Business-Economy

Political crisis hits South Korea growth: Central bank

TDS Desk: South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the last quarter of 2024, data from the central bank showed Thursday, as the country struggled with the fallout from impeached President

Bangladesh showcases global leather excellence at 19th Cairo Int’l Leather Fair 2025

TDS Desk: Leading Bangladeshi leather, footwear, and leather goods companies, including A.S Leather, Loretta Leather, Al Madina, Gardenia Footwear, and Nobabee Footwear, are participating in the 19th Cairo International Leather

BD and Pakistan traders call for removal of trade barriers

TDS Desk: Traders from Bangladesh and Pakistan have urged the removal of both customs and non-customs barriers to boost bilateral trade. They made the call at a meeting held between

NBR revises VAT rates across multiple sectors

TDS Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued several notifications by re-fixing the rates of VAT, supplementary duty and excise duty on some goods and services, which were

Jul-Sep FDI inflow hits lowest in 11 years

P-1 TDS Desk: The decline was attributed to factors such as political instability and economic uncertainty centering student-led mass upsurge and subsequent fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government during

Explainer: Sri Lanka has negative inflation, but govt wants to increase it

TDS Desk: Boosted with $2.9 billion support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) it secured in March 2023, the South Asian country has now made a full turnaround. Its central