The Skill for Employment Investment Programme (SEIP) project has imparted training to some 24,510 trainees in IT-related fields till April, 2019 with as much as 61 per cent placement in the country's job market. The government is implementing SEIP, one of the largest programmes in the field...
Reports in Bangladesh suggest the national government will take over responsibility for the running of the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar tanning cluster. The government is believed to be preparing to register a company to do this, with tannery owners in the cluster being...
Only days after The Indian People’s Party (BJP) confirmed its victory in the 2019 general election in India, and its leader, Narendra Modi, began his second term as the country’s prime minister, reports have emerged from the north of the country questioning the ability of the tanning...
The World Bank yesterday maintained its growth forecast for China in 2019 at 6.2%, although it lowered the country’s 2020 growth figure to 6.1% and said domestic demand will be key to facing economic uncertainty. In a report, the institution said Chinese economic growth remained “resilient” with...
January-March growth falls to 5.8%, down from October-December's 6.6%; slowdown puts pressure for fiscal stimulus, rate cut; 2018/19 growth estimate cut to 6.8% from 7%; weaker consumer demand, global slowdown undermine growth. India's economy grew at a much-lower-than-expected 5.8% in the January-March period, its slowest pace in...
The National Union Alliance Chamber of Cambodia (NACC) has requested the European Union (EU) to change its plan to suspend the ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) trade agreement with the country as that will affect the livelihoods of three million workers, with 43 per cent of garment workers—nearly...
Washington is reportedly not rolling back its decision to terminate India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) scheme, terming the suspension a ‘done deal’. President Donald Trump on March 4 announced US intention for the same. The 60-day notice period...
Several Pakistani value-added textile firms recently rejected the government decision to discontinue zero-rated status of five export-oriented sectors, cautioning that the move will lead to flight of capital and high unemployment and affect the manufacturers. It will also lead to corruption through flying invoices, over-invoicing and refund...
India, which was the second largest exporter of textile and apparel during 2014-17 after China, has fallen to the 5th rank in 2018 as Germany, Bangladesh and Vietnam have stepped in, according to chairman of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Sanjay K Jain. India's exports in...
সম্প্রতি এশিয়ার বেশ কয়েকটি দেশে টেলিনর ও আজিয়াটার সম্ভাব্য একীভূতকরণের খবর প্রকাশিত হওয়ার পর দেশের অপারেটরগুলোর মালিকানার ভবিষ্যত্ নিয়ে নতুনভাবে আলোচনা শুরু হয়েছে। এই একীভূতকরণের ফলে বাংলাদেশের টেলিকম খাতে বড় ধরনের পরিবর্তন আসবে বলে ধারণা করা হচ্ছে। টেলিনর ও আজিয়াটা এশিয়ার মোট নয়টি দেশে...