Economy

No fee on bank job seekers: BB

Bangladesh Bank directs all banks not to take any fees in the form of pay order or bank draft from job applicants.
29 December 2015, 14:13 PM

What are its shortcomings?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have stressed the importance of TVET under Goal 4, which aims to substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant technical and vocational skills..
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Quader for borderless connectivity among BBIN

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has batted for “borderless connectivity” with Bhutan, India and Nepal to “achieve fruit of the transport corridor” among these nations.
30 November 2015, 06:40 AM

Why is Bangladesh different?

If we can further liberalise our trade by reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers and by removing age-old regulations, our growth will exceed even 7 percent.
23 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Japan relapses into recession in July-Sept, blow to Abenomics

Japan's economy slid back into recession in July-September as uncertainty over the overseas outlook hurt business investment.
16 November 2015, 05:46 AM

Export diversification - Myths and realities

Industrial policy needs to address issues of education and skill development for facilitating higher capabilities for export diversification, attracting FDI and integrating with the global value chain.
6 November 2015, 18:00 PM

China gives currency largest boost in a decade

China raised the central rate for its yuan currency by the largest amount in a decade on Monday, officials and reports said.
2 November 2015, 06:19 AM

China faces to lose its biggest industry to rising debt

The world’s biggest steel industry in China is in grave crisis.
29 October 2015, 05:56 AM

WB estimates 6.5% GDP growth in FY 2015-16

The World Bank projects the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in FY16 at 6.5 percent.
20 October 2015, 08:31 AM

WB official meets Muhith, talks $1.9bn financing

A senior World Bank official has met Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Peru and discussed a new financing scheme of $1.9 billion.
11 October 2015, 04:37 AM

Bangladesh moves 2 notches up in Global Competitiveness Index

Bangladesh moved two notches up in the Global Competitiveness Index, indicating progress in the country’s economic efficiency and sophistication.
30 September 2015, 05:13 AM

Can China's economic woes derail world recovery?

In these times of interconnected economies, China's recent economic troubles seem to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. First of all, less growth in China spells trouble for its trading partners. But there is another worrisome development for ROW. China, after years of goading from IMF and US economists, is undertaking a policy shift in an attempt to change its economic growth paradigm.
29 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi captivates Facebook Townhall

Enjoy the salient features of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Facebook Townhall.
28 September 2015, 05:01 AM

ADB forecasts 6.7pc GDP growth

Bangladesh economy is expected to perform strongly this year, according to the latest figures from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
22 September 2015, 09:21 AM

Making of manpower in a market economy

The reason many people do not like a market economy lies in the acid test of harsh competition. To them, the market economy is a story of losing jobs by being made redundant in the workplace.
15 September 2015, 18:00 PM

India's economic growth slows to 7%

India's economy grew at an annual rate of 7% between April and June, official figures have shown.
31 August 2015, 14:14 PM

Is the Renminbi ready to go global?

Pressure from the IMF suggests that, with time China will indeed move towards a more open capital market. But that creates other challenges for Asia's largest economy.
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Asia stocks slump as China falls gather pace

Asian stocks slumped to three-year lows as a slump in Chinese equities gathered pace, hastening an exodus from riskier assets as fears of a China-led global economic slowdown churned world markets.
24 August 2015, 05:23 AM

China factory data fuels slowdown fears

Latest data suggests factory activity in China shrank at its fastest pace in more than six years in August.
21 August 2015, 10:24 AM

Financing Sustainability: Pathways to Scale

Our global and complex economy does many things well, but achieving equitable and sustainable outcomes, or in other words 'sustainable development', has not been one of its strengths.
26 July 2015, 18:00 PM