Archive / june - 2018
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India and Bangladesh to Restore Rail ConnectivityBangladesh Railway Minister Mujibal Haque said an initiative has been taken to reconnect railway lines with India in 12 places, which had been snapped after...Falcon 9 Update - Bangladesh's First Communications Satellite into OrbitSpaceX`s updated version of Falcon 9 rocket "Block 5" lifted off in Florida on Friday, boosting Bangladesh`s first communications satellite into orbit. The "Block 5"...Banks Now Serious on Small and Midsize Enterprise (SME) SectorFor years most banks tried to be everything to everyone in the small and midsize enterprise (SME) sector. Strong economic growth in many countries boosted...Asia-Pacific Fintech Market to Reach US$72 Billion by 2020The Fintech industry in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at a CAGR of 72.5% from 2015 to 2020, reaching US$72 billion. The positive...Asia Medical Tourism Market and Forecast to 2020Asia continues to be the top medical destination in medical travel. Asian medical destinations continue to offer more and better medical procedures and care than...Stocks Mostly Positive on Higher Trading - DSE and CSEThe prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as some investors were showing...2018 Tech Industry Trends Strategies That Tech Companies Are LeveragingThe technology industry trends driving growth this year will include cloud computing; flexible consumption; cognitive computing; user-friendly tools, APIs, and apps; and data.Cloud computing. Important...SMALL and MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) ARE THE BACKBONE oF MALAYSIA’S ECONOMYNinety-seven percent of business establishments in Malaysia are small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These businesses are responsible for nearly 36% of the country’s GDP, 65%...SME INSURANCE MARKET ENDS FOUR-YEAR GROWTH STREAKSMEs play a key role in the economy – micro businesses account for 95.5% of UK private sector enterprises and 18.6% of generated turnover. Figures...Global Automotive Industry - Statistics & FactsGlobal sales of passenger cars are forecast to hit 78.6 million vehicles in 2017. Along with China, the United States is counted among the largest...SWISS TECH COMPANY POWERS ASIA’S FIRST B2B-PLATFORM FOR THE IT INDUSTRYThe Balluun365 patented technologyis an integrated social e-commerce solution for launching industry-specific marketplaces to connect buyers, suppliers and products; develop and expand businesses, or buy...TURNOVER AT DSE HITS 6-MONTH LOW, CSE WITNESS A MARGINAL FALLStocks opened the week down on Sunday as all indices on the country's both bourses - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)...Information About Stock Market DemutualizationDemutualization is the process of converting exchanges from non-profit, member-owned organizations to for profit, investor-owned corporations. More specifically "Demutualization" in the context of a stock...Interesting Trends Of The Global Travel IndustryLeading hotels, recognizing this trend, are now focusing much of their new investment in Asia, with properties being opened in all price tiers, in particular...Thailand Dominated The Most Popular Regional Travel DestinationThe Thailand tourism industry has been defiantly strong despite challenges such as the Bangkok bombing at a busy central intersection last August which killed 20...SINGAPORE FIRMS SEE SILVER LINING IN ELDERCARE INDUSTRYAS Singapore strives towards its Smart Nation vision, it cannot escape the fact that it is also an ageing society.But rather than view the silver...ASIA AND THE WHOLE WORLD FACED WITH A SLOWDOWN IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMYAn Asian Development Bank (ADB) expert said that the Asian region and the whole world is faced with a slowdown in the global economy, thus,...
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Asia continues to provide new export opportunities for Australian SMEsDespite ongoing economic turbulence, Australian SMEs have remained resilient, in no small part thanks to exports into Asia. With up to 6% growth from the...Bangladesh Investment Summit to Catch Investors AttentionThe Bangladesh Investment Summit provide international investors and business leaders exclusive access to the Bangladesh business insights to take investment decision in suitable sector(s). This...
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Alternative Real Estate Sectors Luring Investors in AsiaInvestors in Asia Pacific are looking beyond offices and shopping malls for the next big thing.Demand is shifting toward historically less-trodden areas of the property...Governments Urged to Free Blocked Airline FundsAirline officials have called on governments to abide by international agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to repatriate revenues from ticket sales and other...Rome Cavalieri Launches New Food Waste InitiativeRome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Resort has launched a new initiative which sees the hotel’s leftover bread turned into beer in a bid to combat...HIV team supported Niger TB team under the Global FundA team from HIV/AIDS program of Save the Children in Bangladesh visited Niger in Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY) for ‘Improving tuberculosis control and strengthen health...World Bank Increases Support for Health Sector in BangladeshThe World Bank financing to help strengthen Bangladesh’s health systems and improve health services.This financing to the Health Sector Development Program will continue support to...
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Tobacco Responsible for 1 in 5 Deaths in Bangladesh - WHOTobacco consumption, in any form, kills more than 161,000 people on average every year, amounting to around 19% of all deaths in Bangladesh, according to...
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Bangladesh needs to boost productive investment: IMFBangladesh will need to boost productive investment by addressing infrastructure bottlenecks and strengthening the banking sector to keep ongoing momentum unhurt, the IMF said in...
