Global gold demand hit the lowest first-quarter level in a decade as low price growth took the shine off investment appetite, industry body the World…

Energy experts at a seminar yesterday apprehended that LNG import may push up the local gas price enormously if inefficiency in energy use is not stopped,…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said Bangladesh and Thailand would register a volume of $ 2 billion in two-way trade by 2021.  “Two-way trade would be $ 2 billion by 2021 as both Bangladesh and Thailand are working jointly to boost up the bilateral ties,” said the minister…

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday aid Bangladesh has already discovered salinity-tolerant variety of jute and it will be cultivated in the country very soon, reports UNB. She made the disclosure while inaugurating the 'Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Agro Tech 2018'at…

Stocks closed the week downward yesterday as the major indices on the country's two bourse-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange…

The EU warned yesterday that a rise in trade protectionism exemplified by the Trump administration's tariffs was the biggest threat to eurozone growth…

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced on Wednesday that its board of governors has adopted resolutions approving applications from Papua New Guinea and Kenya to join the bank, bringing its total approved membership to 86, reports Xinhua from Beijing. “We’re very happy…

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday censured Venezuela for failing to provide key economic data in a process that eventually could result in the Latin American nation's expulsion from the fund, reports AFP. The IMF board concluded that Venezuela had failed to implement measures the fund…

The US trade deficit narrowed in March for the first time in seven months as exports reached the highest level on record, the Commerce Department reported yesterday, reports AFP from Washington. The drop in the trade gap could point to higher growth in the first quarter than previously expected and…

Dubai stocks hit a 27-month low yesterday on the back of sharp falls in the real estate market and a drop in liquidity levels, reports AFP from Bubai. The Dubai Financial Market Index ended the day's trading down 1.83 per cent on 2,947.99 points breaching the 3,000-point psychological barrier. The…