India’s antitrust watchdog plans to expedite a restarted probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc’s Flipkart, as it intensifies scrutiny of big-tech firms, two people close to the matter said.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) recently implemented a host-to-host connectivity with LafargeHolcim Bangladesh by integrating their enterprise resource planning system with HSBC connect.

Germany’s powerful BDI industry association criticised China on Tuesday for passing a law to counter foreign sanctions, which it said sent a worrying signal to investors and companies abroad.

The number of employees on British company payrolls surged by a record amount in May as Covid restrictions eased and pubs and restaurants resumed indoor service, though it still remains more than half a million below its pre-pandemic peak.

Britain and Australia announced a trade deal on Tuesday that will eliminate tariffs and red tape, hailed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “a new dawn” in the two countries’ relations.

Four years ago, there was a lot of buzz around cryptocurrencies, primarily due to the enormous success of bitcoin. The peak value of bitcoin was staggeringly high at that time—several times the per capita economic output of Bangladesh.

The government has withdrawn its plans to phase out reconditioned car imports over the next five years considering the growing demand for private transport, according to the draft Automobile Industry Development Policy 2021.

The stock market bounced back yesterday as investors came out from the profit booking tendency that prevailed for the last two days.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has filed a case against Banco Securities on discovering a shortfall of Tk 60 crore in its consolidated customers’ account.

The garment makers' platform today urged Switzerland to extend duty-free access to Bangladeshi apparels for 10 years under the Everything but Arms scheme to ensure smooth transition of Bangladesh to a developing country

The country's stock market bounced back today, as investors came out from the profit booking tendency of the last two days.

Global shares held firm near record highs on Monday while US bond yields flirted with three-month lows as investors expect the Federal Reserve to stick to its dovish mantra later this week.

Bangladesh’s fleet of oceangoing vessels is expected to expand in the coming years after the National Board of Revenue eased age rules for ships to qualify for VAT exemption during imports and cut advance income tax.

Euro zone industrial production was stronger than expected in April, driven by a more than doubling of durable consumer goods output from a year earlier as economies steadily reopened after Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, data showed on Monday.

Buoyed by the government policy aimed at developing the motorcycle industry, local companies are gradually making a foray into the component manufacturing segment with a view to cutting the country’s reliance on imports.

The European Union on Monday hired banks for a 10-year bond sale, the first to finance its recovery fund, according to two lead managers, a crucial step in financing the bloc’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Local garment exporters are feeling the pinch of a sudden unusual rise in yarn prices in the local and international markets, a development that is threatening to derail the recovery of the apparel shipment from the pandemic-induced slowdown.

Bitcoin surged 9.8% to $39,035.47 on Sunday, adding $3,492.71 to its previous close.

Mercantile Bank has recently launched digital banking app “MBL Rainbow”, saying it would ensure faster, safer and convenient banking activities doing away with the need for physical presence.

The average age of US cars and light trucks rose to a record 12.1 years in 2020, as Americans drove fewer miles and scrapped more vehicles during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to IHS Markit.