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BANGLADESH’S NET FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) SURPASSES $2BN

Source: The daily observer Published: Tuesday, 16 August,2016Link : http://www.24livenewspaper.com/sites/?url=http://www.observerbd.com

SUMMERY • Bangladesh’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) in a financial year has crossed the $2 billion

mark for the first time in the history.

• According to the latest balance of payment (BOP) figures released by Bangladesh Bank, net FDIs in the last FY 2015-16 stood at $2.001 billion, up by 9.34 percent from the previous fiscal. –

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WHAT IS FDI?Foreign direct investment(FDI) occurs when a firm invests directly in new facilities to produce or market in a foreign country.The firm becomes a multinational enterprise.

POSITIVE IMPACT• FDIs in Bangladesh come as equity capital, reinvested earning and intra-

company loan, making up the Gross Flow. –• Analysts attributed the rise to mega infrastructure projects like the Padma

Bridge by the Bangladesh government. • The cost recovery and profit-sharing amount, which the foreign companies

take out from the country on investments made. • Full control of investment.• Long term of objectives.

NEGATIVE IMPACT • A research director at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies,

says he hopes that the upward trend will continue provided political stability prevails and terrors attacks like Gulshan and Sholakia does not happen again. • The stock markets attracted foreign investments worth $124 million in

FY 2015-16, down by 67 percent• Technological dependence on foreign technology sources.• High level of risk.

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• The sectors that attracted foreign investors the most were gas and petroleum, textiles, banking, telecoms, power, food, cement, leather and leather goods.

• Most of the FDIs coming in last year were from the US, UK, South Korea, Australia, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and India.

CONCLUSION • Attack more foreign company to invest.• The quality of our products must be improved.• Economic growth depends on our agriculture but we must be aware

about our economic development