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FDI increases over 4.5 percent in Bangladesh

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Published: 14:19, 10 June 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
FDI increases over 4.5 percent in Bangladesh

M A Rahman: Despite of recession across the world, inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bangladesh has increased over 4.5 percent in 2016 compared to 2015.

During this period, Bangladesh received additional 97 crore and 33 lakh US dollars of foreign investment than that of the previous year, according to Economic Survey 2017.

In 2016, foreign investment inflows decreased by 2 percent across the world while it reduced by 15 percent in Asian developing countries.

Bangladesh received a total of 233 crore and 27 lakh US dollars FDI in 2016 while it was an estimated amount of 223 crore and 54 lakh US dollars in 2015, the survey revealed.


risingbd/Dhaka/June 10, 2017/M A Rahman/A K Azad

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