Rupee marks best in 11 weeks
REUTERS, Mumbai
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Japan eyes $2.3tn investment by 2040
Reuters, Tokyo
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Hormuz ship traffic climbs after war deal: trackers
AFP, Paris
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Hawkish Fed signals send gold to third straight weekly loss
REUTERS
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
Brent set for 8% weekly fall
REUTERS, Calgary
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM Global Economy
$100b apparel exports possible by 2030 with adequate energy supply: BGMEA
Star Business Report
20 June 2026, 20:04 PM Business
EU to develop new tools to tackle China export flood
AFP, Brussels
20 June 2026, 13:02 PM Business

India’s forex reserves rise to near 15- month high

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose for a third straight week to total $609.02 billion as of July 14, the highest in nearly 15 months, data from the central bank showed on Friday.
22 July 2023, 18:00 PM

UK consumers defy high inflation, shop more in June

British retail sales grew faster than expected in June despite continued high inflation, thanks to unusually hot weather and a rebound in food sales after King Charles’ coronation disrupted spending in May, official figures showed on Friday.
22 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Japan inflation accelerates to 3.3% in June

Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.3 per cent year-on-year in June, with the pace of inflation accelerating from the 3.2 per cent recorded in May, government data showed Friday.
22 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Oil rallies on tightening supply

Oil prices rose nearly 2 per cent on Friday to record a fourth consecutive weekly gain, buoyed by growing evidence of supply shortages in the coming months and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine that could further hit supplies.
22 July 2023, 18:00 PM

India rejects BYD's $1 billion factory proposal, Economic Times reports

Reuters reported this month that BYD had submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company.
22 July 2023, 14:36 PM

Number of households with internet rises by 9 times in a decade

It hit 43.6% in 2023 from 4.8% in 2013, BBS survey finds
22 July 2023, 14:20 PM

Duty benefit to continue for Bangladesh post-LDC: Australia

Australian assistant minister assures Bangladesh
22 July 2023, 13:39 PM
22 July 2023, 12:58 PM

Some Subway India outlets drop tomatoes citing poor quality amid price surge

Two weeks ago, McDonald's restaurants in India dropped tomatoes from their burgers and wraps in many parts of India due to quality issues.
22 July 2023, 11:01 AM

Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal

Romania's Constanta port, Ukraine's main alternative route for grain since Russia's withdrawal led to the collapse of the Black Sea shipment deal, has capacity to handle extra cargoes until mid-August, the head of the port's business association said.
22 July 2023, 10:33 AM

Dollar steadies

The dollar held mostly steady against the euro and the yen on Thursday, but dropped against the Australian dollar after domestic job data beat expectations, and against the yuan, which received a lift from Chinese monetary authorities.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Nokia profit slides as US clients slash spending

Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia reported a sharp fall in second-quarter profits on Thursday, dragged down by a drop in investment by North American mobile phone operators.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Made In Russia?

The relaunch of a classic Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, by a state-owned company in November was celebrated by Moscow’s mayor as showing the resilience of Russia’s auto industry to Western sanctions.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Oil prices decline on profit-taking

Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday, as investors took profits following earlier gains on tighter US crude supplies and China’s pledge to reinvigorate its economic growth.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM

India bars non-basmati white rice export

India yesterday prohibited the export of non-basmati white rice with immediate effect after late seasonal monsoon rains hurt the crop and raised fears of a production shortfall, reports Reuters.
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia bombards Ukraine ports, threatens ships, jolting world grain markets

At least 27 civilians were reported hurt in the air strikes on the ports, which set buildings ablaze and damaged China's consulate in Odesa.
20 July 2023, 16:14 PM

Gold prices cross Tk 1 lakh a bhori for the first time

The rate will be effective from tomorrow
20 July 2023, 14:38 PM

India bans non-basmati rice export with immediate effect

The top rice exporter fears a production fall for late start of monsoon rains
20 July 2023, 14:02 PM

Govt implements 84.16% of ADP in FY23

The amount is 8.58 percentage points lower than the previous year
20 July 2023, 13:39 PM

The world's cheapest Domino's pizza is in inflation-hit India. It costs $0.60

The 49-rupee ($0.60) pizza in India, Domino's No.1 market outside America, is the tip of the spear in its fight against rampant inflation that's squeezing profits and pricing out many customers, according to the CEO of its franchisee there.
20 July 2023, 08:54 AM