Banks Bangladesh’s remittances 8.90% in August Nada Ali Sep 2, 2025 0 Remittances from Bangladeshis living and working abroad rose 8.90 per cent year-on-year in August to $2.42 billion,…
Featured Bangladesh signs $400m AIIB climate loan Nada Ali Jun 24, 2025 0 The Bangladeshi interim government has finalised a deal with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a…
Featured China’s GS Global to build $15m garment factory in Egypt’s West Qantara Aya Anwar May 18, 2025 0 Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has signed a $15 million agreement with Chinese apparel manufacturer GS…
Featured WB supports Bangladesh’s climate resilience with $900m Aya El Sayed Dec 24, 2024 0 Bangladesh signed two financing agreements with the World Bank (WB) totalling $900 million to enhance environmental…
Egypt News Egypt’s trade with D-8 reaches $7.9b in 10m Nada Ali Dec 19, 2024 0 The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation has increased to reach…
Featured IMF approves additional $750m for Bangladesh Aya Anwar Dec 18, 2024 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Bangladesh for an additional $750…
Featured ADB signs $24.3m deal for solar power plant in Bangladesh Aya El Sayed Dec 2, 2024 0 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) finalised a $24.3 million financing package with Muktagacha Solartech Energy…
Banks Moody’s downgrades Bangladesh’s banking sector Nada Ali Nov 21, 2024 0 Moody's Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh's banking sector to "very weak" from "weak."
Industry & Trade Bangladesh’s exports surge in Oct. ’24 Nada Ali Nov 11, 2024 0 Bangladesh's exports surged to $4.13 billion in October 2024, a 20 per cent increase compared to the same month in…
Energy Bangladesh plans to tender 10 solar power plants Nada Ali Oct 28, 2024 0 The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will open tenders for 10 solar power plants totalling 500 MW…
International News World Bank raises growth outlook for S. Asia to 6.4% Nada Ali Oct 10, 2024 0 The World Bank (WB) revised on Thursday its growth forecast for South Asia upward to 6.4 per cent from earlier…
Money Bangladesh sees remittance inflows up to $6.54b in Q1 Nada Ali Oct 2, 2024 0 Bangladeshi expatriates sent over $6.54 billion in remittances during the first quarter of the current fiscal year,…
International News WB pledges support for Bangladesh’s growth Nada Ali Sep 19, 2024 0 The World Bank is commitment to supporting critical reforms for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Money Bangladesh’s net FX reserves amount to $20b – official Nada Ali Sep 17, 2024 0 Bangladesh Bank has around $20 billion, Xinhua reported on Tuesday citing the central bank’s spokesperson and…
International News ADB offers support to Bangladesh’s interim govt. Nada Ali Sep 16, 2024 0 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed its commitment to assisting the Bangladeshi interim government in…
Industry & Trade Bangladesh’s trade deficit shrinks in FY 23/24 Nada Ali Sep 2, 2024 0 Bangladesh's trade deficit for the fiscal year 2023-2024, spanning from July 2023 to June 2024, decreased by over…
Financial Institutions Japan-World Bank partnership shields Bangladesh from floods Nada Ali Aug 18, 2024 0 Bangladesh, with GFDRR Japan-World Bank support, is creating innovative infrastructure solutions to enhance…
Financial Institutions Fitch warns of potential downgrade for Bangladesh Nada Ali Aug 15, 2024 0 Fitch Ratings has expressed concerns over the potential impact of recent political unrest in Bangladesh on the…
International News India’s Adani to supply power to Bangladesh Nada Ali Aug 13, 2024 0 Adani Power’s coal-fired power plant in Jharkhand, originally contracted to exclusively supply 1,600 megawatts (MW)…
Money Bangladesh c.bank governor resigns amidst growing unrest Yomna Yasser Aug 11, 2024 0 Bangladesh's central bank governor has stepped down amid escalating protests that have rocked the nation.
