ADB approves loans to boost public-private infrastructure in Bangladesh

DHAKA, July 19 (NsNewsWire) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) has approved 526 million U.S. dollars to help sustain and increase infrastructure investments in Bangladesh, particularly in financing public-private partnership (PPP) projects as well as renewable energy interventions. reports Xinhua. The assistance consists of a 500-million-U.S. dollar market-based loan to finance medium and large-scale PPP […]

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A Modern Dhaka is Key to Bangladesh’s Upper-Middle Income Country Vision

DHAKA, July 19 (NsNewsWire) — With 36 percent of the country’s urban population living in Greater Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh has become one of the world’s most densely populated cities.  To achieve its vision of becoming an upper-middle income country by its 50th birthday, Bangladesh must manage Dhaka’s urban growth.  This includes taking full […]

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Top Chinese political advisor urges concerted efforts to boost private economy

BEIJING, July 19 (NsNewsWire) — China’s top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng Tuesday called for the building of better government-business relations to boost the country’s private economy, reports Xinhua. Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks while presiding over a symposium on private economy in Beijing. The […]

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Kissing bias could have wider implications for cognitive, neuroscience: study

LOS ANGELES, July 18 (NsNewsWire) — An international research team suggests that humans are hardwired to favour leaning to the right while kissing their romantic partners, which may have wider implications for neuroscience and cognitive sciences, reports Xinhua. According to the new academic study, just published in the journal Scientific Reports, over two-thirds of the […]

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Muguruza: Wimbledon win won’t change me

MADRID, July 17 (Xinhua) — Gabine Muguruza confessed that defeating Venus Williams to win the Women’s singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday was a “dream come true.” Speaking to Spanish newspaper Marca, Muguruza, who lost the 2015 Wimbledon title to Venus’ sister, Serena added that “by beating one of the Williams sisters, you get the […]

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