The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) has started e-GP training for tenderers registered with the e-GP system.
Read More »Stocks back in red after single-day break
Stocks slipped back into the red on Sunday, after a single-day break as risk-averse investors went on late hours selling binge on sector-wise issues.
Read More »72pc firms yet to receive stimulus: SANEM
Around 72 per cent of the firms surveyed are yet to receive any stimulus package, according to a survey of South Asian Network of Economic Modeling (SANEM).
Read More »Second wave could inflict bigger damage to economy
The second wave of Covid-19 will derail Bangladesh’s feeble economic recovery, deal a massive blow to the poor and low-income groups, reduce fiscal space and constrain public expenditure, said economists.
Read More »Loan payment deferral to cost borrowers add’l money
Non-payment of monthly or quarterly instalments under the Bangladesh Bank-announced loan moratorium facility for customers against their bank loans would result in increased interest payments once the regulatory relaxation expires.
Read More »Mobile service quality has arguably dropped. But is it all the operator’s fault?
Lack of no new tower to blame in part, say operators
Read More »What does Biden win mean for Bangladesh economy?
The Trump administration has weakened the multilateral trading system by focussing on general protectionist policy
Read More »Stimulus funds barely benefit the employed workforce
Only 8 per cent of the country’s employed workforce has so far benefitted from the government’s massive stimulus packages, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday, in a worrying finding as the coronavirus pandemic has wiped away millions of jobs in Bangladesh and caused incomes to collapse.
Read More »Insurance companies, it seems, have gotten their act together, finally
Most saw their profits soar between July and September
Read More »Banks eye ‘smart’ ATMs to keep customers away from branches
Cash recycling machine deployment up 42.9% amid pandemic
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