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Pre-Budget Interview
Modern tax admin key to raising revenue
DCCI president talks to The Daily Star
Accelerating the modernisation process of tax administration is vital for widening tax net and increasing revenue, felt Sayeeful Islam, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
 
BB governor promises not to serve vested interest
New Bangladesh Bank Governor Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday promised not to take any decision to protect the interest of smaller groups at the cost of greater section of the population and the country's interests.
 
Share prices bounce back
Share prices on both bourses yesterday bounced back with the benchmark indices gaining over 65 points on average.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) All Share Price Index recovered 66.91 points or 6.

 
High-profile body set up to boost India's trade diplomacy
Seeking to give a boost to India's economic diplomacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a high-powered committee headed by him to take decisions on economic aspects of the country's foreign policy
 
FBCCI, StanChart team up to promote SMEs
The country's apex trade body and a leading foreign commercial bank yesterday agreed to promote Bangladesh's small and medium enterprise (SME) sector.
 
Hafiz Ibrahim loses Rupali Bank directorship
The central bank has declared the directorship of Hafiz Ibrahim on the board of Rupali Bank Limited vacant.
 
Mega exhibition starts from May 8
Three separate exhibitions of electronic products, construction materials and household items will begin simultaneously at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on May 8.
 
ADB chief seeks cooperation with NGOs
Newly-elected Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda was grilled Tuesday by representatives of non-government organizations (NGOs) on the allegedly harmful effects of the bank's projects.
 
Oil prices slip
Oil prices slipped in Asian trade Tuesday as speculative buying eased and the marked turned its focus to an anticipated build in US crude oil inventories, dealers said.
 
India's cotton output leaps
Indian cotton farmers could not have asked for more: excellent weather, hybrid seeds and fewer pest attacks.
The result, a record crop in 2004 that boosted incomes.

 
EU seeks to galvanise foundering WTO talks
EU trade chief Peter Mandelson sought Tuesday to galvanise foundering world trade talks, insisting pessimism was "misplaced" and seeking pledges to open markets in industrialised and middle-income countries.
 
China wants moderate increase in textile exports
China wants to see a "moderate" increase in its textile exports, Trade Minister Bo Xilai said here Tuesday after talks with French counterpart Francois Loos.
 

 
   
 
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