Shafiat Sobhan receives int’l award for business leadership

Bashundhara Group vice chairman Shafiat Sobhan has received an international award for leadership excellence in retail food business of the industrial conglomerate.  United Kingdom-based economy journal ‘Business Tabloid’ recently announced…

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MASTERCARD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE: ONE IN FIVE COUNTRIES APPROACH PRE-PANDEMIC DOMESTIC FLIGHT LEVELS; INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL LAGS BEHIND GLOBAL FUEL SPENDING IS UP 13%* OVER 2019 PEAK, REFLECTING A STRONG SURGE IN GROUND TRAVEL IN MARKETS INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, THE PHILIPPINES AND HONG KONG IN ASIA PACIFIC

Mastercard Economics Institute: One in Five Countries Approach Pre-Pandemic Domestic Flight Levels; International Travel Lags Behind Global fuel spending is up 13%* over 2019 peak, reflecting a strong surge in…

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THE MOST VALUABLE GLOBAL BRANDS OF 2021 

Brands embody a promise of the values and benefits provided by the product or service of an organization. With an aim to show how much a brand contributes to the absolute valuation of the parent company, the leading evidence-based consulting company Kantar BrandZ made a list of the top global brands of 2021 for its latest report.

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FINTECH IN BANGLADESH: WOMEN AREN’T AROUND, WHERE ARE THEY?

Women account for just 18% of digital financing users, with less accounts registered. This is confusing, given that digital financial services have expanded enormously, now owning more than 21 million registered accounts. So the question arises, where are the women?

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$10 MILLION PAYOUT TURNED INTO $10 BILLION COMPANY: STORY OF BLOOMBERG TERMINAL

The financial market moves at lightning speed. And for almost four decades Bloomberg has been an essential part of that change and growth of Wallstreet and around the world. Its orange on black screen still holds the flavor of the '80s, but in terms of adapting technology, Bloomberg has always been ahead of the curve- at the cutting edge of innovation, providing fast access to indispensable news, data and trading tools. 

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LEADING BY EXAMPLE IN TIMES OF CRISIS: GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES IN HELPING EMPLOYEES SETTLE DOWN IN THE NEW NORMAL

As all companies should, many of the global companies are standing with their human resource in such trying times. These companies have adopted various practices that facilitate the swift settlement of their employees in the new normal. These include providing bonuses, granting financial aids, and paid leaves. A few of them truly are noteworthy and can rightfully be labeled as “best practices”.

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Mastercard, SSLCOMMERZ and Mutual Trust Bank Limited Launch Mass Level ‘Bangla QR’ to Bring Micro Merchants Online

Dhaka, Bangladesh – August 31, 2021 – Mastercard and payment gateway aggregator SSLCOMMERZ, in collaboration with Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB), have launched the first white label Quick Response (QR)…

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