Bangladesh's business climate improves slightly

The country's business climate improved marginally in the fiscal year 2024-25 after a decline the year before, according to the latest Bangladesh Business Climate Index (BBX).
Persistent challenges such as inflationary pressure, higher interest rates, and global uncertainty continued to strain local industries, much as they did in FY2023-24.
Political and investment uncertainty, along with exchange rate volatility, further compounded the difficulties facing businesses in FY25, the index showed.
Published today, it revealed that the overall score for the business climate rose to 59.69 in FY25 from 58.75 a year earlier.
The index, prepared jointly by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), and Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB), reached out to 800 businesses across 12 sectors in all eight divisions.
Based on their responses, the business environment was rated as "Several Bottlenecks Remain" – which is above the "Difficult" category but still below the "Improving Business Environment" and "Business Friendly Environment" tiers.
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