Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-11-16 12:00:00
A World Bank move to make intangible movables such as 'accounts receivables', 'intellectual property', 'derivatives products' into collateral against credits faced opposition from lenders in Banglades...
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets firmed on Thursday, with Indonesia climbing about 1.0 per cent, as upbeat US and regional economic data boosted sentiment. Broader Asian equities gained after dat...
-- 2017-11-16 11:04:24
Asian stock markets were mostly firm on Thursday and oil prices were steady, despite a second straight day of losses on Wall Street overnight. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.8 per cent to 22,210.45 and So...
BBC 2017-11-16 10:59:56
Stillbirth and newborn death risk could be reduced by offering more pregnant women the chance to give birth on their due date, experts believe. Currently, women who are overdue but well are often giv...
-- 2017-11-16 09:22:10
US stocks indexes opened higher on Thursday after two days of losses, driven by strong earnings from Wal-Mart and Cisco. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 117.2 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2...
-- 2017-11-16 03:59:21
European shares rebounded on Thursday to longest losing streak since October 2016 as the cyclical sectors which had driven a market-wide sell-off made a comeback. The German share price index, DAX bo...
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China’s non-financial outbound direct investment from January to October fell 40.9 per cent year-on-year to $86.31 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. Outbound investment in Oct...
Reuters 2017-11-16 02:01:44
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Wednesday claims he had worked as a consultant for Brazilian construction company Odebrecht SA [ODBES.UL], which is embroiled in an international bribe...
-- 2017-11-16 01:58:20
France’s unemployment rate rose to 9.7 per cent in the third quarter, from 9.5 per cent in the previous quarter, data published by the INSEE national statistics office on Thursday. Although une...
BBC 2017-11-16 01:07:25
An Australian diplomat has died after falling from a New York City balcony while socialising with friends. Julian Simpson, 30, accidentally slipped from a seventh-floor ledge of his Manhattan buildin...
BBC 2017-11-15 12:00:00
People who overdose on paracetamol could be helped by a blood test that shows immediately if they are going to suffer liver damage. Researchers in Edinburgh and Liverpool said the test would help doc...
BBC 2017-11-15 12:00:00
A new facial recognition app from British start-up Yoti could be trialled in two supermarkets, following a deal with self-service till maker NCR. It would enable shops to check the age of customers b...
Reuters 2017-11-15 12:00:00
Taylor Swift’s new album “Reputation” has sold more than one million copies in its first four days, Nielsen Music said on Tuesday, but the U.S. pop star failed to beat the record set...
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A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another at a station, injuring 25 people, authorities said, the latest incident involving the city-state’s railways. Transit oper...
-- 2017-11-15 11:08:21
Asian shares markets fell on Wednesday, tracking modest losses overnight on Wall Street, where the biggest drop in crude oil prices since October weighed on oil producers and other energy stocks. Jap...
-- 2017-11-15 10:52:59
China’s blue-chip index was poised for its biggest one-day loss in three months, as resources shares slumped amid signs of slowing industrial production growth. The CSI300 index fell 0.8 per ce...
-- 2017-11-15 01:07:27
The US House of Representatives will require anti-sexual harassment training for all members of staff, House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced. The move came hours after two female lawmakers tes...
-- 2017-11-14 12:42:53
At least 53 people are reported to have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held town in northern Syria. A market was hit, with video on social media showing widespread destruction. Rubble covers t...
-- 2017-11-14 12:37:18
Most Southeast Asian stock markets were edged lower in cautious trading on Tuesday, as disappointing Chinese economic data and worries over US tax reforms hurt risk appetite. However, the Vietnam ind...
-- 2017-11-14 12:24:38
World Diabetes Day is being observed today in the country as elsewhere around the world in a befitting manner to create awareness about diabetes among millions of people worldwide. This year, t...
-- 2017-11-14 12:00:00
Zimbabwe’s top general warned on Monday that the military would not hesitate to step in to end purges against former liberation war fighters in President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party after...
-- 2017-11-14 10:30:41
Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday as markets watched for tax reform developments in the US and digested economic data from China. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped earlier gains to end the m...
Syful Islam 2017-11-14 10:21:59
Bangladesh has selected eight prospective sectors expecting a large volume of investment from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), officials said. A high-powered business delegation from Riyadh is sche...
-- 2017-11-14 07:39:43
Italy national team’s failure to qualify for the for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years is set to cost the economy of the country heavily. Former Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano...
-- 2017-11-14 02:15:52
China’s economy cooled again in October, with industrial output, fixed asset investment and retail sales missing expectations as the government extended a crackdown on debt risks and factory pol...
-- 2017-11-13 12:52:54
People in England and Wales have two weeks to hand in guns, other weapons and ammunition to police stations without being punished for possession. The National Ballistics Intelligence Service (Nabis)...
Talha Bin Habib 2017-11-13 12:01:08
The government has taken an initiative to increase bilateral trade with Indonesia and attract Indonesian investors to various sectors of Bangladesh, officials said. As part of the move, the commerce...
Monira Munni 2017-11-13 12:00:00
The country's terry towel, home textile and rotor spinning mills have been facing an acute shortage of raw materials -- cotton and garment waste -- which, industry insiders apprehend, will deepen if t...
-- 2017-11-13 12:00:00
Asian shares stepped back in cautious trade on Monday as investors look to see whether US Republicans can hammer a tax reform deal quickly, while the British pound fell on growing doubts over Prime Mi...
FE Online Desk 2017-11-13 12:00:00
The severity of fraud in Asia Pacific is highly evident. One in five people have encountered fraud directly, while one in three people or their loved ones have been affected. The high levels of f...
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