Download or read book Creating a business conducive environment to attract Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh written by Rezaul Jahedi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, Sun-Yat-sen-University, course: International Master of Public Administration, language: English, abstract: Bangladesh is a promising developing nation in South Asia region. Based on the World Bank report, Bangladesh has ranked 122 among 183 countries in 2012 globally in terms of ease of doing business. The present study attempted to investigate the major problems areas which influence FDI inflows in Bangladesh. More importantly, the inflows of FDI in Bangladesh have declined since 2008-09. This study sought to analyze the current business environment and how to create a congenial climate for attracting FDI in Bangladesh. The study also shows that the declining trend of FDI inflows in Bangladesh is directly corollary of the political situation. For creating a good business environment, Political stability of the host country is the prime determinant for attracting FDI.

Download or read book A New Model to Attract Foreign Direct Investment Into Bangladesh written by MD. Joynal Abdin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bangladesh is a least developed country (LDC), not only LDcs but also developing even developed economies are offering special benefits to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow. This is because FDI brings some special benefits into the host country. These are as follows: 1. FDI brings access to international market: An MNC has some market share in various countries. It focuses into the existing market to export products from its new destination. As a result local competitors can get access to that market like the MNC does. 2. FDI brings access to foreign sources of supply: A local firm similar to the FDI one can get international sources of supply of quality raw materials in a competitive price like the MNC does. 3. FDI brings management know-how: Multinational companies have a proven managerial practice which leads them into success. These managerial practices are transfer into the host country organization with drop put of managers into those companies. 4. FDI facilitate transfer of knowledge and technologies into the host country. Knowledge may be relevant to product or process or marketing techniques. Technology transfer facilitates product diversification and up gradation of standards. 5. FDI generates employment which resultants into skill development of the native labors, supervisors and managers. 6. Finally FDI creates a competitive business environment which helps to increase efficiency of local firms and make them more competitive.

Download or read book Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment FDI in Bangladesh s Power Sector written by Tareq Mahbub and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies and investigates the determinants that influence investment decision-making for conducting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh’s power sector. This book is organized around six core themes. These are: Bangladesh’s vision to become a middle-income country by 2021 and have universal power for all; an overview of the benefits and costs of FDI from a host nation’s perspective; an outlook of Bangladesh’s power sector starting from the years 1994-2008 through 2011-2015 to 2016-2020 and beyond; the key factors that encourage foreign investors to conduct FDI in the Bangladeshi power sector subsumed under four broad categories of investment prospects namely, regulatory, economic and financial, political and social; the key barriers that deter FDI in the Bangladeshi power sector; and policy implications for long-term investment sustainability in the power sector. The main arguments posited in this book are: regulatory aspects are the most important for firms when conducting FDI in the power sector; land acquisition is a perineal problem that continues to hamper the development of large-scale power projects; there is a need for a transparent and competitive selection process to improve transparency and accountability in private power procurement; and more exploration of onshore and offshore gas fields with the extension of gas transmission networks be enhanced that ensure a regional balance of primary energy supply (gas) for setting up additional gas-based power plants in the country.

