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Canada proposes investment in infrastructure, education

Canada-Bangladesh Incorporated, has proposed Canadian investment in Bangladesh infrastructure including education. Canada-BDA six-member Canadian delegation met Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, at his Secretariat office and made the proposal. Ontario-based Lambton College and Canadian Educational Institute of Technology (CEIT) proposed to set up campuses in Bangladesh. Dean of International Education Christopher T R Slade and CEIT's president, Michael Vourakes, made the proposals on behalf of their respective institutions. The inf...

IDB assistance to hit $ 880m this FY

The approved assistance from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to Bangladesh is likely to reach $ 880 million against eight projects in sectors like human resource development and vocational training in the current fiscal year (2014-‘15). idbOut of the expected assistance, the Jeddah-based lending agency has recently agreed to come up with project assistance worth $ 115 million to Bangladesh in two projects to support low-cost housing and water supply and sanitation in the country’s selected municipalities, said officials at the Economic Relations Div...

Bangladesh ranked 2nd with 7pc GDP growth: IMF  

Bangladesh ranked at second place in the top 10 of growth rate with 7 percent GDP, according to IMF report. bangladeshAccording to an IMF projection Bangladesh will record the second highest growth in the world in 2019 with 7%. Iraq will top the list that year with 9.2% growth. The report only includes countries with a GDP worth over $100 billion (Tk7.8 lakh crore). Qatar topped the list in 2010 and 2011 to be replaced by Iraq in 2012. Ranging back to 2002, the graph shows Bangladesh among the top growers in 2012 with 6.1%. The follo...

Phl-Bangladesh Business Council launched

The Philippine-Bangladesh Business Council was launched last Jan. 21 in Manila through the initiative of Bangladesh Ambassador John Gomes (3rd from left front). The event was witnessed by the Philippine Ambassador to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio Bandillo (2nd from left front), Miguel Varela, PCCI chairman (4th from left front), Rashed Maksud Khan, president of Bangladesh-Philippines Chamber phl-banglades-business-council-16of Commerce and Industry (BPCCI) (center f...

WB to provide $ 775m for 2 dev projects

The World Bank is going to provide 775 million US dollars for the implementation of two development projects—one for the   improvement of primary education and another for the construction of multipurpose disaster shelters in the country’s coastal belt. wbThe government and the World Bank Board will sign two financing agreements in this regard—one worth USD 400 million as additional financing for the Third Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP-3) and another USD 375 million for the Multipurpose Disaster Shelter Project (MDSP) -- on Sunday and Monda...

Responsible business conduct in Italian clothing sector

The clothing industry has historically played an important role in the Italian economy. In 2011, Italy’s clothing sector comprised 31,350 companies and employed about 222,000 workers. Like many other manufacturing industries, the garment industry faces significant sustainability challenges in the supply chain. For example, according to public information, several Italian companies where implicated in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April 2013. rmgConsidering the strategic role of the Italian clothing sector – at home and abroad – the Italian governmen...
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