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FBCCI wants review of higher duties on raw materials
Seeks measures against traders involved with unusual price hike
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has hailed most of the new budget proposals, but it asked the government for reconsidering the increased duties on industrial raw and
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WTO members squabble over industrial tariffs
Members of the World Trade Organisation, already at odds over trade in farm goods, on Friday bickered over the level of customs duties to be applied to industrial products, WTO sources said.
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Cambodia cuts RMG wages
Cambodia's parliament Friday approved a controversial wage cut for garment factory workers that will reduce nightshift pay by 70 percent.
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US buyers delay garment imports from Vietnam
Many US companies have postponed new contracts with Vietnamese textile and garment exporters until August, when the US Department of Commerce (DOC) will announce the results of its review of local exporters'
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Oil prices bounce, metals bend lower
World oil prices bounced higher this week, but ended on a flat note as traders tracked US supply news alongside a rogue cyclone in the Middle East.
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Introduce advance income tax for TIN opening
Say tax lawyers
Income tax lawyers yesterday demanded introduction of Tk 1,500 advance income tax while opening TIN (tax identification number). They also demanded reintroduction of wealth tax.
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Countrywide DSE activities soon
President of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Md Abdullah Bokhari yesterday said DSE is committed to expanding its activities across the country to infuse dynamism into the capital market.
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Ad festival in Sept
A two-day advertising festival will begin in Dhaka on September 7 to promote local ad industry.
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Entrepreneurship training for women
Women in Small Enterprises (WISE) and Bangladesh Mahila Samity (BMS), a women's association, yesterday organised a daylong training programme on 'How to Start Business' for the members of Baishakhi Mothers'
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KSA starts offering 60-day tourist visas
Saudi Arabia has started issuing group visas, through licensed tour operators, to foreign nationals intending to visit the Kingdom. Tourist visas could be obtained for a maximum period of 60 days.
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Viyellatex wins fair trade certification
Viyellatex, a Bangladeshi textile manufacturer, has recently been accredited as fair trade manufacturer of yarn, fabric and finished garment products by FLO-CERT GmbH, a Germany-based fair trade certification
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