Bangladesh is unlikely to regain benefits offered under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) from the United States if the programme is revived in the near future because of several issues related to labour rights in the country, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
The Chinese government should use its tax-and-spend policies to help boost flagging economic growth, a senior IMF official told AFP ahead of key meetings this week in Washington.
They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
The consumer goods giant said on Thursday it was keeping its full-year outlook for 3-5 percent underlying sales growth and an underlying operating margin of at least 18 percent
Apple failed to send tens of thousands of customer disputes about credit card transactions to Goldman Sachs, and when it did the bank did not follow federal requirements for investigating claims, the bureau said
64 percent of the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 rejected the contract, the union said on X
The United States is very close to achieving a soft landing, the rare feat of tackling inflation without spurring a long recession, the IMF’s chief economist told AFP.
The removal comes amid bumper harvest projections and surplus stock
The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today
Bangladesh’s shipment to Russia fell nearly 30 per cent year-on-year to $432 million in July-May of the outgoing financial year owing to the difficulty in supplying goods to a country at war with Ukraine.
Vietnam’s exports of fruits and vegetables are expected to be worth US$4 billion this year.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, hit a one-year high on Friday at $31,458, capping off a week of gains helped in part by BlackRock’s plans to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund even as the digital asset sector faces US regulatory scrutiny.
Amazon said on Friday it will take its investments in India to $26 billion by 2030, adding $6.5 billion in new planned investments in an announcement made after CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States.
UK private-sector growth has slowed to a three-month low as soaring interest rates and stubbornly high inflation fuelled by rising food prices worsens a cost-of-living crisis, data showed Friday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit where he agreed new defense and technology cooperation and addressed challenges posed by China.
Ukraine’s financial results have improved this year, with budget revenues increasing by 45 per cent in May compared to the same period a year ago, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on Friday.
Eurozone economic activity worsened in June to a five-month low, hit hard by a fall in industrial production, a keenly watched survey showed on Friday.
International money-laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force announced Friday it had put Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam on its “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring.