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Cost of tyrant-backed illicit financial flows

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Illicit financial flows from various countries to tax havens are now a reality. Over the decades, these flows have increased, and their diversification has troubled developing na... Read More


CMSME lending rises 12pc in Q2, FY '26

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) increased lending to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) by more than 12 per cent year-on-year in the second q... Read More


Shu Xiong new chief of Chevron Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Shu Xiong has been appointed President and Managing Director of Chevron Bangladesh. She led the US company's China business operations prior to her new appointment. Her positio... Read More


Country needs to embrace arbitration for clearing staggering dispute backlog

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh's legal, judicial and business communities at a meeting in Dhaka on Saturday made a united call for carrying out comprehensive reform of the country's commercial dispu... Read More


Govt, businesses eye 'Vietnam model' to diversify exports

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- The government and private-sector leaders have agreed to adopt the "Vietnam model" as a benchmark to diversify Bangladesh's export basket and accelerate outward trade growth, out... Read More


BB to unveil monetary policy on quarterly basis

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to issue its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on a quarterly basis, replacing the current six-month cycle, in an effort to make monetary policy mo... Read More


UK reaffirms £2.0b trade finance support

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to provide up to £2.0 billion in financing support through UK Export Finance (UKEF), reinforcing its long-term economic part... Read More


LNG crisis drives import costs up

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh's efforts to secure much-needed liquefied natural gas (LNG) have become increasingly difficult as global prices surge and long-term suppliers continue to suspend sched... Read More


Trade concerns behind BD support for Saudi-led maritime alliance: Experts

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh's decision to participate in a Saudi Arabia-led multinational maritime defence alliance is prompted primarily by economic necessity rather than geopolitical realignmen... Read More


Too many hands in the food chain

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Supply shortages arising from erratic weather, crop failure or global price shocks fall largely outside government control, no matter how much blame it attracts when prices spike... Read More