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Democracywatch banglalinked

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE ReportRecently banglalink signed a corporate agreement with Democracywatch to provide it with banglalink's 'enterprise' package.Under the deal, Democracywatch, one of the oldest NGOs in the local government sector, will enjoy special tariff plan and value added services from banglalink....

Philippines May exports pick up speed

2007-07-11 00:00:00

MANILA, July 10 (AFP): Philippine exports picked up pace in May, rising 6.1 per cent from a year earlier to 4.12 billion dollars in May as demand for electronics increased, the government said today. The national statistics office said May...

EU urges Seoul to eliminate tariffs before free trade talks

2007-07-11 00:00:00

SEOUL, July 10 (AFP): The European Union has called for the complete elimination of tariffs in its proposal to South Korea before a second round of free trade negotiations, officials said today. South Korea offered to scrap all tariffs on...

Sarkozy reassures Eurozone ministers over budget

2007-07-11 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, July 10 (AFP): French President Nicolas Sarkozy sought yesterday to reassure Eurozone finance ministers about his budget plans with promises to shake up the French economy, but received a cautious reception. True to his image as a whirlwind of...

Thai oil company finds more gas in Myanmar offshore areas

2007-07-11 00:00:00

YANGON, July 10 (Xinhua): The PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) Public Co Ltd of Thailand has found commercial gas deposit at one more test well at Block M-9 in Myanmar's Mottama offshore area, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar...

Syria open to more Chinese investment in energy

2007-07-11 00:00:00

BEIJING, July 10 (CEIS): Syria would welcome more Chinese investment in energy, electricity, infrastructure and tourism, visiting Syrian Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari said here yesterday. "Syria can offer Chinese companies a lot of investment opportunities because the...

Nepal Telecom undertakes biggest mobile expansion

2007-07-11 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, July 10 (Xinhua): Nepal Telecom (NT) has embarked on its biggest project yet to increase its capacity by 3.5 million mobile phone lines within the next three years, The Kathmandu Post reported today. Managing Director of the NT Sugat...

China opens inter-bank lending market wider

2007-07-11 00:00:00

BEIJING, July 10 (CEIS): Non-banking financial organisations engaged in insurance, trust, financial or insurance assets management, financial leasing and auto financing have been allowed for the first time to borrow and lend money on China's interbank market as of August...

Iran president says no to extra petrol

2007-07-11 00:00:00

TEHRAN, July 10 (AFP): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that any sales of petrol outside a rationing plan would fuel already-rampant inflation, state news agency IRNA reported. "To specify a 'free' price for petrol under the current conditions is...

Malaysia set to be oil hub

2007-07-11 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Xinhua): Malaysia is to become a hub for oil trading, futures and securitization involving Islamic oil-structured financial derivatives in East Asia after a seven-billion US dollars Trans-Peninsular Oil Pipeline (TranPen) project kicks off, local media reported...

China's yuan hits new high against US dollar

2007-07-11 00:00:00

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua): China's currency, the yuan, hit a new high against the US dollar today, according to the Chinese Foreign Exchange Trading System. The value of the yuan went up 240 basis points from Monday's 7.6085 against the...

Oil prices easier in Asian trade

2007-07-11 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, July 10 (AFP): Oil prices were easier in Asian trade today after rising sharply overnight following a warning of a looming supply crunch from the IEA, dealers said. They said the market was also waiting for the US government's...

United Airways eyes Tk 20b in mkt share over next five years

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE ReportUnited Airways (BD) Limited, the country's second private sector airlines, eyes Tk 20 billion in market share over the next five years.The Airways starts its commercial operation today (Wednesday) on Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Chittagong route.The airlines started its debut flights...

GP signs deal with Sightsavers to provide free eye treatment to rural poor

2007-07-11 00:00:00

Grameenphone (GP) has embarked upon a CSR (corporate social responsibility) partnership with Sightsavers International to provide free eye-care services among the poorest population across the country, reports UNB.To this effect, Grameenphone and Sightsaver International signed a partnership agreement at a...

Warid Telecom launches int'l roaming services with 60 partners

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE ReportWarid Telecom International Limited in Bangladesh has launched international roaming services with 60 operators across 30 countries.From now on subscribers could roam with Warid network and stay connected with their near and dear ones while visiting 30 countries switching...

