VIENNA, Oct 9 (Xinhua): Austrian exports have increased 1.2 per cent to US$94.3 billion from January to July of this year despite considerable contractions in exports to Russia and Ukraine. The Austrian Federal Economic Chambers (WKO) said Wednesday that EU...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (AFP): Malaysian palm-oil giant Sime Darby said Thursday it had made an offer to acquire Papua New Guinea's UK-listed New Britain Palm Oil (NBPOL) in a $1.7 billion deal. The acquisition would give Sime Darby, the...
HANOI, Oct 9 (Xinhua): Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh said here on Thursday that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth can reach 5.8 per cent or even higher this year. This year's GDP growth can...
FRANKFURT, Oct 9 (AFP): The economic skies above the eurozone darkened again on Thursday as data showed a sharp drop in exports from its two biggest economies, Germany and France. German exports contracted by a massive 5.8 percent in August-the...
OSLO, Oct 9 (AFP): Norway indicated it will spend more of its oil wealth in 2015 to counter a slowdown of its economy, according to budget plans presented yesterday. Next year, the right-wing government plans to spend 163.7 billion kroner...
SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): Australia's unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent in September, official data showed today, as the statistics bureau revised down readings from previous months amid uncertainty over how the figures are calculated. Some 29,700 jobs were shed...
PARIS, Oct 9 (AFP): Improvement in the jobs market appears to have stalled in recent months, according to data released on Thursday, amid rising concern of a slowdown in the global economy. While the unemployment rate in the 34 advanced...
ISTANBUL, Oct 9 (AFP): Turkey yesterday lowered its economic growth forecast for 2014 to 3.3 percent, blaming external factors including the chaos in neighbours Syria and Iraq and increased uncertainty in the global economy. Turkey's export-dependent economy is being hurt...
COLOMBO, Oct 9 (AFP): Sri Lanka's president slashed gas prices by 10 per cent on Thursday after making hefty cuts to fuel and electricity tariffs that have been widely seen as sweeteners ahead of snap elections. President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered...
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (AFP): New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell last week to their lowest level in more than eight years, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial jobless claims, fell by 1,000 to 287,000 in the week ending...
The camp for the national football team ahead of the two FIFA friendly international matches against Sri Lanka will begin today (Friday) at the Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protisthan in Savar, reports BSS. Sri Lanka is expected to arrive in Dhaka...
The Tigers will hardly get any chance of respite as they have to be back in business October 14 ahead of the home series against visiting Zimbabwe, reports BSS. Zimbabwe cricket team is expected to arrive in the city on...
The national women football team will join the training camp soon after Eid holidays as their 3rd South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship scheduled to begin on November 11 in Islamabad, Pakistan, reports BSS. Earlier, Bangladesh Football Federation announced...
LONDON, Oct 9 (AFP): English football has an ongoing problem with racism, FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb told a conference in London on Wednesday. Webb, who is also the head of world governing body FIFA's anti-discrimination taskforce, used the example of...
DUBAI, Oct 9 (AFP): Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said his team will look for a confidence-boosting win over Australia in the second day-night international in Dubai Friday. Pakistan lost by 93 runs in the opening match of three in Sharjah...
Bangladesh will participate in the 5th International Karate Championship that begins today (Friday) in the Indian tourist town of Goa, reports UNB. Seven countries-Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, USA, Nigeria and hosts India-will take part in the four-day competition. Bangladesh...
LONDON, Oct 9 (AFP): The English Premier League ran up a record $614 million deficit in its pre-season purchases of foreign football stars but more than covered its spending with extra TV and rights earnings around the world, a report...
LONDON, Oct 9 (AFP): European Club Association chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge declared on Wednesday that European clubs will not foot the bill if the 2022 World Cup is moved to a different time of year. A FIFA taskforce is currently studying...
SHANGHAI, Oct 9 (AFP): Britain's Andy Murray crashed out of the Shanghai Masters against Spain's David Ferrer on Thursday in a blow to his hopes of making the end-of-season World Tour Finals. The 11th seed took the first set with...
BD to face Jordan in AFC U-16 Championship The under-16 eve football team will start their AFC U-16 women's Championship qualifiers taking on Jordan in their group B opening match of the AFC U-16 Football that will begin on October...
Bangladesh Bank will take next course of action on the basis of the reports of its observer appointed for the National Bank Limited (NBL), one of the oldest and large private sector banks in the country, reports UNB. "The central...
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The telecom regulator will seek opinions from stakeholders including general public, operators and civil society people soon to introduce the mobile number portability (MNP) system for customers. Sources at Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said the 172nd meeting of the...
Green Delta Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, recently won the prestigious Capital Finance International's award for the Best Stockbrokerage in Bangladesh. Green Delta Securities is the first stockbrokerage house from Bangladesh to receive this award....
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