The latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 by the ILO, records massive damage to working time and income, with prospects for a recovery in 2021 slow, uneven and uncertain unless early improvements are supported by human-centred recovery policies. GENEVA (ILO News) – Tentative signs of recovery are emerging in global labour markets, […]

 The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the world’s poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, reveals a new Oxfam report today. ‘The Inequality Virus’ is being published on the opening day of the World Economic […]

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organized a Meet the Press on January 23, 2021. DCCI President Rizwan Rahman presented Chamber’s views and opinions over the present economic and investment scenario of the country. He also presented Chamber’s vision of policy advocacy for the year 2021. Answering to a few questions of the journalists DCCI President Rizwan Rahman said […]

by Gulshan Rafiq The theoretical approaches of international relations such as Complex Interdependence and Regionalism explore the strategic dimensions associated with the economic corridors. Regionalism brings agreed-upon regional commitments into limelight in order to foster regional coordination for transforming pledges into actions. Through the process of Regionalism, many regions like Europe and East Asia have […]

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). DCCI President Shams Mahmud and Vice Chancellor of ULAB Prof. Dr. H. M. Jahirul Haque signed the document on behalf of their respective organizations. The MoU was signed today on 27th December, 2020 at the ULAB permanent campus. According […]

Dhaka, Dec. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The country’s leading digital services provider Robi Axiata Limited and Sharif Pharmaceuticals, a sister concern of Sharif Group, have recently signed a corporate agreement. Under this agreement, Sharif Pharmaceuticals will be able to enjoy corporate connections from the Robi Axiata Ltd. Robi will also support Sharif Pharmaceuticals to automate their […]

Bangladesh needs to quickly design and roll out  policy actions and reforms on long-standing issues holding back private investment in order to effectively address the unfolding impact of COVID-led economic shocks. Identification of new opportunities that COVID presents, aligning critical reforms with country’s formal development strategies, actively exploring new investment sources such as from those […]