Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency
OSAKA, June 30 (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia's efforts to reduce its dependence on oil and promised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Japan will help the kingdom with a sweeping reform plan."Saudi Arabia's 'Vision 2030' is an unprecedented major reform aimed at shifting...
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Senior Secretary
Senior Secretary of Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance, and Managing Director of Karmasangsthan Bank exchanging documents after signing an Annual Performance Agreement 2019-2020 in the city recently
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Golden age' of Australian economy fades as dark clouds loom
SYDNEY, June 30 (AFP): Australia's record-breaking economic run isn't about to end because of a ban on plastic bags - as one lobby group spuriously claimed - but consumers are buying less, offering a cautionary tale for the rest of the world.Once dubbed the "Goldilocks economy" for avoiding the pitfalls...
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19th annual general meeting of Republic Insurance Company
Chairman of Republic Insurance Company Ltd Mohd Hanif Chowdhury addressing the company's 19th annual general meeting (AGM) at Muktijuddho Smriti Milonayaton Hall, IDEB Bhaban, Kakrail in the city recently. The AGM approved 10 per cent stock dividend for the year 2018. Managing Director and CEO Sahid-Ul-Hasan was present, among others
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Glencore's Congo tragedy highlights security concern for miners
DAKAR/LIMA, June 30 (Reuters): The deaths of 43 illegal miners at a Glencore facility in Congo last week highlighted a growing challenge for mining companies struggling to secure sites from small-scale prospectors digging for cobalt, copper and other minerals.Many mines span hundreds of square kilometers across rural terrains, a tantalizing...
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