Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
What’s discouraging our foreign investors?
Political will needed to address major trade, investment barriers
Bangladesh must harness the potential of its diaspora
Fostering a conducive environment for expatriate contributions is vital
We must remove barriers to investment flow
Increased private, foreign investments key to our economic recovery
Be more competitive to attract higher investment: experts
Bangladesh needs to ramp up its efforts in elevating competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment and private investment, experts said yesterday.
Private and foreign investment critical for 2041 goals: Ficci
The country aims to become a developed economy by 2041 and, in that pursuit, elevating living standards and strengthening private and foreign direct investment (FDI) and tax revenue collection will be critical, said the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) in a publication unveiled yesterday.
US firms want to invest in IT, energy
US companies want to invest in five sectors of Bangladesh, namely IT, education, healthcare, energy and infrastructure, said John Fay, commercial counsellor at the US embassy, yesterday.
A welcome step to utilise the diaspora
Government must build an effective mechanism to support its policy
Remove hurdles to higher FDI inflow
To create an FDI-friendly environment in Bangladesh, we must first improve governance
Farewell message by HE Li Jiming, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh / Together We Win the Match
Farewell message by HE Li Jiming, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh
FDI goes up but lower than expected
Foreign direct investment to Bangladesh rose 13 per cent year-on-year to $2.89 billion last year, in a positive development for an economy long looking to increase the flow of external funds to accelerate its growth, official figures showed.
Coca-Cola announces $200 million investment in Bangladesh
Coca-Cola Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Quincey announces an additional investment of USD200 million in Bangladesh over the next five years to expand the business.
FDI increases by 50.73 percent in FY 2018-19
The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reaches $3.89 billion during 2018-19 fiscal, which is 50.73 per cent higher than that of the previous fiscal.
Record FDI in 2018
Bangladesh received net foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to $3.61 billion in 2018, its highest yet thanks to the one-off
Time to adopt a visionary approach
There has been a healthy debate as to whether Bangladesh should open up Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the apparel sector where, until now, the majority of investors are local entrepreneurs, with the exception of some foreign companies who have invested in garment businesses inside the Export Processing Zones (EPZs).
Payra Seaport to be built on G-to-G basis
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan tells parliament that the Payra Seaport will be built on a government-to-government (G-to-G) and foreign direct investment (FDI) basis.
FDI could be more
According to central bank data, foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 31 percent over the last one year to US$2.7 billion.
A paradigm shift in Sheikh Hasina's development policy
The investors – both foreign and domestic – are scared to invest in expensive and long-life projects due to the increasing insecurity and disorder. The public order management, police patrol and intelligence need to go through a major overhaul.
High capital flight outwards
According to the report titled “Illegal Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2004-2013” published by Global Financial Integrity...
How grave is the investment situation?
The rate of return in Bangladesh is still high enough to attract new businesses. The businesses that desperately seek to install plants in foreign lands did not exhaust domestic possibilities by scanning our potential.
