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Ukraine\\\'s frozen war brings dramatic changes

Anatole Kaletsky of Reuters in Kiev | 2014-12-15 00:00:00

The "day of silence" observed this week by the Ukrainian army and its pro-Russian rebel opponents was an event of enormous economic importance for global economics as well as geopolitics. The cease-fire's success confirmed that the truce in Ukraine, agreed...

Ghost army: You, too, can command an Iraqi division for only $2m

Peter Van Buren of Reuters in Baghdad | 2014-12-15 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi recently revealed that there are 50,000 "ghost soldiers" who haunt the payrolls of the Iraqi Army. Many see the phenomenon as a factor in the army's defeat at the hands of the Islamic State, and...

DSE expresses concern on low turnover

2014-12-15 00:00:00

FE Report Some stock brokers of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have expressed their concern over the low turnover value witnessed by the premier bourse after launching the next generation automated trading system, sources said. The DSE launched new trading software--DSE-FlexTP--on...

Stocks continue to dip

FE Report | 2014-12-15 00:00:00

Stocks plummeted for the second running sessions Sunday as the investors are yet to fully adopt themselves to the new trading system. It was the second sessions after introduction of new trading system. The premier bourse - Dhaka Stock Exchange...

Correction

2014-12-15 00:00:00

A report titled 'IPO subscription of Shasha Denims begins today’, published Sunday carried a factual mistake. The report had mentioned that Shasha Denims plans to expand production capacity by 1.0 million to 2.8 million yards in the next one and...

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Sensex, Nifty may continue to see correction

2014-12-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (PTI): The benchmark Sensex that saw its biggest weekly loss in three years may see correction continuing even this week as investors react to tepid macroeconomic data, including factory output, say experts. Wholesale price index inflation...

Top 7 Sensex cos lose over Rs 1t market valuation in a week

2014-12-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (PTI): The combined market valuation of top seven Sensex companies tanked by a whopping Rs 1 trillion in the past week, with TCS, ONGC and RIL taking the steepest hit. The combined wealth erosion of these...

MTB Unit Fund NAV disclosed

2014-12-15 00:00:00

The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 294,738,090.55 on the basis of cost price and Tk   255,718,471.33 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on December 11. The face value per unit...

Boom and bump as China investors pile into shares

2014-12-15 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Dec 14 (AFP): Hundreds of thousands of investors are piling into China's stock market on the back of a spectacular rally, driving up prices in a borrowing-fuelled frenzy despite warnings of heightened risks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index was...

Sebi mulls new mechanism for surveillance of debt instruments

2014-12-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (PTI): In the wake of growing interest in debt market, capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering putting in place a new mechanism for surveillance of debt instruments traded on the...

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IPO Diary

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IPO Diary

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Cash crunch may hit output in state jute mills

Talha Bin Habib | 2014-12-15 00:00:00

State-run jute mills are set to miss their production target this fiscal mainly due to shortage of fund for raw jute purchase. A total of 26 mills under the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) purchased only 15 per cent or...

UK institute to offer professional degree to cost accountants

FE Report | 2014-12-15 00:00:00

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has teamed up with the UK's Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to offer advanced professional degree to its members, to improve their knowledge in public financial management....

EU investors urged to invest in shipbuilding, recycling sectors

2014-12-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh has urged the investors of the European Union (EU) countries to invest in the country's environment-friendly shipbuilding and recycling industries. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu made the appeal when EU Ambassador in Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon met him at his...

Regent Airways\\\' \\\'Travel Partners Meet\\\' held in Bangkok

2014-12-15 00:00:00

Regent Airways organised a 'Travel Partners Meet' in Bangkok, Thailand recently on the occasion of its fourth founding anniversary. Managing director of Regent Airways Mashruf Habib attended the programme as the chief guest, said a statement. Among others, chief advisor...

News Briefs

2014-12-15 00:00:00

Syngenta holds national confce Syngenta Bangladesh Ltd held Sunday a national conference in the city to identify potential challenges of farmers and ensuring the company's supply chain in the country. A total of 400 Syngeta customers from across the country...

Oil spill to take toll on poor

2014-12-15 00:00:00

Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks to 'gross negligence' by the authorities concerned...

Govt to construct Tk 10b Shantinagar-Jhilmil flyover

2014-12-15 00:00:00

The government has undertaken a project to construct Shantinagar-Jhilmil flyover at a cost of Tk 10 billion with a view to establishing a direct and uninterrupted link of the area with the city. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf...

Qatar predicts booming economy in 2015

2014-12-15 00:00:00

DUBAI, Dec 14 (Reuters): Qatar predicted its economy would grow 7.7 per cent next year, signalling the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas expects very little disruption to its finances from the oil price plunge which is worrying many...

Australia asked to take budget steps to absorb exports shock

2014-12-15 00:00:00

PERTH, Dec 14 (Reuters): Australia will take budget measures to cushion an economy facing its worst decline in terms of trade in more than half a century, Treasurer Joe Hockey said on Sunday, with the government poised to unveil large...

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