Vol. 5 Num 187 Thu. December 02, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business Lever Brothers outshines all Asian units in '03 Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Mehta tells The Daily Star Lever Brothers Bangladesh positioned itself as the highest growth performer among Asian subsidiaries in 2003 with 17 percent growth, prompting top executives of the parent company to term it a 'jewelin   Bonds can offset budget deficit Christine Wallich tells workshop A robust bond market can help Bangladesh overcome its budget deficit and reduce dependency on development partners, said World Bank Country Director Christine I Wallich.   Quota allocation delay may cost country $2m Terry towel exporters fear Bangladesh may be deprived of $2 million export earnings due to delay in allocation of quota to exporters, terry towel exporters feared.   Cabinet body okays crude, furnace oil import The Cabinet Purchase Committee yesterday approved import of 13 lakh tonnes of crude oil and 40,000 tonnes of furnace oil in December.   RMG raw-material delivery time reduced to a day With less than a month to the post-MFA (multi-fibre arrangement) era, the Chittagong Customs House has agreed to a Bangladesh Garment Manu-facturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) plea to bring down   French businesses keen to share technical expertise Visiting trade team meets CCCI French entrepreneurs are keen to invest and share technological expertise with their counterparts in Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade between the two countries.   Nokia to set up mobile handset plant in India Nokia, the world's largest mobile handset maker, is heavily investing in India to set up new manufacturing plant to meet the growing demand in the domestic and regional markets.   US sets anti-dumping duties on China, Vietnam shrimp The United States announced Tuesday anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shrimp of up to 113 percent, a move sure to infuriate the two countries.   S'pore, Thailand lead FTA signatories in Asia Singapore and Thailand have emerged as the two Asian countries with highest number of completed free trade agreements (FTA), according to Asia News Network reports.   DCCI polls on Dec 7 Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) will go into polls on December 7. Brac receives certification for vegetable export to EU countries Brac has received EUREPGAP certification from FoodCert Netherlands, BV recently to export vegetables to European Union countries.   HSBC arranges Tk1,640m syndicated loan for City Sugar The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd in Bangladesh announced the syndication of a Tk 1,640 million term loan and working capital facility for City Sugar Industries Ltd at a function     Advertisement