Micro-merchants transact $18b a year About 20 lakh people are involved in micro-merchant retail trade in Bangladesh, transacting more than $18.42 billion a year. The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the UN’s capital investment agency for the world’s 48 least developed countries, and Dnet, a social enterprise based in
Read MoreNo gas price hike for now: BERC Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has kept the existing natural gas tariff unchanged, saying price hike is not necessary now, as the current volume of LNG import is lower than expected. State-run Petrobangla and its subsidiary gas companies sought a hike in natural
Read MoreGlobal FDI dips 41pc in Jan-Jun BD receives higher inflow in final count The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) globally declined sharply in the first half of the current calendar year. The amount is estimated at $470 billion in the January-June period of 2018 while it was $794 billion
Read MoreTop 10 traded cos capture 42pc market turnover The top 10 turnover leaders on Sunday captured 41.95 per cent of the turnover featured by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Three of the turnover leaders were also in the list of top 10 gainers. The companies are Central Pharmaceuticals, Silva Pharmaceuticals
Read MoreDemand for high quality, safe electrical cables growing in BD The demand for high quality and safe electrical cables are growing fast in the country, speakers said at a programme in the capital recently, says a statement. To meet the demand, RR-Imperial Electricals, a leading electrical goods maker in the
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