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China November exports fall, import growth hints of recovery
Reuters . Beijing | Updated at 12:00am on December 09, 2019
China’s exports in November shrank for the fourth consecutive month, underscoring persistent pressures on manufacturers from the Sino-US war but growth in imports may be...
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NBR withdraws duties on import of seeds of spices, pulses
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 06, 2019
The National Board of Revenue has withdrawn duties on import of seeds of various types of spices, including coriander and pepper, and pulses to facilitate...
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PM lies over computer import: BNP
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:07am on December 03, 2019
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday alleged that prime minister Sheikh Hasina did falsehood over cancellation of 2001 agreement with Tulip Computers to import computers...
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Malaysia to examine ringgit’s fall as import costs sting: Mahathir
Reuters . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 12:00am on December 02, 2019
Malaysia’s government would discuss a depreciation of the ringgit that was making imports more expensive and raising living costs, prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said...
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Onion prices still beyond control: minister
United News of Bangladesh . Gazipur | Updated at 05:25pm on November 28, 2019
Agriculture minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque on Thursday said onion prices still remained beyond control due to inadequate import and lack of stock. He came up...
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NBR enforces IPR rules for import, export goods
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 12:00am on November 22, 2019
The National Board of Revenue has enforced the intellectual property rights rules for import and export goods to prevent entry and outflow of goods that...
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Fuel oil import on emergency basis in offing
Shakhawat Hossain | Updated at 12:10am on November 17, 2019
Import of 30,000 tonnes of octane on emergency basis is under process by the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation to meet the demand for the fuel pushed...
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India’s palm oil imports jump 8pc as Malaysian shipments surge
Reuters . Mumbai | Updated at 12:00am on November 16, 2019
India’s palm oil imports climbed 8 per cent in the marketing year ended October 31 compared with the same period a year earlier as buying...
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Macron wants to take Beijing ‘at its word’ on free trade
Reuters . Shanghai/ Paris | Updated at 12:00am on November 04, 2019
French president Emmanuel Macron would seek to make China deliver on promises to grant more access to foreign companies, eyeing agribusiness and finance, advisers said...
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China to use import fair to highlight trade credentials
Reuters . Shanghai | Updated at 12:00am on November 02, 2019
China will use a giant import fair in Shanghai next week to try to showcase its free trade credentials, temper criticism of its policies and...