tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171812245514155022026-05-01T02:01:10.628+06:00Bangladesh Stock MarketStock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.comBlogger464125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-67226000781997662152011-09-09T14:21:00.000+06:002011-09-09T14:21:35.251+06:00বাণিজ্যসক্ষমতায় এক ধাপ পিছিয়েছে বাংলাদেশAlo (September 09, 2011)বাণিজ্য প্রতিযোগিতাসক্ষমতায় এক ধাপ পিছিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ। গতবারের চেয়ে ‘স্কোর’ বাড়লেও অন্য দেশগুলোর বাণিজ্যসক্ষমতা তুলনামূলকভাবে বেশি বাড়ায় বাংলাদেশ পিছিয়ে গেছে। এবার ১৪২টি দেশের মধ্যে বাংলাদেশের অবস্থান ১০৮ নম্বরে, আর গতবার এ অবস্থান ছিল ১০৭ নম্বরে।ওয়ার্ল্ড ইকোনমিক ফোরামের (ডব্লিউইএফ) ২০১১-১২ সালের বৈশ্বিক প্রতিযোগিতাসক্ষমতা প্রতিবেদন (জিসিআর) ও বাংলাদেশ ব্যবসায় পরিবেশ Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-66077254659538497302011-09-09T13:46:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:46:16.963+06:00Remittance supports Bangladesh economyExpress (September 09, 2011)Bangladesh is a huge labour surplus country in the world due to overpopulation. Hence it belongs to the supply side of the global labour market for unskilled labour. On an average 2,50,000 people annually (1995-2003) migrated to take up overseas employment. The flow of migrant workers is associated with the growing flow of remittance to a country. It was estimatedStock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-43983774286744655632011-09-09T13:41:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:41:34.239+06:00One-stop tax service centre to be opened in cityExpress (September 09, 2011)The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to introduce tax information and service centre in the city to offer one-stop service to the income taxpayers of the capital.The NBR will launch the service centre tomorrow (Saturday) at the Segun Bagicha (12-storey building) office on pilot basis.The centre will be inaugurated by NBR Chairman Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed, income Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-34109958410840325462011-09-09T13:37:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:37:25.581+06:00Turnover dips to 7-month low on DSEExpress (September 09, 2011)Dhaka stocks returned to negative territory again Thursday, a day after moderate gain, with turnover declined to seven and a half-month low as liquidity crisis continued in the stock market.The lack of confidence and lower participation of institutional investors dragged down the market as turnover value failed to cross even Tk 2.5 billion, said a stock broker.Amid Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-58252950354793774822011-09-09T13:35:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:35:55.522+06:00Insurance company faces musicExpress (September 09, 2011)Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has started taking strict measures to bring healthy competition among the insurers to regulate the sector.The Central Rating Committee in its 143rd meeting held on July 12 and an emergency meeting on August 10 took a number of wide ranging decisions effective from September 04 to regulate the insurance Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-37672055553951618972011-09-09T13:33:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:33:23.284+06:00DSE CEO resignsExpress (September 09, 2011)Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satipati Moitra Thursday resigned on health ground, officials said.DSE President Md. Shakil Rizvi confirmed the news about Mr Satipati's resignation letter, which was accepted by DSE board on the same day.Mr. Rizvi said the DSE board requested Mr. Moitra to carry on his job. "But Mr. Moitra expressed his Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-67237746640366369332011-09-09T13:27:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:27:19.776+06:00Five private cos to get $192m foreign loansExpress (September 09, 2011)Bangladesh's trade relations with India are now poised to witness a remarkable stride following the announcement by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in Dhaka last Tuesday about providing duty-free access to 46 garment products from its neighbour, according to economic analysts."It is, no doubt, a step forward at the moment in terms of trade with India," Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-6266887073689139522011-09-09T13:20:00.000+06:002011-09-09T13:20:18.683+06:00Economists upbeat about increasing exports to IndiaExpress (September 09, 2011)Bangladesh's trade relations with India are now poised to witness a remarkable stride following the announcement by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in Dhaka last Tuesday about providing duty-free access to 46 garment products from its neighbour, according to economic analysts."It is, no doubt, a step forward at the moment in terms of trade with India," Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-785971782266857232011-09-08T12:43:00.000+06:002011-09-08T12:43:08.143+06:00Renata's jt venture with Indian co to market anti-cancer productsExpress (September 08, 2011)
Renata Limited in co-operation with Indian Natco Pharma will set up a pharmaceutical company in a bid to develop and market anti-cancer products in the country at affordable prices.A
memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed last week between the two
companies regarding the joint venture envisages for setting up API and
Dosage form manufacturing facilities in Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-81914141072377962392011-09-08T12:38:00.002+06:002011-09-08T12:38:21.448+06:00DSE leaders sit with brokers Sunday on falling turnoverStar (September 08, 2011)
Dhaka Stock Exchange leaders will sit with top 30 brokerage firms in
terms of turnover on Sunday to discuss ways of rejuvenating the
stockmarket.
