Bangladesh’s exports to Asian markets are growing steadily thanks to increasing demand from several major markets but the country needs to sign trade pacts and diversify products in a continent where the consumer class is fast expanding. Between July and March of the current financial year, exporters shipped $5.26 billion worth of goods to Asian […]
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Exporters have said that they are facing challenges in adjusting their additional production costs due to gas and electricity price hikes within the country. Additionally, the price hikes of locally sourced raw materials have affected businesses dealing in jute products and frozen and live fish, they added. Data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) show
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Swedish fashion giant H&M has released its 2022 sustainability report, which details its progress toward meeting its goals for minimizing its environmental consequences. In 2022, 84% of the materials used by retailers were recycled or sourced in a more sustainable manner. This brought the company closer to its objective of having 100% of its materials
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The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has decided against implementing the new container-weight limit amid protests against the same fearing shipment-cost escalation even as the CPA had moved to enforce the verified gross mass (VGM) of 30.48 tonnes in case of both 20-foot and 40-foot containers. This is as per media reports, which cited the sources
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