Economy

Bangladesh received US$1.427 billion in remittances from expatriate workers during the first 13 days of July, marking a 19.5 percent increase compared with the US$1.194 billion received during the same […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday announced a government-backed collateral-free financing scheme for young entrepreneurs, saying first-time startup founders with viable business ideas will be able to access funding without […]

SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first […]

The United States has expressed interest in helping Bangladesh develop a modern cold chain and refrigerated transport system to improve the storage, transportation and export of agricultural products. US Ambassador […]

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday pledged the government’s full support for young entrepreneurs, saying his administration would stand by them and help turn their innovative ideas into successful businesses. […]

Bangladesh’s Adviser on Finance and Planning, Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, has urged the international community to provide greater concessional financing, reform the global financial architecture, expand climate finance, improve […]

Global crude oil prices rose nearly 2% on Tuesday, pushing benchmark prices to their highest level in a month as renewed Middle East tensions fuelled concerns over energy supplies. As […]

More than 200 economists and artificial intelligence (AI) experts have signed an open letter urging governments and institutions to take immediate steps to address the growing economic impact of AI, […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed confidence in Bangladesh’s ongoing economic reform agenda and endorsed the government’s gradual approach to implementing structural reforms, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury […]

Oil prices opened sharply higher on Monday after the United States launched a wave of attacks on Iran and as Tehran announced it would close the Strait of Hormuz. A […]