EU regains momentum: Europe's Bretton Woods moment

After years of paralysis during the debt crisis that began in 2009, the European Union (EU) seems to have regained some momentum. In France last year, Emmanuel Macron and his La République En Marche! won the presidency and a strong parliamentary majority. And in Germany, after much delay, the center-left...

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How to improve productivity and quality in spinning mills

Productivity and quality are closely related. There was a time when it was believed that if we want to increase productivity, we have to compromise quality. People now want to improve productivity along with improvement in quality. This is true in the case of spinning also. If the right cotton...

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Policy change needed for enforcing business contracts

Enforcing contract remains a key challenge in improving business climate in Bangladesh. Data collected for 'Doing Business Report 2018' shows that contract enforcement takes 1442 days and costs 66.8 per cent of the value of the claim. Bangladesh slipped one step in the ranking and attained 177th position out of...

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