The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, the country鈥檚 apex investment promotion agency, is leading the formation of a foreign direct investment heatmap in collaboration with global and local stakeholders to strategically position Bangladesh as a premier FDI destination...
THE decline of foreign direct investment to a decade鈥檚 low in the 2023鈥�24 financial year raises concern and warrants the attention of authorities. The foreign direct investment declined by 8.80 per cent to $1.47 billion from $1.6 billion in the 2023 financial year, as the Bangladesh Bank says. The figure was $3.44 billion in the 2022 financial year. The FDI flow...
The foreign direct investment flow to the country in FY23鈥�24 dropped to a decade low amid negative credit rating, dollar shortage, political uncertainty, inefficient bureaucracy and...
Dhaka stocks gained slightly in the past week, as investors remained active on the buying side following media reports of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh securing a sovereign guarantee for a Tk聽3,000 crore loan, market operators said...
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter has sought Brazilian investment in Bangladesh for stronger economic ties between the South Asian and Latin American nations...
Dhaka stocks gained on Thursday as investors bought shares amid optimism about a market rebound after the recent corrections, market operators said...
Britain plans to create mega pension funds, potentially boosting investment in the country by around 拢80 billion in a move mirroring schemes in Australia and Canada, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced...
The finance division on Wednesday said that it had provided a sovereign guarantee on Tk 3000 crore loan from Bangladesh Bank to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh to overcome its liquidity shortage...
Business people and the government officials at customs, industries and copyright wings agreed that enforcement of the rules to protect intellectual property rights is crucial to keep foreign investments continuing.
The government has lifted the highest investment limit of the wage earner bond for expatriate Bangladeshis to accelerate remittance flow.
Shipping adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain on Wednesday said that the government would formulate 鈥楴ational Maritime Port Strategy or NMPS鈥� for an effective and sustainable port management to attract more domestic and foreign investments...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to invest more in Bangladesh as he sought enhanced energy and economic cooperation to boost ties between the two friendly nations...
Welcoming more US investment in Bangladesh, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said his government had taken steps to attract foreign direct investment and improve the business climate in the country.
Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sought more Turkish investment in Bangladesh.
From holding back investments to considering moving abroad, businesses in the United States are bracing for more economic turbulence as the presidential campaign kicks into high gear 鈥� with fresh tariffs rolled out and promises of more...
The UK government hosts international business leaders on Monday to try and secure much-needed investment for Britain but the build-up has been chaotic with a major firm reportedly threatening to shelve a project...
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the government to establish a transparent and predictable legal and regulatory framework to attract potential foreign direct investment...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged Russian entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh...
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh put forward a set of recommendations, including trade facilitation, public sector modernisation and enhancing digital payment infrastructure to attract foreign direct investment and improve the ease of doing business in the country...
UCB Investment Limited has been recognised as the 鈥楤est Investment Bank in Bangladesh鈥� by Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024 and the FinanceAsia Award 2024, said a press release...
Ashik Chowdhury has been appointed as the new executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority for a two-year term, with the status of a senior secretary.
Europe must massively ramp up investment including through joint borrowing as part of a 鈥榥ew industrial strategy鈥� to keep pace with the United States and avoid dependence on China, a keenly awaited report warned Monday...
Abul Quasem Haider has been elected as the chairman of Islamic Finance and Investment Limited at the 350th meeting of the board of directors of IFIL held on September 5, according to a press release...
Abu Ahmed has joined as director and chairman of board of directors of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh on Sunday, said a press release...
The Swedish聽economy聽shrank in the second quarter as household spending and investment fell, official data showed Thursday...
The interim government has decided to prepare a white paper focusing on public finance, inflation, external balance, energy and power, private investment and employment in the country...
UCB Investment Limited has been awarded Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024 as the 鈥楤est Investment Bank in Bangladesh鈥� recently, said a press release...
Some 254 industries were registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority during the April-June period of 2024 with an overall investment proposals of Tk 7,73,641.18 million aiming to create some 47,105 employment opportunities...
The country鈥檚 business leaders on Sunday demanded low-cost bank loans, rescheduling facilities, deferred payment of loan instalments and waiver of port demurrage due to the suspension of business activities caused by the nationwide shutdown, curfew, general holidays and internet outage centring the quota reform movement...
A HIGH out-of-pocket expenditure, poor access to quality health care, rampant corruption, poorly regulated growth of private healthcare system and low government investment in the health sector have eroded people鈥檚 access to health care. The out-of-pocket expenditure has also pushed a large number of households below the poverty line...