BD Govt to focus on agriculture to accelerate economic recovery
GB Today The government is going to focus on agriculture as one of its prioritized sectors under a 2020-2023 mid-term…
Economics
Tk 690cr revenue collected at sub-registry offices in July: Ministry
Despite the coronavirus fallout, the sub-registry offices across the country collected revenue of Tk 689.66 crore in July.…
‘Don’t be complacent’: Economists about robust remittance inflow
The record inflow of remittance in the last two months should not give any sense of complacence for…
Bangladesh shows signs of positive growth despite global recession, say StanChart economists
Bangladesh might be one of only two ASEAN and South Asian economies to register positive growth in 2020…
US says IMF economic outlook too pessimistic
The IMF is too gloomy in its outlook for US growth and oversteps its mandate in calling for…
Pandemic’s economic fallout will worsen conflicts: UN
The coronavirus pandemic is worsening the humanitarian situation in the world’s deadliest conflicts and threatens to unleash economic…
Expat Bangladeshis remitted record $2.6bn in July
Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent home $2.6 billion in July alone – the highest monthly remittance received in the…
BD foreign reserves crosses $37 billion for first time
The country’s foreign exchange reserves has touched a new record of US$37.10 billion amid coronavirus crisis. The inflow…
Coronavirus: UK economy ‘might not recover until 2024’
The UK economy could take until 2024 to return to the size it was before the coronavirus lockdown,…
Bangladesh economy to bounce back at year end, hopes Minister
Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday hoped that the economy of the country will bounce back at the…
Economy can’t bounce back before outbreak under control: Economists
Speakers at a webinar on Tuesday sought more support from international communities as well as proper action plans…
Country’s economy is on right track: Khalid
GB Today State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury todaysaid the economy of the country is on the right track,…
ECNEC approves 8 projects with Tk 10,102cr
BSS: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) On Tuesday approved eight projects with an overall…
Ecnec okays Tk 3,020-cr farm modernization project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved eight projects with an outlay of…
Bangladesh economy to bounce back: German envoy
UNB: German Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Fahrenholtz has described Bangladesh as a robust economy having dynamism and resilience…
Dohatec delivers phase ll of e-GP system for Bhutan
Dohatec New Media, a leading software company of Bangladesh, has developed and delivered the phase ll of an…
Bangladesh gearing up for new era of taxation
The government has chalked out a series of programmes to enter a new era of taxation from 2020-21…
Remittance inflow sees 10.85% growth in FY20
BSS: Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $18.20 billion remittances in the fiscal 2019-20, which is 10.85 percent higher than the…
Bangladesh plans redesigned incentive package for post-pandemic FDI flow
BSS: Bangladesh plans to redesign its incentive package to draw foreign direct investments (FDI) to negate COVID-19 pandemic…
Proposed budget will revive economy amid Covid-19 crisis: Lawmakers
Lawmakers participating in the national budget discussion today expected that the proposed national budget for 2020-21 fiscal would…