The finance minister of Saudi Arabia said the group is still working to bridge an estimated $8 billion funding gap
Read More »Tk 11b corona response project launched
The government has launched an over Tk 11 billion scheme as an emergency response to the health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Public banks may be utilised for disbursing stimulus funds to MSMEs: DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has proposed utilising state-owned commercial banks (SOBs) to disburse stimulus funds particularly for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Read More »Mobile operators struggling to cope with rise in data consumption
The country’s mobile phone operators are struggling to cope with a sudden increase in data consumption during the countrywide lockdown.
Read More »Guideline on the way for garment factory reopening
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has been making a guideline for reopening the garment factories, most of which have been asked to shut down by the sector’s apex trade body on April 11.
Read More »Oil market in frantic hunt for storage
The oil market, rocked by crisis this week as prices plunged below zero on rampant oversupply and demand-destroying coronavirus, faces the critical problem of where to store surplus crude.
Read More »Huawei posts $25.7bn revenue in Q1
The company’s net profit margin stood at 7.3%t
Read More »Grameenphone posts Tk 36.2bn revenue in Q1
Grameenphone reported a total revenue of Taka 36.2 billion in first quarter (Q1) of 2020, registering a 3.7 percent growth compared to the same period of last year.
Read More »Saudi Arabia may re-route tankers if US imposes crude import ban
Saudi Arabia is exploring re-routing millions of barrels of oil onboard tankers sailing to the United States if President Donald Trump decides to block imports of crude from the kingdom, shipping and trade sources say.
Read More »Most listed food & allied companies’ earnings dip
Earnings of most of the listed food & allied sector companies plunged in July-December, 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year.
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