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BoP surplus reaches $909m in July-April
Trade imbalance rises 16pc
Boosted by a surge in remittances, the balance of payments (BoP) surplus reached US$909 million in the first ten months of the last fiscal (2006-07), despite a fall in foreign direct investment and foreign
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GP subscription base to reach 50m in 2 years
Popularising data transfer service thru' mobile planned
The number of cell phone subscription in Bangladesh will reach 50 million within the next two years, a Grameenphone high official predicted.
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Poorest nations fail to benefit from globalisation
UN conference told
Representatives from the world's least developed countries and UN experts drew a bleak picture of the impact of globalization on poor communities at the start of a two-day conference here Monday.
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China's construction workers exploited
Finds survey
Millions of men working on construction sites in China's cities often are not paid on time, not legally employed and suffer other forms of exploitation, according to a survey published Monday.
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Airbus leads Boeing for new orders, deliveries
Airbus has booked more orders this year than rival Boeing, figures on the Airbus website showed Monday, a day after Boeing rolled out its 787, posing a fresh challenge to the European manufacturer.
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Oil weaker in Asia
Oil prices were lower in Asian trade Monday on profit-taking but US gasoline (petrol) supply concerns were expected to limit the declines, dealers said.
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Exim awards scholarship to Jessore students
Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Ltd (Exim Bank) distributed scholarship among the meritorious and poverty-stricken students of Jessore region as part of its corporate social responsibilities at Jessore
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EU meet unlikely to decide on new IMF head
EU finance ministers are unlikely to decide at a meeting Tuesday on a candidate to head the Intern-ational Monetary Fund, a diplomat with the EU's Portuguese presidency said Monday.
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