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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has played a key role in the modernization of the Bangladesh economy for the last 15 years.
Inflows of foreign direct investment
There was an inflow of $666m foreign direct investment in 2007 which raised significantly in 2008 to $1086m. As of June 2009, inflows of foreign direct investment recorded to $358m.

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Inflows of foreign direct investment during 2001-2009*

*As of June, 2009
Source: Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

Private investment statistics
Year
Proposed local investment
Proposed foreign investment
Total proposed investment
Growth %
Project
US$ m
Project
US$ m
Project
US$ m
2005-2006
1,754
2,662.31
135
3,621.15
1,889
6,283.46
125%
2006-2007
1,930
2,848.98
191
1,728.26
2,121
4,577.24
(-27%)
2007-2008
1,615
2,833.76
143
787.39
1,758
3,621.15
(-21%)
2008-2009
1,336
2,480.72
132
2,137.53
1,468
4,618.25
27%
2009-2010*
876
1,831.44
92
617.68
968
2,449.12
-
* February, 2010
Source: Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

Foreign and joint venture investment
In the year 2009-10 (February), there were 89 new foreign and joint venture investment projects registered to BOI which amount to $590m. The projects were invested to mainly in the service, engineering, clothing and agricultural sectors.
Sector wise foreign and joint venture investment during 2009-2010*

* As of February, 2010


Countrywise foreign and joint venture investment during 2009-2010*
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Country
No. of projects
Proposed investment (US$ m)
Saudi Arabia
3
478,652.17
Australia
4
2,036.23
USA
5
2,990.33
Finland
2
3,023.89
India
9
8,451.53
South Korea
12
33,768.91
Malaysia
3
3,056.52
Netherlands
5
8,544.76
China
12
21,000.36
United Kingdom
5
3,507.76
Pakistan
2
990.91
Japan
8
2,624.85
Denmark
1
1,217.39
Sri Lanka
2
646.23
Canada
2
1,017.23
Taiwan
1
502.97
Singapore
4
1,929.62
Turkey
1
150.94
Greece
1
156.81
Italy
2
1,039.95
Hong Kong
5
14,805.94
Total
89
590,114.91


As of February, 2010

Source: Bangladesh Economic Review-2010 (Bangla version), Ministry of Finance

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