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NRS Launches SellMyBodega.com for Small Business Sales

National Retail Solutions (NRS) has launched SellMyBodega.com, a new online marketplace designed to connect independent business owners looking to sell their businesses with entrepreneurs seeking acquisition opportunities. According to an…

By SAH Staff Reporter · July 28, 2026

Bangladesh

S&P Revises Bangladesh Sovereign Credit Outlook to Negative

S&P Global Ratings has revised Bangladesh's sovereign credit outlook to ‘negative’ from ‘stable,’ citing persistent banking sector weakness, fiscal constraints and mounting external risks that could delay the country's economic…

By Siddique Islam · July 28, 2026

Diaspora

The New Currency of Textile Trade Isn’t Cost, It’s Trust

The rules of global textile trade are being rewritten-not by lower costs, but by higher expectations. For decades, competitiveness in the textile industry was defined by cost, capacity, agility and…

By Mithileshwar Thakur, Special to South Asian Herald · July 15, 2026

Economy

CII Contests USTR Findings, Opposes 12.5% Tariff Proposal

A hearing on “Section 301 – Failure to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor” was held by the Office of the…

By T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman · July 10, 2026

Diaspora

From WTO to Spaghetti Bowl

Multilateralism is dead or in moribund state, but long live multilateralism is the new name of the game in geopolitical theatre nations are playing in full throttle, particularly the trade…

By G. Srinivasan · July 4, 2026

South Asia

USISPF Hosts Jamieson Greer Amid Trade Talks in Washington DC

The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) opened its IX Annual Leadership Summit by hosting United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer for a closed-door roundtable with USISPF Board Members in…

By SAH Special Correspondent · June 30, 2026

South Asia

The 22% FCNR Mirage

The Reserve Bank of India's latest Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR-B) deposit window has sparked intense interest among non-resident Indians (NRIs), with banks, wealth managers and financial influencers promoting strategies that…

By R. Suryamurthy · June 20, 2026

Diaspora

Broke By a Thousand Clicks

On a Friday evening in Gurugram, 29-year-old marketing executive Priya Sharma ordered dinner through a delivery app. The bill came to ₹412 ($4.80). Earlier that day, she picked up a…

By R. Suryamurthy · June 18, 2026