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Firms can source raw materials, products, services, and machineries
produced in foreign countries. They also can look for foreign capital and
technologies. It will boost profit margin and save cost.
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China, India and Bangladesh among them have vast and increasingly
prosperous populations, which are projected to grow to more than
three billion by 2030. China and India are among the fastest growing
nation. Being the neighbor of this two countries Bangladesh is well
situated in every sense to take advantage of this opportunity.
Bangladesh offers an unparallel investment climate compared to the
other South Asian economies. The geographic location of the country
is ideal for global trade, with very convenient access to international
sea and air routes.
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With improving education, technology and economic growth,
Bangladesh’s own market of 150 million people is becoming
increasingly attractive to business and foreign investors. There is a
growing middle class with significant purchasing power.
The country enjoys broad popular support for market economy reforms
and offers the most investment-friendly regulatory regime in South Asia.
Bangladesh owns a trainable, enthusiastic, and low-cost work force
suitable for any labor-intensive industry. Low energy price, tariff free
access to some of the developed country and liberal FDI policy turned
Bangladesh into one of the most lucrative business destination in the
world.
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In addition, investment opportunity in the infrastructure development
sector is enormous in Bangladesh. Government is highly interested in
developing Roads and high ways, energy and power, deep sea port and
air port etc. on a public private partnership basis.
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It is our good fortune that both the prime minister and the opposition
leader in Bangladesh are women. We also have few important women
minister in the cabinet. Gender discrimination issue has been taken
seriously. Empowerment of women has been a big agenda in the
national development policies of Bangladesh. No doubt that condition
will change rapidly.
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Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) is the first
such organization, established in the year 2000, with the ideals of
improving and encouraging the women entrepreneurs of Bangladesh.
The main object of WEAB was to develop a support system for women
entrepreneurs. WEAB is persistently trying to build Knowledge and
Awareness, Capacity and Skills, Networks, Business Partnerships and
Trade Linkages among Women Entrepreneurs.
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It is our vision that women in Bangladesh will thrive not only in local
market but also in global market too.
Nasreen Awal