DHAKA: For the first time, Chinese companies have invested more abroad than foreign companies have invested in China, data for 2015 showed this week. Overseas investment rose 18.3% to a record $145bn, compared to $135.6bn of foreign investment, reports the BBC. It comes as China’s

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain in share prices indices on Thursday (September 22), the last trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of DSE, gained over 5.20 points or 0.11 percent to

DHAKA: Volkswagen is facing €8.2bn ($9.1bn) in damages claims from 1,400 German investors over its emissions scandal. A state court has said, reports the BBC. The regional court in Braunschweig near VW’s Wolfsburg headquarters said it received 750 lawsuits on Monday alone. A

DHAKA: Bangladesh finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday (September 21) hoped the money heisted from Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve would be returned within three or four months. He further said a case in this regard is underway in a court of Philippines. The minister was talking to

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Wednesday (September 21), fourth trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 21.01

DHAKA: The Bank of Japan has made changes to its stimulus program, in its latest attempt to spur economic growth. The bank kept interest rates unchanged, but said it would aim to keep yields on 10-year government bonds at around current levels of zero percent. The BoJ is also aiming

DHAKA: The investigation report of Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist will not be published on Thursday (September 22). The publication of the report requires more time. Finance minister AMA Muhith disclosed the matter to journalists on Wednesday (September 21). He further said:

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – are witnessing gain in share price indices in the early hours on Wednesday (September 21). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained over 15.14 points or 0.32

DHAKA: Bangladesh has sought Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey and alleviation of terms to increase the export volume in the country. Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed made the demand to Turkey ambassador to Dhaka Devrim Öztürk in a meeting at secretariat in Dhaka on Tuesday

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed gain in share price indices on Tuesday (September 20). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gain over 12.95 points or 0.28 percent to stand at 4639.13

DHAKA: A Philippine court has ordered the country’s central bank to return a recovered portion of the stolen $81 million to Bangladesh central bank. A government lawyer said on Monday, reports sharenet.co.za. According to the report, the court has declared Bangladesh as the

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Monday (September 19). DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 2.19 points or 0.04 percent to stand at 4626.17 at the

DHAKA: Edison Properties Ltd. recently signed a deal with Anika Farzana Chowdhury, the owner of the land, for a joint venture project at Gulshan North Avenue in Dhaka. A commercial/apartment building with all modern facilities will be constructed at Plot-2B, Gulshan North Avenue.

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Export import activities between Benapole land port in Jessore and India’s Petrapole resumed Sunday morning (September 18) after six days of Eid-al-Azha vacation. Benapole check-post customs cargo department duty officer Amit Baran Das told Banglanews that the

DHAKA: Confidence among Chinese entrepreneurs has picked up for the second quarter running, according to the country’s central bank. People’s Bank of China surveys showed the business confidence index rising to 51.2% in the third quarter, reports the BBC. That was 2.2 percentage

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that the report of Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist will be published on website on September 22. He made the disclosure at a program in city on Sunday (18). Earlier in August, the minister said that the BB reserve hacking report

DHAKA: BRAC Bank has penned an agreement with Chittagong’s prominent real estate company Jumairah Holdings. A press release from the bank confirmed the agreement on Sunday (September 18). Under the new contract, the bank will provide exclusive and comparatively faster home loans

DHAKA: The two bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –witnessed gain in share price indices on Sunday (September 18), the first trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose over 15.00 points

DHAKA: US bankers have written to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asking him to push for transparent Brexit negotiations in the interests of market stability. They said Brexit “consequences are likely to be significant”, reports the BBC. Highlighting Britain’s role in the global

HILI (DINAJPUR): Export and import activities resumed on Saturday (September 17) at Hili land port of Dinajpur district after a six-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation. Bangla Hili Customs CnF Agent Association president Mohammad Kamal Hossain Raj told Banglanews that the export-import activities