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Global Business

Feud over container handling rates disrupts Ctg port operations

Disputes between berth operators and shipping agents slow handling at six jetties

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Humankind’s Comparative Advantage

A seeker at an early age, Yuval Noah Harari has written about human evolution as a philosopher and historian.

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Asian markets drop as trades fret over US inflation, rates outlook

Sentiment was also clouded by data showing that Chinese consumer inflation remained almost non-existent despite a raft of stimulus measures in the final three months of last year.

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China inflation hits nine-month low in December

For the whole of 2024 prices were up 0.2 percent, the same as the previous year.

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Fitch flags concerns over 'significant' US fiscal policy challenges

Congress has had frequent battles in recent years over the best way to tackle growing spending commitments, with lawmakers divided over whether to tax more, spend less, or do both at the same time.

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Samsung warns fourth-quarter profit to miss forecasts

The announcement comes after the world's largest memory-chip maker issued a rare apology in October acknowledging it was facing a "crisis" and that questions had arisen about its "fundamental technological competitiveness and the future of the company".

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US trade deficit widens in November on imports jump

With Trump set to take office later this month, trade imbalances in the world's biggest economy could again come under the spotlight.

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Samsung Q4 earnings expected to be hit by Nvidia AI chip supply delay

Samsung is expected to estimate its operating profit rose to 8.2 trillion won ($5.6 billion) in the quarter ended December

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Businesses voice concern over state of law and order

Power crises are also making things extremely difficult, they say at DCCI conference

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WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms

Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to head the WTO, was the only candidate in the race, and had been all but assured a second four-year term

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China manufacturing expands for second straight month

The latest PMI reading marks the second straight month of expansion -- indicated by a figure above 50 -- after a five-month run in negative territory that ended in October.

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Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961

Sri Lanka had already seen deflation of 0.8 percent in October and 0.5 percent in September

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Wage inequality declined in two-thirds of countries since start of 21st century: ILO

Global real average wage growth has started to rise again as inflation progressively eases, ILO report finds

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Deal signed for 181 million euro German financial, technical cooperation support

45.8 million euro will come as technical cooperation and 135 million euro as financial support

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Six crisis-hit banks get Tk 22,500 crore BB fund

The banks are: FSIBL, SIBL, Exim, National, Union and Global Islami

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How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop

Satellites, drones, and the right policies can help countries increase revenue by up to 10 times at the local level

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Adani Group says it lost nearly $55 bn since US corruption charges

The November 20 bombshell indictment in New York accused billionaire industrialist founder Gautam Adani and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of the bribery scheme.

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Fitch revises outlook on four Adani group firms from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’

The entities whose outlook has been revised to “negative” are rated “BBB”.

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