Pakistan's finance minister said on Wednesday that there was more room for the central bank to cut the country's key policy rate down from 11%.
Pakistan chooses Japanese firm for digital currency
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reportedly selected a Japanese company to develop the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC), following the government's approval of the Virtual Assets Act ...
India cenbank committee recommends AI framework for finance sector
A Reserve Bank of India committee has recommended a framework for developing AI capabilities for the country's financial sector, while safeguarding it against associated risks, according to a report ...
US embassy reiterates aligning Bangladesh’s labour laws with international standards
A delegation from the US Embassy in Dhaka today reiterated the importance of aligning Bangladesh's labour laws with international standards -- an expectation shared by the International Labour ...
Tulip Siddiq brands Bangladesh trial a ‘farce’
Tulip Siddiq says her corruption trial in Bangladesh is a “farce” driven by a “political vendetta”.
Bangladesh’s Yunus vows acceptable, clean elections amid reforms
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh's caretaker government, speaks to CNA’s Loke Wei Sue about progress on reforms, regional ties and his eventual exit from politics.
Visuals of old jet crash misrepresented as recent Bangladesh air tragedy
Footage of an aircraft on fire plummeting mid-air circulated on social media posts falsely linking it to the fighter jet crash that killed at least 33 people in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on July 21, ...
New Bangladesh a gift of martyrs: Farida
DHAKA, Aug 13, 2025 (BSS) - Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said the sacrifices of martyrs and the injured in the historic July Mass Uprising have given birth to a new Bangladesh.
US Position Shifts From 2019 Transparency To Silence On Pakistan’s F-16 Losses During Operation Sindoor: Report
The United States has reportedly declined to confirm whether any Pakistan Air Force operated F-16 jets were lost in Operation Sindoor, the 88-hour India–Pakistan clash between 7 and 10 May, NDTV ...
Adani’s new copper smelter in India applies to become LME-listed brand
A major new copper smelter in India owned by Adani Enterprises Ltd has applied to become a listed copper-producing brand with the London Metal Exchange, the LME said in a notice on Wednesday. The ...