The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the policymakers to take effective steps to limit the coronavirus pandemic’s scarring effects on women.
Read More »Cabinet approves import of 0.73m tonnes of fertilisers
The Cabinet Committee on Government Procurement on Wednesday approved importing 730,000 tonnes of fertilisers at a cost of Tk 1.357 billion.
Read More »SMEs seek expedited process for disbursing stimulus funds
Meanwhile, the business community emphasized employment generation to pull people out of unemployment caused by the pandemic
Read More »Bangladesh Bank raises farm loan disbursement target by 8.99pc
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the agriculture and rural loan disbursement target by 8.99 percent to Taka 26,292 crore for the current 2020-21 financial year (FY21).
Read More »Asian markets mixed as US-China tensions offset stimulus hope
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors juggled hopes for a new stimulus deal in Washington with concerns about the virus and another flare-up between China and the United States.
Read More »DSE down, CSE up at opening amid virus scare
Stocks witnessed mixed trend in early trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed a cautious stance amid ongoing virus scare and the floor price system.
Read More »Revenue collection did not stutter badly last fiscal year as feared
The two-and-half-month-long countrywide general shutdown was supposed to cause a massive dent to the state’s coffer as the economic locomotive was effectively chained to its track in the station.
Read More »NBR receipts Tk 82,094cr short of FY20 revised target
Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue stood at Tk 2,18,406 crore in the recently concluded fiscal year 2019-2020, falling Tk 82,094 crore short of the revised target for the year, according to the provisional estimate of the board.
Read More »BB allows foreign firms to avail domestic loans
Bangladesh Bank has given the relaxation considering the current situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Read More »BB relaxes loan classification, provisioning rules for CMSME sector
Those which remain unpaid for a period of 30 months or beyond will now be treated as bad or loss
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