Some
125 publicly-traded companies in the manufacturing and service sectors have
expressed fears of heavy losses due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Among
them, 116 companies are in the manufacturing sector, such as RMG, cement,
ceramics, engineering, and tannery sector. The other nine are in the real
estate and service sector. These companies are...
Bangladesh expects a bigger inflow of foreign direct investment in the days to come as different nations plan to relocate their factories to countries like Bangladesh to bring down cost amid a cash crunch caused by the pandemic, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday. In 2019, the...
Bangladesh and Australia are set to sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) aimed at bolstering bilateral trade by way of removing barriers and tapping potential, officials said.
Both the sides have completed the spadework and taken approval for signing the umbrella agreement, possibly...
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven most commodity prices down amid the global economic shock, said the World Bank on Thursday. The pandemic will most likely bring down commodity prices substantially lower over 2020, the World Bank said in its April Commodity Markets Outlook. "Sudden stop to economic...
The government will form a virtual platform involving 78 foreign missions and other officials concerned to help attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.
Like China and India, the two neighbouring economic giants, Bangladesh has also become a...