IFIPLC celebrates 24th anniv
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Thursday celebrated its 24th anniversary, said a press release...
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Gas price hike will deter investment: businesses
The country鈥檚 business leaders strongly criticised the government鈥檚 proposal to raise gas prices by 150 per cent for new industries and industrial expansion, calling it a discriminatory move that could deter future investors and make Bangladesh less attractive for business...
Country鈥檚 economy in positive trend: BIDA chief
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun said that there was a positive trend in the country鈥檚 economy in the past six months...
BEZA plans to implement 20 SEZs in 20 years
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority is planning to implement 20 Special Economic Zones within 20 years under three phases...
Niranjan joins ICB as MD
Niranjan Chandra Debnath has joined Investment Corporation of Bangladesh as managing director through a notification issued by Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, said a press release...
Trump tightens curbs on Chinese investments
US president Donald Trump signed a memo Friday calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like tech and critical infrastructure鈥攊ncluding restrictions by a foreign investment review panel.
NBR to launch Authorised Economic Operator Feb 23
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch Authorised Economic Operator on Sunday, February 23, to streamline import and export processes by providing a seamless clearance system...
Mamunur Rashid becomes MD of Phoenix Finance
Md Mamunur Rashid Molla has joined Phoenix Finance and Investments Limited as managing director, said a press release...
CAPITAL MARKET TASK FORCE: Minimum Tk 10 lakh investment for margin loans proposed
The capital market reform task force has proposed that investors having investment of less than Tk 10 lakh in the stock market would not be eligible for margin loans...
KEPZ secures land mutation documents
The Korean Export Processing Zone has finally obtained its mutation documents from the government, paving the path for increased foreign investment...
Dhaka Stocks rebound on sector-specific investments
Dhaka鈥檚 stock market saw a rise in its indices in the past week after a decline in the previous week, as some investors showed interest in specific sectors, encouraged by better-than-expected earnings reports from several companies...
Current business policy discourages investment, industrial growth: Hatem
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem urged the interim government to implement policies discussing with business people and other stakeholders to attract more investment, grow industries, and generate more employment...
Shayema joins IFIPLC as independent director
Shayema Akter has recently joined Islamic Finance and Investment PLC as independent director, said a press release...
Green steel plant built under JICA fund
An environment friendly steel plant of Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited was built in Chattogram under the Private Sector Investment Finance scheme of Japan International Cooperation Agency...
BEPZA attracts 29pc of total FDI in FY24
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority drew 29 per cent of the total foreign direct investment of the country in the 2023-24 financial year, claimed the BEPZA...
5th govt Sukuk in the offing
Initiatives have been taken to issue the 5th Bangladesh Government Investment Sukuk against the project titled 鈥楥onstruction of Important Bridges on Rural Roads (Phase 2) (CIBRR-2)鈥�...
Bangladesh urges its missions abroad to work toward attracting FDI
Dhaka has urged all Bangladesh missions abroad to design strategy to attract foreign direct investment to Bangladesh from their respective host countries...
DCCI for policy reforms for post-LDC transition
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed stressed the need for urgent reforms and modernisation of Bangladesh鈥檚 trade and investment frameworks...
Bashir for more investment in furniture industry
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday urged the entrepreneurs to invest more for the development of furniture industry...
BIDA unveils heatmap to attract FDI
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has launched Bangladesh鈥檚 FDI Heatmap, a data-driven framework, to attract the Foreign Direct Investment...
Enable investment environment: Rehman Sobhan
Economist Rehman Sobhan on Saturday said that the top priority of the interim government should be creating an enabling environment for investment so that people felt discouraged from sending money abroad.
Yunus vows to protect new entrepreneurs鈥� investments
Encouraging the country鈥檚 young and new entrepreneurs, chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that they wanted to make sure that new entrepreneurs did not face any problems with their investments and could work safely to significantly contribute to Bangladesh鈥檚 economic growth...
IFIPLC holds 356th board meeting
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC on Monday held its 356th meeting of board of directors at its head office, said a press release...
DCCI seeks S Korean coop to raise industrial capacity
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday sought enhanced technological cooperation from South Korea to strengthen Bangladesh鈥檚 industrial capacity and attract more foreign direct investment...
EIB investments will enhance Bangladesh-EU cooperation: EuroCham Bangladesh
European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Bangladesh hosted a meeting with vice-president of European Investment Bank, Nicola Beer, and her team on January 8 at the Bay鈥檚 Edgewater in Dhaka, says a press release.
EIB to support Bangladesh鈥檚 vital reforms
Nicola Beer, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, has assured Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government of its support in carrying out vital reforms it had undertaken...
EIB to help carry out Bangladesh鈥檚 vital reforms
Nicola Beer, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, has assured the Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government of its support in carrying out vital reforms it had undertaken...
Invigorating FDI for economic sustainability
FOREIGN direction investment states to direct investment of equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, the reinvestment of earnings and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident of one economy having control or significant degree of influence on the management...
BEZA eyes $5.5 billion investment by 2026
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority expected that five economic zones would draw investment worth $5.5 billion by 2026...
Bangladesh鈥檚 current situation stable for investment: EIB VP
The visiting European Investment Bank, vice-president Nicola Beer, on Tuesday said that her bank was backing Bangladesh interim government and the country鈥檚 current state was suitable for European investment.