Vol. 5 Num 220 Tue. January 04, 2005    
 
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RMG exporters blamed for not investing in backward linkages
Saifur inaugurates online banking of Dutch-Bangla Bank
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday came down heavily on readymade garment exporters, saying had they made substantial investment in the backward linkage industries, the country would not haveseen
 
No trade negotiation before Safta implementation
Commerce secretary tells CPD dialogue
The government will not move ahead with trade negotiations with any party before the South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) gets implemented on January 1, 2006.
 
Korea launches mobile phone for the blind
A vendor, an operator and two philanthropic bodies have developed a special type of mobile phone for the visually handicapped consumers in South Korea.
 
Gold loses shine in Asia on firm dollar
Gold shed around $5 an ounce on Monday in the year's first trading day, losing some of its shine to a firmer dollar and the holiday absence of investors in Japan.
 
Bangladesh fetches $1.2m spot orders in India trade fair
Bangladesh has bagged spot orders worth US$ 1.2 million in the Industrial India Trade Fair held in Kolkata from December 20 to 31.
 
JOBS training for Banarashi Palli entrepreneurs
Job Opportunity and Business Support (JOBS), a project funded by USAID, Bangladesh, recently conducted a seven-day entrepreneurship training for entrepreneurs of Banarashi Palli at Mirpur in Dhaka.
 
Khulna Int'l Trade Fair begins today
A month long Khulna International Trade Fair 2005 begins today at Sonadanga truck terminal ground here.
 
Hyundai Motor sales up 25pc
South Korea top auto manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Group said, Monday its total sales rose 25 percent in 2004 despite weak domestic demand.
 
Oil drops below $43 on mild US winter
Crude oil futures fell below 43 dollars in Asian trade Monday as mild winter temperatures in the United States eased concerns that heating oil stocks may not be sufficient to meet demand, dealers said.
 
US company to import Chinese cars
A US company plans to import vehicles from China's Chery Automobile Co in what would be the biggest effort to market Chinese cars in the United States to date, The Wall Street Journal said Monday.
 
Malaysia trade surplus down by 25pc in Nov
Malaysia's trade surplus in November dropped 25 percent from October and was down 9.7 percent year-on-year as exports dipped due to high inventories, the trade ministry said Monday.
 

 
   
 
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