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25 September 2026
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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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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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$6 billion foreign loan commitments may come by June: finance adviser
The commitments will come from multiple sources, including World Bank, IMF, ADB, Opec
3 December 2024
Roadmap is there to implement ILO conventions: commerce adviser
EU Ambassador Michael Miller calls on the adviser
3 December 2024
Chevron to invest in new gas exploration in Bangladesh
The energy giant thanks the interim government for starting to clear overdue payments
3 December 2024
Why Mexico’s global trade sweet spot may turn sour
Last year, Mexico sent $475 billion of goods exports to the United States, surpassing China
3 December 2024
US unveils fresh export curbs targeting China's chip sector
The announcement comes weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, where he is expected to bolster Washington's hawkish stance on China
3 December 2024
US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track
New York Fed President John Williams said inflation was now "within striking distance" of two percent.
3 December 2024
Moody’s told outdated story of Bangladesh
Moody's Ratings is narrating an outdated story of Bangladesh, not the updated one, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur in a webinar yesterday.
2 December 2024
KEPZ decides to fast-track land registration
The chief adviser became the first head of state to preside over a meeting of the KEPZ governing body in nine years
2 December 2024
OpenAI's Altman confident Trump will keep US in AI lead
"We need to build that here and we need to be able to have the best AI infrastructure in the world to be able to lead with the technology and the capabilities," he said.
2 December 2024
Exclusive: Latest US strike on China's chips hits semiconductor toolmakers
The move marks one of the Biden Administration's last large scale effort to stymy China's ability to access and produce chips that can help advance artificial intelligence for military applications or otherwise threaten US national security.
2 December 2024
China manufacturing expands for second straight month
China in November saw an uptick in industrial output for the second straight month, government data showed Saturday, an encouraging sign for officials as they battle stagnant activity.
1 December 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries over currency plans
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar.
1 December 2024
Eurozone inflation rebounds but rate cut still on cards
Inflation in the eurozone rebounded further in November, new data showed Friday, but the longer-term outlook remained in line with European Central Bank targets -- with a new rate cut still expected next month.
1 December 2024
Remittance rises 14% in November
However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month
1 December 2024
Businesses will now get up to three years for payment: BB
Earlier, industries could import capital machinery under a 360-day usance term
1 December 2024
US 'Black Friday' online spending put at record $10.8 bn
The biggest sales during the annual day-after-Thanksgiving promotions were for toys, jewelry, household appliances, skin- and hair-care products, clothes and electronic devices
1 December 2024
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit conversion
Attorneys representing the billionaire and his AI startup, xAI, filed the injunction Friday, the financial news site reported.
1 December 2024
Trump warns BRICS nations against replacing US dollar
"There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the US Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America"
1 December 2024
Adani breaks silence on US allegations to say his group is committed to compliance
US authorities have accused Gautam Adani, his nephew and executive director Sagar Adani and managing director of Adani Green, Vneet S. Jaain, of being part of a scheme to pay bribes to secure Indian power supply contracts, and misleading US investors during fundraisings in the country
1 December 2024
Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961
Sri Lanka’s consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday.
30 November 2024