Malaysians see lower profits, cut travelling, amid weaker ringgit
The ringgit has been hovering at 25-year lows in recent weeks, hitting almost 4.8 to the US dollar last month, the lowest since the 1998 Asian financial crisis.
Inflation
PM Hasina for ending subsidies on electricity, water
The planning minister said the PM suggested fixing charges or fees on such utilities according to area-wise, income-wise, and family-wise perspective.
Low income puts a damper on Tihar mood
A few traders said it’s not that people have stopped buying but they are spending cautiously. There is a festive crowd in the market but the number of shopping bags has declined.
Monthly cash assistance mooted to overcome food poverty line: PM Anwar
All agencies and ministries will review and update the data to confirm the number of recipients who have been given assistance and generate income exceeding the food poverty line…
Bangladesh’s inflation hits five-month high despite steps
Food inflation, which is a major reason for the elevated inflation, stayed above 12 per cent for the third straight month.
Congress general secretary Priyanka slams Modi government for unemployment and inflation
Addressing an election rally at Kukshi town in the tribal-dominated Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi said the GST and demonetisation had severely distressed small…
Black marketeers create fertiliser crisis, hike prices
The increase is causing severe inconvenience to the paddy and potato growers during the Kharif and on the eve of Ravi cultivations. Thus, the state agriculture department has…
First consignment of imported eggs arrives in Bangladesh
In the face of rising prices of eggs, the commerce ministry on the second week of September decided to allow import of eggs. Since then, it permitted 15 companies to import 15…
Transport cost goes up, impacting price of essential goods
A three-day blockade enforced by major opposition parties and protests of garment workers disrupted the supply chain of daily essentials and sent the cost of transport higher,…
Thais urged to spend less as total deposits fall for first time in decade
Deposit Protection Agency president Songpol said the decline was due to rising living costs, which have forced depositors, particularly those on low incomes, to withdraw their…