Business and Investment in Bangladesh

Contents

Economy, Finance & Banking

Investment and Trade Policies

• Industrial Policy, 1991 (As Amended)
• Foreign Investment
• Trade Liberalization

Promotional Agencies and Their Functions

• Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)
• Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA)
• Board of Investment (BOI)

Tax Incentives and Facilities for Private Investment

• Tax Holiday
• Accelerated Depreciation
• Concessionary Duty Imported Capital Machinery
• Tariff Rationalization
• Incentives to Non-Resident Bangladeshis
• Rationalization of Import Duty
• Other Incentives

Facilities and Tax Incentives for Foreign Investors

• General Incentives
• Additional Incentives for Export Oriented/Linkage Industries
• Remittance Facilities
• Additional Incentives for EPZ Industries
• Foreign Investment Protection Act
• Investment Treaties & Bilateral Agreements
• Guarantees Through Multilateral Agencies
• Abolition of Restrictions on Equity
• Securities and Exchange Commission

Foreign Trade

• Introduction
• Export Earnings
• Strategies

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References :

1. Bangladesh Handbook 1995
2. Bangladesh At A Glance, Dec. 1994

Acknowledgements:
The author, Shabbir A Bashar gratefully acknowledges the un-precedented help and co-operation of the Bangladesh High Commission, London, UK in preparation of this document. He particularly thanks Mr Shihabuddin Ahmed, Minister Press Division, Bangladesh High Commission, London, and late Mr Mizanur Rahman, Senior Vice President and Representative, Arab-Bangladesh Bank Ltd., London Representative Office, for their support.

Dedication:In fond memory of late Mizanur Rahman, a friend who died pre-maturely.

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