Eurozone equities were held down yesterday as investors tracked a brewing political fight between Brussels and Rome, and continued to digest the outcome of elections for the European Parliament, dealers said. Milan, Frankfurt and Paris all retreated as Italian debt concerns returned to the fore. London, where...
Switzerland wants to strengthen and widen its ties with Bangladesh to explore "amazing potential" together as Bangladesh is set to celebrate its 50 years of independence next year with Vision 2041 in place, says its envoy in Dhaka. "Our relationship is very strong. My overall priority and...
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...
Growth in lending to the eurozone’s private sector slowed in November, the first month after the European Central Bank re-launched its controversial bond-buying scheme, data from the Frankfurt institution showed on Friday. Credit grew by 3.6 per cent year-on-year in November, a pace 0.1 percentage points...
Investors fled stocks for safe-haven assets yesterday after being spooked by the latest salvos fired in the global trade war. With US President Donald Trump announcing tariffs on all Mexican imports and China warning it would create a list of “unreliable” foreign companies, investors piled into...
Around 2,000 key circular economy stakeholders will participate in the 3rd World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) to be organised in Helsinki on June 3-5. To be hosted by SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund, the forum this year will offer networking opportunities and have a strong emphasis on...
A 2019-20 action plan to implement the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Belarusian state light industry concern Bellegprom and Uztekstilprom Association was agreed to during the recent Global Textile Days-Tashkent 2019 event. The plan stipulates measures to invigorate cooperation in textile, apparel and knitwear enterprises between...
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, mostly children under the age of five living in Africa. While there are treatments for the disease that can help lessen its impact, stopping it entirely is a different challenge: It’s notoriously difficult to make a malaria vaccine...
British retailers reported that their sales fell at the gentlest pace in six months in October but uncertainty about Brexit contributed to the highest stock levels on record, an industry survey showed. The Confederation of British Industry said on Monday its monthly index of reported sales rose...
The European Union (EU) is unlikely to fully withdraw Cambodia’s Everything-But-Arms (EBA) trade status, the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia said after meeting visiting EU representatives recently. Labour trends are positive and speculations about EBA are alarmist and affect investor confidence, Kaing Monika, GMAC deputy secretary general...