'The final tariff will be fixed in the one-to-one negotiation with the USTR... The rate is not final yet...,' says finance adviser
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed expressed his appreciation for Hisense, a global -brand manufacturing consumer electronics products in Bangladesh.
He also emphasises a shift away from dependency culture
“Depositors kept their hard-earned money in banks so efforts will continue in order to ensure that deposits are unaffected,” he added.
The adviser made these remarks today during a press conference at the Secretariat in Dhaka
Salehuddin Ahmed attends Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation’s 34th founding anniversary
Salehuddin Ahmed also said negotiations have began to sign FTA with Singapore
The immediate past Awami League government’s failure to settle an international arbitration claim has left Bangladesh in a legal tangle in the US, leading to a surprise judicial order against two top officials of the interim government during their official visit to Washington last week.
A US court on Thursday issued “bench warrants for the arrest” of Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed and central bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur whom a power company wants to testify, as it seeks to enforce a collective $31.9 million in arbitration awards against Bangladesh.
The priorities of newly appointed finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed should be to make key financial institutions functional immediately, control inflation, and present accurate data on exports, imports, GDP and important economic indicators, economists said.
