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Global unemployment set to hold near historical low of 5 percent: ILO

Global unemployment remained steady last year at an historical low of 5 percent, where it is set to stay in 2025, the International Labour Organization said in a report on Thursday.

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Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice

50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan

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Inflation biggest concern for Bangladesh in 2025: WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) releases Global Risks Report 2025

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DCCI wants lower interest rates for private-sector credit growth

The leading chamber also demanded a loan classification deadline extension by 3 to 6 months

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Food processors protest tax hike

They also urge govt not to raise gas prices

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Taiwan's TSMC says net profit rose 57% in fourth quarter

Net profit for the three months to December jumped 57 percent on-year to NT$374.7 billion (US$11.4 billion).

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US consumer inflation rises in December but underlying pressures ease

The consumer price index (CPI) accelerated to 2.9 percent last month from a year ago, up from 2.7 percent in November, the Labor Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

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'Everything on the table' to respond to Trump tariffs: Trudeau

"If the US administration chooses to still implement tariffs, we will respond purposefully, forcefully, resolutely," he said.

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Trump’s policies won’t push up inflation

Donald Trump’s policies are not likely to cause inflation to reignite as many analysts fear, one of the president-elect’s longtime economic advisers told AFP Tuesday, less than a week before Trump returns to the White House.

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Hasina, family members included in list for money laundering probe: BFIU

11 separate teams will be formed to investigate people, companies of 11 groups

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Boeing 2024 plane deliveries tumble on labor, safety woes

The annual figure was well below 2023 deliveries and less than half the 766 aircraft European rival Airbus brought to customers last year.

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Beijing 'firmly opposes' US ban on smart cars with Chinese tech

"Such actions disrupt economic and commercial cooperation between enterprises... and represent typical protectionism and economic coercion," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said

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Renewed US trade war threatens China's 'lifeline'

Exports have historically represented a key engine in the world's number two economy, where authorities will release 2024 growth data on Friday that is expected to be among the lowest in decades.

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US securities regulator sues Musk over purchase of Twitter shares

Musk's role at the social network has been marked by numerous controversies and led to various legal actions on the part of investors, former employees and companies that had contracts with Twitter, now called X.

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Bangladesh-Pakistan trade yet to reach expected level

DCCI president says at meeting with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry

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Global electric car sales rose by 25% in 2024

A record 17.1 million battery electric vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrids) were sold last year across the world, according to figures compiled by the firm.

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Trump's return threatens resurgence of trade wars

Even before taking office, Trump has raised the prospect of fresh levies on companies, countries and groups of states as he seeks to implement his agenda

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FICCI expresses concern over hikes in tax, SD

Increased costs of doing business could weaken operational capacity, the chamber said

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