The task force report on re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources for Equitable and Sustainable Development recommended that the government immediately withdraw 20 per cent supplementary duty and 2 per cent surcharge on the Internet.
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that Bangladesh urgently needed reforms in its economy to tackle significant challenges...
THE capacity charge, which the government pays independent and rental power plants when they sit idle as a guarantee of returns on investment coupled with profits, is set to reach Tk 380 billion in the 2025 financial year.聽 This is a 46 per cent, or Tk 120 billion, increase on the capacity charge of Tk 260 billion that the government paid the power producers in the...
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus hoped that the Bangladesh Customs would play a pioneering role in strengthening the country鈥檚 economic base and thus building an enriched state coffer...
Taiwan鈥檚 economy expanded four times faster than the year before in 2024, government data showed Friday, thanks to global demand for the island鈥檚 high-tech exports.
A SERIOUS shortage of teachers in government technical and vocational educational institutions is unacceptable. It shows the government鈥檚 lack of commitment to a sector that has a high potential to contribute to the economy. About three-fourths of the sanctioned positions for teachers in government technical and vocational educational institutions have been...
British finance minister Rachel Reeves began a visit to China on Saturday, seeking to revive dialogue with the world鈥檚 number two economy as UK borrowing costs soar.
AS AN agrarian nation, Bangladesh鈥檚 economy is deeply intertwined with the agricultural sector. Agriculture remains the primary source of income for many, with a significant portion of the population depending on it. According to Bangladesh鈥檚 2018 Economic Survey, agriculture employs 40.6 per cent of the workforce and contributes 14.10 per cent to...
German industrial orders fell 5.4 per cent in November, official data showed on Wednesday, in the latest sign of the headwinds facing Europe鈥檚 largest economy...
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh fell sharply to 7.66 per cent in November, the lowest in 41 months, intensifying challenges in the banking sector and the broader economy...
China is 鈥榙etermined鈥� to continue opening up its economy to the world in 2025, a top economic planning official said Friday, as Beijing steels itself for potential trade turmoil when US president-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Migrant workers are one of the pillars of the economy of Bangladesh, which is one of the world鈥檚 largest sources of migrant labour. Millions of Bangladeshis work in different parts of the world, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe and America. Their remittances enrich the foreign exchange reserve and pull many families out of..
The research argues the potentially 鈥榣ucrative yet troubling鈥� marketplace emerging for 鈥榙igital signals of intent鈥� could, in the near future, influence everything from buying movie tickets to voting for political candidates...
After South Korea鈥檚 president and his replacement were both deposed over a failed bid to impose martial law, deepening political turmoil is threatening the country鈥檚 currency and shaking confidence in its economy.
The Bangladesh Bank has requested certain banks not to purchase dollars above Tk 123, amid growing criticism of its poor oversight, which has driven the greenback鈥檚 price to an alarming Tk 128 against the taka.
German business confidence fell in December, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, reaching its lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday expressed displeasure with the queries from multilateral lenders while seeking additional fund for reforms aiming at reviving the economy wounded deeply during the past 15 years of the Awami League regime...
The Indian-born head of one of Japan鈥檚 most famous snack brands has warned that the country must change its mindset and admit more immigrants to get the聽economy聽back to the glory of its boom years...
German exports fell more than expected in October as demand from the United States slowed sharply, official data showed Friday, in more bad news for Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy...
Britain鈥檚聽economy聽shrank for the second consecutive month in October, official data showed Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government that has made economic growth a priority.聽
German economic institutes on Thursday issued pessimistic growth forecasts for 2025 as Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽faces political risks at home and abroad...
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Monday at a press conference announced that it would begin Bangladesh Economic Census 2024 today across the country to gain a detailed perception about the structural changes in the country鈥檚 economy...
One of the Awami League cronies, who made it to the recently published White Paper on economy for raking in abnormal profit, continues to do so with its business monopoly as a commercial independent power producer, while paying less for years for the gas it uses in its plants.
World oil prices jumped Monday on fresh moves by China to boost its聽economy聽and as traders tracked an uncertain future for Syria and the wider crude-rich Middle East...
German factory output suffered a surprise drop in October, official data showed Friday, underlining the persistent troubles faced by Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy...
The Russian聽economy聽is showing 鈥榮ignificant鈥� signs of a slowdown in some sectors as it grapples with waning growth and high inflation, the head of the country鈥檚 biggest lender warned Friday...
TEACHERS need to be paid well 鈥� well enough so that they can devote their time and energy to teaching without having to worry about the sustenance of the family. This is where the quality of education has suffered, with teachers continuing to go underpaid. Whilst the average salary of schoolteachers at the primary level, which lays the foundation...
Unbridled corruption particularly in areas related to the agriculture sector has left the country鈥檚 food security in peril, the 鈥榃hite Paper on the state of Bangladesh economy鈥� has observed.
The White Paper on the State of Bangladesh Economy finds rampant systematic corruption in health sector through procurement and supply chain management, outsourcing of services, and career mobility of young doctors....
Regulatory mood swings and corruption during the Awami League regime created disorderly conditions in the foreign exchange market, which led the foreign exchange reserves declining to levels too low for comfort, according to the White Paper on the State of Bangladesh economy submitted to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday...