Bangladeshi companies are adapting to a new normal, where 50 per cent of them said that they were confident that their business would be able to grow international trade over the next 2 years, compared to 41 per cent globally, according to an HSBC鈥檚 Global Trade Pulse survey.
The study gathered insights from 6,750 decision-makers across 17 markets regarding tariffs and trade. It gathered 250 responses from Bangladesh between October 6 and October 21, 2025, capturing sentiment on trade and tariffs among international corporates.
In Bangladesh, 88 per cent of the businesses said that they were informed and either well prepared or actively preparing for changing trade regulations, slightly above the global average of 85 per cent. This is a small decline from 90 per cent six months ago.
Md Mahbub ur Rahman, chief executive officer, HSBC Bangladesh said, 鈥楤angladesh businesses are quickly adopting to global shifts, standing out for their resilience and optimism and our Trade Pulse survey confirms the same.鈥�
Bangladeshi businesses report stronger positive revenue impacts from tariffs and trade uncertainty than the global average of 58 per cent to date, against 47 per cent globally, rising to 62 per cent in the next six months, against 53 per cent globally, and 64 per cent over the next two years, against 58 per cent globally, as per the survey.
