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Govt to buy 200 pickups for police

The government approved the purchase of 200 double-cabin pickups for the police and the import of 1.3 million tonnes of refined petroleum products to meet fuel demand in the second half of the year.

5d ago

Tax hike to weigh on compliant businesses: FICCI

The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday termed reform measures in the proposed national budget "positive" but warned that implementation of certain tax measures may lead to unintended burdens on industries and individuals.

5d ago

DCCI criticises exclusive port rent exemption for RMG

Other sectors will lose competitiveness if only one sector gets the benefit, the chamber says

5d ago

Vietnam to sign agriculture deals with US worth $2 billion

The announcement came as a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment led by Minister Do Duc Duy, visited the United States.

5d ago

US tariffs may hamper efforts to cool inflation: Fed official

Typically, the Fed holds interest rates at a higher level if inflation is elevated and when inflation is low

5d ago

Corruption pervasive across the country

Corruption remains a pervasive challenge across the country, undermining the effective implementation of the national budget, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser, said at a post-budget discussion yesterday.

6d ago

Remittance jumps 32% in May

Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.

1w ago

Apple reveals first list of 'Made in Vietnam' products, boosts local production share

Vietnam is now contributing to the production and assembly of several flagship devices, including the iPad, Mac (MacBook and Mac mini), HomePod, Apple Watch and AirPods

1w ago

Govt to buy 200 pickups for police

The government approved the purchase of 200 double-cabin pickups for the police and the import of 1.3 million tonnes of refined petroleum products to meet fuel demand in the second half of the year.

5d ago

Tax hike to weigh on compliant businesses: FICCI

The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday termed reform measures in the proposed national budget "positive" but warned that implementation of certain tax measures may lead to unintended burdens on industries and individuals.

5d ago

DCCI criticises exclusive port rent exemption for RMG

Other sectors will lose competitiveness if only one sector gets the benefit, the chamber says

5d ago

Vietnam to sign agriculture deals with US worth $2 billion

The announcement came as a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment led by Minister Do Duc Duy, visited the United States.

5d ago

US tariffs may hamper efforts to cool inflation: Fed official

Typically, the Fed holds interest rates at a higher level if inflation is elevated and when inflation is low

5d ago

Corruption pervasive across the country

Corruption remains a pervasive challenge across the country, undermining the effective implementation of the national budget, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser, said at a post-budget discussion yesterday.

6d ago

Remittance jumps 32% in May

Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.

1w ago

Apple reveals first list of 'Made in Vietnam' products, boosts local production share

Vietnam is now contributing to the production and assembly of several flagship devices, including the iPad, Mac (MacBook and Mac mini), HomePod, Apple Watch and AirPods

1w ago

From TACO to FAFO, investors love parodies of Trump acronyms

Some of the new labels riff off economic implications or his abrupt U-turns as markets and trade partners react

1w ago

Oil under $65 a boon for consumers, but a burden on producers

That is good news for consumers but not so much for producers, analysts say.

1w ago