Economy

International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said the employment rate in Bangladesh and other countries in the region exceeded the global average and was expected to remain so in the coming years in view...

China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles to quell massive debt and a US trade war, official...

Extreme poverty in Latin America hit its highest level for nine years in 2017, according to a report by the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published on Tuesday....

Qatar will leave OPEC next month in order to focus on gas production, the Gulf state’s new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced in a surprise move on Monday. Qatar has been a member...

The UK inflation rate remained steady at 2.4% in October, confounding analyst expectations of a rise to 2.5%. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figure included falls in food and clothing costs, but rising...

Japan‘s economy shrank in the third quarter as natural disasters hit spending and disrupted exports. The economy contracted by an annualized 1.2% between July and September, preliminary figures showed, reports BBC. A devastating...

After years of low, low prices, fed by near-zero interest rates in a convalescing economy, Americans are waking up to costlier consumer living. Everyday household staples like diapers, toothpaste, shampoo and dishwashing liquid...

Economic growth in Palau is expected to have picked up moderately to 0.4 percent in FY2018 and is projected to increase further to 2 percent in FY2019. The team welcomes the authorities’ plan...

Oil rebounded to $73 a barrel on Wednesday after falling to its lowest since August, supported by a report that Russia and Saudi Arabia are discussing oil output cuts in 2019. Russia’s TASS...

Bangladeshi transportation technology company Pathao Limited and BRAC Bank Limited have signed an agreement to finance motorbikes for the rider. This is the first collaborative rider financing in the country involving a bank...