GENEVA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Swiss economy will likely grow more slowly than previously expected next year due to the massive import tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, the economy ministry said Thursday. Trump blindsided Switzerland when he announced that incoming Swiss goods would be hit with a huge 39-percent tariff on August 1, one the highest new levies he imposed on dozens of countries. The Swiss economy ministry's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said it was now looking at weaker growth. "An updated economic scenario from SECO shows that, as a result of higher US import tariffs, the Swiss economy is likely to grow more slowly than previously expected, particularly in 2026," it said in...
WASHINGTON, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) today announced a budget of Taka 775 crore 33 lakh 78 thousand and 158 for...
DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - Senxin BD Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, will invest $10.81 million to set up a manufacturing unit for various...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - The election to the Rajshahi University Central Students Union (RUCSU), Hall Council, and Students' Representative to the Senate has...
DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - The first meeting of the BGMEA standing committee on sweater affairs was held on August 26 at the BGMEA...
DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today said democratization in mere politics is not enough, it is...
The Rangpur divisional office of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and Rangpur district administration jointly conducted the drive on Wednesday afternoon, said a press...
DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS)- Women in Bangladesh have set up a lot of examples that they are not confined in household works, rather playing...
KABUL, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - After a four-year suspension, the Taliban government has announced it would resume pension payments for Afghanistan's nearly 150,000 retired...
TOKYO, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Japan remains optimistic about the adoption of renewable energy despite Mitsubishi pulling out of three big offshore wind projects,...
SEOUL, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - South Korea kept interest rates unchanged Thursday while nudging its growth forecast slightly up, as the country faces high...
LONDON, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - UK exports of vehicles to the United States rebounded in July thanks to a trade agreement between London and...