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Sri Lanka says Adani port project to continue despite US charges

Sri Lankan ports minister Bimal Ratnayake said the allegations against Adani had no bearing on the deep-sea container terminal project in the capital Colombo.
14 December 2024, 06:26 AM

US consumer inflation accelerates for second straight month in November

US consumer inflation ticked up for a second consecutive month in November, driven by food prices and other sectors, according to government data published Wednesday, complicating the Federal Reserve’s rate cut deliberations.
12 December 2024, 18:00 PM

US consumer inflation accelerates for second straight month in November

The consumer price index (CPI) rose to 2.7 percent last month from a year ago
12 December 2024, 05:43 AM

US-China officials to hold economic talks before Trump return

Economic and trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have continued to flare during Biden's time in office.
12 December 2024, 05:39 AM

Adani pulls out of US loan deal for Colombo port

India's Adani Group has withdrawn its request for a US government-backed loan to construct a port in Sri Lanka seen as a counter to a rival Chinese project, according to company filings.
11 December 2024, 19:28 PM

Chinese authorities are considering a weaker yuan

China’s top leaders and policymakers are considering allowing the yuan to weaken in 2025 as they brace for higher US trade tariffs as Donald Trump returns to the White House.
11 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Biden says Trump economic plan will be ‘disaster’

Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his successor Donald Trump’s economic plans a “disaster,” in a speech hailing his own legacy.
11 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Chinese authorities are considering a weaker yuan as Trump trade risks loom

The contemplated move reflects China's recognition that it needs bigger economic stimulus to combat Trump's threats of punitive trade measures, people with knowledge of the matter said
11 December 2024, 10:20 AM

Zara owner Inditex posts new record profit

The Spanish group, whose other brands include Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear and Bershka, reported a profit after tax of 1.68 billion euros ($1.77 billion) for the third quarter, up six percent from the same period last year
11 December 2024, 07:43 AM

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