Staff Reporter :
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) crossed $1 billion mark in the first seven months of the current calendar year (2016), buoyed by the economy’s firm footing coupled with stability in the
country’s political arena, the central bank reported on Thursday.
FDI posted a net inflow of $1082.47 million or $1.08 billion during the said period.
In July alone, net inflows stood at $220 million. The amount was 10.55 per cent higher than the amount of the corresponding month, 2015 when Bangladesh received $199 million as FDI.
On the other hand, net inflow of FDI in the first half of 2016 (January-June) stood at $862.47 million.
In the last fiscal year, ended June 30 of 2016, net inflow of FDI stood at $2 billion.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) crossed $1 billion mark in the first seven months of the current calendar year (2016), buoyed by the economy’s firm footing coupled with stability in the
country’s political arena, the central bank reported on Thursday.
FDI posted a net inflow of $1082.47 million or $1.08 billion during the said period.
In July alone, net inflows stood at $220 million. The amount was 10.55 per cent higher than the amount of the corresponding month, 2015 when Bangladesh received $199 million as FDI.
On the other hand, net inflow of FDI in the first half of 2016 (January-June) stood at $862.47 million.
In the last fiscal year, ended June 30 of 2016, net inflow of FDI stood at $2 billion.
