Aziz for top priority to improvement of investment climate
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Monday identified the development of infrastructure and improvement of skilled human resources as highest priority for Bangladesh to improve investment climate, reports UNB.
"There are two areas that must get highest attention to improve the investment climate in the country and these are, infrastructure and improvement of human resource," he told the launching of 'Bangladesh second investment climate report: Harnessing competitiveness for stronger inclusive growth Bangladesh: Second Investment Climate Assessment' at Hotel Sonargaon.
The Board of Investment (BoI), The World Bank Group and Department for International Development (DFID) jointly organised the function with BoI Executive Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed in the chair.
Acting World Bank country director Zafrul Islam, DFID-Bangladesh Deputy Head Richard Boutler and SASPF Sector Director of World Bank Ernesto May also spoke on the occasion.
The finance adviser said that infrastructure, especially the power sector, is the vital issue for improving investment in a country.
"But the development of the infrastructure must not take place only in Dhaka or Chittagong, this should be spread over the whole country," he said.
"There are two areas that must get highest attention to improve the investment climate in the country and these are, infrastructure and improvement of human resource," he told the launching of 'Bangladesh second investment climate report: Harnessing competitiveness for stronger inclusive growth Bangladesh: Second Investment Climate Assessment' at Hotel Sonargaon.
The Board of Investment (BoI), The World Bank Group and Department for International Development (DFID) jointly organised the function with BoI Executive Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed in the chair.
Acting World Bank country director Zafrul Islam, DFID-Bangladesh Deputy Head Richard Boutler and SASPF Sector Director of World Bank Ernesto May also spoke on the occasion.
The finance adviser said that infrastructure, especially the power sector, is the vital issue for improving investment in a country.
"But the development of the infrastructure must not take place only in Dhaka or Chittagong, this should be spread over the whole country," he said.