Economy

Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 01:42 am

শিরোনাম :

Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

Economy

Brexit: UK hopeful of EU trade deal next month, says No 10

The UK still believes it can agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU next month, according to Downing Street. The PM’s spokesman said UK negotiators would “continue

‘Don’t be complacent’: Economists about robust remittance inflow

The record inflow of remittance in the last two months should not give any sense of complacence for Bangladesh as the situation in overseas labour market remains fluid and the

US sees manufacturing growth ahead of Fed meeting, GDP data

The Federal Reserve is set to meet this week ahead of a key GDP estimate as new data shows recovery in US manufacturing, although surging coronavirus cases threaten the economy’s

Sweden unemployment at 22-year high

The unemployment rate in Sweden has risen to its highest level in more than two decades, the country’s statistics agency has said. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate among 16 to 64-year-olds

Western brands face pressure over China Uighur ties

Corporate giants including Nike face growing calls to cut ties with suppliers alleged to be using “forced labour” from China’s Uighur people. Activists have launched a campaign accusing firms of

Government preparing new policy guidelines for RMG sector

In a bid to capture more global share and ease of doing business, the government has taken up timely steps for the readymade garment sector to bring more forex for

Explore new markets protecting RMG export: FM tells envoys

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Bangladesh’s envoys in Europe and UK to explore new markets for Bangladeshi products protecting the readymade garment export markets during the COVID-19

RMG sector starts to rebound

Bangladeshi garment manufacturers are seeing a rise in export orders with international buyers renewing the cancelled deals and placing new orders as the consumer markets in Europe and the US

Low revenue pushes up govt’s bank borrowing

The government bank borrowing marked a sharp rise in the just-concluded 2019-20 fiscal year to meet the budget deficit in the wake of huge revenue loss due to Covid-19. In

US threatens to cut off Chinese banks’ access to dollars

Chinese banks seen as complicit in Beijing’s clampdown on Hong Kong face being cut off from much of the global financial system under wide-ranging sanctions that are a part of