Bangladesh should focus on creating an effective business-friendly environment and improving the ease of doing business in the country, top businesses said in a virtual discussion yesterday.

Japan’s central bank on Tuesday raised its growth forecasts for the world’s third-largest economy, citing expected stronger demand, and left its ultra-loose monetary policy in place.

British oil giant BP said Tuesday that it rebounded into first-quarter net profit as oil prices recovered from a virus-driven slump.

European and Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday ahead of a big week of key events including the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and earnings from tech titans.

In order to promote all kinds of local products, Sabera Anwar, a fashion entrepreneur and owner of Panache Hub and Events, has opened up a group on Facebook named “GoDeshi-Made in Bangladesh”.

Investment in talent can create a sustainable competitive advantage for organisations and take them to the next level. It also makes society better.

The SME Foundation will disburse Tk 300 crore from a second stimulus package for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help accelerate the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19.

The developed and developing countries should retain the same trade privileges for the least developed countries (LDCs) even after they graduate as the coronavirus pandemic has hit poor nations hard, officials said yesterday.

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group, is set to provide Brac Bank a $30 million loan to come to the aid of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger companies hit hard by the impacts of the Covid-19.

Insurance stocks rose yesterday while the market witnessed a profit booking tendency for the second day in a row.

Tax collection increased in March thanks to improvement in receipts from import duty and value added tax (VAT), showed provisional data from the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has launched a drive to crack down on the telecom value-added service providers that stealthily activate service on the phones of customers without their consent.

Germany raised its growth forecast for 2021 on Tuesday, offering a glimpse of light at the end of the coronavirus pandemic tunnel as vaccinations finally begin to gather pace in Europe’s biggest economy.

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank's Managing Director (MD) Tariqul Islam Chowdhury has stepped down from his position before completing his three-year tenure.

Prominent Industrialist and Chairman of the Phoenix Group, Deen Mohammad, passed away due to old age complications at a Dhaka hospital early today. He was 83.

The Federal Reserve has promised to help restore the US economy to “maximum employment,” and is pointing to the months just before the coronavirus pandemic as the touchstone for what that might mean.

The German government has raised its growth forecast for this year to 3.5 per cent, compared with the 3 per cent growth it was expecting back in January, a source said, adding that the upward revision was justified by a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter.

In China’s commercial hub Shanghai, six big state banks are quietly promoting digital yuan ahead of a May 5 shopping festival, carrying out a political mandate to provide consumers with a payment alternative to Alipay and WeChat Pay.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday cut the interest rate on refinance funds for pre-shipment credit aiming at helping local exporters continue shipping products amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Runner Automobiles is going to buy land to set up its CNG and LPG-run three-wheeler manufacturing plant near its existing factory in Bhaluka, according to a posting on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website.