The Centre for Policy Dialogue is not in favour of the government's move to seek budgetary support from the World Bank, as the amount is not significant and it would ...

 Gold prices rose for the thirdstraight day to regain the Rs 27,000 per 10 grams level at thebullion market on Saturday on the back of strong demand.However, silver prices remained ...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras yesterday said he wanted an "honest compromise" as the cash-strapped country wrangled with eurozone creditors over a new package of reforms needed to unlock vital ...

Bangladesh Bank has announced a new scheme for micro women entrepreneurs under which each branch of all commercial banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) will have to provide minimum Tk ...

UK inflation rate fell to 0% in February, the lowest since records began, official figures show, reports BBC.Lower prices for food and computer goods helped to cutthe rate from 0.3% ...

Shanghai stocks retreated for the first time in 11 sessions on profit-taking Wednesday but most other Asian equity markets were flat after a healthy batch of US data revived the ...

All the branches of scheduled banks operating in the Dhaka and Chittagong cities will remain open on Friday and Saturday, said a Bangladesh Bank press release today, Wednesday.  

The surging value of the US dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings since the 2008 financial crisis, hurting results at most US-based multinationals. Some on ...

More than half of internet browsers in Bangladesh use internet to search jobs related information, found in a recent research conducted by Pew Research Center. The US based research centre unveiled ...

Greece has been lobbying for Brussels to release the last tranche of its EU-IMF bailout to help it make payments to creditors and avoid bankruptcy and a possible exit from ...

The World Bank (WB) has approved $200 million in interest-free credit to help improve livelihoods of around 50 lakh poor people in the country's rural areas. The WB board of directors ...

Bangladesh is likely to get different types of motor vehicles and equipment worth $ 50 million from Belarus under Export Commodity Credit (ECC) for different city corporations and municipalities.

The Daily Star talked to a number of business groups -- both big and small -- to know the extent of the impact of hartals and the non-stop countrywide blockade ...

Egypt had secured billions of dollars in investment deals and aid pledges by Saturday at a conference hailed as a show of support for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his ...

Britain said it has sought to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), making it the first Western nation to embrace the China-backed institution, but the ...

Exports fell for a third straight month in February, underscoring a risk to the economic growth, as a steep decline in shipments to major markets such as the European Union ...

European stocks in the eurozone's main markets mostly rose yesterday, ending on a optimistic note after the first week of European Central Bank's massive bond-buying programme to stimulate growth and ...

The French financial prosecutor's office has demanded that HSBC's Swiss private bank face a criminal trial for tax evasion, reports BBC.The request follows an investigation by local magistrates into alleged ...

Gold reversed early gains on Friday and headed for a 10th straight session of losses, its longest losing streak in more than 40 years, as the dollar extended its rally. Spot ...

Intel said on Thursday that it expected first-quarter revenue of $12.8 billion, plus or minus $300 million — about 7% lower than its earlier forecast of $13.7 billion, plus or ...