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Remittance of expatriates
August 7, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Bangladesh national living abroad remitted pound sterling 3.61 lakh and US dollar 6.96 lakh through foreign money orders
(RMOs) in July
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Philippines-Bangladesh joint food-processing industry
August 7, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - The Philippines is interested in setting up food-processing industry here under joint venture utilising plenty of quality food, fruits and vegetables of Bangladesh.
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New 500-taka currency bill to be introduced
August 7, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Bangladesh Bank will issue on August 10 a new 500-taka currency note with multifarious security texture in recto-verso printing and the denomination written in indelible ink.
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Most notorious quota buster wants Arab, Asian ties
August 7, 2000
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Members of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries probably thought they'd never see the
day when Venezuela, once the group's most notorious quota buster and
most apathetic member, would try to promote deeper ties with Arab,
African and Asian OPEC countries.
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Treasury bills auctioned
August 7, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - The 100th auction of the 28-day, 91-day, 182-day, 364-day, 2-year and 5-year treasury bills were held here yesterday (Sunday).
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DSE index up again
August 7, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange closed higher yesterday (Sunday) as the gainers outnumbered the losers.
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Upswing continues at CSE
August 7, 2000
Chittagong (UNB)- Upswing at the Chittagong Stock Exchange continued with a jump of 18.43 points in its benchmark index yesterday (Sunday).
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Frozen foods' export cross target despite EU ban
August 6, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - The EU ban-driven downtrend in frozen foods export since 1997-98 reversed last fiscal to boost over 25 per cent from the previous year's mark and crossed the target for the first time.
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DSE index rose by 5.95 points
August 6, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange finished higher yesterday (Saturday) with the gainers outnumbering the losers.
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Gainers dominated the losers at CSE
August 6, 2000
Chittagong (UNB) - As the gainers dominated the losers, Price index at Chittagong Stock Exchange marked a rise yesterday (Saturday).
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Monsanto to provide royalty-free licenses for "golden
rice" development
August 5, 2000
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Monsanto will provide royalty-free licenses of
all its technology that could lead to further development of
so-called "golden rice" and other rice varieties enriched with
vitamin A.
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India charges 21 companies with tax fraud
August 5, 2000
NEW DELHI (AP) - The government has charged 21 companies
during the past three years with tax fraud over allegedly false
claims for credits on payments of sales tax, Junior Finance Minister
V. Dhananjaya Kumar told Parliament on Friday.
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Foreign portfolio investment in Philippines falls sharply
August 5, 2000
MANILA (AP) - Foreign portfolio investment in the
Philippines fell sharply in the first six months of this year
according to central bank data released Friday that reflects the
heavy losses on Manila's financial markets.
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US investors’ plant to boost up Jute sector
August 4, 2000
Dhaka, Aug 3 (UNB) – When country’s jute sector is facing a setback, US investors is likely to set up a jute-based composite plant in Bangladesh with an estimated cost of one billion dollar.
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Energy and Mineral Resources Council dissolved
August 3, 2000
Dhaka (UNB)- The government has dissolved the National Council for Energy and Mineral Resources, as it "appeared inoperative" three years after it was reconstituted.
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Domestic demand hinder tea export
August 3, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Due to rising domestic demand, tea export suffered a major setback last fiscal with forex earning from the sector slashed by over 54 per cent compared to the previous year.
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'Toys R Us' motto: - toys are for US children
August 3, 2000
NEW YORK (AP) - Toys R Us has announced plans to build the world's largest toy store, a 101,000-square-foot (9,090-square-meter) emporium with a life-size dollhouse and a 60-foot (18-meter)-tall Ferris wheel in Times Square.
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Asian stock markets close mostly higher
August 3, 2000
HONG KONG (AP) - Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday, with Tokyo rallying on gains in technology stocks and Hong Kong rising amid easing fears of an imminent interest rate
hike.
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Index rise despite turnover decrease
August 3, 2000
Chittagong (UNB) - Price index at Chittagong Stock Exchange marked a rise yesterday (Wednesday) although the turnover both in terms of value and volume decreased.
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Tofail urges bankers, insurers to adopt Incoterms
August 2, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Industries Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday called upon the country's bankers and insurers to embrace updated international commercial terms (Incoterms) to bring dynamism in business.
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Export earnings exceed target
August 2, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Country's export earning exceeded slightly the target of fiscal 1999-2000 registering 8.27 per cent up over the previous fiscal.
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Textile manufacturers fear SAARC rule on EU
August 2, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Textile manufacturers have expressed grave concern over government's consent to the rule of SAARC regional cumulation for claiming GSP from EU that they fear will destroy local textile sector.
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DSE index falls slightly
August 2, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - The price index at Dhaka Stock Exchange marked 1.54 points further fall yesterday (Tuesday) despite the gainers outnumbered the losers.
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Government to give the farmers price incentives
August 1, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - As bumper crops knocked down market rates, the government decided to buy an additional one lakh tons of rice aiming to give the farmers price incentives.
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Russia's economy grew by 7 percent
August 1, 2000
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's economy grew by 7 percent over the first
half of this year, a top Cabinet member said Monday, playing down
fears that the economic growth is tapering off.
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DSE index downward
August 1, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange finished lower yesterday (Monday), shedding 5.92 points in its benchmark index.
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CSE index declines
August 1, 2000
Chittagong (UNB) - Price index in Chittagong Stock Exchange finished lower yesterday as the losers dominated the gainers.
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