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Exports await boost as west crawls out of recession
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/nov/21/busi.html#1 Exports await boost as west crawls out of recession Khawaza Main Uddin The country’s economy may find stronger grounds for consolidating exports as a result of rising consumer demands in the west with...
Dhaka, Ankara strike deal on direct air link
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=114932 Dhaka, Ankara strike deal on direct air link Unb, Dhaka Bangladesh and Turkey have agreed to introduce direct air and banking links between the two countries at the earliest possible t...
Dhaka, Hanoi to boost business
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/nov/16/busi.html#2 Dhaka, Hanoi to boost business Staff Correspondent Vietnamese vice-minister for trade and industry said potential of trade and investment between Bangladesh and his country remained unexplored mainly du...
BoI chief upbeat on FDI flow
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=113288 BoI chief upbeat on FDI flow Star Business Report The state-run investment promotional body chief is upbeat on foreign direct investment flow to Bangladesh at an amount of at least $5 ...
Bangladesh to export $1b RMG to Japan in 2 years
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=112860 Bangladesh to export $1b RMG to Japan in 2 years Visiting business tycoon hopes Refayet Ullah Mirdha Trends show that Bangladesh will be able to export apparel items worth about $1.0 b...
BD to sign investment accord to join big Asian economies
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/11/06/83559.html BD to sign investment accord to join big Asian economies Nazmul Ahsan Bangladesh is going to join the big Asian economies under a Framework Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Liberalisat...
Danish-Bangla investment accord signed
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=112883 Danish-Bangla investment accord signed Star Business Desk Bangladesh and Denmark signed a bilateral investment protection agreement yesterday. The deal was signed by Industries Secreta...
Apparel exporters eye bigger Japanese market
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/nov/02/busi.html#1 Apparel exporters eye bigger Japanese market Staff Correspondent Bangladesh garment exports to Japan may increase to two billion US dollar within a couple of years should the country get duty-free marke...
US$ 223m fixed as export target to Japan next year: Faruk Khan
http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=8&id=68139&date=2009-11-01 US$ 223m fixed as export target to Japan next year: Faruk Khan DHAKA, Bangladesh, Nov 1 (BSS) – Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruq Khan today said Bangladesh has ...
Bangladesh fares better than low-income competitors, says IMF outlook
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/31/83021.html Bangladesh fares better than low-income competitors, says IMF outlook FE Report Lower labour costs and a more vertically integrated garment sector have enabled Bangladesh to gain market shar...
Country fetches $15b from exports last fiscal
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/30/82964.html Country fetches $15b from exports last fiscal Commerce Minister Faruk Khan Thursday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the country exported goods worth US dollar 15 billion during the 2008-’...
Dhaka to sign key regional deal to boost trade ties with Asian giants
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/26/82596.html Dhaka to sign key regional deal to boost trade ties with Asian giants Nazmul Ahsan Bangladesh will sign a major regional deal in December in an effort to boost its trade with fast booming ec...
Bicycle tyres reach foreign markets
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=110465 Bicycle tyres reach foreign markets Sajjadur Rahman A local company has made a foray into the international tyre market by earning Tk 35 crore in exports in a year. Meghna Rubber Indu...
Export from CEPZ rises to US$1.12 billion during last fiscal
http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=8&id=65194&date=2009-10-18&PHPSESSID=770e71197ca416cbfaf9c43eaf710171 Export from CEPZ rises to US$1.12 billion during last fiscal CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Oct 18 (BSS)- Different industrial units...
Local knitwear cos eye $500m new mkt in Africa in two yrs
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/15/81613.html Local knitwear cos eye $500m new mkt in Africa in two yrs FE Report The country can fetch $500 million within next two years by exporting knitwear to new African markets only, if the governm...
Knitwear exports targeted high
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/oct/09/busi.html#1 Knitwear exports targeted high Shakhawat Hossain Bangladesh has aimed high to become the second largest global knitwear exporting nation taking over Turkey in the current fiscal year that will be ended ...
Direct shipping link with Myanmar soon
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/06/80820.html Direct shipping link with Myanmar soon Jasim Uddin Haroon Bangladesh and Myanmar will soon establish a direct shipping link to cut transportation cost of goods and boost bilateral trade, off...
August exports sign positive growth
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/oct/03/busi.html#2 August exports sign positive growth Shakhawat Hossain The country’s monthly exports returned to positive growth in August 2009 after it went down by 6.8 per cent in previous month, said an export prom...
Export target aims high
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107921 Export target aims high Star Business Report The government announced yesterday the export target for the current fiscal year at $17.6 billion, which is 13 percent higher than that of ...
Frozen food exporters target Tk 10b earnings by 2013
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=106877 Frozen food exporters target Tk 10b earnings by 2013 Bss, Chittagong Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) has targeted Tk 10,000 crore from exports of frozen foods by...
Knit exporters eye African market
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/09/20/79496.html Knit exporters eye African market FHM Humayan Kabir The country’s knitwear manufacturers are going to explore potential overseas markets in Africa for selling their products as a deleg...
Local refiners find niche in world sugar market
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/09/17/79237.html Local refiners find niche in world sugar market Jasim Uddin Haroon Bangladesh is going to add just another item to its export basket as the country’s private sector sugar refiners ha...
Export target set at $17.59b this fiscal
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/09/17/79271.html Export target set at $17.59b this fiscal Siddique Islam The government has set export target for the current fiscal at US$17.588 billion, marking a 13 per cent growth over that of the prev...
Export to grow 9.0pc in FY10, projects Citigroup
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/09/16/79178.html Export to grow 9.0pc in FY10, projects Citigroup FE Report The country’s export is expected to grow at a rate of 9.0 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 (FY10), US-based Citigroup said in i...
Report predicts devaluation of taka by next June
http://www.newagebd.com/2009/sep/16/busi.html#5 Report predicts devaluation of taka by next June Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka A recent report on Bangladesh economy predicts depreciation of taka against US dollar by next June. ‘The taka is li...
Tk 1,800cr stimulus to prop up exports
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=105693 Tk 1,800cr stimulus to prop up exports Rejaul Karim Byron The export sector will be awarded Tk 1,800 crore from the government’s Tk 5,000 crore stimulus package this year to weat...
Garment export to Japan
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/09/10/news0018.htm Garment export to Japan BANGLADESH’S garment export to Japan, according to recent media reports, is increasing as RMG shipments to the Asian economic giant have more than doubled in fisca...
‘Made in Bangladesh’ 2nd show in USA this year
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/09/08/news0852.htm ‘Made in Bangladesh’ 2nd show in USA this year Business Report First Multipurpose Services (FMS)-LLC and Mattra organising the 2nd show of Made in Bangladesh, with active partnershi...
