Reserve is decreasing Prothom Namaste

According to Bangladesh Bank, the country received remittances worth US$900 million in the first 12 days of this month. Under the crawling peg method, the price of the dollar has been increased to 117 taka per dollar. Officials are expecting an increase in foreign income inflows as a result of this initiative. Moreover, he believes […]

Business Concerns: The rise in the value of the dollar and interest rate improvements are affecting the cost of doing business

However, exporters said the exchange rate appreciation would benefit them more unless other costs of doing business increase as they would earn Tk 6-7 more per dollar and this would increase their competitiveness in global markets. In this regard, Syed Naseem Manzoor, managing director of leading leather goods exporting company Apex Footwear and former president […]

Rising prices of daily essential commodities linked to extortion, syndicates and dollar crisis: FBCCI meeting

The prices of everyday essentials have increased in another phase before the holy month of Ramadan. Businessmen have identified four reasons behind this increase in prices of daily essential commodities – high price and dollar crisis, extortion, syndicates and high tariff rates. Common traders involved in the business of daily essential commodities met on Wednesday […]

Dollar crisis: Dividend remittances of foreign companies stuck in Bangladesh

According to the capital markets regulatory body, BSEC, and financial reports of related companies, it is currently known that a total of Tk 2.2 billion of dividends are stuck in the country. These dividends belong to three multinational companies: Berger Paints Bangladesh, Marico Bangladesh, and Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh. Among them, Berger’s has the highest amount […]

Bangladesh has sought assistance from Saudi to deal with the dollar crisis.

Prime Minister’s Private Advisor on Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman says Bangladesh has sought assistance from Saudi Arabia to deal with the worsening dollar crisis. At a press conference at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) on Tuesday, the adviser said he had sought assistance during his recently concluded visit to the Middle Eastern […]

Government’s decision to cut export incentives raises concerns in Bangladesh

Exporters say the global economy is going through stress due to the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the Russia-Ukraine war and the Hamas-Israel war. Demand for various products including readymade garments has decreased. In these difficult times, the size of the Export Development Fund (EDF) was reduced last year. The cost of business is continuously increasing. […]