Despite counting revenue loss in the short-term, Bangladesh should sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with its key trading partners for better export growth over the long haul, speakers said at a seminar on Saturday. They also called on government agencies and businesses to get ready to compete...
Some Chinese business sectors reported solid first half earnings, though a substantial fall in industrial profits and in tepid overseas investment inflows into China’s stock markets show fallout from the protracted trade war with the United States. Foreign portfolio inflows into stocks in the world’s second largest...
Asian markets sank again on Thursday as investors grow
increasingly pessimistic about the outlook for China-US trade talks, while a
closely watched recession indicator hit a level not seen since just before the
financial crisis. The pound remained under pressure after Prime Minister Boris
Johnson forced an extended suspension of parliament,...
The World Bank will provide $185 million to Bangladesh to add up to 310 Megawatts (MW) in renewable energy generation capacity and mobilise private sector participation to meet the growing demand for electricity in the country. Bangladesh will sign a loan agreement with the global lender...
Asian equity markets tanked and the yuan hit an 11-year low yesterday after US President Donald Trump ramped up his trade war with China by hiking tariffs on more than half-a-trillion dollars’ worth of imports. However, dealers pared earlier steep losses after the president said the two...
The US-China trade war has a new chapter. After Mr Trump announced added tariffs of 10% on the remaining 300 billion US dollars in goods from China, now their application on certain footwear items is delayed to December Yesterday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...
Huawei on Tuesday dismissed Washington’s three-month delay to a ban on US firms selling to the Chinese tech giant and said the decision would not change the fact it had been “treated unjustly”. The US Commerce Department effectively suspended for a second time tough rules stopping the...
Asian markets rallied Monday following a strong lead from
Wall Street and comments from Donald Trump's top economic adviser hailing
"positive" trade talks with top Chinese negotiators. Optimism that
central banks will provide fresh support to head off a global economic
recession has also lent much-needed support to regional equities after...