London’s Heathrow Airport urged Britain to open up travel to vaccinated passengers after its recovery fell behind hubs elsewhere in Europe, pushing its cumulative pandemic losses to $4 billion. 

German business morale fell unexpectedly in July on continuing supply chain worries and amid rising coronavirus infections, a survey showed on Monday, the first decline since January. 

In an effort to curb frequent foreign trips, Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked managing directors of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to take its prior approval.

Emerging markets have so far been on the fringes of a fundraising boom using so-called SPACs or special-purpose acquisition companies, which could potentially unlock a vital new source of cash for entrepreneurs in developing regions.

South African Airways (SAA) subsidiary Mango Airlines will enter into a local form of bankruptcy protection known as business rescue, SAA’s interim chief executive Thomas Kgokolo told eNCA television on Monday.

Insurance brokers Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc said on Monday they had agreed to terminate their $30 billion merger agreement and end their litigation with the US Department of Justice. 

Indonesia’s decision to relax some Covid-19 curbs this week, despite reporting record-high deaths in recent days, is being driven by social and economic concerns rather than epidemiological advice, public health experts said on Monday.

Britain is exploring ways to remove China’s state-owned nuclear energy company China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) from all future power projects in the UK, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the plans.

Abu Dhabi will slash the cost of establishing new businesses by  “more than 90 percent” from Tuesday to increase the  “competitiveness regionally and internationally” of the emirate, already a magnet for commerce.

Marico Bangladesh has recently launched a new “Red King Men’s Cooling Oil”. 

Textile manufacturer ZXY International has recently announced a new partnership agreement with textile innovator HeiQ enabling trading with brands and mills and connect as per requirements with innovative technologies. 

A new managing director has been appointed at Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday. 

China’s sweeping new rules in private tutoring has left private education firms facing a significant business impact as Beijing steps up regulatory oversight of a $120 billion industry that investors had bet billions of dollars on in recent years. 

China said on Monday the European Union’s plan to impose the world’s first carbon border tax will expand climate issues into trade in violation of international principles and hurt prospects for economic growth.

The CEOs of every financial institution will now need to take prior approval from Bangladesh Bank (BB) for travelling abroad be it for official purposes or personal.

ZXY International, pioneer of the textile industry in Asia, has announced a new joint partnership agreement with leading textile innovator HeiQ recently.

Dhaka stocks fell today amid concerns among investors that liquidity flow to the market may fall after Bangladesh Bank’s directive to banks to curb channeling of stimulus funds to unproductive sectors, including share market.

India has no plan to print new banknotes to tide over the economic fallout triggered by Covid-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the parliament today.

Import containers are piling up at an alarming rate at Chattogram port due to the worst delivery during the Eid holidays and the subsequent poor release of goods for the fresh lockdown, which could cause congestion anew.

All three major US stock indexes closed at record highs on Friday after a rocky week in which investors fretted over the Delta coronavirus variant and cheered an economic recovery, while US Treasury yields rose before a Federal Reserve meeting next week.