At the beginning of September, two extraordinary events occurred almost simultaneously in Indonesia. The first is the series of the 43rd ASEAN Summit which was held in Jakarta on 5-7 September with the theme ASEAN as the epicentrum of growth. Second, at the same time clashes broke out in Rempang – Batam which occurred on […]
When people are paying a heavy price for the dengue epidemic in the country, with unprecedented shortage of beds in hospitals, lack of adequate medical supplies and even of common saline supplementary, the government has taken up two new looting projects. It has announced to buy ten A350 aircrafts and Bangabandhu-2 satellite from the French […]
On June 1, 2023, Hasina government has unveiled the national budget titled “Towards a Smart Bangladesh after the march of development” for the fiscal year 2023-24. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed Taka 7.6 trillion budget which is 13.5 percent bigger than FY 23 with a ‘supposed’ focus on tackling inflation, generating jobs, and efforts […]
The government’s major concerns in finalizing the FY24 budget are limited revenue income and compliance with IMF loan requirements. The record budget of Taka 7617.85 billion has a record deficit of Taka 2578.85 billion when foreign funding and loans are factored in. To meet the massive spending, a total revenue target of Taka 5039 billion […]
On Thursday morning, October 27, 2022, the Central Bank of Egypt raised interest rates by 200 basis points, during an exceptional meeting, so that the rate of return for deposit and lending overnight became 13.25 percent and 14.25 percent, respectively, and the Central statement included an important paragraph in which it said that: “Reform measures […]
A mentally ill man who starved to death after his benefits were stopped was left at risk of “serious harm” by the government, the High Court has heard. Errol Graham’s emaciated body was found in June 2018 when bailiffs broke into his Nottingham flat to evict him. His family believe the Department for Work and […]
