June 4, 2025 10:24 am

Finance

Bangladesh will have to wait longer to get the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for duty-free export to the US market.
Global GDP could fall by up to 7 percent; Fears of a major crisis: IMF warns of trade war.
Finance Posts
World Bank Warns of Sluggish Growth in Bangladesh and South Asia, Urges Tax Reform for Stability
World Bank Slashes Bangladesh’s GDP Growth Forecast to 3.3% Amid Political Turmoil and Economic Strain 
World Bank Urges Pakistan to Address Delays in Dasu Hydropower Project
IMF Withholds Loan Installment for Bangladesh
U.S. Proposes to Withdraw Funding from UN Peacekeeping Missions
A Global Perspective on the Most Expensive Government-Funded Megaprojects
EU Pledges Over €23 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine for 2025
World Bank: Global Poverty Reduction Stalls, 2020-2030 a Lost Decade
Billionaire Wealth Explodes by $2 Trillion in 2024, Oxfam Warns of a New Gilded Age at Davos
Big Tech Faces Scrutiny Over Donations to Trump’s Inauguration Fund
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