Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 1, June 2017 Ibrahim Hossain Ovi RMG manufacturers pay only 20% corporate tax, compared to a rate of up to 42% for other business groups The readymade garments industry contributes over 13% to the ...
Read More »১৫ বছরে পোশাক পণ্যের মূল্য কমেছে ৪০ শতাংশ : বিজিএমইর প্রতিবেদন
ভোরের কাগজ পত্রিকায় ৩০ মে তারিখে প্রকাশিত গত ১৫ বছরে বিশ্ববাজারে বাংলাদেশের তৈরি পোশাক পণ্যের মূল্য কমেছে ৪০ শতাংশ এবং প্রতিনিয়ত সেটি অব্যাহত রয়েছে। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের পেনসিলভেনিয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ও কলোরাডো বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের গবেষণার তথ্য দিয়ে এমনটি জানিয়েছে তৈরি পোশাক প্রস্তুত ও রপ্তানিকারকদের ...
Read More »Budget to get 26pc bigger, new VAT system might affect businesses
This year budget is likely to be Tk four lakh crore in size — which is 26 percent bigger than the one for the outgoing fiscal year, English language Daily Star reported. The Finance Minister AMA Muhith will present the ...
Read More »Referendum held in three factories of IEPZ to form WWA
Published in the Financial Express on 30, May 2017 Three factories of Ishwardi EPZ adopted referendum to form Workers Welfare Association (WWA), says a press release. The factories are Bangladeshi owned M/sAdnan PSF Industries Limited & M/s Fujian Export Industry ...
Read More »May 31, 2017: Inclusive workforce, local value addition in RMG, New VAT rate, budget and foreign donation
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Call to build inclusive workforce to boost RMG sector State Minister ...
Read More »Accessible workplace helps disabled workers, firms alike
Published in the Financial Express on 30, May 2017 Accessible workplace for persons with disability can significantly increase business while reducing transaction cost, speakers said on Tuesday. More than 90 companies employ disable people, they said, calling upon garment factories ...
Read More »Local value addition in RMG drops in first three quarters of FY 17
Published in the Financial Express on 30, May 2017 Local value addition in the export-oriented Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh dropped in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year. A quarterly analysis of the central bank estimated ...
Read More »May 30, 2017: Green revolution in apparel industry, export earnings fall and the festival allowance for the garment workers
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Green revolution in Bangladeshi apparel industry The number of environment-friendly, “green” ...
Read More »Green revolution in Bangladeshi apparel industry
Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 30, May 2017 Ibrahim Hossain Ovi To encourage all industries to establish eco-friendly factories, the government is providing loans at 9% interest, especially to the RMG sector The number of environment-friendly, “green” RMG factories ...
Read More »Slow global demands lead to poor growth in export earnings
The export earnings from Bangladesh’s Ready-made Garment industry have fallen in the first ten months of FY 2016-2017 (July-April), a study by Centre for Policy Dialogue revealed. The report “State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2016-17: Third Reading” said that ...
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