Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that Bangladesh would be among the top 20 growing economies of the world by 2024. Bangladesh’s economy would then contribute 0.9 per cent of those economies, the Finance Minister said quoting a recent analysis of US-based Bloomberg. The finance…

Newly-appointed Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Arunrung Phothong Humphreys has sought more Bangladesh-Thai joint ventures to further strengthen trade and…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to allow the International Gateway (IGW) operators to make their transactions for international calls by opening foreign currency accounts. Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issues operator licence to IGW operators under Bangladesh Telecommunication…

Stocks yesterday closed the week flat with falling trends of all major price indices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and slightly upward trend in the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). The broader DSEX of the DSE finished the week with 10.92 points down at 5,275.83. The blue-chip DS30 and Shariah DSES also…

The Iran nuclear deal requires that its partners take action to boost the country's economy, but European companies remain fearful of exposing themselves…

EU leaders meeting in a mountainous city in Romania yesterday will discuss the future of Europe, but the fate of the euro will be mostly ignored. Launching the single currency is probably the EU's most ambitious achievement yet, two decades later, it is little-loved and the 19 countries that use…

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic reported a boost in yearly net profits yesterday but offered a pessimistic forecast for the year ahead thanks to slower sales of industrial systems and reform costs. The firm said annual net profit was up 20.4 per cent on-year at 284.1 billion yen, with asset sales…

Japan's SoftBank Group yesterday reported annual net profit jumped more than a third, helped by gains from its investment fund which has ploughed billions into some of the hottest names in the tech sector. Net profits for the financial year ending March at the telecoms and investment group came…