The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast is pushing the country鈥檚聽economy聽in a new direction as it explores its underground potential...
German investor confidence fell for the first time in a year in July,聽a key survey said on July 16, as the prospects for Europe鈥檚 largest聽economy聽seemed to darken once again...
Braving loneliness, tough auditions and an unfamiliarly hot and humid climate, aspiring actor Guo Ting is determined to make it in China鈥檚 answer to Hollywood...
Britain鈥檚 economic output grew better-than-expected in May, official data showed Thursday, handing an early boost to the country鈥檚 newly-elected Labour government...
CHINA鈥橲 45-year journey of reform and opening-up stands as a testament to its unique economic development strategy. Over these decades, China has not only tackled a continuously fluctuating international economic environment but has also emerged as a pivotal force for global economic stability and...
New UK finance minister Rachel Reeves vowed Monday to immediately 鈥榝ix the foundations鈥� of Britain鈥檚聽economy, fuelled by onshore wind power and house building, after her...
US job gains eased slightly in June while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, in a sign that the world鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽is cooling steadily as policymakers hope...
Bangladesh will host a trade and investment summit in Beijing during prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 upcoming state visit to China....
German factory orders fell for a fifth consecutive month in May, official data showed Thursday, the latest sign that the recovery in Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽was struggling to gain momentum...
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury emphasised the critical role of the blue economy in Bangladesh鈥檚 economic growth and sustainable development during her speech at the 鈥業nternational Conference on Ocean Prosperity: Catalysing Blue Economy in Bangladesh鈥� held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday...
THE shortage of the dollar that has persisted for more than two years has severely constrained the economy, with a deleterious impact especially on trade. Now, it is the shortage of the taka, or liquidity crisis, in banks that is said to be further constraining the economy. The situation has left the government in a tight spot...
The financial sector in Bangladesh is in the grip of a severe liquidity crisis, posing significant challenges to the economy.
The use of cement sheets in the livestock and poultry sectors to combat heat stress could increase annual production of approximately Tk 12,000 crore, speakers highlighted at a seminar titled 鈥楪reen Construction: How Cement Sheet is Transforming Bangladesh鈥檚 Agricultural Economy鈥� held at the Economic Reporters鈥� Forum on Monday...
THE Finance Bill 2024 has been passed. But the budget for the 2025 financial year in its passage has retained a controversial provision that economists have always been opposed to. The passage of the bill has also failed to handle a few other issues that were considered beneficial for the economy...
International Chambers of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) president Mahbubur Rahman has said since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in February 2022, Bangladesh has been experiencing economic crisis due to escalated prices of global commodities since the country鈥檚 foreign currency reserves depleted fast amid higher import bills...
The UK聽economy鈥檚 recovery from recession was stronger than previously thought in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, partly lifting embattled prime minister...
The IMF said Thursday it expects the US聽economy聽to grow a bit more slowly than previously forecast, while praising the way it has remained 鈥榬obust, dynamic, and adaptable to changing global conditions.鈥�...
AS THE economy begins to matter more and more, Pakistan 鈥� the sixth-largest country in the world in terms of population 鈥� is in dire condition. With a debt-to-GDP ratio of 84.8 per cent 鈥� $278 billion in 2019 鈥� Pakistan is trapped in a vicious cycle where there is limited possibility of the economy improving if policies continue...
Leading researchers on Thursday said they were now more optimistic about this year鈥檚 outlook for the German economy, as lower inflation boosts...
Rows and rows of partially inhabited high-rises sprawl into the suburbs of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, their empty balconies emblematic of a slowing聽economy聽that has not kept pace with the country鈥檚 ambitions...
Economist Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 economy would collapse if a strategy for restructuring the ailing banking sector was not taken straightaway...
Speakers in a post-budget discussion on Monday said that the country was heading towards an unethical economy as corruption has been encouraged under...
Economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad highlighted on Monday that Bangladesh鈥檚 economy was trapped in a 鈥榲icious circle,鈥� rendering inflation control policies ineffective, unlike the successes seen in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan...
The second Bangladesh Circular Economy Summit will be held in Dhaka on June 11 in an effort to accelerate the momentum circularity in the apparel and textile industries of the country....
The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) has stressed the urgent need for reforms in the banking and revenue sector to steer the...
THE World Bank鈥檚 release on May 30 of its latest estimates of national output, up to the year 2022, offers an occasion to reflect on the new geopolitics. The new data underscore the shift from a US-led world economy to a multipolar world economy, a reality that US strategists have so far failed to recognise, accept or admit...
Most of the political parties in the country rejected the proposed national budget for the financial year 2024鈥�25 on Thursday, saying that it was not pro-people and would rather encourage corruption...
Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors worried that headwinds are gathering for the US聽economy, outweighing hopes that recent weak data would prompt the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates...
THE picture of the economy that the Centre for Policy Dialogue portrays in its report is alarming. While high and unchecked inflation, especially food inflation, has pushed millions of low- and fixed-income people into a difficult position, macro-economic mismanagement has put the economy in a tight spot...
SINCE 2008, our world has been in a permanent crisis. There is, however, no consensus about the reasons for the constant presence of an economic crisis. Some think that during the past decade or so there have been several crises; others say that these are only different stages of the same crisis...