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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday his exports-reliant country could be hit with trade sanctions amid rising protectionism highlighted by the US-China tariff war.

Thailand’s House of Representatives narrowly voted to approve the 2020 budget bill on Saturday.

Developing countries that want to do business with the United States must do more to empower women and give them better access to the workforce, education and legal protections, White House adviser Ivanka Trump said on Friday.

The central bank has restarted providing foreign exchange (forex) support to banks through selling the US dollars to them in October after one month’s interval to keep the market stable, officials said.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed his hope that Bangladesh would get its highest loan assistance from the World Bank this time.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has slashed the value-added tax (VAT) on steel products by as much as 75 percent in a bid to contain the prices of the key construction material.

South Korean industrial infrastructure developer Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (KICC) wants to develop an industrial park for housing 100 Korean companies operating in Bangladesh.

A new strategic Chattogram-Chennai-Europe shipping route is likely to commence next month which is expected to reduce lead time.

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is set to launch its One-Stop Service on Monday with 11 categories of licences and approvals aiming to facilitate investments in the country.

Credit growth at Indian banks has dropped to its lowest level in nearly two years, the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data shows, as slowing domestic consumption weighs on demand.