Another $25m IFC loan to a Bangladeshi company PRAN
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector development arm of the World Bank Group, has provided yet another $25 million loan to Pran-RFL …
Korean Export Processing Zone at serious risk
Instead of handing over the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) to the investor, the government of Bangladesh plans to take back part of …
Dhaka needs to remove its rocky anti-FDI atmosphere
Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Mr. Lee Yun-young has said Bangladesh should come out from protectionism and open up its market for foreign …
‘Welfare Associations’ to negotiate for rights at Bangladesh EPZ
The Government of Bangladesh today approved, in principle, draft of a labour law for Export Processing Zones (EPZ) with the provision to allow …
Return of GSP seems far off – a lot more must be done
Bangladesh’s progress in implementation of the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity (the Action Plan) which provides a basis for …
Bangladesh halts shutdown of “unsafe” factories
The Bangladeshi government is refusing to shut down garment factories declared unsafe, following a row with independent inspectors over the strength of …