CERAMICS INDUSTRY / 15 new factories to create 1 lakh jobs
When some industries are struggling with liquidity crisis and high lending rates, the ceramics sector has been getting five new factories on an average every year since 2017, industry players said.
7 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s untapped potential in export of ceramics
Ceramic tiles, tableware and sanitary ware have become an integral part of today’s life. It makes a world of a difference to the look and characteristics of a structure’s interiors and exteriors.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Why design is a crucial element for the ceramics industry
Those days are gone when businessmen had to rely on foreign products for designing their items. Now most of the factories have their own design and product development team which brings out four to six new products – from plates, cups, mugs to cutlery and dinner sets – every year.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Fund diversion fuelled non-performing loans
Diversion of funds by borrowers is the major reason for the higher non-performing loans in Bangladesh, according to Anis A Khan, a career banker who retired a few days ago after serving the industry for nearly four decades.
4 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Summit to invest $5b in infrastructure in 5 years
Summit Group will invest $5 billion in various projects in Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country’s growing appetite for infrastructure.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM
COST-TO-INCOME RATIO / Southeast, Bank Asia most efficient, profitable lenders
Southeast Bank is the most profitable and efficient lender in Bangladesh followed by Bank Asia while Dutch-Bangla Bank is the least, according to an analysis of different banks’ cost-to-income ratio.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Negative image, lack of lab challenges to going global
Negative country images and lack of laboratory facilities for checking standards are two major challenges for Bangladeshi food companies to enter global markets.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Thirst for cultures changing consumption patterns: study
Consumers are on a big and broad journey of discovery, moving out of their comfort zones to explore bolder flavours and multi-sensory food experiences, according to Innova Market Insights, a global knowledge leader in the food and beverage industry.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Private credit growth slows
After rising for two months, private sector credit growth came down again in January due to the seemingly never-ending political
11 March 2015, 16:21 PM
Towards financial inclusion
On August 15, India's Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a national mission of financial inclusion. Called the Prime Minister's People's Wealth Programme, it envisions bank accounts for all Indians. In its first phase, ending August 14, 2015, the target is 7.5 crore accounts.
9 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Mariners lose jobs as firms sell off ships
Local conglomerates who once rushed to buy reconditioned ocean-going vessels are now selling off the ships as scrap to stem further losses, industry insiders said.
1 March 2015, 19:10 PM
Small steel mills suffer for political turmoil
Non-graded traditional steel millers are facing a difficult time as they are losing market share to tech-savvy large mills, while their remaining business is being eaten up by the ongoing political unrest, industry insiders said.
25 February 2015, 19:01 PM
New banks go for risky lending
New banks are lending out heavily -- 70 to 80 percent of their total loans -- to corporate clients instead of small and medium enterprises and retail consumers, insiders and analysts said.
22 February 2015, 18:46 PM
Meghna Group teams up with Thai firm to form joint venture
Meghna Group of Bangladesh and PM Group of Thailand have joined hands to set up a polypropylene factory that will support packaging industries at home and abroad.
17 February 2015, 18:42 PM
Cold chain can save food supply chain
The issue came to the fore in recent years after food adulteration reached alarming proportions.
15 September 2014, 18:02 PM