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The Isometric Heuristic: Why Systems Pretend to Change but Stay the Same

India, Aug. 12 -- Governments love the theatre of reform. New logos, glossy launches, ribbon-cutting ceremonies - ministers photographed signing memos as if history has just been rewritten. But specta... Read More


Reforms, negotiations help save Tk 14,131cr in energy

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The interim government has achieved savings of Tk 14,131.81 crore in the power and energy sector over the past year through a series of targeted cost-reduction initiatives. Accordin... Read More


Shooting for new Spider-Man begins

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The latest film in the Spider-Man series, Spider-Man: No Way Home, was released in 2021. Made with a budget of $200 million, the film grossed nearly two billion dollars. Still, Marv... Read More


Foreigners working in Bangladesh exempted from online tax returns

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted foreign nationals working in Bangladesh from filing income tax returns online. With this new category, the number of categories whic... Read More


Sonata Software Ltd leads gainers in 'A' group

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd, Star Cement Ltd, SJVN Ltd and Easy Trip Planners Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 12 August 2025.Sonata Software Lt... Read More


Tanzania's plan to export pigeonpeas to India: A promising step

Dar es Salaam, Aug. 12 -- LAST week, Tanzanian media was abuzz with news of a declaration of intent by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Hussein Bashe. The announcement, made last Thursday, came just ... Read More


COLUMN: THE CLIFF. Pricing Africa fairly: Ratings, liquidity and reform

Dar es Salaam, Aug. 12 -- IN Nairobi, the syndicate line goes quiet. Traders mark up a new Kenya 2033 bond seventy basis points wider than guidance, citing a ratings overhang. It is a script African d... Read More


Nepal Offers Climbers To Scale 97 Himalayan Peaks Free Of Charge To Promote Tourism

India, Aug. 12 -- WEB DESK Nepal will allow climbers to scale 97 Himalayan peaks free of charge for the next two years in an effort to draw visitors to its lesser-known mountain regions. Nepal's tour... Read More


India's Low Inflation Fuels Hopes of RBI Rate Cut

India, Aug. 12 -- R. Suryamurthy A larger-than-expected fall in India's headline inflation rate in July to an eight-year low has intensified speculation about a potential interest rate cut by the Res... Read More


Dodoma firm on Tanzanians to own 30 percent of the Special Economic Zones

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 12 -- THE Minister of State in the Presidents Office responsible for Planning and Investment, Professor Kitila Mkumbo, has announced that the government aims to ensure that 30 perc... Read More