Business
Speakers demand improving ease of doing business
Dhaka, January 3, (UNB) – Speakers at a dialogue on Thursday called for effective and essential reforms to attract investment and improve the ease of doing business in Bangladesh.
MotorolaOne coming to Bangladesh
Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – Motorola's new smartphone ‘MotorolaOne’ will be available in Bangladesh from January 5.
Asia shares mixed, Shanghai gains after Apple sales warning
Singapore, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after tumbling more than 1 percent on the first trading day of 2019. Apple downgraded its sales projections, citing slowing Chinese growth, hitting technology shares in South Korea and Taiwan. The Japanese yen, seen as a relatively safe asset, strengthened against the dollar, euro and several other Asian and European currencies.
Walton targets to sell 2 million refrigerators in 2019
Dhaka, Jan 2 (UNB) – Bangladeshi brand Walton wants to sell two million units of fridges in the local market this year.
Asian stocks skid after weak China factory readings
Beijing, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — Asian stock markets tumbled Wednesday as 2019 trading began, after surveys showed Chinese manufacturing weakening.
Ivanka Trump plans global women's economic development push
Washington, Jan 1 (AP/UNB)- Ivanka Trump is set to launch a White House effort aimed at women's global economic empowerment in early 2019.
Huawei promises highest level of cyber security
Dhaka, Dec 29 (UNB) - Huawei Technologies' rotating Chairman Guo Ping said the Chinese tech giant's revenue in 2018 is expected to be US$108.5 billion, up 21 percent year-on-year.
Wall Street faces annual losses despite solid gains for week
Dhaka, Dec 29 (AP/UNB) -Wall Street capped a week of volatile trading Friday with an uneven finish and the market's first weekly gain since November.
Japan falls, other Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rally
Beijing, Dec 28 (AP/UNB) — Most Asian stock markets gained while Japan edged down following Wall Street's rally at the end of a turbulent week.
Walton getting ready to capture global market
Dhaka, Dec 26 (UNB)- Bangladeshi electronics brand ‘Walton’ is preparing to sink its teeth into the world’s refrigerator market.