Gold prices rose 1 percent on Friday as US Treasury yields fell on optimism for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September after data showed US prices rose modestly in June.

India is warming up to its northern neighbour. The South Asian country’s annual economic report recommends courting investment from China rather than integrating into the country’s supply chains. That lays out a way for companies from Shein to BYD to keep selling in Western markets despite rising suspicion towards the People’s Republic. Much depends on how the Sino-American trade war plays out.

The shipping ministry yesterday announced that it would waive demurrage charges for imported containers carrying accessories and raw materials for the readymade garment sector which could not be delivered from the Chattogram port as operational activities were hampered for the past seven days.

There is a lot of talk over a recent hike in interest rates but there is still scope to keep lending rates at a low level, said Md Afzal Karim, managing director of Sonali Bank.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has fallen short of its revenue collection target for the 12th consecutive year, with experts opining that the existing framework for tax collection is inadequate.

Violence comes with a hefty price tag for the economy. Beyond the immediate death toll mostly in police shootings, the convulsion of violence that gripped Bangladesh in the middle of this month has left a debilitating impact on the economy.

The move was taken to boost remittance inflow

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors is set to join an alliance between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, creating a tie-up between automakers with combined sales of more than 8 million vehicles, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday

Donald Trump says he wants to reverse the strong dollar policy which has underpinned the US economic framework since the early 1990s

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Containers got piled up in five layers instead of four

G20 financial leaders said on Friday the global economy was likely heading for a "soft landing", but warned wars and escalating conflicts could endanger this outlook, while more global cooperation could make growth stronger..In a joint communique after a two-day meeting in Brazil, finance

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury gave the assurance today

Online assessment process began Tuesday evening

The Modi-administration allocated 120 rupees for Bangladesh as development assistance for 2024-25

It also demanded no new charges to be imposed when shipment begins

The countrywide shutdown and subsequent violence centring the quota reform movement crippled business and economic activities for the last three days, dealing a further blow to an economy that is already ailing due to high inflation, falling exports and depleting forex reserves.

The US, facing pushback to its chip crackdown on China, has told its allies it is considering using the most severe trade restrictions available if companies continue giving the country access to advanced semiconductor technology, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

Prospects for the US economy appear to be flagging with slower growth expected in the coming months, as November’s presidential election and inflation contribute to uncertainty, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday as investors took profits from earlier gains fuelled by larger than expected declines in US crude stocks.