Policies and regulations for both banks and non-banks need to be improved to accelerate financial inclusion as it will lead to private sector investment in the industry and enhance the credit worthiness of small businesses, according to experts. "We are emphasising on the development of small businesses...
Business leaders on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh Bank decision to cut the lending rate to 9 per cent for all loan products, except the credit card, from April 1 would boost the expansion of industrial sector, especially the manufacturing sector. Economists said that although arrangement of...
The third European Union (EU) trade mission will visit Bangladesh next month (March) to assess the country's labour rights situation and its eligibility to continue getting GSP (generalised scheme of preferences) benefits under the EU's Everything but Arms (EBA) regime, officials said. Earlier, the EU sent two...
GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh bounced back to profitability last year thanks to streamlining its business the previous year. The British multinational shuttered its 60-year-old pharmaceuticals business in Bangladesh in 2018. The pharmaceuticals unit, based in Chattogram, was incurring losses in the previous five years, much to the concern of...
Poorly managed exchange rate, ad hoc-based incentive and existing domestic protection levels will not make Bangladesh's exports competitive and help diversify both products and destinations, according to a new plan of the government. "Poorly managed exchange rate can be disastrous for economic growth,'' said the Perspective Plan...
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ঢাকায় তিন দিনব্যাপী ইউএস ট্রেড শো অনুষ্ঠিত হবে ২৭-২৯ ফেব্রুয়ারি। রাজধানীর প্যান প্যাসিফিক সোনারগাঁও হোটেলে আমেরিকান চেম্বার অব কমার্স ও ঢাকার যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের দূতাবাস যৌথভাবে এ শো আয়োজন করছে। ট্রেড শোর উদ্বোধন করবেন শিল্পমন্ত্রী নূরুল মজিদ হুমায়ূন। গতকাল এক সংবাদ সম্মেলনে এ তথ্য জানানো হয়।
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After a decade of continuous growth, the poultry sector that meets 36 per cent of the human protein intake in the country is facing multifarious challenges. Sector insiders say the minnows in the business are finding it tough to stay in the fray as big farms are...
Experts at a roundtable on Sunday said a single regulation is required for the digital financial service (DFS) or mobile financial service (MFS) to help the sector grow efficiently on a level playing field. The government should avoid dual regulations or 'territorial disputes' of authorities over the...
Bangladesh is still at risk of losing the European Union's GSP as the latter has again warned about its readiness to launch the procedure for withdrawal of preferences in case of failure to produce sufficient results. The European Union (EU) will decide on its next steps following...