Business Report : Climate action is no longer a burden for entrepreneurs and businesses, rather it is an opportunity to enhance competitiveness, according to experts.“Climate should be treated as a core business strategy issue, not just a compliance matter where we meet minimum standards,” said M Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the power, energy, and mineral resources ministry.He was speaking on Thursday at the plenary session of the “Second edition of Bangladesh Climate Action Forum 2024,” organised by the Bangladesh...
AFP : Former US president Barack Obama will bring his star power to Kamala Harris’s election campaign Thursday in a...
Deutsche Welle : At least six people were hurt, some seriously, in a stabbing in four locations of Hadera city,...
Al Jazeera : Hurricane Milton has weakened further and is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) latest advisory.The storm struck Florida as a Category 3 storm late on Wednesday after weakening from a Category 5 storm, leaving more than three million homes and businesses without power and killing at least four people.The hurricane is pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain, whipping up a barrage of tornadoes and forcing hundreds of thousands of...
AFP : An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of...
BBC : President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking...
Bangladesh Unrest : Protesters climb a public monument to celebrate after receiving the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation...
The uphill battle to restore confidence among the business community is reportedly progressing slowly though the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus completes its second month in office. Businesspeople say they are still optimistic that the situation will improve soon. According to a newspaper report, business expansion, foreign direct investment (FDI) and new local investment plans at the moment remain on hold. As reported the interim government has inherited at least half a dozen business challenges, such as corruption,...
BSS : Leaders of American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) have emphasized the importance of branding Bangladesh as an...
AFP, Frankfurt : The German government on Wednesday slashed its 2024 forecast for Europe’s largest economy, saying it will contract...
Arab News : The European Union said Wednesday it had launched a “humanitarian air bridge” to fly aid to Lebanon as fighting rages between Israel and Hezbollah.The European Commission said three initial flights were scheduled to carry supplies from Italy and Dubai to the conflict-wracked country, with the first arriving in Beirut on Friday. “The EU stands by the people affected by the crisis in Lebanon,” commission president Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X.“From blankets to shelter kits and...
BSS/TASS : OPEC+ countries are currently keeping plans to ramp up oil production from December 2024 but will monitor the market situation, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters.“No changes have been discussed thus far,” Novak said.When answering the question whether the oil market is ready to consume extra barrels in December, Novak noted that it is early to talk about that now and that the situation needs to be monitored.In early September 2024, the OPEC+ decided to postpone the...