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...sector investments and provide an investment-friendly environment by providing various tax and other incentives. Owing to the opportunities exhibited by the power and energy sector, two power sector projects –...

Based on work first presented to widespread acclaim at the 2017 Asia Power Week in Bangkok, Thailand, this new white paper explores how reforms to Bangladesh’s power sector could unlock...

...the ICT sector. Facilitating the ease of starting and conducting business: Leaders have suggested that government entities must work like private sector organizations and with greater unity to improve efficiency....

has been providing GSP facility enabling tariff and quota free entry for all products. Revoking GSP would be catastrophic for the sector, as the sector would immediately lose cost competitiveness....

Bangladesh’s agricultural sector contributes 14.2% of GDP,[1] employing 47% of the working population[2], with 17 million people (1.4 million women) depending on fisheries sector for their livelihoods through fishing, farming,...

...from IT-services sourcing relationships – McKinsey [10] Russia will invest 100M USD in Bangladeshi ICT sector – The Daily Star [11] Japan wants to invest in Bangladesh’s IT sector –...

...sectors. FIGURE: Sector-wise Gas Consumption / SOURCE: Petrobangla Annual Report, 2016 With depleting gas reserves, it is more feasible to ration the country’s natural gas for industrial use and promote...

...employment is gradually shifting to the services sector. Contribution of service sector employment has been growing, with 36.9% of employment generated in 2015-16, compared to 34.1% in 2013. Source:Bangladesh Bureau...

...the last 16 years, Bangladesh’s export basket has shifted more towards apparel with shrinking export from other sectors. Bangladesh Banking Sector Stuck in a Quagmire Bangladesh’s banking sector has been...

...position, which represents the investments in power sector over the past years. The time required for obtaining a new electricity connection has reduced from more than 400 days in 2014...

Pharmaceuticals sector contributed 1.85% of the GDP in 2016-17 (Source: BBS). At present, 257 licensed pharmaceutical companies are present in Bangladesh, among which, 150 are functional. Bangladeshi manufacturers meet 97%...

Bangladesh’s banking sector has been in free-fall due to rising non-performing loans from both state and private banks alike. According to Bangladesh Bank, the total NPL combined from the 8...

...FY19 for the 7 infrastructure mega projects including bridges, rail lines, power plants, and a metro rail [2], the cement market in the country looks to be a bullish market....

...providing quality end products. Around 70% production of furniture sector of Bangladesh is home furniture and 30% is office furniture. Scarcity of skilled manpower in handling modern equipment and machinery...