Recent Business Outlook in Bangladesh
Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun)
Secretary-General, Japan Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JBCCI)日本バングラデシュ商工会議所

Japan Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JBCCI)

236 Members
About JBCCI
Established in 2004. JBCCI was formed when Japan and Bangladesh were feeling theneed of starting a new trade regime with stronger mutual presence in each other’smarket.

Support••••To cooperate with appropriate organizations for promoting business, cultural exchangeand friendship between Japan and Bangladesh.
To collect market/economic information of Bangladesh and provide it to the Japanesecompanies when required.
To maintain liaison with the MEDIA and encourage wide coverage of JBCCI activities.
To look into the difficulties/obstacles members are facing with import/export, duty str
uctures, transportation, dumping / antidumping, IPR or other trade related issues.

Source: JBCCI website (http://www.jbcci-bd.com/?page_id=3402)

最新の投資環境・ビジネス状況と新型コロナウイルス
Recent Business Outlook and Coronavirus

The spread of the coronavirus has increased theimportance of the Internet모바일 이미지

Source: Our World in Data (https://ourworldindata.org/how-to-embed-charts)

Total confirmed COVID-19 deaths of World & Bangladesh

and online for everyone to communicate andincrease the business around the world.
Source: The Business Standard (https://tbsnews.net/)

最新の投資環境・ビジネス状況と新型コロナウイルス
Recent Business Outlook and Coronavirus

Bangladesh (11/6)
Daily Case: around 1,500 (Total Case: 418,764)
Daily Death: around 15 (Total Death: 6,049)

Source: BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53420537)

バングラデシュへの投資機会
Why Invest in Bangladesh

Almost USD 2,000 - GDP per capita

A Fast Growing Economy

GDP per capita is USD 1,855.74(World Bank,2019)
The per capita income of Bangladesh rose to$2,064 in FY20, up from $1,909 registered in
2018-19.

2nd highest GDP growth(˜7%) globally amongcountries with minimum
GDP of USD 100 billion

Mobile MarketA Young Country
50% population under theage of 25 years

Bangladesh

75%+ mobile penetration(130 million users)
Mobile Financial Services(bKash)A Global Innovator

Internet Users

2nd largest RMG exporter
globally40% internet penetration
70 million+ internet users

Source: Bangladesh Government ICT division, https://investindigitalbd.gov.bd/front_end/files/analyst-reports/Bangladesh-Value-Proposition.pdf

近隣諸国の2020年GDP成長率予測
GDP Growth Rate 2020 Forecast

新型コロナウイルスによる生活の変化
Changes in life due to the coronavirus in Bangladesh
Remote Work (Home office)Online Class, Online training

E-commerce (Chaldal.com etc.)

Online Banking, Mobile Banking (bKash etc.)

Tele medicine日本のODA案件とインフラ開発
Japan ODA and Infrastructure

Profile of the Araihajar Japanese SEZ
Investment ratios

Sumitomo Corporation: 76%
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority: 24%

Location

Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Development area

Approximately 190 hectares(Phase 1A: 123 hectares; Phase 1B: 67 hectares)

Total project costs

Mass Rapid Transit
System in Dhaka

Kanchpur, Meghna andGumti bridges

Hazrat Shahjalal International
Airport (third terminal)

Just over 13 billion yen(JICA provides a yen loan to the Bangladesh government for financing the su
rrounding infrastructure development construction works.)
Source: Sumitomo Corporation(https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/jp/news/release/2019/group/11970)

JapanODA

Araihajar Japanese SEZ

Matabari Coal-fired Power
Plant and Deep Seaportバングラデシュの経済状況（海外との関係）
Bangladesh Economic Situation (Overseas Business)
バングラデシュの輸出総額と縫製産業の割合
RMG Industry (export) in Bangladesh

４半期ごとのバングラデシュへの送金金額の推移
100

Quarterly Trend of Country-wise Remittance

6,00090807060
50

4,800

5,000

4,700
4,000

4,600

3,000

4,500
4,400

2,000

4030
20

4,900

4,300
1,000

4,20004,100

100
EXPORT OF RMG

EXPORT OF OTHER% OF RMG’S TO TOTAL EXPORT(Source: Export Promotion Bureau compiled by BGMEA)

