Following suspension of the implementation of the new VAT law, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is now putting emphasis on disposing of long-pending cases through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) method to boost the revenue collection for achieving the target in the current fiscal year, reports…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has created a US $240 million refinancing fund for providing loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at low interest, reports BSS. “Asian Development Bank (ADB) will contribute $200 million, while the government will provide the rest $40 million to the fund,” said…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is scheduled to leave for South Korea tomorrow on a five-day official visit to take part in the Fourth Busan Global Partner-ship Forum, reports UNB. The Government of the Republic of Korea will host its Fourth Busan Global Partnership Forum from 21-22 November 2017 in Busan,…

AFP, NEW YORK: Global stock markets rebounded Thursday as investors snapped up bargains after the recent sell-off, encouraged by solid US earnings and…

AFP, MEXICO CITY: After three months of thorny negotiations, fears of a breakdown are hanging in the air as the US, Mexico and Canada begin new talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement yesterday. The fifth round of talks on updating the 23-year-old deal will be a low-key affair, with the top…