H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
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Chinese-Bangladeshi JV, BPDB to build 10MW solar plant at Bhasanchar
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H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
24 September 2026
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Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
24 September 2026
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US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
24 September 2026
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OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
24 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
23 September 2026
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Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Gold prices fall
23 September 2026
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NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks hit nearly 2-year low in Feb
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks fell for a fifth month in February to their lowest in 22 months as production declined, outweighing a reduction in exports, data from the industry regulator showed on Monday.
10 March 2025
‘Youth at heart of sustainable growth’
Bangladesh has a promising future with its young and dynamic workforce accelerating economic growth, but challenges like youth unemployment, skill mismatches, and climate concerns must be tackled for a sustainable and inclusive future, said experts at a discussion yesterday.
10 March 2025
The end of cheap palm oil? Output stalls as biodiesel demand surges
Prices of cooking oil could be buoyed up for years by stagnating production and a biodiesel push in top producer Indonesia that are making traditionally cheap palm oil costlier, eliminating an advantage that also curbed prices of rival oils.
10 March 2025
Vessels face delays as feud over handling charges drags on
CPA seeks shipping ministry’s intervention
9 March 2025
Trump tariffs: What’s been done and what is to come?
It was another roller-coaster week in US President Donald Trump’s trade war as tariffs against China came into force while Mexico and Canada were given a temporary reprieve.
8 March 2025
Sri Lanka signs $2.5bn debt deal with Japan
Japan said it was granting concessions on a 369.45 billion yen ($2.5 billion) loan under a comprehensive debt treatment plan
8 March 2025
China's exports start year slow as US trade war intensifies
Over a month into his second term as US president, Donald Trump has slapped sweeping tariffs on the export-dependent nation, citing Beijing's failure to stem fentanyl flows as justification.
8 March 2025
Trump exempts some automakers from tariffs for one month
US President Donald Trump will exempt automakers from his punishing 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month as long as they comply with existing free trade rules, the White House said on Wednesday, a development that halted at least for now Wall Street’s steepest skid in nearly three months.
6 March 2025
Trump’s trade tactics have a timing problem
The annual winter address to Congress is usually a US president’s chance to urge legislators to pass his agenda. Donald Trump, appearing before lawmakers on Tuesday for the first time since returning to the White House, instead explained how he planned to ignore lawmaking in favor of executive action.
6 March 2025
Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month
Trump's announcement came one day after a phone call with the CEOs of Ford, GM and Stellantis.
6 March 2025
China's goals for 2025: five things to know
China has set an economic growth target of around five percent for 2025, broadly in line with analysts' expectations.
5 March 2025
Malaysia signs deal with Arm to bolster chip ambitions
Malaysia is a key player in the vital chips sector but has been largely focused on packaging, assembly and testing services -- the lower end of the market
5 March 2025
China ramps up stimulus to guard economy from changes 'unseen in a century'
The trade war with US President Donald Trump's administration is threatening China's economic jewel, its sprawling industrial complex
5 March 2025
How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan
Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used in mass-market products including L'Oreal, lipsticks and Nestle, petfood
5 March 2025
India’s exports face pressure from US, EU trade policies: govt official
Indian exports are facing mounting pressure from aggressive trade policies by partners such as the United States and the European Union, a senior trade ministry official said on Tuesday.
4 March 2025
TSMC announces $100b investment in new US chip plants
Taiwanese chip-making giant TSMC will invest at least $100 billion in the United States to build “cutting edge” manufacturing facilities, President Donald Trump said on Monday, announcing the latest blockbuster financial pledge by a private company since his return to office.
4 March 2025
Exports grow 2.77% in Feb
Bangladesh earns $3.97 billion from exports in the second month of the year
4 March 2025
US starts trade wars with China, Canada, Mexico; what are the impacts?
The tariff actions, which could upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual US trade went live at 12:01 am EST (0501 GMT)
4 March 2025
US tariffs on Canada, Mexico imports come into effect
The duties stand to impact over $918 billion worth of US imports from both countries.
4 March 2025
China hits back at US imports as Trump's fresh tariffs take effect
Beijing will impose an additional 15% tariff on US chicken, wheat, corn and cotton
4 March 2025