Business & Economy
China reaffirms financial support for Sri Lanka
AFP : China has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation’s prime minister on Saturday wrapped up a visit...
FBCCI hosts Iftar in honor of ambassadors, diplomats, dignitaries
Business Report : The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade organization of the country, hosted an Iftar and Doa...
Chocolate prices keeps rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens
REUTERS : Surveying the stripped landscape of her farm – dotted with pools of cyanide-tainted, tea coloured waste water left by illegal gold miners –...
Armenian banks to ditch Russian cards over US sanctions
AFP, Yerevan : Armenian banks on Friday said they would stop processing transactions made by Russian Mir payment cards due to Western sanctions imposed on...
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei says profits more than doubled in 2023
AFP, Beijing : Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Friday said its profits more than doubled in 2023, a year that saw the company defy US...
Foreign loan commitment jumps up 300pc in Jul-Feb
Business Report : Although foreign aid commitments made to Bangladesh by global lenders surged more than 300 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of...
Fed’s balancing act could see June rate cut in play even with sticky inflation
REUTERS : Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank is not growing more tolerant of higher inflation even though the latest policymaker projections...
India mandates weekly reporting on wheat stocks to prevent hoarding
Agency : India has asked traders, major retailers and food processors to declare wheat stocks every Friday from April to prevent hoarding and price spikes,...
India likely to complete trade deals with Britain, Oman early
REUTERS : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free trade deals with Britain and Oman in the first 100 days...
Ukraine gets $1.5b funding tranche under WB programme
REUTERS : Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday, helping it...