International News Bangladesh garment factories reopen amid political upheaval Nada Ali Aug 7, 2024 0 Bangladesh's garment factories reopened on Wednesday with the aim of quickly returning to full production.
Industry & Trade Bangladesh’s garment factories closed amid political crisis Nada Ali Aug 6, 2024 0 Bangladesh's garment factories remained closed on Tuesday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the…
Financial Institutions IMF reaffirms support to Bangladesh amid political upheaval Nada Ali Aug 6, 2024 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown strong support for Bangladesh and its people after the removal of…
International News Bangladesh scraps job quotas after deadly protests Nada Ali Jul 21, 2024 0 Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday made a significant decision regarding government job quotas.
Featured IMF approves $928m disbursement for Bangladesh Nada Ali Jun 25, 2024 0 The IMF approved a disbursement of $928 million to Bangladesh under its Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund…
International News Bangladesh struggles to combat inflation Nada Ali May 13, 2024 0 Bangladesh has implemented a series of measures to combat stubbornly high inflation and bolster its dwindling…
Financial Institutions IMF approves $1,15m loan to Bangladesh Nada Ali May 9, 2024 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a staff-level agreement to provide Bangladesh with $1,15 million.
International News India to overtake Japan as world’s 4th largest economy in ’25 Nada Ali Apr 21, 2024 0 India's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is now expected to surpass Japan's in 2025, a year earlier than…
Featured ADB grants $71m for climate-resilient water in Bangladesh Aya El Sayed Apr 21, 2024 0 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government inked a loan agreement worth $71 million to bolster…
Featured China launches Bangladesh’s first wind energy project Aya El Sayed Mar 24, 2024 0 Chinese enterprises pioneered the first centralised wind power project in Bangladesh, which was fully put into…
Featured QatarEnergy, Excelerate Energy sign LNG supply agreement Aya Anwar Jan 29, 2024 0 QatarEnrgy and U.S. Excelerate Energy signed a 15-year LNG supply agreement of 1 million metric tons per year…
Featured Bangladesh’s Summit to provide Petrobangla with LNG by ’26 Aya Anwar Jan 17, 2024 0 Summit Group of Bangladesh has inked a preliminary agreement to provide state-owned Petrobangla with 1.5 million…
Featured Qatar Energy to sign LNG supply deal with Bangladesh over 15 years Nada Ali Jun 1, 2023 0 Qatar State Energy Company, Qatar Energy, will sign a contract on Thursday to supply 30 million tons of liquefied…
Banks Russia considers challenge to U.S. World Bank nominee Sama Mousa Mar 8, 2023 0 World Bank (WB) said on Tuesday that Russia is consulting with its allies about challenging the U.S. nominee to…
Egypt News Sisi: Egypt wants to join BRICS Nada Ali Jul 24, 2022 0 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt is interested in joining the BRICS group along with Saudi Arabia and…
News Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India, may rise in Bangladesh Amwal Al Ghad English May 23, 2020 0 A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1…
unclassified A powerful cyclone in over a decade slams into India, Bangladesh Amwal Al Ghad English May 20, 2020 0 A powerful cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Wednesday with heavy rain, wind and waves as millions of people…
Money Egypt has $2.8 billion insurance gap – Lloyd’s Eslam Abdelhameed Jun 1, 2019 0 Egypt has an insurance gap of $2.8 billion, marking a 1.2 percent of GDP, according to Lloyd’s latest…
Financial Institutions ‘Insurance gap’ threatens disaster-prone developing nations: Lloyd’s Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 22, 2018 0 Disaster-vulnerable developing nations, including Bangladesh and Indonesia, are exposed to crippling losses when…
International News Pope heads for Bangladesh after diplomatic balancing act in Myanmar Yomna Yasser Nov 30, 2017 0 Pope Francis flew to Bangladesh on Thursday after a visit to Myanmar where he made no direct reference to the…