The fourth annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, the biggest global gathering on business and human rights, will be held in Geneva from November 16-18, reports UNB. Some 2,000 participants from governments, business, the investment community, grassroots and international non-governmental…

Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) awarded 94 individuals and organisations in recognition of their outstanding performances…

Asia and the Pacific remains the most dynamic region of the global economy but growth in regional trade and investment flows is slowing, according to the  ESCAP’s latest regional trade and investment outlook report released yesterday in Bangkok. United Nations Economic and Social Commission…

A two-day banking summit, ‘Asian Banking Summit 2015: Evolving Paradigms in Risk Management’, begins today, which is likely to focus on how the country’s banking sector can remain competitive by managing risks along with embracing growth opportunities, reports UNB. Nimai Management…

Stocks swung back on recovery road yesterday with gains extending to more than 21 points for the broader index of the premier bourse, reports BSS. The u-turn of all the price indices at the twin stock exchanges also broke the fall that continued in the past five consecutive sessions. The DSEX, after…

AFP, ANKARA: The Turkish lira and stocks soared yesterday after President’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) was returned to power in a stunning weekend election victory. The lira was up 4.4 per cent at 2.78 to the US dollar in early trade, around its highest level…

AFP, BEIJING: China yesterday raised the daily reference rate for its yuan currency by the largest margin in a decade, officials and reports said, just three months after a surprise devaluation sent shockwaves through global markets. The central People’s Bank of China adjusted the central rate…

AFP, TOKYO: The dollar extended its losses against the yen and euro yesterday as weak US and Chinese data fuelled concerns about the global economy, and bolstered the case against a December rate rise. The US government said Friday that consumer spending rose only by 0.1 per cent in the United States…

AFP, LONDON: World oil prices slid yesterday on data showing that the key manufacturing sector in China, the world's top energy consumer, shrank in October for the third straight month. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December lost 84 cents to stand at $48.72 a barrel in London midday deals.…

Thailand’s National Broad-casting & Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) has announced the postponement of the upcoming 900MHz technology-neutral mobile licence auction from 12 November to 15 December, TeleGeography reports. Takorn Tantasith, NBTC secretary-general, told a news conference yesterday…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australian banking giant Westpac yesterday posted a six per cent rise in full-year net profit to a record Aus$8.01 billion (US$5.7 billion) with retail and business banking driving performance. The cash profit at Australia's second largest bank, the measure more closely watched by analysts…

AFP, SHANGHAIL: China’s first big passenger plane rolled off the assembly line on Monday as the Asian giant seeks the prestige of having its own…

AFP, LONDON: Global banking giant HSBC saw quarterly profit surge on the back of lower fines, beating expectations, but turnover slid amid Asian markets…

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AFP, FRANKFURT: A year after it took up its duties as Europe’s banking watchdog, observers say the Single Supervisory Mechanism is doing a good job, but challenges nevertheless remain. Setting up the SSM has been “a huge achievement. It has worked very well,” said Bert Van Roosebeke,…