Business

Rio Tinto said on Thursday that rising demand for copper has increased its yearly net profit and offset declining pricing for its main iron ore commodity. The British-Australian business praised its “resilient financials” after a 15%...

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 50,000 metric tons of non-basmati rice, 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer and 10,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid to meet the growing demands of the country....

Australian employment outpaced forecasts for a second month in January as more women got work, yet the unemployment rate still ticked higher as an unusually large number of people were waiting to start a new job....

Britain’s annual inflation rate rose more than expected last month, official data showed on Wednesday, adding pressure to the Labour government which is also facing sluggish growth. The Consumer Prices Index jumped to 3 percent in...

Plans for a $8 billion train link from Vietnam’s main northern port city to the Chinese border were approved by the country’s parliament on Wednesday, strengthening ties between the two communist nations and facilitating trade. According...

Notwithstanding global trade and economic uncertainty, Australian mining behemoth BHP reported robust demand for its products on Tuesday, pointing to preliminary indications of a Chinese resurgence. The business reported that in the six months ending December...

Days after US President Donald Trump’s right-hand man met with India’s premier, the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, owned by tycoon Elon Musk, started hiring in India. On its website, Tesla has more than a dozen job...

The banking behemoth HSBC announced on Wednesday that by the end of 2026, President Georges Elhedery’s strategy, which has been in place since October, will result in yearly cost savings of $1.5 billion. “Our cost target...

To identify the top airlines in Bangladesh for 2024, an online survey has been started. The country’s only airline reward program is run by the top aviation publication, Bangladesh Monitor, and this year’s title sponsor is...

This year, more than 1.4 million taxpayers have filed their forms electronically, and more than 1.8 million have registered for electronic returns. According to a news statement from the National Board of Revenue (NBR), taxpayers have...