Garment exporters criticise propaganda against the industry
Dhaka, April 21 – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Siddiqur Rahman said…
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Hino-VW partner on hybrids autonomous drive tech
Hino Motors, Toyota Motor Corp.’s group truck manufacturer, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus of Germany…
Europe: PPPs show ‘widespread shortcomings, limited benefits’
Geneva, 11 Apr (Chakravarthi Raghavan) – While Public-Private Partnership s (PPPs) have the potential to…
A global agenda for labour
Along with rising income and wealth inequalities, the share of labour (particularly of unskilled labour)…
SC to pass order on BGMEA building time plea April 2
Dhaka, March 28 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday decided to pass…
SC asks for undertaking on BGMEA office relocation
Dhaka, March 27 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the…
World Bank enables business of industrial agriculture: TWN
The World Bank’s Doing Business Report (DBR) has scored countries according to how well their…
Potential trade war eclipses G-20 meeting in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Mar 20 (AP/UNB) — Finance ministers and central bankers from the 20 leading…
Jute-mill workers block Khulna-Jessore highway for wage
Dhaka – Traffic movement on Khulna-Jessore highway remained halted for an hour on Thursday as…
EU wants clarity on Trump tariffs exemption
The EU’s trade commissioner says there is “no immediate clarity” from the US on how…
‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli sentenced to seven years
Martin Shkreli, the former drug firm executive found guilty of defrauding investors, has been sentenced…
Trump steps up war of words over trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs, threatening…
Where our gold and diamonds come from
How many people know where their gold and diamond jewelry comes from?How many people consider…
Debt restructuring turns more difficult and costly
The South Centre has announced the publication of Investment Policy Brief No. 10 entitled “How…
Export-oriented agriculture can impact on right to food
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The Government of Zambia’s policy of turning export-oriented large-scale commercial agriculture…
Jute Mills Corpn incurs loss despite efforts to rejuvenate it
Dhaka, Feb 18 – Despite the taking of several steps to expedite the activities including…
Investment with Islami banks increases 19 percent
The investments with the Islamic banking accounts have increased by 19.03 percent at end of…
The #Me Too drive should end Hollywood’s narrow concept of sex
Since the shocks of last October, the entertainment industry has taken a number of helpful…
Call to scrap levy on foreign workers
Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council is set to meet with senior government officials amid concerns a…
Biggest carmakers on the planet?
The biggest carmakers on the planet are posting their sales numbers for 2017 – so…
FDI flows fell by 16% last year, says UNCTAD
Geneva, 25 Jan (Kanaga Raja) – Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 16% in…
Inefficient air-conditioning leaves Asean freezing in the tropics
A new whitepaper on cooling in Southeast Asia finds low public awareness around the importance…
CEE Group acquires 50th renewable energy power project
Hamburg, 24 Jnsusty (PresseBox) – The Hamburg-based CEE reaches a new milestone – with its…
Gender impact on trade, finance and fintech
Woman-owned firms engage differently with finance for trade. The barriers they face in starting and…
Nestle sells Crunch, other US brands to Ferrero for $2.8b
Nestle is selling its US sweets and chocolate business to Ferrero Group for 2.7bn Swiss…
Instability – not productivity – is the economic problem
by Gerald Holtham There is currently a big debate about productivity growth. Is it as…
RMG workers get new wage board
The government has formed a new wage board to review the existing wages of the…
Mohammad Bhai passes away
Mr. Mohammad Bhai, a pioneer industrialist in Bangladesh breathed his last at his Gulshan residence…
Samsung’s profit jumps 64 percent to record high on chips
Seoul, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — Samsung Electronics said its October-December operating profit jumped 64 percent…
Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down
Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone…