China’s economic planners are at a tricky crossroads. Growth is set to slow in the third quarter as President Xi Jinping’s war on overcapacity takes a toll. And various efforts aimed at reinflating property prices have yet to work. While further rate cuts to prop up the rebounding stock market look likely, heading off deflation would require creating sustainable demand. That seems unlikely.

Southeast Asia's second-largest economy is heavily reliant on international trade

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that all import containers destined for private inland container depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be transferred to the designated facilities on the very day they are unloaded from vessels at Chattogram port.

The National Board of Revenue has found assets worth nearly Tk 40,000 crore in five countries which it believes were bought with money laundered from Bangladesh, said the Chief Adviser’s Office yesterday.

The European Union is trying to prevent the United States from targeting the bloc’s digital rules as both sides work through the final details of a delayed statement to formalise a trade deal reached last month, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

The initiative "TouristDigiPay" is a direct response to a significant slowdown in tourism this year

The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is now likely to be deferred to another date

Oil prices closed down nearly $1 on Friday as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which could lead to an easing of the sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

US retail sales rose moderately in July, according to data released Friday, as markets monitor tariffs that do not so far appear to have significantly battered consumers.

China’s retail sales and industrial production grew at a slower rate than expected last month, official data showed Friday, as the world’s number two economy battles trade turmoil and persistent sluggish consumption.

Lack of financing, high costs challenge shipbuilding

Rising inflation fears persist among consumers

Bank calls allegations 'entirely false'

The European Union (EU) has underscored the urgent need for Bangladesh to align its labour laws with international standards, signalling that improved labour rights and compliance are essential.

Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday during early Asian trading, surpassing $124,000, driven by favourable US legislation and a rise in US equities.

Bangladesh’s agent banking network is continuing to play a transformative role in the country’s financial system, especially through the channelling of remittances through agent outlets.

Drug import tariffs announcement delayed past promised deadline, sources disclose

US consumer inflation held steady in July, with an uptick in underlying price pressures that could spell trouble for President Donald Trump and his promises of an economic boom.

Trump faces inflation worries despite stable CPI, core prices rise, tariffs loom

Trump's tariff threat could cause immense job losses in India