Download or read book Building a Prosperous Bangladesh for the Next Generation written by MD. Joynal Abdin and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many research reports that have mentioned Bangladesh as one of the most potential countries for economic development and faster growth. The economic growth rate is on an average 6-6.5 per cent per year over the last one decade. A long list of monetary and fiscal incentives is offered by the government to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The business community is awaiting joint ventures with foreign partners.But Bangladesh has failed to get the expected return out of its different initiatives. Our racing mate countries of '70s or '80s like Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, etc. have gone far ahead of us in every economic parameter.One of the main reasons why we lag behind is that we lack national reputation. We ranked among the top ten in terms of corruption and we are prone to political instability.Foreign missions here in Bangladesh are sending messages to the citizens of their respective countries to avoid any travel here, if it is not that urgent. Where are we going?According to a survey report, the most reputed country of the world in 2014 was Switzerland, followed by Canada, Sweden, Finland, Australia, Norway, Denmark, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Germany. Two Asian countries were on the list of top 20 reputed countries - Japan was placed in the 14th position and Singapore 20th.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia written by Pravakar Sahoo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1990s, the governments of South Asian countries acted as ‘facilitators’ to attract FDI. As a result, the inflow of FDI increased. However, to become an attractive FDI destination as China, Singapore, or Brazil, South Asia has to improve the local conditions of doing business. This book, based on research that blends theory, empirical evidence, and policy, asks and attempts to answer a few core questions relevant to FDI policy in South Asian countries: Which major reforms have succeeded? What are the factors that influence FDI inflows? What has been the impact of FDI on macroeconomic performance? Which policy priorities/reforms needed to boost FDI are pending? These questions and answers should interest policy makers, academics, and all those interested in FDI in the South Asian region and in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment FDI in Bangladesh written by MD. Joynal Abdin and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the liberation war in 1971 a nationalist weave emerged which gives Bangladeshis a spirit of freedom and dignity of independence but it also results on more reserved position in case of economic policy. Policy makers at that period used to see foreign companies access with a negative eyes. Foreign investments were discouraged as a result foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in Bangladesh till 1980 is very insignificant. The growth of Bangladesh's FDI inflow was around US$ 308-356 million for long fifteen years (1980-1995) which started with an amount of US $ 0.090 million in 1972. Afterwards this concept has been changed into a reverse position and government start encouraging foreign direct investment from 1990s. A series of policy incentives, investment sovereignty has been offered to the FDI investors including tax holiday for several years, duty free facility for importing capital machinery, 100% foreign ownership, 100% profit repatriation facility, reinvestment of profit or dividend as FDI, multiple visa, work permit to foreign executives, permanent resident or even citizenship for investing a specific amount, Export Processing Zone (EPZ) facility, and easy hassle free exit facility. Potential sectors of can attract more FDI are power generation, infrastructure development, private port establishment, joint venture with deep sea port establishment under PPP, ship building, ICT sector, call center, education, healthcare, mining, gas extraction, agro processed product, electrical and electronics, light engineering, and fashion designing etc. After so many incentives offered by the government till now FDI Inflow into Bangladesh is not at a satisfactory level. During last few years fresh FDI investment in not taking place. From the statistics of last few years it is quite clear that, reinvestment of locally earned profit is the major amount of FDI into Bangladesh. Fresh FDI inflow is decreasing day by day. Government has to investigate the issue and undertake necessary measures to increase fresh FDI into Bangladesh.

Download or read book Attracting Investment in Bangladesh Sectoral Analyses written by Sanjay Kathuria and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume 3 of a three-volume publication on Bangladesh’s trade prospects. Bangladesh’s ambition is to build on its very solid growth and poverty reduction achievements, and accelerate growth to become a middle income country by 2021, and share prosperity more widely amongst its citizens. This includes one of its greatest development challenges: to provide gainful employment to the over 2 million people that will join the labor force each year over the next decade. Moreover, only 54.1 million of its 94 million working age people are employed. Bangladesh needs to use its labor endowment even more intensively to increase growth and, in turn, to absorb the incoming labor. The Diagnostic Trade Integration Study identifies the following actions centered around four pillars to sustain and accelerate export growth: (1) breaking into new markets through a) better trade logistics to reduce delivery lags ; as world markets become more competitive and newer products demand shorter lead times, to generate new sources of competitiveness and thereby enable market diversification; and b) better exploitation of regional trading opportunities in nearby growing and dynamic markets, especially East and South Asia; (2) breaking into new products through a) more neutral and rational trade policy and taxation and bonded warehouse schemes; b) concerted efforts to spur domestic investment and attract foreign direct investment, to contribute to export promotion and diversification, including by easing the energy and land constraints; and c) strategic development and promotion of services trade; (3) improving worker and consumer welfare by a) improving skills and literacy; b) implementing labor and work safety guidelines; and c) making safety nets more effective in dealing with trade shocks; and (4) building a supportive environment, including a) sustaining sound macroeconomic fundamentals; and b) strengthening the institutional capacity for strategic policy making aimed at the objective of international competitiveness to help bring focus and coherence to the government’s reform efforts. This third volume provides in-depth analysis of eight different manufacturing and services sectors of the Bangladeshi economy, which help to illustrate the thematic analysis of volume 2 and ground it in sector experiences. Besides pointing to cross-cutting themes, the analysis also highlights some specific issues and actions that could help relieve constraints to faster export growth in these sectors.

