The French Development Agency (AFD - Agence Française de Développement) is making significant strides in improving water and ...

Zahid noted several countries that faced setbacks during the graduation process were granted an extended preparatory period before graduation. Bangladesh has already availed of a two-year extension ...

“The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN-CDP) had recommended Bangladesh’s graduation from the LDCs in 2021. This recommendation, while not automatically enforcing graduation, is seen ...

Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its ...

The EIB, the largest multilateral lender, will double its funding for defence and security from €1 billion to €2 billion by ...

Deutsche Bank has structurally turned the tide on its profitbility outlook after multiple failed restructuring attempts. In its latest and successful effort, the bank has shed its global equities ...

Trains have been canceled across Bangladesh as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits.

As Bangladesh nears its LDC graduation, trade facilitation becomes crucial for maintaining export competitiveness. With the loss of preferential tariff access, improving logistics, customs processes, ...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Bangladesh in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, has concluded a two-day annual portfolio review workshop in Dhaka ... the ...

head of European financials at UBS’s investment bank. “We forecast lenders delivering dividends and buybacks worth 10 per cent of market capitalisation or more in each of the next three years ...

Comment: New Zealand stood uncertainly at multiple economic and social crossroads at the end of 2024. The hope was that a long, hot summer break would induce people to face 2025 with more confidence.