This wave of Trump tariffs is likely here to stay; more are coming
26 July 2026, 11:56 AM
Business
US small businesses file lawsuit challenging Trump's new 'forced labor' tariffs
25 July 2026, 12:27 PM
Business
Oil falls on report China pushing for end US-Iran war
25 July 2026, 12:24 PM
Business
Trump tariff wall set to stay after Supreme Court blow: analysts
25 July 2026, 12:20 PM
Business
BIDA converts over 15% of investment pipeline into active projects
23 July 2026, 20:22 PM
Business
Oil prices hover at six-week high as Middle East shipping risks escalate
23 July 2026, 12:18 PM
Business
Google-parent Alphabet beats expectations, cloud revenue nearly doubles
23 July 2026, 12:15 PM
Business
Meeting With PM / Textile millers want refinancing scheme, BGMEA uninterrupted gas
22 July 2026, 21:17 PM
Business
Single online platform planned to ease ship recycling approvals: minister
22 July 2026, 19:53 PM
Business
BSEC, IMF discuss green bond market development
22 July 2026, 18:25 PM
Business
China's monetary volleys miss key threat to economic growth
China's central bank has shifted to a more aggressive easing stance, but its policy weapons don't have the key enemy to economic growth in their line of sight: the persistently weak consumer demand
25 September 2024, 06:47 AM
US sues Visa for monopoly on debit-card use
The US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, alleging the company illegally maintains a monopoly over the use of debit cards in the United States
25 September 2024, 06:16 AM
Gold all-time high of Tk 135,663 a bhori from tomorrow
Jewellers raised 22-carat gold prices by Tk 2,612 per bhori
24 September 2024, 14:30 PM
Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo
Sri Lanka's new president won the election decisively, but his toughest task still lies ahead as he seeks to balance promises to aid the nation's poor against the need to keep crucial supplies of cash flowing from the International Monetary Fund
24 September 2024, 08:41 AM
Fishy business caught by fraying India-Bangladesh ties
Shimmering piles of silver fish are snapped up for exorbitant prices in India's port of Kolkata, the unlikely side effect of a diplomatic fallout after a student-led revolution in neighbouring Bangladesh
24 September 2024, 06:06 AM
IMF says ready for talks with Sri Lanka's new leftist government
IMF is ready to discuss its controversial $2.9 billion bailout programme for Sri Lanka with the country's new government, a spokesman said
24 September 2024, 04:31 AM
FICCI wants separate office to handle IP issues
The chamber met industries adviser, discussed collaborative approaches to tackle industrial challenges
23 September 2024, 14:33 PM
India to sell onions from reserves to check prices, official says
The Indian government will sell onions from its reserves to cool high prices, a top official at the consumer affairs ministry told reporters on Monday.
23 September 2024, 09:30 AM
Beijing slams reported US trade ban on cars with Chinese tech
China warned the United States on Monday not to take "discriminatory actions" against its firms, following reports Washington is planning to ban the sale of vehicles using Chinese and Russian technology
23 September 2024, 08:59 AM
UK finance minister vows to 'rebuild' country
British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Monday will vow to "rebuild Britain" after 14 years of Conservative leadership, warning of "difficult decisions" in a speech at the Labour Party conference
23 September 2024, 06:26 AM
TSMC, Samsung consider building chip factories in UAE, WSJ reports
TSMC and Samsung Electronics, have discussed building potential chip projects in the United Arab Emirates in coming years which could be worth more than $100 billion
23 September 2024, 05:16 AM
Harris to release new economic proposals this week on US wealth creation
US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to roll out a new set of economic policies this week that aim to help Americans build wealth and set economic incentives for businesses to aid that goal, three sources with knowledge of the matter said
23 September 2024, 05:09 AM
Hilsa export decision was taken for greater interest of Bangladesh: commerce adviser
The government high-ups took the decision
22 September 2024, 12:51 PM
India’s open for business push has local quirks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent much of the past decade lowering barriers to foreign investment in India
22 September 2024, 11:32 AM
Japan inflation firms to 2.8% ahead of BoJ rate decision
Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged
22 September 2024, 09:50 AM
US Fed rate cut is 'very positive sign' for economy: Yellen
"It reflects confidence on the part of the Fed that inflation has come way down and is on the path back to the two percent target, and that the risks with respect to inflation have really meaningfully diminished," Yellen told an event in Washington
22 September 2024, 09:11 AM
Sri Lanka frontrunner won't tear up IMF deal: party
The party of a Marxist leader on track to win Sri Lanka's presidential vote vowed Sunday not to scrap the country's unpopular $2.9 billion IMF bailout agreement, but instead renegotiate it
22 September 2024, 07:03 AM
US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say
The US Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters
22 September 2024, 05:39 AM
China youth unemployment hits 18.8%, highest this year
Youth unemployment in China climbed to 18.8 percent in August, its highest level this year, as the country struggles to boost a flagging economy
22 September 2024, 05:32 AM
BB should develop price index for residential properties: IMF
The index should be updated quarterly, the donor agency said
21 September 2024, 14:07 PM