National Bank Limited (NBL) has launched a collateral-free low-interest loan scheme, Mukti, for the marginal and lower income generating people. Under…

The director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicraft Organization, Masoud Soltanifar, met the Bangladeshi ambassador to Tehran, Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan, on Sunday, reports Tehran Times. “There are several religious commonalities between the two nations, which provide an opportunity…

AFP, BANGKOK:  King Power, the Thai duty-free conglomerate behind the remarkable rise of English football champions Leicester City, said yesterday …

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: A Silicon Valley entrepreneur said Monday he has begun working on a new kind of stock exchange which he says is better adapted to the fast-moving world of tech startups. Eric Ries, who has worked at several California startups and venture capital firms, said in a blog post he is…

AFP, BEIJING: China’s economic outlook is uncertain with corporate debt and an opaque financial sector contributing to looming vulnerabilities, an International Monetary Fund Official said yesterday. David Lipton, first deputy managing director at the IMF, said the near-term growth outlook in…

AFP, TOKYO: The pound was at two month lows yesterday as worries over Britain voting to leave the European Union bolstered demand for safe-haven units, including the yen. The Japanese currency’s strength sparked another warning from officials that Tokyo could intervene in markets to stem its rise,…

AFP, PARIS:  Weak coal and gas prices will not stop record investment in renewables over the coming decades as the cost of generating clean energy…

Over the past decade, it has become clear that the way we measure the value of businesses has changed completely.  Traditionally value has been understood to relate to tangible assets: the physical things that can be seen and touched; everything from hard cash and inventory to plant machinery and…

AFP, SHANGHAI:  The Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom this week when Disney opens its first theme park in mainland China, betting the growing…

As it stands now, LinkedIn is generally a place where people go when they’re looking for work, and Microsoft Office is a tool they use to actually…

Country’s prime bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed marginally higher yesterday after the three days of downward, as some investors took position on lucrative stocks. After witnessing volatile trading almost throughout the session, DSE prime index --DSEX finished at 4,409.08, advancing 3.68…

AFP, PARIS: A huge overhang in oil stocks lingering across the world will keep a cap on any further oil price rises, the IEA said yesterday, even as supply and demand move towards balance by the end of the year. Global demand for oil is steadily rising thanks to solid economic growth, and supply has…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund is seeking $6.5 billion from Malaysia's troubled state investment vehicle 1MDB, as it moves to settle a debt dispute through international arbitration. The fund, International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC), yesterday said it had submitted…

AFP, RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has approved rules opening its retail sector to greater foreign investment, official media said yesterday, as part of wide-ranging economic reforms. The cabinet approved rules "for foreign companies to invest in (the) wholesale and retail trade sector with 100 percent…

The Asia Pacific LTE Summit 2016, jointly organised by technology giant Huawei and Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), took place in Bangkok recently under the theme "Embracing the digital transformation and building a safe, broadband and digital Asia",…

AFP, ABUJA: Inflation in Nigeria rose to a more than six-year high in May, hitting 15.6 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. The rise in the headline consumer price index, which measures inflation, accelerated by 1.9 points from its April year-on-year level of 13.7 per cent, the…

The country’s first ever testing lab for electronics and electrical good’s quality ‘NUSDAT-UTS (Universal Testing Services)’ has officially received accreditation from the Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) recently, says a press statement. Industries Minister Amir Hossain…