NEW DELHI, May 18 (PTI): The combined market valuation of top nine Sensex firms advanced by a whopping Rs 1.39 trillion with energy majors ONGC and RIL emerging as the star performers, while TCS saw a marginal dip last week...
FE Report | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Speakers at a seminar Sunday stressed the need for establishing a bank dedicated for the country's tourism sector to provide comprehensive banking services for the sector. The speakers, mainly from the sector insiders, made the demand at the seminar styled...
State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said Sunday, "We have come to power for brightening the image, not for bad name". "Field level trained officers can bring the land management system into a modern and automatic one," he said while...
TOKYO, May 18 (AFP) : Japan's eight carmakers have joined forces to develop environmentally friendly engines to stave off fierce competition from foreign rivals, a press report said Sunday. Two of Japan's leading universities will join Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki,...
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added Mexico City and Atlanta to its flight schedule, further expanding its freighter network to more than 50 destinations around the world, according to a statement. The once-a-week service to Mexico City...
Speakers at a seminar in London have sought initiatives to ensure good governance in the country to make the best use of Bangladesh's potential for further development, reports UNB. They said political stability, good governance and, above all, an accountable...
Bank of England governor warns of housing market risks LONDON, May 18: The British housing market has "deep, deep problems" and is the biggest risk to the country's financial stability, the governor of the Bank of England said Saturday. "When...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
The prices of shrimp in the global market dropped by 15 to 30 per cent depending on their size in the last one and a half months as the output of P vennamei species increased in different countries. The price...
RAJBAH CHAWAN, Pakistan, May 18 (AFP): Pakistani mango growers are hoping to take a slice out of rival India's export market thanks to tough new European regulations. The sweet yellow fruit is a contentious matter regionally, with both countries proclaiming...
OLEKSANDRIVKA, Ukraine, May 18 (AFP): It is no longer the weather that most concerns Leonid Gensitsky. Like many of his fellow farmers in Ukraine, the biggest threat to his crops these days comes from the severe cash crunch wrought by...
JOHANNESBURG, May 18 (AFP): Stockpiling, recycling and long production times have prevented a prolonged South African platinum strike from causing a spike in global prices, but analysts say volatility is coming, with consequences for the auto industry and other sectors....
Two inadvertent errors occurred in the 10th and 11th paras of the report titled "Tk 2.0b sought for BJMC to help procure jute" published on Page 23 of The Financial Express (FE) in its Sunday's (May 18, 2014) issue. In...
Md Shah Jahan back from Jessore | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Availability of loans at a single-digit interest rate has come as a big relief for the entrepreneurs of Nakshi Kantha (embroidered quilt) industry in Jessore, thus giving a boost to the handicraft sector, thus helping many people to come out...
Leaders of the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at the latter's office in the city Sunday, reports BSS. BMCCI president Nasir A Choudhury led the delegation. Vice president of the trade body...
FE Report | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
State Minister for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed Palak urged the social networking giant Facebook to set up a R&D (Research and Development) and training center in Bangladesh. He made the call when a delegation led by him visited the Facebook...
Indian mango ban prompts protest in Britain LONDON, May 18: A ban on European imports of India's Alphonso mango-prized for its perfumed aroma and buttery flesh-is drawing anger from British Indians, who say the move is unfair and deprives them...
FE Report | 2014-05-19 00:00:00
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) will send a business delegation to Iraq soon aiming to boost Bangladesh's export there. There is a vast scope for exporting readymade garment (RMG), pharmaceuticals, ceramic, jute and jute goods to Iraq as...
Centre for Zakat Management (CZM) has handed over the 5th Genius Scholarship to its recipients at a function in the city recently. CEO of CZM Dr Mohammad Ayub Miah presided over the function, said a press release. Chairman of CZM...
The government will continue its support for farmers in the upcoming budget to attain self-sufficiency in food production. State Minister for Finance MA Mannan said this while speaking at a pre-budget seminar styled "National Budget 2014-15: food security and development...
.DUBAI, May 18 (Gulf News): Banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said they are heavily investing in new technologies and reinventing their strategies to strengthen their business. A lot of focus is being directed at social media and enhancing...
AMSTERDAM, May 18 (Gulf News): Saudi Arabia is considering trade sanctions against the Netherlands because of stickers printed by far-right politician Geert Wilders which display anti-Islam slogans in the colours of the Saudi flag, a Dutch foreign ministry spokesman said....
TRIPOLI, May 18 (AFP): Libya's economy has taken a heavy hit since rebels blockaded export terminals last summer, slashing all-important oil revenues, but it has enough reserves to weather the storm for now, analysts and politicians say. Rebel seizure of...
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