AFP, WASHINGTON: The Trump administration Thursday launched a 90-day countdown to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, part of its aggressive stance towards trade that it charges has hurt US workers. That combative posture was underscored just two hours later when the Commerce Department…

Managing Director of Giant Apparels Ltd Faruque Hassan has been elected President of the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI), reports UNB. The new committee took charge at the 17th annual general meeting (AGM) of the DBCCI held at a city hotel on Thursday evening. Other office-bearers…

The school banking has started becoming well-liked among students as it is creating their savings habit which will ultimately help them to ensure economic security in future, reports BSS. Speakers made the comments while addressing a discussion prior to 'School Banking Conference' held at Panchagarh…

AFP, HONG KONG: Asian traders headed into the weekend on a nervous note yesterday as a pick-up in US stocks and positive data were offset by worries about…

AFP, TOKYO:  Japan has posted its longest economic expansion in over a decade, government data showed Thursday, marking a win for Tokyo’s growth bid even though its battle to conquer deflation is still far from won. The world’s number three economy grew 0.5 percent in the first quarter—or…

AFP, BOUAKE: Following a string of mutinies, plummeting cocoa prices, depressed growth and social unrest, Ivory Coast’s economic “miracle” has taken a battering and runs the risk of turning into a mirage. Crippled by a decade-long conflict that began in 2002, the world’s top…

AFP, NEW DELHI: US auto giant General Motors will stop selling cars in India by year end, it said Thursday, putting the brakes on efforts to penetrate one of the world’s fastest growing markets. The firm announced it will phase out its Chevrolet brand by the end of 2017 as part of a restructuring…