Uncertain bets: bad stocks rule the roost
Investors who owned the issues of good companies that provided at least 50 percent dividend in their last financial year incurred losses in the first four months of 2024. On the other hand, people who bet on low-performing companies, which declared less than 15 percent dividends, saw their portfolio inflate.
1d ago
State banks struggle while foreign lenders make hefty profit. Here’s why
Why is there such a huge discrepancy between multinational banks and state-run lenders despite operating in the same business environment? The reason is a lack of efficiency in making business decisions, business focus, and political bias.
2d ago
Saif Powertec not publishing financial reports for 18 months
As a result, general investors remained in the dark about the financial performance of the company during this period.
2d ago
HSBC’s 2023 profit nearly Tk 1,000cr
The profit amounted to Tk 999 crore, soaring 70 percent year-on-year. It was Tk 587 crore in 2022.
6d ago
Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?
Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.
2w ago
A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies
The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.
2w ago
Stocks lose lustre as investment tool
Since the floor price removal, the stocks have been bleeding owing to massive sell-offs by local and foreign investors as the economic uncertainty persists
2w ago
Higher debt to put strain on Bangladesh as revenue remains low
In the last decade, the debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 13 percentage points. The IMF forecasts that the ratio will reach 43.5 percent in 2028-29.
3w ago
May 13, 2024
Uncertain bets: bad stocks rule the roost
Investors who owned the issues of good companies that provided at least 50 percent dividend in their last financial year incurred losses in the first four months of 2024. On the other hand, people who bet on low-performing companies, which declared less than 15 percent dividends, saw their portfolio inflate.
May 12, 2024
State banks struggle while foreign lenders make hefty profit. Here’s why
Why is there such a huge discrepancy between multinational banks and state-run lenders despite operating in the same business environment? The reason is a lack of efficiency in making business decisions, business focus, and political bias.
May 12, 2024
Saif Powertec not publishing financial reports for 18 months
As a result, general investors remained in the dark about the financial performance of the company during this period.
May 8, 2024
HSBC’s 2023 profit nearly Tk 1,000cr
The profit amounted to Tk 999 crore, soaring 70 percent year-on-year. It was Tk 587 crore in 2022.
April 30, 2024
Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?
Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.
April 28, 2024
A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies
The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.
April 26, 2024
Stocks lose lustre as investment tool
Since the floor price removal, the stocks have been bleeding owing to massive sell-offs by local and foreign investors as the economic uncertainty persists
April 21, 2024
Higher debt to put strain on Bangladesh as revenue remains low
In the last decade, the debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 13 percentage points. The IMF forecasts that the ratio will reach 43.5 percent in 2028-29.
April 18, 2024
Social safety net to get wider and better
A top official of the ministry said the government would increase the number of beneficiaries in two major schemes – the old age allowance and the allowance for widows, deserted, or destitute women.
April 8, 2024
StanChart saw record Tk 2,335cr profit in 2023
The British multinational bank logged profits of Tk 2,335 crore in 2023, up from Tk 1,655 crore in 2022, according to its financial reports.
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