Implementation of various development schemes is progressing fast for a proper water resource management in the country’s northwest region. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is implementing the projects involving around Tk 2260.14 crore in different districts under Rajshahi division at…

China’s legislature is considering a new law governing foreign investment that will streamline existing rules and prevent the forced transfer of technology, state media reported yesterday. The new “unified law” will replace three existing laws on Chinese and foreign equity joint ventures,…

US corporate share repurchases keep setting new records, a trend some experts expect to persist despite bipartisan unease on Capitol Hill and a weaker economic outlook that could crimp profits. Fueled with windfalls from the 2017 tax cut and cheap debt, companies in the S&P 500 spent $203.8 billion…

An Indian startup is turning its attention towards usurping the West’s largest hotel chains after establishing itself as India’s biggest player…

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court on Sunday extended his detention…

At Solomon Chakauya’s grocery store in Zimbabwe’s Chinamhora district outside Harare, there’s no sign of the seasonal Christmas rush that he needs to keep his business afloat. Even in the country’s toughest times, sales rocketed in the days before Christmas, but this year few…

Oil prices decreased sharply during the week ending Dec. 21 amid weak world stock market and the fear of slow global economic growth. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for February delivery decreased 11.0 percent, and Brent crude for February delivery decreased 10.7 percent. In the previous…

An extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd was held at Beximco Industrial Park, Sarabo, Kashimpur, Gazipur on Saturday. The…

The Italian Senate yesterday passed a revised 2019 budget agreed after a tense standoff with Brussels which saw the populist government water down key measures. Senators passed the budget put forward by the governing coalition of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the anti-immigration…

The State Council, China’s cabinet, announced special individual income tax deductions on Saturday, in order to lower the tax burden for those who have certain expenditures. Those expenditures cover six areas, including children’s education, continuing education, health treatment for serious…

Taiwan’s export orders dropped to 47.68 billion U.S. dollars in November, falling 2.7 percent from the previous month and 2.1 percent from the same period last year, according to data released by the island’s economic authority. Total export orders in the first 11 months were worth 468.44…

Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD), Brunei’s central bank, published its biannual policy statement for the second half of this year on Sunday, forecasting the country’s inflation to remain below one percent next year. AMBD noted that the global economy is expected to grow 3.7 percent…