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  Spain trims 2021 GDP forecast

  | Updated at 09:50pm on April 09, 2021

  The Spanish government lowered its growth forecast for 2021 on Friday after fresh pandemic restrictions led to a weakerthan-expected first quarter. It now expects the...

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  German industrial output continues decline in Feb

  | Updated at 09:49pm on April 09, 2021

  German industrial production dropped for the second month in a row in February after eight months of gains, as the economic impact of the pandemic...

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  81pc marginalised households cut food expenses amid virus outbreak: study

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:47pm on April 08, 2021

  In Bangladesh, 80.6 per cent of marginalised households cut down their food expenses through reduction of number of protein items, number of items in a...

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  79pc of marginalised families face financial crisis amid pandemic

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:52pm on April 08, 2021

  Around 79 per cent of marginalised households in Bangladesh are exposed to financial hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic as their current income is not sufficient...

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  NBR asks Dhaka Club to pay Tk 33.74cr in taxes in 7 days

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:07pm on April 07, 2021

  Customs Excise and VAT Commissionerate (Dhaka) South on Wednesday asked the Dhaka Club Limited to pay dues worth Tk 33.74 crore in value-added tax and supplementary...

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  Help for low-income nations tops agenda at G20 meeting

  Agence France-Presse . Rome | Updated at 10:05pm on April 07, 2021

  G20 finance ministers and central bankers began a videoconference Wednesday to coordinate post-pandemic recovery plans, increase help for the poorest Covid-hit countries and discuss...

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  Samsung Electronics, LG forecast 40pc leaps in Q1 operating profits

  Agence France-Presse . Seoul | Updated at 10:03pm on April 07, 2021

  South Korea’s two biggest electronics firms both forecast jumps of around 40 per cent in their first-quarter operating profits Wednesday, with coronavirus-driven working from home...

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  Toshiba to weigh buyout offer from UK fund

  | Updated at 09:59pm on April 07, 2021

  Toshiba is considering a buyout offer from a British private equity fund, it said Wednesday, with reports suggesting the deal could be worth about $20...

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  IMF ups 2021 GDP growth forecast to 5pc for Bangladesh

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:16pm on April 06, 2021

  The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday predicted that the Bangladesh economy would grow by 5 per cent, up from its October 2020 prediction of 4.4...

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  Credit Suisse takes $4.7 billion hedge fund hit

  Agence France-Presse . Zurich | Updated at 10:43pm on April 06, 2021

  Credit Suisse said on Tuesday that it had taken a $4.7 billion hit from its links to troubled hedge fund Archegos Capital Management, cut dividends...