CSE eyes DSE listing, pins valuation hopes on upcoming commodity exchange
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has proposed listing on the Dhaka bourse to complete the demutualisation process in the absence of self-listing regulations.If the securities regulator accepts the proposal, the CSE will offload 35 per cent of its shares under the book building method more than a decade after the...
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Investors see few winners as tariff storm lashes global markets
US President Donald Trump's Friday tariff deadline brought little reprieve for markets, with stocks around the world taking a hit as investors fretted over the cost of disrupting global supply chains and the outcome of talks with China, reports Reuters.For traders inured to Trump's repeated threats, his follow-through on blanket...
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Dhaka Bank holds 30th AGM
Dhaka Bank holds 30th AGMThe 30th Annual General Meeting of Dhaka Bank was held last week on a digital platform in line with the directives of the securities regulator. Abdul Hai Sarker, chairman of the board of directors of Dhaka Bank, presided over the meeting. Among others, founder vice chairman...
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MIDLAND BANK, TALLYKHATA JOIN FORCES TO EMPOWER SMALL BUSINESSES
MIDLAND BANK, TALLYKHATA JOIN FORCES TO EMPOWER SMALL BUSINESSESMidland Bank, a leading fourth-generation private commercial bank in Bangladesh, has entered into a strategic partnership with TallyKhata, Bangladesh’s pioneering digital bookkeeping and payment platform, aiming to digitally empower millions of small businesses nationwide. The partnership, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding...
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India proposes to widen institutional investment in REITs and InvITs
India's markets regulator on Friday proposed allowing foreign investors and qualified institutional buyers to participate as strategic investors in Real Estate Investment Trusts and Infrastructure Investment Trusts, a move aimed at boosting capital inflows into these sectors, reports Reuters.Strategic investors receive allocation before an issue opens, and are required to...
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