Little progress in tapping blue economy potentials Bangladesh appears to have made little progress in exploiting its “huge” blue economy potentials. The contribution of the ocean economy to the total economy was 3.66 per cent in fiscal year 2009-10, which fell to 3.33 per cent in fiscal 2015. According to
Read MoreG20 urged to speed up digital tax Top G20 finance officials agreed Saturday there was an urgent need to find a global system to tax internet giants like Google and Facebook but clashed on the best way to do it. The G20 has tasked the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Read MoreImports up 5.36pc in 10 months Country’s imports grew by 5.36 per cent in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 over that of the corresponding period of the last FY. According to the official, the growth was mainly due to higher import of intermediate goods
Read MoreBangladesh signs $2.5b ODA deal with Japan Bangladesh and Japan signed on Wednesday their 40th ODA deal involving US$ 2.5 billion for implementing five projects to bolster ties between the two countries. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Monowar Ahmed and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi signed the ODA deal
Read MoreGovt injects State own Banks another Tk 1,500cr State banks can keep on expecting to be coddled despite their continued financial irregularities and irresponsible lending practices, with the government looking to inject Tk 1,500 crore in the upcoming fiscal year to help the lenders meet their capital shortfall. In the
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