A high-powered government delegation is expected to visit two Muslim countries, Turkey and Indonesia, to gain institutional experience of expanding ‘Halal’ food export market, officials said. Additional secretary (export) of the commerce ministry Md Hafizur Rahman will lead the four-member delegation. The delegation is likely to visit Turkey from April 01 to 07 and Indonesia […]
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8The central bank has revised policy on agency commission for handling vessels – aiming to save foreign currency in foreign trade transportation, officials said. Under the revised policy, local shipping agents would receive 2.5 per cent as agency commission on total transportation charges made by exporters under cost of freight (CFR) export and by importers […]
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Japanese Economic Zone (EZ) is expected to go on full-swing operation in the first-half of 2023 as all development work of the zone is likely to be completed within June of the same year, reports BSS. Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Paban Chowdhury told BSS, the zone will become an investment […]
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Japan’s government on Tuesday unveiled measures to help midsize and large companies boost capital funds, officials have said, a step aimed at backing mainly restaurants and lodging businesses hit hard by coronavirus restrictions. The government’s response to corporate financing in the pandemic has so far mainly targeted small firms through such schemes as provision of […]
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The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday allowed shipping agents to charge a higher commission for handling vessels in Bangladesh’s ports for imports of goods. The central bank issued a circular on the day, bringing a number of changes in its Guidelines for Foreign Exchange Transactions-2018 relating to shipping agents’ commission. The central bank brought the changes […]
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