IMF in its World Economic Outlook update forecast global GDP growth at 3.3% in 2026

Major European Union nations decried the Greenland tariff threats as blackmail on Sunday

Gold, a key go-to in times of turmoil, hit a peak of $4,690.59, while silver struck $94.12.

Leaders set a growth target of "around five percent" for last year, following a five percent rise in 2024.

Vietnam on Friday officially launched construction of its first semiconductor chip manufacturing facility, a landmark step towards building domestic chipmaking capacity, with Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attending the groundbreaking ceremony in Hà Nội.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced an automated system that allows advance income tax (AIT) paid at the import stage to be directly credited to taxpayers’ electronic returns.

The US Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump’s second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from political interference. When the justices on Wednesday consider the legality of his bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, their willingness to preserve the US central bank’s independence will be ​put to the test.

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) yesterday organised a daylong programme, titled “Cashless Bangladesh Initiative”, in Kushtia under an initiative of Bangladesh Bank to promote a cashless financial system.

India’s civil aviation regulator on Saturday imposed a fine of $2.45 million on IndiGo, the country’s biggest airline, for poor roster planning that led to large-scale flight cancellations in December.

It is telling that the head of the world’s most important chipmaker had to talk to his “customers’ customers” to make sure demand for artificial intelligence is, in fact, real. But the $1.4 trillion Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s chief executive has done just that to justify a huge increase in capital expenditure for the current year. It’s just the type of validation AI bulls have been waiting for.

Speaking before a darkened ballroom on Thursday, US Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark called on executives to be “fearless” in defense of free markets over government control and said the US must remain “open to the world, open to the global exchange of talent and goods and ideas and innovation.”

Not all crops require flood irrigation, and using it on wheat, corn, onions, garlic, sugarcane, and other winter crops causes water wastage and may even harm the crop itself. To address this, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is testing a centre-pivot irrigation system to deliver water precisely to maintain optimal soil moisture.

The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, heard arguments in November concerning Trump's sweeping global tariffs

The project is undertaken by the military-run Viettel Group

The administration has aggressively rolled back electric vehicle rules from former President Joe Biden's administration

This month, several CEOs have offered temperate critiques of certain Trump agenda items

Oil prices settled higher on Friday as some investors covered short positions ahead of the three-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend in the US and lingering worries about a possible US military strike against Iran.

OpenAI announced Friday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot seeks to increase revenue to cover its soaring costs.

The dollar gained on Friday after US President Donald Trump praised economic adviser Kevin Hassett at ​a White House event and said he may want to keep him in his current role, prompting speculation he is less likely ‌to be named as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Gold fell more than 1 percent on Friday as investors booked profits after recent record highs, while signs of easing geopolitical tensions further dampened the metal’s safe-haven appeal.