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Global Business

Wary investors hope US-China talks cool high-stakes trade war

"There are hundreds of billions of dollars of trade on the line."

6h ago

Trump says will increase trade 'substantially' with India, Pakistan

"I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations," he posted on TruthSocial

8h ago

US-China talks to defuse trade war begin in Geneva

Senior US and Chinese officials were meeting in Geneva yesterday in a bid to de-escalate a trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff roll-out and further fuelled by Beijing’s robust retaliation.

1d ago

US and China set for talks in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to confer with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in the Swiss city

1d ago

IMF approves $1 bn Pakistan payout despite India's objections

Pakistan came to the brink of default in 2023, as a political crisis compounded an economic downturn and drove the nation's debt burden to terminal levels

1d ago

China's consumption slide deepens as tariff war bites

The world's second-largest economy has grappled with persistent deflationary pressure in recent years, with longstanding woes in the property sector and export headwinds impeding growth

1d ago

Trump heralds 'breakthrough' deal with UK

The US president told reporters at the White House

2d ago

Build warehouse for US soybean to reduce bilateral trade gap

Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka

3d ago

Trump tariffs kick in, triggering more market carnage

Trump's punishing tariffs have shaken a global trading order that has persisted for decades, raised fears of recession and wiped trillions of dollars off the market value of major firms.

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ASEAN chief urges 'boldly' integrating region's economies amid US tariff worries

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which count on the United States as their main export market, were among those slapped with the toughest levies by President Donald Trump

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Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war

Asia resumed its retreat Wednesday, though some markets pared some early big losses

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After Australia food success, Bangladeshi expat eyes investment back home

Eighteen years ago, a young man from Narayanganj landed in Melbourne with a suitcase full of ambition and just a few hundred dollars to his name. Today, that man – Md Shamim – owns 108 Subway outlets across Australia, ranking him among the franchise's largest global operators.

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BRICS-backed bank to lend $1b this yr to Bangladesh

The New Development Bank established by the BRICS has planned to raise its lending to Bangladesh development projects to $1 billion this year, a senior official of the Shanghai-based multilateral lender said yesterday.

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Samsung forecast beats market expectations for first quarter

Its January-March operating profits were expected to rise to 6.6 trillion won ($4.5 billion)

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Vietnam says to buy more US goods as it seeks tariff delay

Vietnam has asked US President Donald Trump to delay their implementation by at least 45 days to give time for talks.

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Bangladesh offers zero tariffs on 100 more US goods to narrow trade gap

Commerce adviser sends a letter to US trade representative

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NBR needs to collect Tk 2 lakh crore in three months

IMF presents target, revises GDP growth to 4%

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Yunus requests Trump to postpone tariffs for 3 months

The chief adviser made the call in a letter to the US president

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