Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday invited more Swedish investment, saying that the interim government was carrying out vital reforms to ensure ease in doing business in Bangladesh.
鈥榃e encourage more Swedish investment in Bangladesh,鈥� Yunus said when the ambassador of Sweden, Nicolas Weeks, called on the Chief Adviser at his Tejgaon office in Dhaka.
He said that his government had curbed corruption, made investment in export processing zones easier, and moved to ratify International Labour Organization conventions on labour laws.
Ambassador Weeks said that his government supported the Yunus-led interim government and its move to reform the police, judiciary, election commission and civil administration, according to a press statement issued by the press wing of the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office.
鈥楲et me assure you that you have our full support in this transition,鈥� the statement quoted Weeks as saying.
During the meeting, they also discussed aspects of the July-August movement, the government鈥檚 reform initiatives, Swedish investment in Bangladesh, and women鈥檚 role in the mass uprising.
Yunus said that his government was determined to carry out reforms before holding elections.
He said that the 鈥榢ey word of the revolution鈥� was reform.
The CA said that the situation in the country had become stable, although there remained some challenges including managing high expectations from various groups in the society.
鈥楳anaging expectations is a big task. We are trying, but we are very careful,鈥� he said.
Lamiya Morshed, senior secretary and principal coordinator of SDG Affairs, and Shahnaz Gazi, director general of the foreign ministry, were also present during the meeting.
