Green and Sustainable Financing Declines in Second Quarter of 2025
Bangladesh’s banks and financial companies (FCs) experienced a noticeable decline in green and sustainable finance disbursements during the April–June 2025 …
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Santander’s US-Based Digital Banking Business Helps Drive Record Quarter
Santander’s record-breaking quarter was fuelled by robust customer growth and the rapid expansion of its US-based digital banking operations. In …
Bank of Japan Holds Interest Rates Steady in First Meeting Under Prime Minister Takaichi
Japan’s central bank held its benchmark interest rates steady at 0.5% on Thursday, marking its first policy meeting since Sanae …
Bank Asia Reports 71% Surge in Profit for January–September 2025
Bank Asia PLC has recorded a 71 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit, reaching Tk 351 crore for the …
Xinhua Silk Road: Industrial and Financial Synergy to Drive Northeast Asia’s Economic Growth
Xinhua Silk Road: Industrial and Financial Synergy to Drive Northeast Asia’s Economic Growth Beijing, 30 October 2025 At the Exchange …
Standard Chartered Raises Outlook as Quarterly Profit Surpasses Estimates
Standard Chartered has upgraded its income and return outlook after reporting a third-quarter profit that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by …
Bangladesh Bank password savings card scam
A syndicate has fraudulently withdrawn money from the National Savings Directorate’s (NSD) digital system. By encashing other people’s savings certificates …
Mercantile Bank Holds Entrepreneurship Development Programme
Mercantile Bank PLC has held the certificate awarding and closing ceremony for its month-long Entrepreneurship Development Programme, organised under the …
IMF Mission Visits Dhaka to Assess Progress Ahead of Sixth Loan Instalment
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission has commenced its visit to Dhaka to evaluate the utilization of funds from …
PayPal Flags Smaller Basket Sizes and Cautious Shoppers Amid Macro Uncertainty
On 28 October, PayPal (PYPL.O) reported a slowdown in payments activity during September, which continued into October across both the …