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Siemens buys Indian electrification company in $296m deal
20:10, Jan 24, 2020

Siemens buys Indian electrification company in $296m deal

Reuters
Siemens is buying Indian electrical equipment maker C&S Electric in a 267 million euro ($296.21 million) deal, the German industrial group said...Details
India faces first fall in direct taxes in two decades
20:06, Jan 24, 2020

India faces first fall in direct taxes in two decades

Reuters
India’s corporate and income tax collection for the current year is likely to fall for the first time in at least two decades, several senior tax...Details
'Indonesia to increase imports from India amid New Delhi-KL spat'
20:02, Jan 24, 2020

'Indonesia to increase imports from India amid New Delhi-KL spat'

Reuters
Indonesia has agreed to immediately increase imports of Indian buffalo meat, sugar and auto parts after India boosted purchases of Indonesian palm...Details
Height of coal-fired power plants chimneys to be reduced
04:00, Jan 24, 2020

Height of coal-fired power plants chimneys to be reduced

Shanchita Shitu
The government has taken a decision to reduce the height of chimneys for coal run power plants. The previous rule of 275-metre chimney has been...Details
Bangladeshi-American businessman named Intel chairman
11:32, Jan 23, 2020

Bangladeshi-American businessman named Intel chairman

Bangla Tribune Desk
Bangladeshi born businessman Dr Omar Ishrak has been named the chairman of Intel’s board of directors. Omar has been serving in the Intel board...Details
Mumbai bets on all-night shopping to lift India's economy
23:28, Jan 22, 2020

Mumbai bets on all-night shopping to lift India's economy

Reuters
Residents of Mumbai will be able to shop and dine out until dawn from late this month as the Indian city plans to lift restrictions on retail...Details
Bank owners' outstanding loans at nearly Tk 2 trillion
22:25, Jan 22, 2020

Bank owners' outstanding loans at nearly Tk 2 trillion

Bangla Tribune Report
Bank owners have taken nearly Tk 2 trillion in loans from the banking system, which accounts for over 11 percent of the total disbursed loans, the...Details
LNG supply to rise from February
09:00, Jan 22, 2020

LNG supply to rise from February

Shanchita Shitu
The construction of three pipelines to supply Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) will end by Feb 15. With two already in existence, around 1000 million cubic...Details
Oil market shrugs off Libya crisis
18:16, Jan 21, 2020

Oil market shrugs off Libya crisis

Reuters
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday on expectations that a well-supplied market would be able to absorb disruptions that have cut Libya’s...Details
BP pulls out of Iraq's Kirkuk field as expansion plans stall
18:15, Jan 21, 2020

BP pulls out of Iraq's Kirkuk field as expansion plans stall

Reuters
BP has pulled out of Iraq's giant Kirkuk oilfield after its $100 million exploration contract expired with no agreement on the field's expansion,...Details
Vuitton's tennis-ball-size diamond steals Paris show
18:09, Jan 21, 2020

Vuitton's tennis-ball-size diamond steals Paris show

Reuters
Louis Vuitton made a splash as it showcased its latest purchase on Tuesday: the world's second-biggest rough diamond.The LVMH-owned brand, which...Details
Uber sells Indian Eats business to Zomato
15:51, Jan 21, 2020

Uber sells Indian Eats business to Zomato

Reuters
Uber (UBER.N) has sold its loss-making online food-ordering business in India to local rival Zomato in exchange for a 9.99% stake in the startup...Details
'Richest 2,000 hold more wealth than poorest 4.6b'
04:00, Jan 21, 2020

'Richest 2,000 hold more wealth than poorest 4.6b'

Reuters
The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women...Details
Gas reserves to be exhausted in 11 years: Minister
21:42, Jan 20, 2020

Gas reserves to be exhausted in 11 years: Minister

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh's gas reserves will last till 2031, says State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.“Currently, the...Details
Bangladesh to buy Ukrainian wheat if Russian grain unavailable
06:00, Jan 20, 2020

Bangladesh to buy Ukrainian wheat if Russian grain unavailable

Reuters
Bangladesh will increase its wheat purchases from Ukraine if Russian grain becomes unavailable because of new export curbs being considered by...Details
Price of rice sees sudden surge
00:04, Jan 20, 2020

Price of rice sees sudden surge

Shafiqul Islam
The price of rice has risen suddenly; the coarse rice of last week which sold at Tk 35 is now selling for Tk 40 though hoarders cannot find any...Details
Biggest rise in key Dhaka stocks index since 2013
17:46, Jan 19, 2020

Biggest rise in key Dhaka stocks index since 2013

Bangla Tribune Desk
The Dhaka stocks have gained 5.6 percent, the biggest rise since the key index DSEX was introduced in January 2013.The DSEX, the bench market index...Details
Prices of rice, edible oil increase
04:00, Jan 19, 2020

Prices of rice, edible oil increase

Bilkis Irani
Prices of rice and edible oil increased in Dhaka's kitchen markets in the past week, while prices of some vegetables decreased. Traders from...Details
Process to import onion for Ramadan yet to kick-off
16:05, Jan 18, 2020

Process to import onion for Ramadan yet to kick-off

Shafiqul Islam
The process to import onion to keep prices stable during the Ramadan, when the essential kitchen item's demand soars, is yet to kick-off three...Details
Bangladesh receives $957m remittance in 15 days
08:42, Jan 17, 2020

Bangladesh receives $957m remittance in 15 days

Bangla Tribune Desk
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $ 957 million remittances during the first fifteen days of January in the fiscal 2019-20.The country received...Details
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