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Enforcement of Safta
Experts suggest removal of non-tariff barriers
Identifying non-tariff barriers as the main bottleneck in implementing Safta agreement, the country's experts expressed their mixed reaction over the benefit Bangladesh can reap from the deal, which came
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Duty-free Access to US
Dhaka calls for immediate enactment of TRADE Act
Bangladesh made a strong plea that the US Congress would enact the TRADE Act at the earliest to help the least developed countries (LDCs) of the Asia-Pacific region adjust to the emerging new tradingregime.
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Katalyst signs MoU with four district chambers
Katalyst, a project that works in the field of SME (small and medium enterprise) promotion, has signed a one year MoU with four district chambers in a bid to improve public services for business growth.
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Oil prices near $74
World oil prices climbed towards 74 dollars per barrel on Friday due to jitters over motor fuel supplies before a long holiday weekend in the United States, dealers said.
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Global markets fail to bridge rich-poor divide: UN
The United Nations said in a report on Friday that globalisation has failed to narrow the glaring inequalities between rich and poor nations and called for developing countries to be given more spaceto
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Russia makes currency fully convertible
Russia lifted currency controls Saturday in a sign of new-found economic confidence less than eight years after defaulting on its massive domestic debt, devaluing its currency and wiping out its people's
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WTO gathering fizzles out
A crucial World Trade Organisation session fizzled out Saturday, as a long-standing rift between rich and poor countries appeared to deepen in the Doha Round negotiations on tearing down barriers to global
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Global Trade Talks
Developing countries form united front
About 100 developing countries in the World Trade Organisation on Saturday formed a united front to defend the development thrust of global trade talks, but said they were optimistic that agreement could
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WTO has two weeks to settle spats: EU
Trading nations are running out of time to salvage the floundering Doha Round talks on liberalising global commerce, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson warned on Saturday.
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Weekly Currency Roundup
June 25 June 29, 2006
Local FX Market
Demand for US dollar was stable in this week and USD rose slightly against Bangladeshi taka.
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