Why orange juice prices are soaring on global markets?
The future price of orange juice has spiked by more than 20 per cent this month as consumers look for healthy products during the coronavirus pandemic. While demand has risen, …
Continue ReadingWorld food security at risk as exporters curb sales, importers buy more
Global food security concerns are mounting with around a fifth of the world’s population already under lockdown to fight the widening coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 470,000 people across …
Continue Reading$200 million AIIB loan for improving electricity access in Bangladesh
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $200 million loan to Bangladesh to increase access to electricity and improve service efficiency in Dhaka and the country’s western zone. …
Continue ReadingRice prices: Confusions abound
At least four developments marked this year’s Aman rice production season. They are: (a) bumper production, (b) lower paddy price at the growers’ level and higher price of rice at …
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