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PetroBangla is Working to List its Gas Distribution Companies in Stock MarketPetrobangla is working to list eight of its gas distribution companies in the stock market, in a development that is set to bring some cheer...DSE and CSE - Both Bourses Witnessed Downward TrendThe prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading while the key index of the country’s...Chinese Tech Companies Hungry for Expansion Business into Africa MarketChinese companies' influence on the continent has diversified from early forays and now includes broadcasting networks, data centers and smartphone sales.McKinsey's report pointed to Chinese...Openion - Why B2B Organizations Need Prioritize BrandingThe business-to-business world is fragmented, and inconsistency in branding has been a challenge facing B2B brands for decades. It's easy to jump to conclusions and...MURAL Delivers a 495% ROI according to Forrester ResearchMURAL, a leading visual collaboration solution for modern organizations, unveiled a detailed analysis of the financial impact of MURAL when deployed in global companies. In...IQ Scores Are Falling Due to Environmental Factors, Study FindsIQ scores are on a decline, reversing a trend that saw scores rising at a steady rate during the 20th century, according to a new...
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Digital Lending Will Gets a TwistLending was perceived to be an exercise so deep in physical signatures, complex regulatory compliance, endless documentation, lengthy candidate-assessment, arduous risk-profiling and manual labour that...Bangladesh 3rd Tourist Sending Country to KashmirBangladesh became the third tourist sending country to Indian Jummu and Kashmir, popularly known as "Paradise on Earth" last year after Malaysia and Thailand. "We...China Launches New Satellite for Monitoring EnvironmentChina launches a hyperspectral imaging satellite, Gaofen-5, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.The satellite, developed and produced by the China Aerospace...Asian Markets Lower After Hawkish Fed, Fresh Trade War FearsAfter a keenly watched meeting, the US central bank lifted borrowing costs, as expected, but indicated another two this year and four in 2019 as...Consumers Oppose Titas 75 Pc Gas Price Hike ProposalTitas Gas Company`s proposal to raise an average 75 percent gas price faced tremendous opposition from different consumer groups at the public hearing of the...
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Provision made easy for banksObligations regarding provisions or security deposit have been made flexible for scheduled banks reportedly. From now on banks will not have to do provisioning from...
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Investment to enhance country's GDP stressedSpeakers here today underscored the need for boosting investment and setting up echo-friendly industries to enhance country's GDP.They were addressing a conference on 'Private Investment...
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Alibaba gathers top scholars to soothe human-tech tensionChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has led the founding of a research institution gathering top scholars around the world from various fields including sociology, economics and...China's Ant Financial is not looking to ‘buy’ technology, says executiveAs news of a possible restriction on Chinese investment in U.S. technology companies surfaced amid the ongoing trade spat between the world's two largest economies,...Stocks return in positive moodDhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed the fourth trading day of the week with upward trend on Wednesday.In Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), turnover, an important indicator...Portronics launches Harmonics Capsule Bluetooth earphonePortronics has launched Harmonics Capsule single ear Bluetooth wireless headphone. The company claims it to be portable and easy to carry around the workplace, driving,...Tofail seeks dev countries help to expand Bangladesh's exportCommerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Bangladesh is looking for new markets to boost its exports and expressed the hope that the developed countries would continue...
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Banks to remain open June 30Branches concerned of all scheduled banks willremain open on Saturday (June 30), the last day of fiscal year 2017-18, to provide cheque, chalan, pay-order or...
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Bitcoin slumps to below $6000, its lowest level since NovemberBitcoin’s value slid to its lowest level since November on Friday, as waning investor interest and recent negative headlines from global regulators weakened demand for...Apple revamping Maps app, will still use TomTomApple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom NV will...Bank accounts of Najib’s party frozen in probeMalaysia on Friday said it has frozen bank accounts of the political party once led by former premier Najib Razak as part of an investigation...
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US, Iran stand-off opens opportunities for Afghan money tradersAziz Ahmad is one of the unlikely winners of the stand-off between the United States and Iran, turning his modest transport service into an international...Investment in blockchain sees virtual explosion this yearDomestic blockchain companies have seen explosive growth in obtaining financing from the beginning of this year, and the concept of uprooting traditional industries with blockchain...China issues new inbound foreign investment negative listThe National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce have released an updated negative list for inbound foreign investment in China on Thursday,...OnePlus promises three-years of updates to OP usersOnePlus has done something that most companies fail to do for their consumers. They have officially promised three years of service for every OnePlus phone....Xiaomi’s blockbuster IPO nine times overboughtChinese tech unicorn Xiaomi has completed its four-day Initial Public Offering period, as investors overbought the retail portion of its US$6.1 billion offer, The Paper...Samsung Settles Patent Suit with AppleSamsung and rival Apple have at last settled an epic patent lawsuit that had been dragging on for seven years. Both sides submitted documents to...Portuguese tech firm reveal a smartphone made using corkA Portuguese tech firm is uncorking an Android smartphone whose case is made from cork, a natural and renewable material native to the Iberian country.The...Govt takes initiative involving Tk 2,868.17 crore for transportation of petroleumThe government initiated a move to implement a Taka 2,868.17 crore pipeline project for transporting white petroleum from Chattogram to Dhaka and Chandpur in a...Asian stocks mixed over befuddling US trade stanceAsian markets were mixed on Thursday, as White House statements on trade left investors divided on whether the administration was interested in soothing tensions with...