Oil heads for weekly fall on Iranian oil hopes

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters): Oil prices extended losses on Friday and were heading for a weekly fall as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.Brent crude futures fell $1.83, or 1.9 per cent, to $91.14 a barrel by 1425...

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Vietnam rice rates rise to 2-month high

Prices of rice exported from Vietnam rose to a two-month high this week as market activity picked up again following the holidays, while low demand kept Indian rates near a one-month low, reports Reuters.Vietnam's 5 per cent broken rice was offered at $400 per tonne on Thursday, the highest since...

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Gold eases on US-Russia plan for talks over Ukraine

LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters): Gold retreated slightly from a key $1,900 level on Friday as a potential Russia-US meeting cooled some nerves about an escalation in the Ukraine conflict, but the recent rally set bullion up for a third straight weekly gain.Spot gold was down 0.3 per cent at $1,892.27...

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Nagad inks agreement with BD Hot Deals

E-commerce platform 'BD Hot Deals (https://www.bdhotdeals.com)' has entered the market with a special cashback offer for making payments through the postal department's mobile financial service Nagad, reports BSS.Customers can get cashback of up to Taka 10,000 upon placing a pre-order through 'Nagad' from home and abroad, said a press release....

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