foreign investment

How BSEC wasted funds on ineffective roadshows abroad

Less than a year after Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul Islam was appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in May 2020, the regulator started holding roadshows abroad to lure in foreign investors and boost the local market.

What are we doing wrong in attracting FDI?

What can we do better? Why is Vietnam successful and not us?

Foreign investors continue to sell shares

The net foreign portfolio investment in Bangladesh continued to fall in the July-March period of fiscal year 2023-24 due to the negative economic outlook, repeated devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar, and policy instability.

US companies want to invest more in power

A US business delegation has expressed interest in investing more in the power and energy sector of Bangladesh, said Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, yesterday. 

BB eases rules for foreign investors

As per the new measure, foreign investors who are remitting money from abroad will get the scope to retain forex in their foreign currency accounts at local banks for up to one year after registering their businesses here

How easy is it to be a startup in Bangladesh?

These issues arise in the context of startups due to a disorganised policy framework across various ministries.

India trumpets pro-business, foreign investment drive at Davos

Bright colours and bold logos proudly signal where India has set up base on the main street in Davos this year, as the country trumpets its pro-business and foreign investment drive.

Indian rupee hits all-time low, trading over 77.40 per US dollar

The Indian rupee fell to a new all-time low early today (May 9, 2022), trading beyond 77.40 per US dollar, driven by investors’ need for safety as China’s lockdowns, war on the outskirts of Europe, and fears of increased interest rates sent a fearful jolt through markets, according to NDTV.

Bangladeshi startups received $750mn foreign investments in a decade: Palak

Bangladesh has received foreign investments of over $750 million in the startup sector in a decade, said State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak today.

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

How BSEC wasted funds on ineffective roadshows abroad

Less than a year after Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul Islam was appointed as chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in May 2020, the regulator started holding roadshows abroad to lure in foreign investors and boost the local market.

June 9, 2024
June 9, 2024

What are we doing wrong in attracting FDI?

What can we do better? Why is Vietnam successful and not us?

June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

Foreign investors continue to sell shares

The net foreign portfolio investment in Bangladesh continued to fall in the July-March period of fiscal year 2023-24 due to the negative economic outlook, repeated devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar, and policy instability.

August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023

US companies want to invest more in power

A US business delegation has expressed interest in investing more in the power and energy sector of Bangladesh, said Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, yesterday. 

June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023

BB eases rules for foreign investors

As per the new measure, foreign investors who are remitting money from abroad will get the scope to retain forex in their foreign currency accounts at local banks for up to one year after registering their businesses here

January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023

How easy is it to be a startup in Bangladesh?

These issues arise in the context of startups due to a disorganised policy framework across various ministries.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

India trumpets pro-business, foreign investment drive at Davos

Bright colours and bold logos proudly signal where India has set up base on the main street in Davos this year, as the country trumpets its pro-business and foreign investment drive.

May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022

Indian rupee hits all-time low, trading over 77.40 per US dollar

The Indian rupee fell to a new all-time low early today (May 9, 2022), trading beyond 77.40 per US dollar, driven by investors’ need for safety as China’s lockdowns, war on the outskirts of Europe, and fears of increased interest rates sent a fearful jolt through markets, according to NDTV.

March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022

Bangladeshi startups received $750mn foreign investments in a decade: Palak

Bangladesh has received foreign investments of over $750 million in the startup sector in a decade, said State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak today.

September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019

Tyre manufacturing awaits a boom with Tk 3,000cr investment

Bangladesh is on the verge of becoming a saturated market in tyre manufacturing by next year with the inclusion of some local and foreign conglomerates in the business. Apex Husain Tyre and Gazi Tyre