Bangladesh lags far behind its economic peers in footwear and leather product exports, exposing the country’s insufficient focus on a sector that possesses a key advantage – regular access to the main rawhide – which its competitors lack. For instance, Bangladesh, despite having started footwear and leather product exports earlier than Vietnam, lags significantly behind…
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From road-rail to seaport and airport, under-river tunnel to elevated expressway, water utility to e-governance, coal to solar – China makes its presence felt everywhere. Apart from being a major importing partner, the Asian economic powerhouse has expanded its foothold in much-needed infrastructures in Bangladesh with cash, technology and expertise. Though this bilateral partnership has…
A delegation of 25 chief executive officers (CEOs) and founders of major African and central Asian textile, apparel, and footwear companies, accompanied by the representatives of prominent global brands, is now visiting Bangladesh on a two-day tour to encourage low carbon emission and share of knowledge in the sectors. The delegation reached Bangladesh on June…
Apparel exports to the non-traditional markets reached $7.68 billion with 32.74% year-on-year (YoY) growth in the first eleven months (July-May) of FY23, higher from $5.79 billion in the same period of the last FY22, according to the Export Promotion Bureau data, compiled by the RDTI cell of the BGMEA. The United States, Canada, the United…
Bangladesh has very recently made its first payment in the local currency, taka, for a predominantly foreign loan-funded project — indicating a possibility of being quite a game-changer. The project in question involves the construction of a 24-kilometre elevated expressway connecting Dhaka to Ashulia, with an estimated cost of Tk17,653 crore (approximately $1.2 billion). China…