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US electric carmaker Tesla’s factory in China’s financial hub of Shanghai will resume production on Feb.

Country’s nominal wage rate index (WRI) increased by 6.56 per cent in January this year over the same period of last year, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Abul Kasem Khan, former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), recently took over as chairperson for the trustee board of the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD).

Malaysia’s central bank has said that its international reserves stood at 104.2 billion US dollars as of Jan. 31, 2020.

The proposed marine fisheries act has focused on the blue economy with incorporating a number of issues including mariculture.

South Korea’s online shopping hit a new record high last year as demand soared for food delivery through smartphone applications, statistical office data showed Wednesday.

Qatar has reopened its labour market for Bangladeshi workers after a closure for several months.

India’s central bank held rates steady on Thursday and retained an accommodative policy stance as it sought to support faltering growth and avoid stoking already high inflation levels.

About 63 ready-made garment (RMG) factories operating under the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association were closed in 2019, leaving over 32,582 RMG workers without a job, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi in Parliament yesterday.

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor will suspend all domestic production this week because of a lack of parts due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, it said Tuesday.