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Light engineering sector performance below expectations
Says commerce minister
Light engineering sector fails to contribute significantly to the economy, as entrepreneurs lack technological and institutional knowledge, Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury said yesterday.
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Women entrepreneurs want regional network to spur economy
Forum on 'Engendering SMEs' ends
Women entrepreneurs at a regional workshop stressed the need for building a network in the South Asian countries that would help them contribute more to their economic growth and poverty alleviation.
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Plastic goods makers assured of all-out govt support
There is a huge demand for plastic and polythene products around the world and Bangladesh can earn a lot of foreign exchange by catering to this demand through increased export of these items, Communications
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Oil edges up on winter fuel worries
Oil prices edged up on Monday as hurricane-wrecked refineries stayed shut in the United States and strikes threatened to cut supplies at French plants, leaving consumers fearful of winter fuel shortages.
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Japanese business confidence rises
Japan's large manufacturers grew slightly more confident in the three months to September, defying hopes of a sharper improvement, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey showed Monday.
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Tata Steel says its sales rise 14pc in Q2
India's second largest steel maker, Tata Steel Ltd., sold 1.18 million tonnes of steel in the July-September quarter up 14 percent from a year earlier, the company said. It produced 1.
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Toyota aims to sign up 100 dealers in China
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and a Chinese partner aim to sign up about 100 dealerships to sell the Camry sedan when the model debuts in China in mid-2006, a Toyota spokesman said Monday.
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