Vol. 5 Num 192 Tue. December 07, 2004    
 
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Multilateral trading fails to meet LDC cause
Altaf tells discussion on WTO
Multilateral trading system did not come in the way as envisaged and deprived the least developed countries (LDCs) of vital market access for exporting their limited commodities.
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Get ready before entering information superhighway
Alcatel South Asia MD asks Bangladesh as he talks to The Daily Star
Bangladesh should be better prepared for the global software market before the country is connected with the information superhighway, said a top official of French telecom giant Alcatel.
 
Cash crunch stymies software growth
Developers tell post-exposition press conference
Software developers yesterday said they are faced with cash crunch, hurting the expansion of the sector.
 
India to allow 74pc FDI in private banks
Ratan Tata to head commission to woo investment
Indian government will allow 74 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in private banks by the year-end and set up a commission headed by Tata Industries Group Chairman Ratan Tata to woo foreign anddomestic
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Dhaka chamber goes to polls today
Business community of Dhaka will elect their leaders as Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) goes to the polls today.
Some 3,000 voters will elect eight directors from 14 contestants.

 
Oil rises on Opec cut talk, Saudi attack
World oil prices ticked up from a three-month low on Monday as traders looked for Opec to take action to stem a slide which knocked 14 percent off crude prices last week.
 
New chairman of BIA
M Shamsul Alam, founder managing director of Reliance Insurance Limited, has recently been elected chairman of the Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) for 2005-2006 term.
 
Jute products fair begins
A weeklong diversified jute products fair began on Bangladesh Shishu Academy premises here yesterday.
 
Agrani Bank opens ATM at ICDDR,B branch
Agrani Bank opened an automated teller machine (ATM) booth at its ICDDR,B branch at Mahakhali in Dhaka on Thursday.
 
Telekom Malaysia secures $150m loan with low interest cost
Malaysia's largest telecommunications company, Telekom Malaysia Bhd. on Monday announced that it has signed a 2.5 year term loan facility of 150 million dollars.
 
Quest to secure supply of energy sources tops China's priority
China's quest to secure supply of energy sources to fuel domestic economic expansion tops the country's economic agenda in 2005 and beyond, suggested a leading regional banker.
 

 
   
 
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