Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has sought the assistance of the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde to recover billions of dollars stolen from the country during Sheikh Hasina's "dictatorship". The two dignitaries met in the Swiss city of Davos yesterday (22 January) on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

President Donald Trump called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lower oil prices during the World Economic Forum on Thursday, saying it would immediately end the war in Ukraine.

The extreme global investor bias for all things American may not need to end with some major U.S. shock, but could eventually reverse with just a modest lifting of the pervasive gloom surrounding Europe.

The latest official U.S. net international investment position (NIIP), which measures the difference between the value of U.S. investment overseas against that of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, showed a record gap of $23.6 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2024.

The appointments are a push by Goldman’s CEO David Solomon to promote the next generation of leaders and retain top performers, in anticipation of a revival of M&A and capital markets activity at a time when banks are losing talent to private equity and private credit firms.

Global financial institutions are bullish for this year, with a focus on equities, active fixed income management and alternatives. Diversification is key, but FOMO is real – and few banks are likely to remain on the sidelines in this new era of growth.

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Davos, Switzerland early today on a four-day official visit to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

A separate dialogue on Bangladesh will also be held at the WEF where global business leaders and CEOs of various international organisations will join

Bangladesh will highlight its efforts for an improved business and investment climate during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland to attract the global business leaders and investors giving them a confidence to explore the opportunities