Net FDI inflows down 9.81pc from July to January

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Bangladesh during July-January period of 2023-24 fiscal year (July 2023-June 2024) fell by 9.81 per cent, compared with the same period of the previous 2022-2023 fiscal year, showed the recently published central bank data.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data showed that in the first seven months of the current 2023-24 fiscal year, net FDI inflows were recorded at 901 million US dollars against $999 million in the same period a year earlier.

According to the BB statistics, gross FDI inflows in the country from July to January this year stood at $2,431 million against $2,806 million in the same period a year earlier.