DCCI demands commercial court for trade issues
Businesses said that prolonged judicial processes of the trade dispute resolution are hampering both local and foreign investment...
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Bangladesh鈥檚 growth slows, jobs lost: WB
Bangladesh鈥檚 economy is under growing pressure as GDP growth slows, foreign investment declines and unemployment rises, raising concerns among economists and industry insiders that the economy could face long-term instability without urgent reforms...
Foreign investment not a threat to nat鈥檒 security: BIDA chief
Foreign investment does not pose a threat to national security, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority and the Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority...
Korean envoy stresses quality economic growth
Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young Sik today urged Bangladesh to improve its business climate and focus on quality-driven growth, as the country moves toward graduating from Least Developed Country status and seeks to attract more foreign investment...
Bangladesh gets $1b investment proposals in 9 months
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) on Tuesday said the country received foreign investment proposals worth US$1 billion in last nine months...
Foreign investments in stock market dip by 20pc
Foreign investment in Bangladesh鈥檚 capital market plunged by 20 per cent in 2024, marking a sharp and prolonged retreat as investor confidence continued to erode amid deep structural flaws...
FIPA key to boosting Canadian investor confidence: envoy
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil has said a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) would play a critical role in boosting confidence among Canadian investors...
Foreign investment pipeline created thru summit: BIDA
A foreign investment pipeline has been created for the country through Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...
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...
Moody鈥檚 鈥榤oody鈥� rating downgrades Bangladesh
MOODY鈥橲 Investors Service has recently downgraded the credit rating for Bangladesh from B1 to B2 and changed the outlook for the economy from stable to negative. Credit ratings by rating agencies affect a country鈥檚 prospects for borrowing from the international capital market as well as its attractiveness for foreign investment...
Strengthening IPR to protect foreign investment urged
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.
Govt to formulate national maritime port strategy
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...
Tax regime reform, long-term policies needed to drive growth
Business leaders on Monday said that structural changes in the revenue sector and predictable long-term policies were imperative to ensure both local and foreign investments as well as to drive economic growth for addressing the ongoing economic challenges in the country...
Instability in tax policies deter FDI: FICCI
Instability in government policies and taxes discourages foreign investment in Bangladesh, according to the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Foreign investment in stocks halves
Foreign investment in the Bangladesh鈥檚 capital market has nearly halved in the past two years, with investment in equity securities decreasing by 43.7 per cent from 2021 to 2023, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
Sourcing foreign currencies
THE much-talked-about draft Offshore Banking Act 2024 was placed in parliament and finally promulgated by the government on March 14, 2024. This act aims to boost our foreign currency reserves and attract more foreign investments from foreign firms registered abroad...