Africa needs trade, not aid, from EU
China's use of trade and investment links to expand its influence in Africa is fuelling growing concern in some European capitals. But, instead of complaining about China's activities, the European Union (EU) should be deepening its own engagement with the continent.In recent years, the EU has been actively seeking to...
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Encouraging SME entrepreneurs from rural agro-economy
In a recent interview with The Financial Express, an Adviser to Premier Bank Limited has expressed the hope that the private sector bank will be an SME (small and medium enterprises)-driven bank by 2020. Highlighting various achievements, he explicitly said, "Our focus earlier was on big ventures and large-scale investments....
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Taking stronger measures to curbing plastic menace
The environmental pollution, triggered by worldwide industrialisation and urbanisation, is on the rise. Polythene and plastic are the main components of environmental pollution. In Bangladesh polythene shopping bags still rule the market though its production and use were banned nearly 16 years back, in 2002. It was the first country...
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