Biden says Trump economic plan will be 'disaster'

The lame-duck president's speech comes after Trump won a second term largely on the back of US voters' anger at high costs of living under Democrats.
11 December 2024, 05:22 AM

China's leaders to chart economic plans for 2025: report

Beijing is also strapping in for four more years of tensions with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to impose stinging tariffs on China
11 December 2024, 05:18 AM

India appoints new central bank chief

India on Monday appointed finance ministry bureaucrat Sanjay Malhotra to helm the country’s central bank, a day before his predecessor’s term was due to end.
10 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Chinese firm Bangladesh Prothoma Power to invest $12.24 million inside Bepza EZ

The company will establish a battery plate manufacturing industry
10 December 2024, 14:41 PM

City Bank restructures salary to support employees amid inflation

Salaries will be increased a minimum of 10 percent and a maximum of 50 percent
10 December 2024, 12:16 PM

China probes Nvidia for 'violating' anti-monopoly law

Nvidia is also suspected of violating commitments it made in 2020, the statement said, when it acquired Israeli data center firm Mellanox
10 December 2024, 05:42 AM

China export surge slows as leaders eye economic revamp

Exports jumped 6.7 percent on-year to $312.3 billion last month, China's General Administration of Customs said.
10 December 2024, 05:36 AM

ECB to cut rates again amid bleak eurozone outlook

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week amid a darkening outlook, with political turbulence in the eurozone's two biggest economies adding to the troubled picture.
9 December 2024, 20:31 PM

What exactly were global institutions overseeing?

Noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya raised concerns about the role of global institutions, indicating the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), in assessing Bangladesh's debt sustainability under the previous regime as the country faces increasing pressure from escalating debt servicing obligations.
9 December 2024, 20:10 PM

China’s inflation weakens as new risks cloud horizon

China’s consumer inflation hit a five-month low in November as fresh food prices pulled back while factory deflation persisted, suggesting Beijing’s recent efforts to shore up faltering economic demand are having only limited impact.
9 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows

In Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh and Karachi, the number of days with "wet-bulb" temperatures - a measurement that accounts for air temperature as well as humidity - above 30.5 degrees Celsius jumped by 42% in 2020-2024 compared to 2005-2009, researchers at Cornell University's Global Labor Institute found
9 December 2024, 07:46 AM

China consumer prices rise at slower rate in November

The consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, rose 0.2 percent in November year-on-year, down from 0.3 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said
9 December 2024, 06:15 AM

Chinese premier warns world financial leaders of 'deglobalisation' risks

Premier Li Qiang made the remarks in his opening speech at a summit attended by the top leaders of organisations including the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organisation and the World Bank.
9 December 2024, 05:36 AM

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

China’s trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM

UK employers cut growth forecasts as tax hikes weigh on economy

Growth in 2025 is now seen at 1.6 percent, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said, down from a projection of 1.9 percent made in June
8 December 2024, 05:43 AM

US clean energy, defense to be impacted by China export curbs

Beijing announced this week it would ban exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the United States, targeting materials used for everything from semiconductors to solar cells
8 December 2024, 05:00 AM

US Fed officials warn of ongoing risks from elevated inflation

The United States continues to face risks from underlying inflation despite recent progress in stabilizing prices, two senior Federal Reserve officials said Friday, with one indicating support for just one interest rate cut over the next two rate decisions.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

India central bank holds rates despite growth dip

India’s central bank left interest rates unchanged Friday after judging inflation risks to outweighed concerns over a growth slowdown in the world’s fifth-largest economy.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Why are farmers protesting again in India?

Indian police used tear gas and pepper spray on Friday to stop dozens of farmers who were trying to reach Delhi from the northern breadbasket state of Punjab to press a series of demands.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM

WB declares record $100b support for poorest countries

The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world’s poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power.
7 December 2024, 18:00 PM