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Reckitt Benckiser’s profit jumps 67%
Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) PLC posted a 67.30 per cent year-on-year increase in profit to Tk 15.21 crore in the January-March quarter of 2023.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
India’s sugar output drops
Indian mills produced 31.1 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on October 1, a fall of 5.4 per cent year on year, as many mills closed early due to limited availability of sugar cane, a leading trade body said on Tuesday.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
India’s wholesale inflation eases to 30-month low
India’s annual wholesale-price based inflation (WPI) eased to the lowest in nearly 30 months, as input prices continued to moderate, government data showed on Monday.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Bida, BUILD sign MoU on facilitating investment
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) have teamed up to facilitate investment by creating an enabling environment for attracting funds and sharing technical assistance.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Yellen says sanctions may risk hegemony of US dollar
Economic sanctions imposed on Russia and other countries by the United States put the dollar’s dominance at risk as targeted nations seek out an alternative, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Big UK firms shrug off banking turmoil
Finance executives at top British firms have reported the sharpest rise in optimism since late 2020 and the recent upheaval in the global banking sector has not dented the mood, a quarterly survey by Deloitte showed on Monday.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Gazprombank deepens ties with Indian banks
Russia’s Gazprombank has expanded its links with banks in India to expedite trade between the two countries in national currencies, a key executive told Reuters on Monday, as Russia this year has become the biggest supplier of oil to India.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
India, Russia in talks on free trade deal
India and Russia are discussing a free trade agreement, ministers said on Monday, a move that would further deepen bilateral commercial ties that have flourished since war broke out in Ukraine.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
ADB to give $230m for flood victims’ rehabilitation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give Bangladesh $230 million in loans to help the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the country’s north-eastern part affected by devastating floods in May and June last year.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
IMF sees high rates, oil price worries in Middle East
Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month’s banking turmoil in the United States and Europe, but financial pressures are adding to strains caused by high interest rates, volatile oil prices and years of double-digit inflation, a top IMF official said on Saturday.
16 April 2023, 18:00 PM
DR Congo offers contract farming to Bangladeshis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a country in central Africa, has enabled a lot of opportunities for Bangladeshi businesses and foundations in contract farming.
16 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Malaysia plans to set up 2nd 5G network next year
Malaysia plans to introduce a second 5G network from next year, four sources told Reuters, in the latest policy shake-up aimed at dismantling monopolies and promoting competition by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s six-month-old administration.
16 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Large US banks report higher profits
JPMorgan Chase reported a jump in first-quarter profits Friday alongside fellow banking giants Citigroup and Wells Fargo, in reassuring news to investors after recent banking sector turmoil sparked contagion fears.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Patience needed to cut inflation: BoE
Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said past interest rate rises would take time to bear down on inflation, and that it was important not to over-adjust policy while the impact of these past rate rises was feeding through.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
US retail sales post steeper fall than expected
Retail sales in the United States slipped more than anticipated in March, according to government data released Friday, extending a downward trend that signals cooling in the economy.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
India’s forex reserves at nine-month high
India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to $584.76 billion for the week ended April 7, the highest in nine months, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) statistical supplement showed on Friday.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Russian oil exports jump to highest level in 3 years
Russian oil exports jumped to their highest level in almost three years in March despite Western sanctions, but revenues were down sharply from last year, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
UAE, China promise Pakistan $1.3b
Pakistan announced financial support Friday from the United Arab Emirates and China totalling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout.
15 April 2023, 18:00 PM
China’s exports rise unexpectedly
China’s exports unexpectedly surged in March, with officials flagging rising demand for electric vehicles, but analysts cautioned the improvement partly reflects suppliers catching up with unfulfilled orders after last year’s Covid-19 disruptions.
13 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Gold price rises
Gold prices firmed on Wednesday as the dollar weakened, with investors awaiting the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes and inflation data for signs of how close interest rates are to peaking.
12 April 2023, 18:00 PM