Download or read book Private Foreign Investment in Bangladesh written by Sadrel Reza and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strengthening Competitiveness In Bangladesh Thematic Assessment written by Sanjay Kathuria and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume 2 of a three-volume publication on Bangladesh’s trade prospects. Bangladesh’s ambition is to build on its very solid growth and poverty reduction achievements, and accelerate growth to become a middle income country by 2021, and share prosperity more widely amongst its citizens. This includes one of its greatest development challenges: to provide gainful employment to the over 2 million people that will join the labor force each year over the next decade. Moreover, only 54.1 million of its 94 million working age people are employed. Bangladesh needs to use its labor endowment even more intensively to increase growth and, in turn, to absorb the incoming labor. The Diagnostic Trade Integration Study identifies the following actions centered around four pillars to sustain and accelerate export growth: (1) breaking into new markets through a) better trade logistics to reduce delivery lags ; as world markets become more competitive and newer products demand shorter lead times, to generate new sources of competitiveness and thereby enable market diversification; and b) better exploitation of regional trading opportunities in nearby growing and dynamic markets, especially East and South Asia; (2) breaking into new products through a) more neutral and rational trade policy and taxation and bonded warehouse schemes; b) concerted efforts to spur domestic investment and attract foreign direct investment, to contribute to export promotion and diversification, including by easing the energy and land constraints; and c) strategic development and promotion of services trade; (3) improving worker and consumer welfare by a) improving skills and literacy; b) implementing labor and work safety guidelines; and c) making safety nets more effective in dealing with trade shocks; and (4) building a supportive environment, including a) sustaining sound macroeconomic fundamentals; and b) strengthening the institutional capacity for strategic policy making aimed at the objective of international competitiveness to help bring focus and coherence to the government’s reform efforts. This second volume provides in-depth analysis across seven cross-cutting themes that underpin most of the findings of pillars 1 and 2 above.

Download or read book Doing Business in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka written by John E. Spillan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive look at the business environment in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It explores the historical, economic, social and political impacts of trade and commerce in this region to give insight into how it has learned the lessons of failure from the past and is poised to capitalize on them. Bangladesh is considered an Emerging Tiger as one of the fastest-growing economies in South Asia, having witnessed exponential growth in exports. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is still recovering from its civil war and FDI makes up a very small percentage of its GDP. Nevertheless, it also represents a unique opportunity for investors looking to do business in this growing region. Identifying the key drivers of South Asian economic growth and development, this book is aimed at scholars who seek to learn more about what must be done to take advantage of the opportunities in both countries to move into the future.

Download or read book Toward New Sources of Competitiveness in Bangladesh written by Sanjay Kathuria and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bangladesh's ambition is to build on its very solid growth and poverty reduction achievements, and accelerate growth to become a middle income country by 2021, and share prosperity more widely amongst its citizens. This includes one of its greatest development challenges: to provide gainful employment to the over 2 million people that will join the labor force each year over the next decade. Moreover, only 54.1 million of its 94 million working age people are employed. Bangladesh needs to use its labor endowment even more intensively to increase growth and, in turn, to absorb the incoming labor. The Diagnostic Trade Integration Study identifies the following actions centered around four pillars to sustain and accelerate export growth: (1) breaking into new markets through a) better trade logistics to reduce delivery lags; as world markets become more competitive and newer products demand shorter lead times, to generate new sources of competitiveness and thereby enable market diversification; and b) better exploitation of regional trading opportunities in nearby growing and dynamic markets, especially East and South Asia; (2) breaking into new products through a) more neutral and rational trade policy and taxation and bonded warehouse schemes; b) concerted efforts to spur domestic investment and attract foreign direct investment, to contribute to export promotion and diversification, including by easing the energy and land constraints; and c) strategic development and promotion of services trade; (3) improving worker and consumer welfare by a) improving skills and literacy; b) implementing labor and work safety guidelines; and c) making safety nets more effective in dealing with trade shocks; and (4) building a supportive environment, including a) sustaining sound macroeconomic fundamentals; and b) strengthening the institutional capacity for strategic policy making aimed at the objective of international competitiveness to help bring focus and coherence to the government's reform efforts.

Download or read book Key Economic Policy Indicators for FDI in Bangladesh written by Tasnim Alam and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bangladesh is an emerging economy in South Asia with immense potential to contribute in the global value chain. Bangladesh is focused on becoming a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed economy by 2041 and to achieve this is promoting open economy and trade liberalization to drive economic growth. Constant and steady economic growth requires both domestic and international investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow plays a vital role in the economic growth of Bangladesh. Investment policy in Bangladesh offers incentives to attract FDI with the help of internal economic policy measures. Key economic indicators such as GDP growth rate, fiscal incentives such as tax rates and tax incentives, monetary policy indicators such as exchange rate and inflation rate and trade liberalization facilitation processes such as EPZ and hi-tech parks show potential for economic growth in Bangladesh. This study evaluates FDI in Bangladesh from an historical and comparative perspective and analyses national and international datasets to identify key economic policy indicators for attracting FDI. It finds that there is no single economic indicator that attracts FDI inflow. Instead, combinations of economic and non-economic policies in the context of a suitable business environment attract FDI in Bangladesh. As global FDI trends show fragility, Bangladesh must seek to improve the investment environment and policy regime to maintain sustainable economic policy initiatives and thereby attract continuous FDI inflow.

