Business

A new Tesco Metro was welcomed to Roman Road in Bow on Thursday by residents and the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, following an announcement that 31% of the new jobs have been secured by local long-term unemployed residents. Mayor John Biggs cut the ribbon to open Roman Road’s new supermarket at 12.30pm during an opening ceremony which was also attended ...

One of Lancashire’s most renowned Indian chefs, Abdul Momin Khan, and his brothers have opened a new restaurant at 145 Redlam in the Mill Hill ward of the borough of Darwen and Blackburn, in north-west England. On Tuesday, 8th September Achari officially celebrated the launch of the new restaurant. Achari aims to meet the expectations of local diners by striking ...

Axiata of Malaysia, parent company of cellular phone operator Robi, and India’s Bharati Airtel have started “exclusive discussions” to merge their operations in Bangladesh eying to be the country’s second-largest operator after GrameenPhone. “Axiata Group Berhad and Bharti Airtel wish to announce they have entered into an exclusive discussion to explore the possibility of combining the business operations of their ...

Oil prices edged higher in quiet Asian trade Wednesday as dealers set aside weak Chinese trade data and looked ahead to the release of a US stockpiles report, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery gained 22 cents to $46.16 while Brent crude for October rose 24 cents to $49.76 in late-morning trade. “We are seeing trading ...

Tokyo’s benchmark index rocketed 7.71 percent on Wednesday, leading an Asian equities rally in its biggest one-day jump since late 2008 during the global financial crisis when markets were hit by wild volatility. The Nikkei-225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange soared 1,343.43 points to 18,770.51 by the close, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares jumped 6.40 percent, ...

Facebook pages moved closer to replacing small business websites Tuesday, announcing features designed to make it easier for shops to hawk their wares. Changes to business pages at the leading social network included raising the profile of features that allow customers to take actions such as booking an appointment or browsing, and allowed for more customized approaches to layouts. “We’re ...

Dubai property developers are still turning out some larger-than-life projects even though prices are heading south again after clawing back a good chunk of their losses in the 2008 crash. The Gulf emirate’s annual Cityscape property fair opened Tuesday with developers foreseeing price declines of about 15 percent this year, yet confident there would be no return to the days ...

A wave of confidence swept through Asian markets Wednesday, led by a five percent surge in Tokyo and extending the previous day’s broad global advance, raising hopes that recent turmoil may be coming to an end. With investors in a risk-on mood, assets considered safe bets retreated, with the yen sagging against the dollar and euro, the Australian dollar recovering ...

The Gold locket handover ceremony for Lux’s “Find the Gold Locket” contest took place on Sunday (September 6) in Rajshahi. 37 winners from Rajshahi  in Bangladesh found gold lockets in this contest. For centuries, two ingredients in enhancing women’s beauty have been fragrance and gold jewelries. For this reason, Lux, the most loved beauty soap of Bangladeshi women, introduced the ...

Samsung brings Eid Ul Adha ‘Super Six’ offers including free Galaxy Tab 3, rice cooker, upto BDT 25,000 off, instant cash discounts upto BDT 10,000 on different models of refrigerator, TV, oven and washing machines of Samsung. The refrigerators of Samsung FSR & SBS models are offering free Galaxy Tab 3, free Rice Cooker has been offered with Samsung RT33 ...