Bangladesh’s financial sector will have to adopt new technologies and services in the post-Covid-19 period for the lenders to move their operations online and address the recent challenges faced by the industry, speakers said at a webinar yesterday. The coronavirus could be a boon for digital financial services (DFS) and although Bangladesh has already seen…
Uzbekistan aims to become one of the world’s largest gold producers within the next several years that will be achieved through more development of its domestic gold regions. According to latest data, published by the Uzbek State Committee for Geology, the country currently has 63 large-scale gold mining fields, which have total reserves of more…
Uzbekistan is one of the key countries in the implementation of Europe Asia Connectivity Strategy, where there is a huge potential for private sector involvement, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Uzbekistan Eduards Stiprais told Trend in an interview. “Firstly, this is the further development of transport routes, including towards China, but also towards…
Bangladeshi entrepreneurs may be allowed to make equity investment aboard up to 25 per cent of their net annual income from exports, officials said. However, they will have to take prior permission from the government for the purpose, according to the draft ‘Capital Account Transactions (Overseas Equity Investment) Guidelines 2018’, prepared by the Bangladesh Bank.…
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has asked Bangladesh embassies of different countries to work to take advantage of post-Covid-19 export trade. “For this, the ambassadors posted in different countries have to play an important role. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Uzbekistan are friends of Bangladesh. There are huge demands for Bangladeshi products in the countries. Trade opportunities…