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www.doingbusiness.org
The World Bank
Doing business Report.
www.enterprisesurveys.org
The World Bank enterprise survey provides the world's most
comprehensive company-level data in emerging markets and
developing economies.
www.bangladeshbusiness.biz
This website
provides up to date information on all relevant developments
in the private sector of Bangladesh.
www.at-capital.com
AT Capital is one of the first financial institutions in
Bangladesh focusing on Asset Management, Corporate Advisory
and Macro-Economic Consulting. AT Capital believes that
Bangladesh has the potential to be one of the next Asian
Tigers. The name and ethos behind the company are driven by
a common vision that Bangladesh can emulate the growth of
China, India, Vietnam and Malaysia.
www.worldbank.org.bd
World Bank Bangladesh country page on Bangladesh offers more
information on Bangladesh and on World Bank (pipeline)
projects.
www.imfbd.com
The website of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)
resident representative office in Bangladesh provides up to
date information on the macro economic situation in
Bangladesh as well as on key structural economic reforms.
www.adb.org/Bangladesh
The website of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in
Bangladesh provides quarterly economic updates, key
indicators and an Asian Development outlook.
www.eiu.com
The website of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
provides analysis and forecast on more than 200 countries,
including Bangladesh.
www.mof.gov.bd
The website of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Finance (MoF)
provides detailed budget information, monthly fiscal reports
and yearly economic reviews (last: Bangladesh Economic
review 2006).
www.bangladesh-bank.org
The website of the Bangladesh Bank (Central bank of
Bangladesh) provides, amongst other, economic data,
information about the financial system, the money market and
regulations and guidelines.
www.boi.gov.bd
The website of the Board of Investment (BOI), the principal
private investment promotion and facilitating agency for
both domestic and foreign investors, provides information on
investment promotion (i.e. country/sector information) and
on investment facilitation (i.e. registration/approval,
utility connections, investment handbook).
www.epb.gov.bd
The website of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) provides
information on sectors and products, export promotion,
export performance, trade information, trade fairs etc. can
be found. Its reports are very useful in identifying
opportunities, bottlenecks, thrust sectors, scope, etc
www.nbr-bd.org
The website of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) provides
information on taxes (VAT, customs and income tax),
tax-policies, tax-laws, tariffs, duties and other revenue
related fees/charges.
www.nbr-bd.org/nbrweb/customfiles/customshomepage.asp
The website of Bangladesh Customs falls under the umbrella
of the NBR. The customs’ site provides detailed information
on tariffs and custom related queries.
www.epzbangladesh.org.bd
The website of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones
Authority, the official organ of the government to promote,
attract and facilitate foreign investment in EPZs, provides
information on the functioning and investment opportunities
in the EPZs of Bangladesh.
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/bangladesh/intro/index.htm
The website of the European Union relation’s with Bangladesh
provides useful information on the country, its economic
structure and trade aspects. Of particular interest is the
section on economic co-operation in the mutual interest, as
it provides a link to Asia Invest.
http://dhaka.usembassy.gov/doing_business.html
The website of the USA embassy in Bangladesh, the US trade
centre provides a very useful country commercial guide.
Websites of Relevant business organisations in Bangladesh
www.dbcci.org
The Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DBCCI)
located in Dhaka is a bilateral chamber with formal and
constitutional approval of the Government of Bangladesh.
Currently DBCCI has approximately 90 member companies
registered. The main objectives of DBCCI are to service
businessmen interested in bilateral trade and investment
between Bangladesh and the Netherlands.
www.dbcc.eu
There is also a bilateral chamber located in the
Netherlands. The Bangladesh-Dutch Chamber of Commerce
(DBCC). The DBCC () is directly related to the
Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce in London and Dhaka.
The DBCC sees ample opportunities of investing in
Bangladesh, both for small and big companies and in various
sectors. The DBCC offers interested businessmen a wealth of
information and matchmaking with parties in Bangladesh. In
addition to the two bilateral chambers, the following
chambers and business associations can assist (potential)
Dutch traders and investors with relevant (sectoral /
regional) business information.
www.bgmea.com
Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing Export Association
was established in 1977. BGMEA is the apex body of 3500
garment manufacturers and exporters, with the objective of
ensuring a healthy business environment for mutually
beneficial relationship among manufacturers, exporters and
importers contributing to largest foreign exchange inflow
from this sector. It has a broad range of activities to
protect, promote and facilitate growth of this sector. It
supports its members in all possible activities, maintaining
relevant contact data base, organizing trade fairs, ensuring
compliance issues, carrying out research and policy advocacy
to the government.
www.bkmea.com
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturing Export Association
is an association of 1050 knitwear manufacturers and
exporters. It has an extensive global network, primarily
with its two major export destinations, Europe and USA. Its
services are product and market promotion, social
compliance, research and development, productivity
improvement, arbitration, etc. It has a section on business
opportunities on its website which may be interesting for
traders/investors.
www.ficci.org.bd
Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industries
comprises of foreign companies having (at least 50% equity
capital is foreign owned). Its tasks are to promote and
protect the interests of its members, to render advice to
the government of Bangladesh and its related
agencies/authorities towards promotion of commerce, trade
and industry of the country vis-à-vis the interest of
foreign investors in general and those of the FICCI members
in particular. FICCI maintains communication with the
International Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Paris,
International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva and the World Trade
Organization (WTO), Geneva. The Chamber comprises of
approximately 140 member companies representing a wide range
of different industries, trading houses, service companies,
banks and financial institutions.
www.dhakachamber.com
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries has as a
basic function the promotion and development of trade,
commerce and industry with a focus to SME (small and medium
enterprises). It prepares economic policy papers, organizes
training courses, workshops, trade fairs, ad gives inputs to
government policies relevant to import, export, investment,
banking, insurance, annual budgets, etc and briefs on
international and regional trade arrangements WTO, SAFTA,
BIMSTEC, etc.
www.chittagongchamber.com
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industries – is the
pioneer Chamber in the country consisting of firms,
companies, and corporate bodies engaged in trade and
commerce in Chittagong, but also to protect and promote the
trade, commerce and industry of Bangladesh in general. |