GulfEU

Asia-PacificUSA

OtherTotal(Source: Quarterly Report on Remittance Inflow (April-June 2020), Bangladesh Bank)

バングラデシュで注目されている産業
Industry attracting attention in Bangladesh

Import of Selected Principal Commodities in Bangladesh (million BDT)
4,000,000

Milk and cream

3,500,000

Export of Selected Principal Commodities (million BDT)
4,000,000
3,500,000

Fertilizer
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0

Pharmaceutical Products

Raw Jute
3,000,000

Man-made staple fibre
Rice and wheat
Plastic Articles
Iron and steel
Machinery and equipment
Petroleum products

2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000

Raw hides, skin & leather

Jute good (except carpet)

Fish

1,000,000
500,000-Footwear

Readymade garments (RMG)

Source: Foreign Trade Statistics of Bangladesh 2018-19 (https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/8643ec8b_27a3_41cd_bbd9_9be3479f578e/2020-05-18-08-39-f18cfb579568eda72bf0abaa89b43c3f.pdf)

バングラデシュで注目されている産業
Industry attracting attention in Bangladesh

Mega Infrastructure Projects

Garments/leather Industries

Consumer Goods Business

Medical Related Industries

Toward the completion of the special economic zones dedicate
d to Japan, the construction of t
he metro rail covering the 8 ind
ustrial districts (partly schedule
d to start in 2021), constructionof the Matarbari super supercri
tical pressure coal thermal pow
er plant (to be completed in 2024), etc. Japanese companies will be expected to advance

Among export items of Bangladesh, clothing items account for
about 80% and overwhelming s
hare. Also, expanding transactio
ns with developed countries that are exempt from tariffs by thegeneralized system of preferenc
e (GSP). As labor costs in China are skyrocketing, more and more companies are considering enter in Bangladesh in search ofcheaper and abundant human resources compared to China and other Asian countries.

Cosmetics, white goods
home appliances, etc. are establishing local brands, there are many impo
rted goods from China and India. Consumers tend to buy cheap products.

The cancer death rate is the highest.
However, domestic medical technolo
gy is not enough, and it is limited torich people who can receive treatme
nt overseas. There are also many loc
al people who suffer from diabetes.
However, everyone understand the domestic medical service should be improve due to Coronavirus.

ICTセクターの可能性

Opportunity of Bangladesh ICT Industry
IT/ITeS Export Market Revenue (’000)

Bangladesh has already become thesecond-largest supplier of online labor 500,000 active freelancers

189287435600

2014

2015

2016

2017

1,000
2018

Source: Comprehensive private sector assessment, USAID 2017

Average GDP Growth Rate of 7% until 2033

Number of registered ICT
Companies: 4,500+
Source: World Economic Forum 2019, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/how-the-digital-economy-is-shaping-a-new-bangladesh/

Bangladesh IT Services-ITeS Industry Domestic Market Size (2017-2025F: US$ billion)Demand for software in the local market: US$ 1.18 Billion
No. of IT/ITES Professionals:
300,000 (appr.)
Market value of IT/ITES: US$ 400+

Source: BCG, Everest Group, 2017

Opportunities

Tax Exemption Facility and decla
red as Thrust Sector by the gover
nment and Corporate Tax free

100% Profit Repatriation and no I

mport Duty for export oriented sectors

Source: IT and ITeS Industry Overview, BASIS https://basis.org.bd/public/files/publication/5e123f2d5a6c6ba96136a3b168568073f9800e5b0f5b9.pdf

ポジティブなバングラデシュ人の特徴
Positive Points of Bangladeshi People日本が大好き！
Japan Lover
フレンドリー
Friendly
人助け
Helpful
英語も堪能！
Can speak English

日本製品への信頼感
Japanese goods are vest quality

日本人への尊敬Respect for Japanese
目上の人への尊敬
Respect for the superior

楽観的Optimism

Thank you very much