H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
25 September 2026
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Global Economy
Chinese-Bangladeshi JV, BPDB to build 10MW solar plant at Bhasanchar
25 September 2026
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Global Economy
H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
24 September 2026
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Business
Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
24 September 2026
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Business
US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
24 September 2026
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Business
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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Global Business
Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Business
Gold prices fall
23 September 2026
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Global Economy
NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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Business
Japan’s Mitsui buys 18.5% stake in ACI Motors for $22.75m
Mitsui & Company, one of the largest general trading companies in Japan, has bought an 18.5 percent stake in ACI Motors Limited for $22.75 million.
22 December 2024
Bangladesh, WB sign two deals worth $900 million for environment sustainability
These two financial agreements will help Bangladesh achieve green growth: WB country director
22 December 2024
Explanations sought from 13 banks for higher dollar rate
BB issued letters on Dec 19 and the deadline for explanation ends today
22 December 2024
ACI Motors sells 18.5% stake to Japan’s Mitsui at $22.75 million
Two senior Mitsui executives will join ACI Motors to widen their global reach
22 December 2024
Rupee hits record low before recovering slightly
The Indian rupee slipped to its all-time low on Friday before turning course to end modestly higher, aided by likely dollar inflows, although its losing steak persisted into a seventh straight week.
21 December 2024
India’s forex reserves dip to nearly six-month low
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by nearly $2 billion to an almost six-month low of $652.87 billion as of December 13, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday.
21 December 2024
Trump threatens EU with tariffs over oil and gas imports
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday the European Union should step up US oil and gas imports or face tariffs on the bloc’s exports that include goods such as cars and machinery.
21 December 2024
China’s oil consumption to peak by 2027
China’s oil consumption is set to peak by 2027, state refining giant Sinopec said on Thursday, as diesel and gasoline demand weaken in the world’s biggest oil importer, a slowdown that has rattled global oil markets this year.
19 December 2024
India gears up for potential trade deal as Trump targets China
India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the US, aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once president-elect Donald Trump takes charge, government and industry sources in New Delhi said.
19 December 2024
Adani pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal
Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters.
19 December 2024
Bangladesh will get fourth tranche of loan after IMF's executive board meeting
The meeting will be held in February next year
19 December 2024
New Zealand falls into recession with abrupt economic slowdown
The conservative coalition government defended its "respect for taxpayers' money" as the opposition accused it of feeding a "recessionary fire".
19 December 2024
Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal
Bangladesh's interim govt has accused Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits
19 December 2024
Fed lowers rates but sees fewer cuts next year due to stubbornly high inflation
Powell's explicit - and repeated - references to the need for caution from here on jolted Wall Street, sending stocks sharply lower, bond yields higher and leading investors to dial back estimates of how far borrowing costs are likely to fall over the coming year.
19 December 2024
ADB to give $600m for economic management
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend a $600 million loan to Bangladesh to help the country strengthen its economic management and establish a transparent and accountable regulatory environment for private sector development.
18 December 2024
Indian rupee slips to lifetime low
The Indian rupee dropped to a record low on Wednesday, weighed by persistent demand for US dollars from importers and speculators ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.
18 December 2024
Dollar edges up
Global shares and the US dollar edged up on Wednesday as investors made last-minute adjustments to portfolios in the countdown to the year’s final flurry of central bank meetings, while news of a potential Nissan-Honda tie-up lifted car stocks.
18 December 2024
IMF cuts Bangladesh’s growth forecast again, keeps inflation projection elevated
Bangladesh may grow 3.8% in FY25, not 4.5% in FY25, the lender says
18 December 2024
IMF to give $645 million as fourth tranche of loan to Bangladesh
IMF agreed to Bangladesh’s request to extend the loan amount, now it stands at $5.3 billion
18 December 2024
As bitcoin soars, luxury brands consider accepting crypto payments
Regulators have long warned that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are high-risk assets, with limited uses in the real world. High volatility has been another barrier to wide adoption as a means of payment.
18 December 2024