The country witnessed 3.92 per cent growth in export earnings during the period of July-April of 2016-17 fiscal compared to the same period of the 2015-16 fiscal, reports BSS. According to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the country earned US 28,721.71 million dollars during the period of 2016-17 fiscal…

Rukhmila Zaman, managing director of Aramit Group has been elected as the chairperson of United Commercial Bank Limited at the 34th Annual General Meeting…

The National Economic Council (NEC) is likely to approve a Tk 1,53,331 crore Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (FY18) on Sunday, giving the highest priority to transport sector infrastructures, particularly the Padma Bridge and Padma Bridge Rail Link projects, reports UNB.…

AFP, WASHINGTON: US inflation edged higher in April, reversing the previous month’s surprise drop, the Labor Department reported yesterday. The Consumer Price Index, which tracks changes in the costs of goods and services purchased by households, rose 0.2 per cent in April after March’s…

AFP, RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's budget deficit dropped by 71 per cent in the first quarter of the year, the government said Thursday, after spending cuts and a major rebound in oil revenues. The world's top crude exporter has made an aggressive push to diversify its traditionally oil-dependent economy…

AFP, LONDON:  Asian and European stock markets paused yesterday following a healthy run-up in the week, traders said. Investors also mulled an overnight…

AFP, BARI: G7 finance ministers meet yesterday in Italy, seeking common ground and stability on future world trade after US President Donald Trump’s…

WASHINGTON: Snapchat's ambition to become the next big social media platform hit a brutal reality check with the first earnings report from parent…