BRAC Bank launches 'Sammriddhi' for light engineering sector

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE ReportBRAC Bank Limited recently launched 'Sammriddhi', a loan scheme for the country's light engineering sector, with the support of SEDF-IFC. BRAC Bank Head of Corporate Banking Khwaja Shahriar launched the scheme at a press conference, arranged by BRAC Bank...

Ctg WASA boosts rev earnings but fails to raise water-drilling capacity

2007-07-11 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jul 10: Although the Chittagong WASA collected a record amount of revenue-about Tk 420 million in fiscal 2006-2007-it had failed to enhance its water drilling capacity in the previous years.The revenue earnings made in the last fiscal was...

IFIC, Seylan Bank sign deal

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE ReportA money-transfer agreement was signed between IFIC Bank Ltd and Seylan Bank Ltd, Sri Lanka in the city recently, said a press release..Senior Executive Vice-president (SEVP) and Head of Treasury and International Banking of IFIC Bank Ltd Mosharraf Hossain...

Egypt's third largest public sector bank for sale

2007-07-11 00:00:00

CAIRO, July 10 (AFP): Egypt agreed yesterday to offer 80 per cent of the country's third largest public sector bank, Banque du Caire, to a strategic investor, a cabinet spokesman told the news agency. "Today the central bank agreed to...

DSE asks merchant banks to restrict loan outflows

2007-07-11 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday asked the merchant bankers to extend loans cautiously to their clients so that the market remained unaffected, reports bdnews24.com.The appeal was aimed especially at banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) that held merchant banking...

DBBL, Southeast Bank sign ATM sharing deal

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has signed an ATM sharing agreement with Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) at a simple ceremony held in the city Tuesday.Under the agreement, SEBL customers will be able to withdraw money from the ATM booths of...

Call for task force to evaluate accounting profession's need

2007-07-11 00:00:00

FE Report President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) M Farhad Hussain has asked the government to form a task force to evaluate the necessity, objectives, framework, functioning modalities and appropriateness of the accounting profession contained in...

corporatewatch

2007-07-11 00:00:00

Standard Bank gets SEC consent for issuance of right shares Standard Bank Ltd has got SEC consent for issuance of 65,57,760 right shares amounting to Tk. 65,57,76,000.00 on the basis of one right share for two existing shares at an...

Army takes massive tree plantation programme

2007-07-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh army has undertaken a massive programme to make the National Tree Plantation Campaign-2007 a success.Army Quarter Master General Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury formally inaugurated the tree plantation campaign by planting an Amropali sapling beside army central mosque in the...

Changes in land acquisition policy to resettle displaced people: Mainul

2007-07-11 00:00:00

The caretaker government (CG) is planning to bring massive changes in the present land acquisition policy and law with a view to ensuring resettlement of the displaced people, reports UNB. Disclosing this Tuesday, Adviser for Law, Information and Land Mainul...

Expatriate among bus passengers robbed of cash, valuables

2007-07-11 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 10 (UNB): Passengers of a bus, including an expatriate living in the United Kingdom, lost their cash and valuables as highwaymen swooped on the night coach at Shibpur in Narsingdi on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway Monday night.Witnesses said eight...

The Aga Khan completes 50 yrs as Imam

2007-07-11 00:00:00

GOUVIEUX (France), July 10: His Highness the Aga Khan will complete his 50th year as the Imam of the Ismaili community today (Wednesday). Fifty years ago, at the age of 20, the Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed...

Sexagenarian woman crushed in Comilla

2007-07-11 00:00:00

COMILLA, July 10 (UNB): A sexagenarian woman was crushed under the wheels of a train at the Shashangachha rail crossing in the district town Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Hajera Khatun (60) of Gunanandi village of Sadar Upazila.Sources said...

Rejoinder

2007-07-11 00:00:00

Cox's Bazar-based Seagull Hotels Ltd contradicted a UNB news item published on front page in Tuesday's issue of The Financial Express (FE) under the headline 'Cox's Bazar hotel evades Tk 100m tax.'In a rejoinder, Seagull Hotels' Public Relations Adviser Kazal...

President for proper curricula to cope with challenges of new millennium

2007-07-11 00:00:00

The authorities of private and public universities have been urged to introduce appropriate curricula suiting the needs of the society so that the students can face the challenges of the new millennium.President Iajuddin Ahmed made the appeal while addressing the...