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The policies on investment in Bangladesh stock markets or trades are
much liberal and investment protected by in the favor of investors'
convenience and success. Investors easily recognize Bangladesh Stock
Market is a best place in terms of less restrictions, high return,
low taxes compare to other markets in South Asia. The goal is to
attract more foreign investors, create more jobs in private sectors
and establish a positive economic growth at the capital market. If
more investment information is required please visit to ........http://www.ficci.org.bd/
and
http://www.boi.gov.bd/index.html web sites.
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Investment Guarantee: In 1980, Bangladesh
Govt. established foreign private investment (promotion &
protection) act that insures legal protection to foreign
investment in Bangladesh.
Special incentives had been adopted by Bangladesh Govt. in the
favor of local and foreign investors in Bangladesh Stock Market.
Bangladesh Govt. took a
number measures to encourage foreign and local investors to invest
in the securities market. These measures include:
Opportunity
for Foreign Investors
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Bangladesh
has adopted a very liberal industrial
policy to attract foreign investment
- No limitations
pertaining to equity participation i.e.
up to 100 percent foreign private
investment allowed.
- Except five reserve sectors, all
industries are open for private
investment. Industries earmarked for
public sector investment are in the
reserve sector namely :
(i) arms, ammunition and other defence
equipment and machinery
(ii) Production of nuclear energy,
(iii) Forest plantation and mechanized
extraction within the bounds of reserved
forests,
(iv) Security printing (currency notes )
& minting and,
(v) Railways & air transportation
(except certain domestic routes and air
cargo)
- No permission of the government
required to set up new industries.
- For
obtaining industries facilities like
procurement of land, electricity, gas
and sewerage connection, importation of
capital machinery and raw materials tax
rebate, duty drawback facilities etc.
industries need only to be registered
with the board of investment (BOI) in a
simple prescribed from.
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Facilities for
Non-Resident Bangladeshis
Foreigner
investors and the Non Resident
Bangladeshis (NRBs) can make investment
into our securities market from any
corner of the world. To exercise the
investment as NRBs/foreigners, one must
enter into an agreement with a brokerage
house of their choice along with anyone
of the following institutions:
Authorized Dealer of Foreign
Exchange
Custodian Bank
Merchant Bank (Portfolio Manager)
All NRBs/foreigners for the purpose of
making investment in our market have to
have a Beneficiary Owners (BO) account
and a client account opened with any of
the brokerage house as well as entering
into agreement with the Authorized
Dealer or Custodian Bank or Portfolio
Manager and thus maintain the investment
activities from abroad. List of Brokers
together with regular market scenario,
fundamental status of the companies
listed on the Exchanges and many other
relevant necessary information would be
available at the website of DSE (www.dsebd.org).
List of Brokers of the Exchanges,
Merchant Bankers or Custodian Banks
would be available at the web page of
SEC (www.secbd.org).
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Facilities for
Non-Resident Bangladeshis |
· Non-resident
Bangladesh investors enjoy facilities similar to
foreign investors
· Allowed to buy newly issued shares/debentures
of Bangladeshi companies
· 10 percent reserved quota for non-resident
Bangladeshis in primary shares (IPO)
· Foreign currency deposits in the Non-resident
Foreign Currency (NFCD) account
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Investment
Guarantee |
· Foreign Private
Investment (Promotion & Protection) Act1980
ensures legal protection to foreign investment
in Bangladesh against nationalization and
expropriation.
· It also guarantees repatriation of capital and
dividend and equitable treatment with local
investors.
· Adequate protection is available for
intellectual property rights, such as patents,
designs & trademarks and copyrights.
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