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Why Bangladesh?

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Have you ever thought of Bangladesh as a business opportunity?

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHY BANGLADESH?

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BANGLADESH IS A RAPIDLY EMERGING MARKET

AVERAGE ANNUAL % GDP GROWTH 2013 - 2018 (IMF forecasts)

IDEALLY LOCATED

IN THE HEART OF ASIA

AN EMERGING MANUFACTURING HUB

FOR ASIA'S EXPANDING MIDDLE CLASS
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WITH 150 MILLION PEOPLE

OVER HALF of Bangladeshis are UNDER 25, A WORKFORCE TO DRIVE SUSTAINED GROWTH

An expanding middle class

BANGLADESH WILL BE A MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY BY 2025
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Rapid urbanisanation

7 MILLION NEW URBAN LIVERS IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS
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Demand for infrastructure investment

POWER, TRANSPORT, COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
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THE World's SECOND BIGGEST EXPORTER OF CLOTHES

$22BILLION IN 2012

WITH EMERGING HIGHER END export SECTORS

SHIPS, PHARMA, LIGHT ENGINEERING, IT, LEATHER
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WITH Zero tariff ACCESS TO EU MARKETS

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DEMAND FOR HIGH END SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY

FOREIGN INVESTORS needed to drive Bangladesh up the value-chain
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WHERE IS BANGLADESH IN YOUR GLOBAL strategy?

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