“We want to find out why turnover declined. We are
trying to take positive measures to increase the volume of turnover,”
said Ahasanul Islam, senior vice president of DSE.
A list of large
institutional investors will be Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-63352847133421981862011-09-08T12:11:00.002+06:002011-09-08T12:11:36.772+06:00SEC to seek investment info from fund managersStar (September 08, 2011)
The stockmarket regulator will seek investment information from the
mutual fund managers in the backdrop of a bearish trend in the market.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission wants to see whether the managers
are utilising the funds properly in the market, which is now facing a
liquidity dearth, an SEC official said yesterday.
“The commission
will issue letters Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-25100469324489887462011-09-06T13:39:00.000+06:002011-09-06T13:39:35.813+06:00securities regulator has rejected the proposal of bonus dividends by the fund managers of closed-end mutual fundExpress (August 21, 2011)
The securities regulator has rejected the proposal of bonus dividends by the fund managers of closed-end mutual funds, officials said.
The decision came at a commission meeting, chaired by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Professor M Khairul Hossain, held at the SEC office last week.
Recently, some fund managers submitted a number of proposals, Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-77110884489692258772011-09-06T13:34:00.002+06:002011-09-06T13:35:00.651+06:00BB raises key policy ratesStar (September 06, 2011)
Bangladesh Bank has increased the policy rates for the fifth time in
the last 13 months as non-food inflation jumped in the last few months.
The
central bank yesterday raised the repurchase rate, at which it lends to
commercial banks, to 7.25 percent from 6.75 percent.
The reverse repurchase rate was increased to 5.25 percent from 4.75 percent. The changes came intoStock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-10705250776282027242011-09-06T13:27:00.002+06:002011-09-06T13:27:39.488+06:00BB publishes draft guidelines to set up new banksExpress (September 06, 2011)
The central bank has published draft guidelines to establish new banks imposing a restriction to keep the number of directors in their board within 13, officials said. Under
the draft guidelines, the paid-up capital of a new commercial bank will
have to be Tk 4.0 billion as required under Bank Company Act 1991. The
share capital will be formed with ordinary sharesStock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-36656534344189717272011-09-04T11:33:00.000+06:002011-09-04T11:33:00.984+06:00IMF suggests NBR to adopt new VAT law soonExpress (September 04, 2011)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to make the proposed VAT law effective without any delay to help prevent revenue leakage.
The multilateral lender recently sent a letter to the revenue board chief, expressing its optimism about speedy adoption of the law, officials said.
The IMF has long been suggesting the Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-40620768085161695052011-09-04T11:31:00.002+06:002011-09-04T11:31:24.932+06:00Businesses out of leveraging technology, time zone differences and human capitalExpress (September 04, 2011)
The most striking thing about information and communication technology is how pervasive it is. ICT devices have diffused across all aspects of modern life - from our social lives to the daily routine of working life - in Indonesia and around the world. This diffusive nature of ICT has led to the rise of the information society, which has created major changes inStock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-45612695928920066602011-09-04T11:30:00.002+06:002011-09-04T11:30:17.981+06:00US regulator sues major banks over subprime bondsExpress (September 04, 2011)
A US regulator sued 17 large banks and financial institutions Friday over losses on about $200 billion of subprime bonds, which may hamper a broader government settlement of the mortgage mess left over from the housing crisis.