Download or read book Bangladesh Japan Partnership written by Fahmida Khatun and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the trade relationship between Bangladesh and Japan, including foreign investments and foreign aid by Japan to Bangladesh. It emphasises how Japan may support Bangladesh in its next development journey during the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and after Bangladesh’s Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation. This is the first book to present a comprehensive evaluation of Bangladesh's economic relationship with Japan, including how it has evolved over the preceding fifty years and its possibilities and implications for the future. The book draws attention to the importance of increased economic diversification for Bangladesh in terms of skill and productivity with the increasing need to accelerate technological adoption from Japan to be on par with international competition following Bangladesh’s LDC graduation. It presents a thorough examination of Bangladesh's prospects to access the Japanese market, as well as Japan's assistance in the development of human capital and infrastructure in Bangladesh. It also discusses how Bangladesh might both attract additional foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan and improve its technical skills by utilising expertise obtained through Japanese investments. This new study will inform policy discourse, influence relevant policies, and inspire future research on these key issues.

Download or read book Factors Affecting Foreign Direct Investment Inflows written by Shilpi Das and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a leading role in the economy of Bangladesh through accelerating Gross Domestic Product and overall economic growth. So FDI is vital for a developing country like Bangladesh to take effective measures in attracting the potential foreign investors and enhancing a FDI friendly atmosphere in the country. The focus of this study is on the relevant factors which influenced the FDI inflow in Bangladesh. The study shows how a number of factors influence the FDI inflows in the country. The study used 15 years of panel data from year 2000 to 2014. It found that FDI inflow in Bangladesh has positive correlation with the GDP, Inflation, Infrastructure, Labor cost productivity, Trade openness and Trade performance and negative correlation with tax while political stability has a non-significant negative relationship with FDI inflow.

Download or read book Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on GDP Export and Domestic Investment written by Sandip Mitra and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is pre-requisite to move from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy for any developing country. The purpose of this research was to investigate the status of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and its impact on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), export and domestic investment in Bangladesh. Total 42 year's data on FDI, export, GDP, domestic investment were collected from different secondary sources. After necessary testing for time series data, regression analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of FDI on GDP, export and domestic investment. Result shows that FDI inflow was increasing during the last two decades and the major share of FDI inflow in Bangladesh came as equity capital form. Greater portion of FDI inflow came through EPZ areas and which is increasing gradually. On the basis of sector analysis, it shows that, major proportion of FDI is invested on telecommunication sector in the recent years. Result reveals that Malaysia is the highest investor country in Bangladesh. Impact result shows that FDI has positive and significant effects on GDP, export and domestic investment. This research recommends administrative system, corruption, bureaucracy need to be reform for attracting foreign investment in Bangladesh.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment FDI written by MD. Joynal Abdin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governments the world over offer significant inducements to attract inward investment, motivated by the expectation of spillover benefits to augment the primary benefits of a boost to national income from new investment. This paper begins by reviewing possible sources of FDI induced spillovers. It then provides a comprehensive evaluation of the empirical evidence on productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a range of possible spillover channels, robust empirical support for positive spillovers is, at best, mixed. The reasons for this are explored and the paper concludes with a review of policy aspects.

Download or read book Investment Laws in Bangladesh written by Ferdousi Begum and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bangladesh is considered as one of the emerging markets for making an investment to the investors of the world due to its promising and consistent GDP growth. The United Nations (UN) Committee for Development Policy (CDP) which is a subsidiary body of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN made three categories of countries such as, least developed countries (LDC), developing countries and developed countries. Bangladesh is going to achieve the status of a developing country in 2024 after being assessed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (which is generally termed as 'graduation' process from the least developed country category to a developing country category) even though it is recognized as a developing country in March, 2018 bearing a GDP of $1675. Back in 2000, it was considered to be the most liberal foreign direct investment (hereinafter FDI) regime in South Asia as the state eases of doing business here in order to expedite foreign direct investment although Bangladesh placed 176th out of 190 countries in the World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business Rankings, 2019' which is published on 31 October, 2018. Bangladesh tries to improve this situation in recent years by taking many steps to ease doing business.