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AsiaDiscounts narrow in top Asia gold hubs as price dip attracts some interest
Physical gold demand limped higher in top Asian hubs this week, with dealers in India easing discounts to the lowest level in six weeks, as a drop in prices saw a little interest return in the ...
Asian markets track US, Europe rout as restrictions return
Asian markets extended the previous day’s losses following another rout in New York and Europe as governments impose new containment measures as they struggle to fight off a second wave of virus ...
Asian rice market
Weak demand hits top export hubs, Bangladesh struggles to stock up
Demand for rice from Asian export hubs waned this week, with Bangladesh holding off with imports even as its drive to shore up supplies fell short of targets after floods destroyed crops.
Sheikh Hasina greets Japan's new prime minister
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday extended her heartiest congratulations to Yoshihide Suga on his appointment as the prime minister of Japan, saying that she is looking forward to working in a ...
Asia stocks slip as Fed warns of 'uncertain' outlook
Asian markets mostly dropped Thursday following a broadly negative lead from Wall Street after the head of the Federal Reserve warned of an "uncertain" outlook for the US economy and stressed the ...
Bangladeshis see soaring GDP, but plunging wellness: ADB Report
People of a country are supposed to remain in happiness when its economy is in good shape. But that is not happening in Bangladesh.
ADB begins its second stage annual meeting Thursday
The Asian Development Bank will begin the second stage of its 53rd annual meeting of the Board of Governors virtually on Thursday
Bangladesh to attain targeted GDP growth in FY21: Kamal
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday expressed his optimism that Bangladesh would would again atop other Asian countries in GDP growth attainment this year attaining its targeted 8.1 to 8.2 ...
Virus restrictions threaten Asia economic recovery in 2021: ADB
Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a "swoosh-shaped" recovery next year, the Asian Development Bank forecast Tuesday, but it warned that further restrictions to combat ...
US-China tensions set to dominate Southeast Asia summit
US-China rivalry is set to dominate discussions as the foreign ministers of 10 Southeast Asian countries begin an online summit Wednesday, with Washington’s top diplomat ready to take aim at ...
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