Six to eight new banks may get approval from BB board today
4 laboratories to get BAB accreditation at the start
Bangladesh Accreditation Board for the first time after its inception six years ago is going to provide accreditation to four laboratories in a bid to raise their standards of the conformity assessment. Full storySEC allows merchant banks to increase paid-up capital
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved the amendment to a rule increasing the minimum paid-up capital of merchant banks to Tk 25 crore from the existing Tk 10 crore. Full storyMobile broadband penetration to propel growth: experts
Stocks fall on profit-taking sales
Dhaka stocks fell after two gaining sessions on Tuesday as the investors went for selling in late hours to book some profit. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange... Full storyDollar, euro slip on eurozone worries
The dollar eased in Asian trade on Tuesday while the euro was under pressure against the yen as weak eurozone manufacturing data raised concerns about the state of the bloc’s economy. Full storyOil retreats on profit-taking, weak eurozone data
Oil retreated in Asian trade on Tuesday as investors took profits from gains in New York, while weak eurozone manufacturing data also pressured prices, analysts said. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate... Full storyUK economy rebounds but faces risks
Spain’s debt on track for highest in 22 years
Spain’s debt levels will jump to their highest since at least 1990 this year as the economy sinks into recession and borrowing costs rise. The rising debt levels add to a gloomy outlook for the Spanish... Full storyIndia jewellers face survival test as taxes mount
Rajanikant B Doshi sits behind the shutters in his tiny jewellery shop on one of the narrow alleyways of Zaveri Bazaar market, anxiously turning one of his rings as he weighs the impact of recent tax... Full storyAsoke Das Gupta elected ONE Bank vice-chairman
