Scientists and technology analysts from Telenor Research have predicted  that 2018 will see many of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the insurance sector is moving forward across the country due to the development of economic activities over the years, reports BSS. “Insurance is a step against risk. We can get a scenario of the country’s economic development from the expansion…

Due to various big or small barriers in the social environment even a few decades back, it was very difficult on the part of Sanjeeda Ismail Chaudhuri to choose banking as a profession since an educated lady obviously wants to be a doctor or a teacher, reports BSS. However, nursing has been an open…

AFP, HONG KONG: Most Asian markets yesterday saw in the Christmas break on a positive note, picking up the baton from Wall Street while the euro stood…

AFP, SEOUL: The wheelchair-bound nonagenarian founder of South Korea’s embattled Lotte retail conglomerate was convicted of embezzlement and breach…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Thursday confirmed what some conspiracy theorists suspected, that it intentionally slows performance of older iPhones as…

AFP, FERNDALE: For more than three decades, Izzy Yanay has fought to win acceptance for US foie gras, using his Catskills farm to charm skeptical chefs…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Google's parent company Alphabet on Thursday announced that Eric Schmidt will step down as chairman, remaining on the board but…

AFP, ATHENS:  The Greek government said Thursday that it had signed a deal to sell a majority stake in the port at Thessaloniki, part of the asset sales it agreed to as part of a huge international bailout. The state privatisation agency said the 67 per cent stake was sold for 232 million euros…

AFP, LONDON: Britain’s economy picked up speed in the third quarter thanks to a strong services sector, official data confirmed yesterday, ahead of years of expected weaker growth on gathering Brexit clouds. Gross domestic product grew 0.4 per cent in the third quarter, up slightly from 0.3 per…

AFP, OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso is banning imports from North Korea to comply with tough UN economic sanctions punishing Pyongyang’s weapons programmes, the government said Wednesday. The decision comes after an inquiry by the United States in October showed that Burkina Faso was still trading…

AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German consumers’ festive mood will continue into the new year, a closely-watched survey said yesterday, as shoppers remain unfazed by a political impasse in Europe’s purring top economy. Market research firm GfK said its forward-looking poll of around 2,000 people…

AFP, NEW DELHI: The Inter-national Monetary Fund on Thursday recommended India strengthen the independence of its central bank and bolster resources for its financial system regulators amid a bad debt pile-up at public banks. Indian banks have some of the highest levels of debt of any emerging market,…