Britain's economy is set to avoid a recession in 2023, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday as he began a budget speech that was expected to include measures to speed up economic growth.

SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) said on Tuesday that Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) was the acquirer of a bond portfolio on which it booked a $1.8 billion loss, a transaction that set in motion the failure of SVB.

The country would be able to save $500 million a year in imports if all the cotton waste is recycled domestically

Moscow said it would not oppose prolonging the so-called Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at easing the global food crisis

Oil prices dropped more than $2 a barrel on Tuesday, extending the previous day's slide, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rattled equities markets and sparked fear about a fresh financial crisis.

Ratings agency Moody's on Monday downgraded the debt ratings of collapsed New York-based Signature Bank (SBNY.O) deep into junk territory and placed the ratings of six other U.S. banks under review for a downgrade.

Japan logged its largest current account deficit ever in January as a combination of global slowdown and China's Lunar New Year holidays undermined the country's ability to earn from trade.

US-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar's decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India - Russia's top outlet for seaborne crude - have been settled in other currencies.

Eight start-ups to get Tk 8 crore investment

The step may increase the supply of the US dollar in the forex market

AFD Executive Director Philippe Orliange says

US boutique investment firm GQG Partners has bought shares worth $1.87 billion in four Adani group companies, marking the first major investment in the Indian conglomerate since a short-seller's critical report sparked a stock rout..The group's seven listed companies have lost some $135 bi

Bangladesh's fruit imports fell 37.79 per cent year-on-year to $157.38 million in the July-January period

Chowdhury believes this has been the story behind success in the recent years for LafargeHolcim Bangladesh

The world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter looks to cut emissions and reduce the average age of its fleet

22-carat gold will now cost Tk 91,095, down from Tk 92,263 made effective on February 5

Green Textile Limited Unit 4, a joint concern of Epic Group and Envoy Legacy of Bangladesh, scored 104 out of 110, highest in the globe

Banga is Indian-American and currently serving as vice chairman at equity firm General Atlantic

Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh says at DCCI seminar

A 20-member team of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry is now visiting Bangladesh