Business & Economy
Indonesia virus-hit economy posts first yearly contraction since 1998
AFP, Jakarta:Indonesia on Friday logged its first annual contraction since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.The country’s...
European economists urge debt cancellation
AFP, Paris :More than 100 economists called Friday on the ECB to give a 2.5-trillion-euro ($3.0-trillion) boost the economic recovery of the single currency zone...
Garment workers want lay off not last over 45 days
Business Desk :The National Garment Workers’ Federation has called for a maximum lay-off period of 45 days. The demand was made at a human chain...
Edible oil, atta, sugar prices soar further
Economic Reporter :The prices of rice, sugar, edible oil have remained the same in the last seven days maintaining their earlier high and a large...
NRBC Bank to ensure corporate governance
Al Amin :S M Parvez Tomal, Chairman of the board of directors of the NRB Commercial Bank Ltd, has said that it will be ease...
NBR holds invoice lottery draw
Business Desk :A lottery draw was held on Friday on invoices, issued to the consumers from the Electronic Fiscal Device Management System (EFDMS) for ensuring...
Brazil favelas launch bank amid economic hit of pandemic
AFP, Sao Paulo :The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in Brazil’s favelas, but the country’s 10 biggest slums now have...
Brac to raise Tk 1,350cr through bonds
Business Desk :Brac, a non-listed non-government organisation, has received the nod from the stock market regulator to raise Tk 1,350 crore by issuing zero-coupon bonds.A...
CVC Finance signs MoU with Dotlines
Business Desk :CVC Finance and Dotlines Bangladesh Limited joined hands on Thursday by signing a MoU to develop alternate delivery channels for the products of...
BCIM Business Council meeting held
Business Desk :A business council meeting held on Thursday focused on ways of cooperation in trade and logistics in the sub-regions of Bangladesh, China, India...