
Govt working to export Sapahar’s mangoes
Business Desk :Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said the present government has been working relentlessly for reaching the mangoes being immensely produced in Sapahar upazila...