Volume 4 Number 118 Sun. September 21, 2003       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Foreign Relations Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Star Holiday Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Business   Saifur slams IMF rigidity 'Consider socio-economic, political imperatives in carrying out reforms' Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman has urged International Monetary Fund to be more flexible in its approach and take into account the emerging socio-economic and, sometimes, political imperatives of ademocratic   Lottery sheds fat of NCC Bank board Failing to slim down board size as per instruction of the central bank, a private commercial bank had to go for a lottery to decide the maximum 13 directors.   ADB plans workshops to frame country strategy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans four regional consultation workshops in September and October as part of its process to frame a fresh country strategy and programme (CSP) for Bangladesh.   Dhaka needs strategy to face challenges in RMG sector Speakers at a function here yesterday stressed the need for immediate preparation of a strategy for the readymade garments (RMG) sector to face challenges of the restriction-free environment after 2004.   Young entrepreneurs' int'l confce begins Wednesday Young entrepreneurs from Asia talk agro-based enterprises and business issues as they gather in a summit in Dhaka on Wednesday.   FBCCI seeks Spanish help in manufacturing sector As part of an effort to widen the scopes of trade and investment, the FBCCI has urged the Spanish government and private sector to bring in their low-cost technology to Bangladesh's manufacturing sector.   World trade talks top agenda at EU farm ministers meeting Salvaging world trade talks and showing that the European Union is serious about reforming its coveted farm subsidies program are expected to top the agenda of two days of informal talks by EU agriculture   G7 meets as US seeks to pressure Asian currency policies Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the world's seven richest nations met here Saturday with the United States pushing for the group to step up pressure on Asian countries to change their currency   IMF chief upbeat on global recovery but warns of risks IMF managing director Horst Koehler on Friday expressed guarded optimism about the state of the global economy, but highlighted looming risks that threaten the prospects for a sustained recovery.   US wants G7 to call for 'flexible' exchange rates The United States wants the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations to call at their meeting here for countries to have "flexible" exchange rates, but is not seeking to single out any nation for criticism,     Advertisement