Government specifies 40 sub-sectors for faster clearance of FDI proposals from land-bordering nationsIndia is fast-tracking foreign investment proposals from China and neighboring nations. Forty key manufacturing sub-sectors, including rare...
05 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
For foreign workers in Mideast, risk from Iran war collides with economic strain at homeA missile strike in the Mideast killed Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi migrant worker, highlighting the perilous situation for mi...
04 May, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Bangladesh schools to go online in energy crunchBangladesh will launch a hybrid school system with virtual and in-person classes on a pilot basis next week to help with the energy crunch ...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.17 PM IST
Bangladesh, course-correcting its economyBangladesh anticipates a February 12 election, boosting investor sentiment. Despite strong headline growth, structural issues persist. Fore...
18 Dec, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
India highest recipient of remittances at $69 billion, says World BankThe upsurge is likely to continue into 2018 on the back of stronger economic conditions in advanced economies, particularly the US, and an ...
23 Apr, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
Remittances to India to decline by five per cent in 2016: World BankThe World Bank said remittances to South Asia is expected to decline by 2.3 per cent in 2016, following a 1.6 per cent decline in 2015.
07 Oct, 2016, 03.42 PM IST
India received $11 billion in remittances from US: Pew ResearchIndia ranks third after Mexico (USD 24 billion) and China (USD 16 billion) in remittances from the US in 2015, Pew Research Centre said in ...
02 Sep, 2016, 05.13 AM IST
India's highest amount of remittances comes from the gulfIndia gets the highest amount of remittances in the world at roughly $70 billion, almost three times the amount of FDI that comes into the ...
01 Dec, 2014, 12.29 PM IST
India tops global remittances list; received $69 billion in 2012India is the largest recipient of remittances in the world, receiving USD 69 billion in 2012, the World Bank has said.
20 Apr, 2013, 06.20 PM IST
- BRAC Bank ties up with Remit2Home to offer online money transfers to non resident Bangladeshis
BRAC Bank has partnered with Remit2Home to offer expatriate Bangladeshis an easy and secure way to transfer money back home.
10 Jul, 2012, 06.17 PM IST
- SBI corners a third of remittance pie in Q1
The State Bank of India's share in cash remittances from overseas has jumped sharply as the bank aggressively expanded overseas and opened ...
24 Nov, 2010, 07.18 AM IST
- Migrant remittance to developing nations to touch $317 bn
Remittance flow to developing countries reached $338 billion in 2008, higher than the previous estimate of $328 billion, the World Bank sai...
05 Nov, 2009, 12.33 PM IST
- Bangladesh to use mobile phones tech for sending remittance
Bangladesh is planning to use mobile phone technology to transfer remittance that will help expatriates to send money to their homes in a f...
05 May, 2009, 01.39 PM IST
- Bangladesh to use mobile phones tech for sending remittance
Bangladesh is planning to use mobile phone technology to transfer remittance that will help expatriates to send money to their homes in a f...
05 May, 2009, 01.39 PM IST
- Bangladesh remittances up despite global recession
Bangladeshis working abroad sent home more money in April than in the same month last year despite warnings that remittances would take a h...
05 May, 2009, 11.40 AM IST
- Bangladesh asks Malaysia to restore migrant workers' visas
Bangladesh urged Malaysian authorities to reconsider the cancellation of visas for more than 55,000 Bangladeshi workers.
28 Mar, 2009, 03.55 PM IST