Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged expatriate Bangladeshis all over the world to invest more in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh must remove the impediments in connectivity with other regions in order to successfully join the global supply chain and manufacturing network, speakers said today.

Financially solvent people want to invest so that their funds don’t remain idle as they long for a good return on their investment. For this, they always seek a secure instrument.

Toyota Motor Corp’s North American unit said Monday it will invest about $3.4 billion (380 billion yen) on US automotive battery development and production in the United States through 2030.

Italian fashion brand United Colors of Benetton has expressed its willingness to increase its apparel sourcing from Bangladesh.

The Public Private Partnership Authority today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 15 interested banks and non-banking financial institutions to facilitate financing at public-private partnership projects.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid emphasis on expanding fields of cooperation with Moscow, saying Bangladesh will welcome Russia’s investment in its jute industry.

The government is building a technology centre at Bangabandhu High-Tech City in Gazipur especially for the light engineering and plastics manufacturing sectors.

The automotive industry in Bangladesh could be an emerging investment destination for Japanese entrepreneurs, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Rizwan Rahman said today.

Google on Wednesday said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster and more affordable internet access and support entrepreneurship in Africa.

Investor morale in the euro zone fell for the third month in a row in October and hit its lowest level since April on dimming economic expectations, a survey showed on Monday.

A company’s way of raising funds should be determined by analysing its financial statements so that its sustainability does not face any threat, said Tanzim Alamgir, managing director of UCB Investments, a merchant bank.

Nine foreign and domestic firms are going to invest $55 million in Bangladesh’s hi-tech parks to set up manufacturing units for a number of products, including semiconductors, digital devices, and medical equipment.

Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) can invest easily in the capital market as the government allows free inflow and outflow of funds of diaspora community, said a top official of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from China to Bangladesh has jumped by about 200 per cent year-on-year to $418 million in the past seven months, according to Chinese ambassador Li Jiming.

China will not invest in coal-based power plants in Bangladesh anymore, Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming said today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, while speaking at a press conference after a civic reception in New York, urged Bangladeshi expatriates in the USA to take her government’s attractive offers and invest in their motherland.

The stock market regulator’s initiatives such as roadshows in various countries to bring in investments appear to have produced no significant positive outcome as foreign investors reduced their stakes in the listed companies to book profits.

Asian investors trod carefully on Wednesday but nerves appeared to be settled by news that troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande had agreed a plan to repay interest on one of its key bonds, for now avoiding a default that many fear could hammer the domestic and global economy.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) is going to invest $2.5 million in online platform Truck Lagbe to connect people and corporate customers with truck owners and drivers through an app and a website in Bangladesh.