AFP, BAGHDAD: Months after declaring victory over jihadists, war-battered Iraq hopes to attract billions of dollars from private investors as well as donors to fund its reconstruction. Baghdad is looking to drum up funds at a reconstruction conference in neighbouring Kuwait from February 12 to 14 after…

Average retail price of coarse rice continues to remain high in the country despite a record high import of the staple in the current financial year (2017-18),…

With fresh 81,846 people finding jobs in January 2018, a total of 51, 98,914 male and female Bangladeshi workers have been able to fetch overseas employment from 2009 to 2017, according to an official of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, reports BSS. The official said…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for better protection of workers “left behind” by globalization and technological…

AFP, DUBAI: IMF chief Christine Lagarde yesterday urged Arab countries to slash public wages and subsidies in order to rein in spending, achieve sustainable growth and create jobs. Speaking at the one-day Arab Fiscal Forum in Dubai, Lagarde welcomed “promising” reforms adopted by some Arab …

AFP, TOKYO: The Bank of Japan is to keep Haruhiko Kuroda at its helm until 2023 under government plans to retain him as a pillar of its pro-spending policy, reports said yesterday. The government will propose to parliament reappointing 73-year-old Kuroda for a second five-year term as early as this…

AFP, LONDON: Facebook said on Friday that it will issue up to $10 million (8.2 million euros) in grants to help support and train community leaders around the world. The tech giant unveiled its new initiative at a London summit of more than 300 community leaders from across Europe. The Facebook Community…