China April exports bounce back despite US trade brawl
EIJING, May 8 (Reuters): China's exports rebounded more strongly than expected in April after a surprise drop the previous month, suggesting global demand remains relatively resilient and providing a cushion to the economy amid a heated trade dispute with the United States.Imports in April also grew more robustly than expected,...
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Oil prices fall as mkt awaits Trump decision on Iran
TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters): Oil prices retreated from 3-1/2 year highs on Tuesday as investors waited on an announcement by President Donald Trump on whether the United States will reimpose sanctions on Iran.Should Trump pull the United States out of a multi-nation agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme, Iranian crude exports...
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Air France-KLM plunges as CEO to quit
PARIS, May 08 (Reuters): Air France-KLM shares suffered their biggest one-day fall in a decade on Monday after its chief executive said he would resign following the rejection of a pay deal by the airline's staff.CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac's attempt to cut costs at the carrier to keep up with competition...
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Two new DMDs of BKB
Liakat Afzal
Dr. Md. Liakat Hossain Moral has joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) recently. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Moral was the GM of Dhaka Division in BKB. He started his career in BKB in 1983 as Senior Officer. He obtained MSS with honors in...
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Karmashangsthan Bank gets new DMD
Kundu
Mr. Thakur Das Kundu has joined Karmashangs-than Bank as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) recently. Prior to joining Karmashangsthan Bank, he was the GM of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Operation and Planning. Earlier he was the GM (admin) in the same bank. He started his career in Bangladesh Krishi Bank...
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Gold stays subdued
BENGALURU, May 8 (Reuters): Gold prices remained subdued on Tuesday as the dollar held steady near its 2018 high on the relative strength of the US economy.Spot gold was down 0.1 per cent at $1,312.66 per ounce as of 0343 GMT, after closing marginally lower in the previous session.US gold...
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Partnership deal signed between Walton and Microsoft
Engineer Liakat Ali, executive director and computer project in-charge of Walton Group, and Anne Lepissier, Microsoft's General Manager (CDS) for South East Asia region, exchanging documents of a partnership deal signed between Walton and Microsoft at the auditorium of Bangladesh Computer Council at the capital's Agargaon on Monday.
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