The lawsuits by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, surprised investors, dragging down bank Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-74253287947821031612011-09-04T11:27:00.002+06:002011-09-04T11:27:42.046+06:00Bangladesh-China direct shipping link from Sept 9Express (September 04, 2011)
A Singapore-based carrier will launch a direct shipping link between Bangladesh and China this month, opening up a new vista for trade between the two economies.
The link will cut freight for Bangladeshi traders who import US$7 billion merchandise from the world's second largest economy and help boost export opportunities for local manufacturers seeking new Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-45377737194807910022011-08-30T12:56:00.002+06:002011-08-30T12:56:25.819+06:00TV stations gear up for revenue battleStar (August 30, 2011)
It's that time of the year again, when television channels spare no effort to attract viewers, and revenue as well.
According to advertisers, television channels charge almost double during the Eid festival to cash in on the demand, and Eid advertising accounts for up to 15 percent of the television channels' yearly revenue income.
“Leading TV channels that usually Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-25827912168984363652011-08-30T12:48:00.002+06:002011-08-30T12:48:48.694+06:00Central bank move keeps call rate stableExpress (August 30, 2011)
The inter-bank call money rate was stable Monday despite the pressure of withdrawal of cash from banks, ahead of the Eid-ul Fitr festival, treasury officials said.
The call rate ranged between 18.00 per cent and 20.00 per cent on the last working day before the Eid against the previous day's range between 15.00 per cent and 20.00 per cent.
However, most deals Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-85820274174768261972011-08-30T12:46:00.002+06:002011-09-07T10:56:23.967+06:00An eight-member Article-4 mission of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Dhaka on September 4Express (August 30, 2011)
An eight-member Article-4 mission of International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Dhaka on September 4 next on a two-week visit to have an in-depth look at the country's macro-economic fundamentals and the balance of payment (BoP) situation , a high official at the ministry of finance (MoF) has said.
The Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of IMF, under which the Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-68311527444391334952011-08-29T22:49:00.002+06:002011-08-29T22:49:57.458+06:00Chartered Financial Analyst programmeExpress (August 23, 2011)
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute has recently published the results of the CFA examinations. Twelve candidates from Bangladesh have passed the last (third) level of the examinations and qualified for receiving the CFA Charter. Numerous others have passed the first and second levels of the examinations on their way toward completion of the programme Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-83284857844875800532011-08-29T02:08:00.002+06:002011-08-29T02:08:31.341+06:00Importance of proper portfolio management in an unstable capital marketExpress (August 29, 2011)
Portfolio management is the most scientific concept that is conventionally used to assist, guide, analyse and manage investment in capital market. It helps the investors, by identifying the threats and opportunities, the strengths and weaknesses as well as the risks and rewards of investments. Through its proper uses, the investors decide to buy or sell, or buy or Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-58092767885126545152011-08-29T02:04:00.002+06:002011-08-29T02:04:04.566+06:00Number of BO accounts down furtherExpress (August 29, 2011)
The number of beneficiary owner's (BO) accounts continued to decline as stock market investors closed 3, 53,077 BO accounts in the last two months mainly due to fresh volatility, lack of IPOs and higher renewal fees.
According to data from the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited, the number of active BO accounts dropped to 27, 56,640 as on August 26 from that of Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217181224551415502.post-61969322248943804972011-08-29T02:00:00.000+06:002011-08-29T02:00:10.193+06:00The Best Designation For Your Financial Education: CFA, MBA Or Both?Pedia (January 25, 2011)
Additional education after college has become a prerequisite for career advancement in many investment fields. For those considering a career in investments, the great debate has been whether to obtain a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or The CFA Institute's Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Both have their advantages but considering Stock BDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04757366722156957971noreply@blogger.com0