Regional & International Economy

Mymensingh Agro Ltd receives $25m investment

The reserves have increased due to a decrease in imports for the Covid-19 pandemic

‘Bangladesh needs to widen its own vision in our relationship with China to look at broader areas of comprehensive partnership in trade and investment’

Turkey sent medical equipment to Bangladesh four more times during Covid-19 crisis

Some leading economists on Saturday suggested exploring ‘exceptional indicators’ that would help make the economic development visible and easily understandable to the common man.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow by 3.0 per cent in 2020, with rising consumption on improving sentiments and faster manufacturing driving the growth in the last quarter of this year, Vietnam News Agency cited a recent report by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) as saying on Friday.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday revised down its 2020 forecast for the Asian economy to a contraction of 2.2 percent, calling it “the worst outcome for this region in living memory.”

Over half the small and medium-sized companies which together provide jobs for two-thirds of European workers fear for their survival in the coming 12 months, according to a survey released by management consultancy McKinsey on Thursday.

India has expressed keen interest to make investment in assembling and manufacturing of farm machineries in Bangladesh as country’s traditional farm sector is rapidly switching toward mechanization.

When President Donald Trump visited a Whirlpool factory in Ohio in August, he boasted that his trade policy had led to the creation of about 200 jobs for the appliance manufacturer at the plant.