CHANTILLY, Va, Nov 27 (Agencies): A long-awaited world trade deal will remain out of reach until developing countries agree to open their markets to more US farm goods, the head of the largest US farm organisation said yesterday. Bob Stallman,...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 27 (AP): A consortium of companies planning an undersea cable linking eastern Africa with Europe Monday won the funding it needed to start construction, a move organisers said will bring this part of the world affordable and...
DETRO, Nov 27 (Reuters): An escalating mortgage crisis will push another 1.4 million US homes into foreclosure and drive nationwide property values lower by 7 per cent next year, according to a report released Tuesday by a group representing city...
HANOI, Nov 27 (Xinhua): Vietnam is estimated to lure more than 15 billion US dollars in the first 11 months of this year, the biggest-ever figure in such a period, local newspaper Youth reported today. Nearly 1,300 foreign-invested projects worth...
FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (AFP): European Central Bank vice president Lucas Papademos said yesterday that the ECB faced an uncomfortable combination of rising inflation and slower growth in the months ahead. "The current conjuncture seems to point to an uncomfortable, though...
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 27 (Xinhua): The trade between China and South Africa has witnessed rapid growth in recent years with officials estimating that the bilateral trade volume could reach 14 billion US dollars this year. The bilateral trade this year could...
FE ReportBangladesh Insurance Executive Club (BIEC) has been formed with Global Insurance Ltd Managing Director ABM Nurul Haq as its president and Prime Islami Life Managing Director Kazi Md Mortuza Ali as secretary general. The other office bearers of the...
MUMBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters): Indian mustard seed futures are expected to trade higher and reach new highs this week on trailing rabi, or winter crop, acreage, and soaring international crude oil prices, analysts said."Sowing is in its fag end and...
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (AFP): Oil prices retreated in Asia trade today after threatening the symbolic 100-dollar level, though concerns over tight supplies continued to support the market, dealers said. In afternoon trade New York's main contract, light sweet crude for...
Dak KopecMany people often wonder what an environmental psychologist does and why one would want to study the field. There is no easy answer to this question. One way that a practicing environmental psychologist helps is in collaboration with prospective...
For the last 30 years South East Asian countries have competed to attract tourists. Today the focus is on quality not just quantity. Part of this strategy is to attract retirement and second home (RSH) purchasers, according to a recent...
Broderick PerkinsIf you are buying or selling a home in Silicon Valley, now is the time, perhaps more than ever, to be sure you hire someone who has his or her finger on the pulse of a specific micro-market. That...
Gaining financial security is the reason why people turn to investment property, because it has been, and continues to be, one of the most solid investments around.Investing in property represents the best reward vs. risk investment you can make for...
According to CB Richard Ellis, a total of 11 new Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) were listed in Asia during the first half of 2007, bringing REIT market capitalisation to over US$80 billion as of June 2007. REIT capitalisation in...
According to recent data released by Jones Lang La Salle the Bangkok property market is less buoyant than last year due mainly to economic factors such as low levels of consumption and investment.Thanks to strong market fundamentals, most of the...
Two centuries by Farhad Hossain and Anisur Rahman enabled Rajshahi Division to score 256 for 5 in 89.2 overs against lowly Sylhet Division on the first day of the four-day 6th round match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National...
Opener Shahriar Nafees, who couldn't find a place in the ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour, hit a century as Barisal Division scored 264 for 9 in 90 overs in the 1st innings against Chittagong Division on the...
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (BBC): United States (US) President George W Bush has warned 'difficult compromises' will be needed to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal at talks due to open in Maryland. Speaking at a dinner for the main participants Monday,...
LONDON, Nov 27 (AFP): The general secretary of Britain's ruling Labour party announced his resignation Monday over a secret party funding revelation, in the latest blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Peter Watt admitted that he had failed to properly...
PESHAWAR, Nov 27 (AFP): Pakistani troops have re-captured a strategic mountain from pro-Taliban militants in the northwest Swat valley and shut down their pirate radio station, officials and residents said Tuesday. The provincial government said security forces had secured more...
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (AFP): The United States (US) urged China here Monday to back a new UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution mandating tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying a deal with Beijing was possible soon. Secretary of...
PYONGYANG, Nov 27 (BBC): The defence ministers of North and South Korea have begun talks in Pyongyang aimed at reducing tension along the disputed border. They are also expected to discuss a joint fishing area in the Yellow Sea to...
PARIS, Nov 27 (AFP): French police Tuesday said 64 officers were injured in a second night of clashes with youths in and around the flashpoint Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, adding that five of them were in critical condition. The injuries...
Hundreds of survivors demonstrated in front of Barguna Press Club Wednesday morning demanding emergency relief, bdnews24.com correspondents Abu Noman Sajib and Monir Hossain Kamal reported from the scene. Some 500 men, women and children of Uttor Khajurtala village of Gourichanna...
A special court dealing with high-profile corruption cases Wednesday sentenced former BNP lawmaker Rashiduzzaman Millat to six years in jail for tax-dodge.
A Dhaka court Wednesday set Dec 3 for hearing on charge framing on the Tk 3 crore extortion case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in presence of the accused in the dock. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its quarterly economic update has taken stock of the country's overall situation in terms of its economy and business in the wake of the recent cyclone preceded by two consecutive floods. The combined impact...
Enayet RasulCYCLONE Sidr was not one of the fiercest storms to hit the Bangladesh coastline. It was the most powerful recorded storm that battered the Bangladesh coast. It carried a punch worse than the famous Katrina storm that devastated the...
Amirul IslamThe export-oriented readymade garments (RMG) industries of Bangladesh presently account for about 76 per cent of the country's foreign exchange earnings from exports. The export earnings of the RMG sector could be substantially greater if the RMG industries could...
Gwen Robinson A national passion speaks volumes about a country's collective psyche. Consider the English love of football, India's of cricket, Australia's mania for just about any sport, and Italy's and France's worship of food, wine and fashion.But on all...
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