FOR over four decades, microfinance has been hailed as a revolutionary tool for poverty alleviation. From the villages of Bangladesh to the favelas of Latin America, it promised to transform the unbanked into entrepreneurs and empower women through credit. Yet, as the model has evolved, its soul has been compromised. What began as a humanitarian effort to...
Twenty-nine bankers from 8 banks and two from BIBM attended ICC Academy Supply Chain Finance Summit 2025 held in Singapore as part of a delegation of ICC Bangladesh, said a press release...
The Finance Division on Monday asked all ministries and divisions to send budget revision proposals by November 8...
SM Bakhtiar Alam has been elected chairman of Islamic Finance and Investment PLC, said a press release...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation on Sunday inaugurated a two-week-long 鈥楲oan and Investment Service Fortnight鈥� programme on the occasion of Youth Festival-2025, said a press release...
PBL Finance (Hong Kong) Limited, a subsidiary of Prime Bank PLC, recently organised a day-long training on 鈥業nternational Trade Facilitation: The New Face of Import & Export Regulations in Bangladesh鈥� in the capital, said a press release.
G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday came down heavily on critics of the interim government, saying that the critics 鈥榓re assisting the ousted fascist regime of the Awami League鈥�.
Premier Leasing and Finance Limited on Thursday held its 23rd annual general meeting in the capital, said a press release...
National Housing Finance PLC on Sunday held its 26th annual general meeting on digital platform, said a press release.
First Finance Limited held its 32nd annual general meeting for the year ended December 31, 2024, said a press release.
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday ruled out that unemployment had reached a danger level, observing that employment generation was always challenging.
Iraq signed on Saturday investment deals worth $1 billion in its energy, agriculture and finance sectors with the World Bank鈥檚 private sector arm, as the country seeks to build on its economic recovery following years of unrest...
The Finance Division on Thursday warned that if ministries and divisions failed to comply with the budget implementation measures, they would face fund suspension, officials said...
The government and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, on Wednesday signed two significant financing agreements in Jeddah to strengthen food security...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that he had directed the National Board of Revenue to transfer about 40 cars imported duty-free by members of parliament under the ousted Awami League government to the public transport pool...
Bangladesh Finance PLC and United International University signed a strategic memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to enhance graduate employability, foster research and innovation and expand financial literacy initiatives...
Dhaka Bank PLC won 鈥楳omentum Award鈥� at the 11th Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme Awards 2025 hosted by the Asian Development Bank, said a press release...
Prime Bank Investment PLC has secured two accolades from Global Finance Market Review, said a press release...
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on August 28 held its 24th annual general meeting, said a press release.
Hajj Finance Company Limited on August 21 held its audit committee meeting, said a press release...
Phoenix Finance and Investments Limited has held its 30th annual general meeting through hybrid system, said a press release...
IN THIS fast-changing economic environment, financial literacy has been elevated from a skill to a critical necessity. Nearly two-thirds of Bangladesh鈥檚 population resides in rural areas, where the lack of聽introductory financial knowledge impedes development and perpetuates poverty cycles. Abecedarian financial literacy is still unknown to millions of people living...
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Monday held the 3rd Managers鈥� Conference for year 2025, said a press release...
Md Shamsul Alam has been elected as new member of the Sharia Supervisory Committee of Hajj Finance Company Limited...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that autonomy did not mean the freedom of doing everything and everything could not be given away to the private sector.
IMAGINE a world in which the US dollar, already the lifeblood of global finance, transforms into a digital juggernaut 鈥� flowing through blockchain rails to tighten America鈥檚 grip on global capital. This isn鈥檛 speculative fiction. It鈥檚 the emerging reality, and its name is stablecoins...
AAM Habibur Rahman has been elected as the vice-chairman of the board of directors of Hajj Finance Company Limited.
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday slammed a section of economists for their reluctance to see any positive move of the country鈥檚 economy and urged them to see things with inner eyes...
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Monday held its 364th board meeting at its head office, said a press release...
