Foreign firms show interest to invest $1.16 bn in Bangladesh

The event attracted 552 business professionals, investors and top executives from 37 countries.

Twenty companies from 13 countries showed interest to form joint ventures, and 26 products were identified as having export potential, said DCCI president Rizwan Rahman.

Five countries are keen to make direct investment in a number of sectors like infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, agro and food processing, and information technology, according to Bangla media reports.

Power, energy, renewable energy, dairy products, fast-moving consumer goods, readymade garments, leather, automobile and jute are among the sectors that can draw foreign investment, said Rahman.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)