Emirates recently recognised 13 travel agencies in Bangladesh for their performance in arranging flights with the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Iraq inaugurated an oil refinery in the central city of Karbala on Saturday, a project the government hopes will reduce its dependency on imports.

India has extended restrictions on the export of diesel and gasoline, the government said in a notification, as New Delhi tries to ensure the availability of refined fuels for the domestic market.

Bangladesh needs to put in place sound and enforceable commercial laws and affordable commercial dispute resolution systems and ensure adequate protection to investments with a view to removing barriers hindering businesses and creating investment opportunities, said speakers yesterday.

Saudi Arabia led a coordinated production cut by major oil powers on Sunday despite US pressure to pump more crude, saying they were aiming at market stability

The association sents a letter to finance ministry

Says British high commissioner at Dhaka Chamber’s seminar on arbitration act

In term of brand value among the South Asian countries, Bangladesh stands second after India while the brand values of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal are respectively $232 billion, $48 billion and $29 billion

The amount is a seven-month high

Britain on Friday said it had struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan and Australia as it looks to deepen ties in the region and build its global trade links after leaving the European Union.

Pakistan’s year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 per cent in March -- the highest in nearly five decades -- as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout.

India’s market regulator is investigating possible violation of ‘related party’ transaction rules in the Adani Group’s dealings with at least three offshore entities that have links to the brother of the conglomerate’s founder, two people said.

Britain’s economy avoided a recession as it grew in the final months of 2022, according to official data which showed a boost to households’ finances from state energy bill subsidies but falling investment by businesses.

Eurozone inflation slowed sharply in March while US price increases eased last month as well, official data showed Friday, offering some relief to policymakers.

Emirates and American carrier United recently activated their codeshare partnership, allowing Emirates customers to enjoy easier access to an expanded choice of US destinations. 

Fashion retailer H&M reported a surprise operating profit for the December to February period as cost-cutting measures started to bear fruit despite consumers curbing spending, but said a cold spell was holding back sales in March.

China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said Wednesday, Beijing’s latest salvo against the almighty greenback.

China is committed to opening up the world’s second-largest economy and delivering reforms that can help stimulate growth, Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday, adding that geopolitical tension would only hold back development worldwide.

Inflation is expected to ease significantly in Germany in March on the back of lower energy prices, preliminary data from six economically key states in the country showed on Thursday.

Prices of safe-haven gold dropped on Wednesday as easing fears of a further contagion from the global banking crisis whetted appetite for riskier assets.