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Tri-quarterly GDP calculation likely for higher ratings

Dhaka, May 30 -- Bangladesh may pivot to tri-quarterly GDP-growth calculation for higher ratings as the current practice of estimation based on data of the first two quarters of a financial year does ... Read More


Most SMEs miss business boon Fourth Industrial Revolution offers

Dhaka, May 27 -- An industrial breakthrough driven by everyday-evolving technological innovations shies away from smaller enterprises, in particular, across Bangladesh largely for blissful ignorance o... Read More


Payment delays put Thakurgaon power plant's foreign IPP in quandary

Dhaka, May 24 -- Foreign owners of the EPV Thakurgaon 115-megawatt power plant rue recurrent payment delays that cause severe financial and operational difficulties to the company. The independent po... Read More


UAE group getting MoU on Bay terminal investment extended

Dhaka, May 22 -- The government is extending the tenure of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which the Abu Dhabi Ports Group wants to invest in the potential port sector of Bangladesh, while a... Read More


Hefty interest payments to cost Tk 1.22 trillion

Dhaka, May 16 -- Significant rises in domestic and overseas borrowings make the government earmark some Tk 1.22 trillion for hefty interest payments in the upcoming budget, and officials see no letup ... Read More


Dilemmas foreshadow budget making for funding holdback

Dhaka, May 9 -- Finance officials seem in dilemmas crafting the upcoming fiscal budget with uncertainty overshadowing budget-support credits worth some billion dollars from foreign development financi... Read More


Joint-venture co seeks $110m loan from India's Exim Bank

Dhaka, May 3 -- Rampal 1320-megawatt power plant is about to run out of coal stock and the exigency prompts the management to urge financial backup for the fuel import to continue operation, officials... Read More


Government may go frugal on incentive, subsidy handouts

Dhaka, April 27 -- Finance authorities may go frugal on subsidy and incentive handouts in the new budget as the interim government walks a tightrope in making two ends meet in current domestic and glo... Read More


Premium default begets claim-payment crisis in general insurance

Dhaka, April 19 -- Premium default begets claim-settlement crisis in general insurance that prompts the state-owned Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) to reinvent legal instrument to realise reinsurance ... Read More


Next budget likely Tk 7.92t with doable Targets

Dhaka, April 11 -- Bangladesh's upcoming budget may be Tk 7.92 trillion in size, smaller than the current one, as the interim government walks a tightrope amid a subdued trend in revenue earnings and ... Read More