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BD has potential to achieve higher inclusive growth: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said Bangladesh has a vibrant economy and strong potential to achieve a higher and sustained inclusive growth. “Realising this potential will require safeguarding macroeconomic stability; further strengthening the financial sector, business climate and labour conditions,” said IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara in a statement at the conclusion of his two-day visit to Bangladesh. IMFHe also laid emphasis on building a fiscal space to increase the level and quality of spending on health, ed...

National Birth Registration Day Thursday

The National Birth Registration Day will be observed in the country on Thursday. The theme of this year’s day is ‘Once born, once registered’. The government has taken various programmes to mark the day. A discussion will be held at BIAM Auditorium in the capital at 3pm where deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Miah will attend as the chief guest. Birth RegistrationMeanwhile, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion. In his message, the President expressed the hope that th...

Textile chemicals market forecast and opportunities, 2019

The textile chemicals market in Bangladesh is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% during 2014-19, according to the recent announcement by Research and Markets’ in the addition of the "Bangladesh Textile Chemicals Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2019". textile chemicalThe country is witnessing significant investments in the textile market from all across the globe, primarily from China and India. The textile chemicals market is expected to witness healthy growth due to continuously increasing demand for Bangladeshi textiles and readyma...

Greenpeace India fears charity crackdown under Narendra Modi

Emma Gibson, a Greenpeace campaigner from Kent who participated in the Kingsnorth power station protest in 2009, has been worried she could be deported from India ever since an intelligence report accusing several foreign-funded NGOs of stalling major infrastructure projects was leaked this month. modiThe intelligence bureau (IB) report was submitted to Narendra Modi days after he took over as prime minister. Modi won last month's general election on an aggressive development plank. He had risen to national prominence due to his encouragement of big...

EIB to provide 100m Euro for water supply project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to lend Euro 100 million to the government of Bangladesh to finance a new sustainable surface water supply system in Dhaka. The financing contract was signed here on Monday. This is the second lending operation to the public sector in the country, the first one being the Euro 82 million in support of more efficient power generation was signed in November 2013. eibThe EIB is granting this loan under the current lending mandate for Asia and Latin America (ALA IV), which enables it to support investment des...

Bangladesh receives $ 78.4m to install more solar systems

The Bangladesh government Tuesday signed a $78.4 million additional financing to further scale-up support for the successful solar home systems (SHS) program of Bangladesh. The credit for the additional financing to the Bangladesh Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project is from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank Group’s soft loan arm. The project will help install an additional 480,000 solar home systems that has emerged as a viable electrification option for areas without grid access to electricity. wb
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