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Mobile banking transactions hit Tk 8.44 b a day
Mobile-phone banking in Bangladesh now generates a little over Tk   read more>>
MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries (right), poses with his wife Nita Ambani (second right), daughter Isha Ambani (centre), sons Akash Ambani (left) and Anant Ambani (second left) a   read more>>
Reliance rattles Indian telcos by unveiling 'free' 4G phone
MUMBAI, July 21: India's disruptive new telecom entrant Reliance Jio,   read more>>
   
Accenture plans to leave Bangladesh
Technological service and outsourcing company Accenture is leaving Bangladesh, letting   read more>>
United Air shares slide on outlook
NEW YORK, July 21: Shares of United Continental Holdings Inc   read more>>
IMF approves $1.8 b loan for Greece 'in principle'
WASHINGTON, July 21: The International Monetary Fund late Thursday approved   read more>>
   
North Korea 2016 economic growth at 17-year high: Seoul
SEOUL, July 21: North Korea's economy grew at its fastest   read more>>
SHANGHAI: People visit CosmeticTek and PharmaTek China exhibition at Shanghai New International Expo Centre here last week. Photo: Reuters   read more>>
Global shares becalmed by lull in market-moving news
TOKYO, July 21: Global shares were mixed Friday as trading   read more>>
   
Vodafone beats expectations with 'robust' performance
LONDON, July 21: Vodafone, the world's second largest mobile operator,   read more>>
Oil falls, euro surge to two-year high
LONDON, July 21: Oil prices fell on Friday after a   read more>>
South Africa cuts interest rate for first time in five years
JOHANNESBURG, July 21: South Africa's central bank slashed its key   read more>>
   
LONDON: A woman holds a phone as she passes a Vodaphone store here in the British capital recently. Photo: Reuters   read more>>
Microsoft profit beats expectations
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21: Microsoft on Thursday reported that its   read more>>
CHICAGO: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft speaking at the Microsoft Ignite conference here in May. Photo: Reuters   read more>>
   
UK sidelined as Europe looks beyond Brexit in aerospace
PARIS, July 21: Britain risks losing clout in the aerospace   read more>>
Show and sell
Shift in global ad spending boosts events firms
BENGALURU, July 21: Organizers of conferences and trade shows are   read more>>
Siemens retreats from Russian energy after Crimean scandal
FRANKFURT, July 21: Germany's Siemens tried to distance itself from   read more>>
   
TOKYO: FamilyMart Co's President Takashi Sawada poses for a photo at a FamilyMart convenience store after an interview here on Friday. Japan's second-largest convenience store chain hopes it h   read more>>