Economy

Precautions during online shopping

Shawdesh desk: In a busy life, consumers prefer to buy products through online due to save money and time. As a result, online business now-a-days has become boom. Although there

Car battery recycling market gears up for future boom

Shawdesh Desk: Researcher Anna Vanderbruggen peers into a vat of dark bubbling liquid, the result of a process she has developed to recover graphite from old lithium-ion batteries. Although graphite

Meat, eggs still beyond reach of the poor

Shawdesh Desk: Meat, eggs and milk selling at the government-subsidised prices at mobile shops in the capital are still beyond the reach of low-income people. Only middle- and higher-income people

US raises interest rates despite banking turmoil

The US central bank has raised interest rates again, despite fears that the move could add to financial turmoil after a string of bank failures. The Federal Reserve increased its

‘Please resign’: Mark Zuckerberg’s Harsh 2010 email to employee leaks

Shawdesh Desk; An old email that appeared on social media for the first time on Tuesday shows an enraged Mark Zuckerberg asking a Facebook employee to “please resign”. The employee

BB plans to lift 9pc lending rate cap to increase bank deposits

Shawdesh desk: The central bank is considering lifting the 9 percent cap on bank loan interest rates, which was imposed as a condition for a $4.7 billion IMF loan. The

Central banks to boost flow of US dollars amid market unease

Shawdesh desk: Central banks have moved globally to keep credit flowing after an unsettled period in the US banking sector and the Credit Suisse merger. Six central banks, including the

Dates, fruits to be more costly during Ramadan due to LC opening crisis

This year, the consumers will have to spend more money than usual in case of purchasing dates and other fruits—two essential items in iftar during Ramadan, due to importers’ difficulty