The remittance flow into the country has increased 3.56 times in the last 10 years, which can be viewed as a milestone on the way of upgrading Bangladesh…

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) will allocate two bighas of land in Purbachal area to Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to set up a stock market training academy, reports BSS. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain revealed this while speaking at the…

Stock markets closed yesterday of the week with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large- cap securities, reports BSS. The falling major sectors…

China’s foreign ministry said yesterday it would strike back at the US if Washington moved forward with new tariffs on $200 billion of its exports, reports AFP from Beijing. “If the US launches any new tariff measures, China will have to take countermeasures to firmly ensure our legitimate…

Asian markets sank yesterday following reports that Donald Trump is planning to hit China with another round of tariffs, dealing a blow to hopes for talks…

Tourism in Nigeria is nothing if not earned. It takes eight hours by bus to travel the 250 kilometres (155 miles) from Lagos to Idanre on a road strewn…

China is the last bulwark against a deep crisis in emerging economies going fully global, analysts say, although a prolonged trade war could sap Beijing’s defences, reports AFP from Paris. Emerging countries—loosely defined as having fast growing but volatile economies—have seen their…

Saudi Arabia and Russia have held“hostage” the oil market as the U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to impose new sanctions on Iranian oil…

South Korea’s export of information and telecommunications technology (ICT) products hit a new record high in August on solid demand for locally-made semiconductors and display panels, a government report showed yesterday, reports Xinhua from Seoul. The ICT export picked up 15.5 per cent over…

Abu Dhabi plans to float at least 25 per cent of Spain’s Cepsa by the end of 2018, the energy company announced yesterday, in what would be the largest listing in a decade on the Madrid stock exchange, reports AFP from Madrid. Cepsa did not say how much the deal would be worth but market sources…

Amazon is investigating claims that its employees accepted bribes in exchange for leaking confidential sales data, reports BBC. Independent sellers were also allowed to delete negative reviews and restore banned accounts for payments of between $80 (£61; €69) and $2,000, according to allegations…

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund said yesterday it had secured its first ever international loan, boosting the kingdom’s diversification drive after its flotation of state oil giant Aramco stalled, reports AFP from Riyadh. The Public Investment Fund said in a statement that it had obtained…

Britain’s economy would suffer “substantial costs” should it leave the European Union in March with no divorce agreement, the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday, reports AFP from London. Brussels and London have failed to resolve “fundamental” aspects of Brexit…