Volume 5 Number 68 Mon. August 02, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business   EXIM Bank rides on new IPO rules Records highest applications Belying fears of uncertainty due to severe flooding, the initial public offering (IPO) of Export Import (EXIM) Bank has received the highest number of applications in the history of Bangladesh's capital Social barriers discourage women entrepreneurs Workshop in Chittagong told It is social barrier, not the religious one, which discourages women from getting involved in business activities, speakers observed at the inaugural session of a workshop on women entrepreneurship in   Business promotion council for herbal medicine sector on cards In a bid to give a boost to export of herbal medicines and plants, the government is going to set up a business promotion council exclusively for the sector.   NBR launches service desks Bid to help businesspeople in paying Vat The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced service desks in its offices to help businesspeople resolve their problems in paying value-added tax (Vat) under stricter new measures.   Turnaround time of vessels reduces at Ctg Port The turnaround time of vessels at Chittagong Port has come down remarkably and implementation of certain measures is expected to reduce the time further.   Soaring oil to have lasting impact on world economy The oil price spike, which shot last week to the historic heights of October 1990, is a structural phenomenon set to have a long-lasting impact on the world economy, analysts say.   China to help develop tourism in Bangladesh The visiting vice governor of China's Yunan Province, Sao Kui, has promised all-out help to develop Bangladesh's tourism industry.   Europe lauds WTO deal; China complains European economic giants Germany, Britain and France warmly welcomed a deal Sunday to salvage world trade talks but China complained developing countries were not satisfied and an environmental grouphit     Advertisement