Economy

Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 12:08 pm

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Economy

Country’s economy remains strong despite shocks

The country witnessed a mixed economic performance in the outgoing calendar year 2019 with many success stories partly dented by some failures. The success stories include impressive GDP growth, per-capita

Boeing chief fired but 737 concerns persist

Boeing has fired its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, in a bid to restore confidence in the firm after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max plane, reports BBC. More than

NBR to go tough against errant TIN holders

As the submission of income tax returns was not found to be satisfactory against the total taxpayers identification numbers (TINs) this year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided

Colombia orders Uber to halt its operations after lawsuit

Colombia on Friday instructed Uber to stop operating after a lawsuit by a group of taxi drivers that accused the ride-sharing app of unfair business practices, reports AP. Colombia’s Superintendency

TOA Corporation to prepare land for Japanese economic zone

Japanese firm TOA Corporation has finally won the contract for developing land and other related works for the construction of an exclusive economic zone for Japanese investors in Araihazar upazila

Trump says US, China have reached deal; Sunday tariffs off

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. and China have reached a Phase 1 trade deal, de-escalating a 17-month dispute between the economic powers. The U.S. is dropping plans

Country’s economic growth hits record 8.15pc in FY19

Planning Minister MA Mannan has said that the pace of economic growth was 8.15 percent in 2018-19FY. He came up with the information quoting final data at a news briefing

Sweden’s Ericsson to pay over $1bn to settle US corruption probe

Sweden’s telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn (£760m) to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced, reports BBC. It said the company

Khulna shrimp farmers opt for crab farming to recoup losses

The shrimp farmers in Khulna who counted repeated losses due to virus attacks in farms and natural disasters are now showing greater interest in crab cultivation as it has proved

Trump to ‘restore’ tariffs on steel, aluminium from Brazil and Argentina

US President Donald Trump has said he will place tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Brazil and Argentina. He justified the move saying those countries’ weak currencies had made