Seminar on changes in Income Tax, VAT, Custom Laws held
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh hosted a seminar on 鈥楥hanges in the Income Tax, VAT and Custom Laws through Finance Ordinance 2025鈥� on Wednesday on a zoom platform...
Economy
Global bond selloff spreads to Japan
A global bond selloff spread to Japan on Wednesday while gold reached a new peak as investors fret over mounting government debt...
MIDA project to attract $65b investment, create 25 lakh jobs: govt
The Moheshkhali鈥揗atarbari Integrated Development Initiative, a flagship government project, could transform south-eastern Bangladesh into a major economic hub, with total investments projected at $60鈥�65 billion over the next two to three decades...
Sea will be our 鈥榟ighway鈥� to world, says Professor Yunus
Highlighting the importance of greater connectivity, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday laid emphasis on working with the vision of building a blue economy, not just a deep sea port...
Pvt sector credit growth only 6.52pc in July
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh remained stuck at historically low levels in July聽2025, highlighting the strain on both the banking sector and the broader economy...
Exports surge by 10.61pc in July-August
The country鈥檚 export earnings witnessed a 10.61 per cent growth to $8.69 billion, driven mainly by readymade garments, in July and August, the first two months of the 2025-26 financial year...
Remittance inflow $2.42b in Aug
Remittance inflow into Bangladesh grew by 8.9 per cent in August compared with the same month a year earlier, reflecting sustained momentum in migrant workers鈥� earnings sent through formal channels.
Experts identify persistent challenges to economy
Experts identified five long-standing structural challenges faced by Bangladesh鈥檚 economy and cautioned that the post-LDC graduation pressure, lack of diversification, inefficient trade facilitation, low investment, and weak global value chain participation could...
US Fed鈥檚 preferred inflation gauge steady
The US Federal Reserve鈥檚 preferred inflation gauge held steady in July but a measure of underlying price increases ticked up, government data showed Friday, as president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs ripple through the economy.
UK fishermen reel from octopus invasion
When聽veteran fisherman Brian Tapper checked his 1,200 crab pots in waters off southwest England during this year鈥檚 crabbing season, he got a series of unwelcome surprises.
Qatari royal commits $70b to southern Africa
Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has pledged $70 billion in investments across four southern Africa countries in a 10-day tour, a move analysts call strategic as US funding retreats from the continent.
Central Asia softens on Taliban as economic ties grow
In a new customs-free zone on the dusty Uzbek-Afghan border, Taliban representative Sayed Zaher Shah is pleased with his country鈥檚 rapidly growing trade links in the region.
Lay off our eggs market, French producers tell Ukraine
The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine, warning they breach with European production standards and may contain banned antibiotics.
Inflation ticks up in Germany, cools in France and Italy
Inflation in Germany rose in August for the first time this year but slowed in France and Italy, official data showed Friday, as the European Central Bank weighs its next monetary policy moves.
US GDP growth revised up in Q2
US economic growth was stronger than estimated in the second quarter of the year, government data showed Thursday, but this came in a period where president Donald Trump鈥檚 fresh tariffs distorted trade flows.
