Dhaka April 20, 2025, 7:48 am
The tariff cuts will take effect on July 1, five days before President Donald Trump impose 25 per cent tariffs on $34 billion worth of imports from China
As part of the process of renewal of trade agreement, an initiative has been taken recently to form a joint trade commission
US companies can make a good contribution to power and energy sector Bangladesh through direct investment as Bangladesh require huge investment in the sector
To boost export earnings and be competitive in the global market, the country needs to introduce vannamei cultivation and increase bagda and black tiger production
Import of food grain, particularly rice and wheat, jumped by more than 176 per cent to $2.70 billion in the first 10 months of this fiscal from $976.87 million in the corresponding period of fiscal year (FY) 2016-17
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the call while delivering his speech at the fourth high-level follow-up meeting of the Sustainability Compact that held in Brussels at Albert Borschette Conference Centre
In case of a full-scale trade war, it showed that the average tariffs could rise to as high as 30 per cent for American exporters, 35 per cent for the European Union (EU) and 40 per cent for Chinese exporters
Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) finds it hard to reimburse bank debts and make other payments for lack of required funds
Dozens of export-oriented garment manufacturing companies have already launched their own brands to add value to the local market and have gained popularity.
EPB proposed fixing the merchandise export target at $ 40.0 billion, 7.14 per cent or $2.5 billion higher than that of the current FY's target of $ 37.5 billion. iT also projected $ 4.50 billion in earnings from service secto
The government awards the CIP status to businesspeople from 22 sectors based mostly on the export income and the expansion of overseas markets.
The labour rights issues will also dominate the topics to be discussed at the fourth annual Compact follow-up meeting.
Finance minister AMA Muhith in the Finance Bill 2018 placed before the parliament on June 7 proposed inclusion of a provision in the Income Tax Ordinance 1984 in this connection.
Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul on Saturday said Korean businesses showed the interest while they were visiting Bangladesh pavilion at a fair in Seoul.
Technip had submitted a draft of the final design of the refinery to the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) in March last.
Bitcoin dropped to a more than four-month low on Friday, So far in 2018, it has fallen nearly 56 per cent, continuing a downtrend after more negative headlines.
The impact of the tariffs has yet to be felt in the rice market due to the relatively low trade after Eid and lower rice imports, but traders say rising paddy price may soon affect the price of rice.
The ADB, in a note, said Bangladesh faces an infrastructure financing gap of US$9.0 billion a year.
The "life fund" of all the 32 life insurers shrank by nearly 6.0 per cent in calendar year 2017
A group of UN experts has urged states to use their trade, finance and investment incentives to promote business respect for human rights.
