French PM, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade pact
Prime Ministers Gabriel Attal of France and Canada`s Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended a trade pact between Canada and the European Union whose ratification has been stymied in France`s legislature12:36 12 April 2024
Fujifilm ups US biotech plant investment by $1.2 bn
Fujifilm said Friday it would increase its investment in a planned biotech plant in North Carolina by $1.2 billion at a time when Japan-US trade ties are in the spotlight12:32 12 April 2024
Singapore economic growth misses forecasts in first quarter
Singapore`s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, early data showed Friday, as a struggling manufacturing sector weighed on tourism spending from events including Taylor Swift`s concerts12:28 12 April 2024
Asian stocks struggle to track Wall St higher, earnings in focus
Asian markets mostly fell Friday as traders struggled to build on Wall Street`s positive lead, with hopes for a June interest rate cut fading, while earnings season gets underway in the United States amid optimism for companies` profit outlooks12:25 12 April 2024
’Robust’ US has helped improve global economic outlook: IMF chief
Strong growth in the United States has helped to lift the outlook for the world economy, but more needs to be done to stem a slide in productivity, the head of the IMF said Thursday12:10 12 April 2024
OPEC keeps outlook on global oil demand growth for 2024, 2025
OPEC kept its outlook on the growth of global oil demand for 2024 and 2025 unchanged at 2.2 mn barrels per day and 1.8 mn barrels per day, respectively, the cartel said in its April report.12:00 12 April 2024
General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel
This is the third time this year that the world body has met to examine veto use among the Security Council’s permanent members – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States – including on the situation in Gaza regarding a US veto23:48 11 April 2024
ADB forecasts 6.1% GDP growth for Bangladesh in FY24
Bangladesh`s economy is forecasted to expand by 6.1 percent in fiscal year 2023-24, buoyed by robust export performance, as per the Asian Development Bank23:42 11 April 2024
Economic reforms critical to strengthening Pakistan’s recovery: ADB
Pakistan’s economy contracted due to lingering impacts of 2022’s devastating floods, uncertainty, and policy slippage in fiscal year 2023 (FY2023, ended 30 June 2023), weakened production, consumption, and investment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a new report on Thursday23:09 11 April 2024
Asia tracks Wall St losses as US data deals blow to rate cut hopes
Asian markets reversed Thursday after forecast-topping US inflation dealt a hefty blow to hopes for a June interest rate cut and forced traders to re-evaluate the outlook for monetary policy, with a warning that the next move could even be a hike22:38 11 April 2024
WTO eyes global trade rebound but warns of risks
The World Trade Organization said Wednesday that global trade should rebound this year from an unexpected slump in 2023, but warned that regional conflicts, geopolitical tensions and economic policy uncertainty risked darkening the picture22:35 11 April 2024
AL comes to power to give while BNP to take:PM
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has said her party Awami League comes to power to give something to the people while BNP assumes to take22:31 11 April 2024
Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on Moon
A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA`s upcoming Artemis missions, US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday09:57 11 April 2024
Biden promises Israel ’ironclad’ support against Iran reprisals
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday promised "ironclad" support for Israel as Iran threatens reprisals over a strike that leveled an Iranian consulate building in Damascus and killed two generals09:30 11 April 2024
Holy Eid-ul-Fitr today
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, will being celebrated in the country today as the moon of Shawwal month of 1445 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh yesterday.09:23 11 April 2024
Gazans mark ’saddest’ Eid with little to celebrate or eat
Gazans did their best to celebrate the end of Ramadan in the driving rain on Wednesday, as the war raged on with 14 killed, including children, in a strike on their home, the Hamas-run territory`s health ministry said00:08 11 April 2024
All BGMEA factories clear workers’ salary, Eid bonus
Salary of March and bonus for Eid-ul-Fitr of the workers of all member factories of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have been cleared, said the trade body00:03 11 April 2024
UN continues to face aid access denials in Gaza
UN-coordinated food convoys are three times more likely to be denied access to north Gaza than other aid convoys, the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday17:15 10 April 2024
New compendium identifies 100 promising forgotten foods for Africa
Africa is paradoxically reliant on imported food and home to a disproportionate share of the world’s hungry while at the same time boasting the potential to be a global breadbasket and food superpower16:56 10 April 2024
ADB passes half-way mark in $14bn food security commitment
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is on schedule to deliver its commitment to invest $14 billion by 2025 to improve food security and support measures to ease the food crisis in Asia and the Pacific16:46 10 April 2024
Over 5.91 lakh people get meat, milk, eggs at fair prices ahead of Ramadan
Over 5.91 lakh people got meat, milk and eggs at fair prices across the country during the holy month of Ramadan12:50 10 April 2024
’Spectacular’ total eclipse leaves North Americans spellbound
Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying12:43 10 April 2024
Iran’s Khamenei renews threat of reprisals against Israel
Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei again warned Israel Wednesday that it "will be punished" for a Damascus air strike that killed seven Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals12:36 10 April 2024
Biden says Netanyahu making ’mistake’ on Gaza
US President Joe Biden said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s Gaza policy was a "mistake" and urged Israel to call for a ceasefire, in an interview aired Tuesday12:30 10 April 2024
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