Volume 4 Number 352 Wed. May 26, 2004    
 
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Rich nations must honour LDC stance on Doha agenda
Commerce minister tells WTO-Escap workshop
Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury yesterday said rich countries must accept proposals of poor countries to move forward with Doha Development Agenda.
 
Simplified rules of origin vital for RMG survival
Oxfam discussion told
Simplified rules of origin for export to the EU market and duty and quota free access to other countries can help the ready made garment (RMG) industry survive in the quota-free world, speakers observed
 
Take effective steps to check corruption in tax admin
Speakers suggest at pre-budget seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday said corruption has a taken a deep root in both government and private sectors because of poor governance and lack of transparency.
 
Airconditioner Assemblers' Budget Proposal
Cut import duty on spare parts to 2.5pc
Airconditioner assemblers and fridge importers have demanded reduction of import duty on spare parts of airconditioners and withdrawal of regulatory duty on imported parts of refrigerators in the next
 
Oil prices ease though supply fears linger
Oil prices gave back some of their recent steep gains on Tuesday but traders remained sceptical that producers will be able to quench the world's thirst for oil.
 
BGMEA gets space in airports for reception centres
Civil aviation and tourism ministry has decided to allocate lands in Zia International Airport and Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport for the BGMEA to set up its two reception centres for the convenienceof
 
Truetzschler customer day held
Customer Day-2004 of Truetzschler GmbH & Co KG, a textile machinery manufacturing company of Germany, was held in Dhaka yesterday.
 
Prime Bank, CDBL sign agreement
Prime Bank Limited has signed an agreement with the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL), the service provider of the Central Depository System, to dematerialise its paper shares.
 
GP rewards six channel partners
GrameenPhone Ltd (GP) has rewarded its dealers for their performances under the company's sales incentive programme "Going Beyond".
 
Capa confce concludes in Dhaka
The 16th conference of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (Capa), hosted by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), concluded in Dhaka on Monday.
 
BKMEA team meets Altaf
Newly elected office bearers of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufactures and Exporters Association (BKMEA) yesterday met Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury.
 
AMCL-PRAN, CDBL sign deal
Agricultural Marketing Company Limited (AMCL-PRAN) has signed an agreement with Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) to convert its paper shares into electronic ones for trading under centraldepository
 
Asian countries aim to club together over oil price
Alarmed by soaring crude prices, five big Asian oil-consuming countries have agreed to try and club together to cope with a problem threatening the economic lifeblood of the region, South Korea said Tuesday.
 
Indian govt vows tough stand in WTO talks to protect farmers
India will take a tough stand on agricultural issues in World Trade Organisation talks to protect farmers' rights, the country's new commerce minister said Monday.
 

 
   
 
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