Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Swedish investors to invest in Bangladesh's Special Economic Zones (SEZs), saying that many opportunities have been created there for doing business, reports BSS.
"We're setting up 100 special economic zones. We have created conducive business environment and opportunities there. So, Sweden can invest in the country," she said when Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg Von Linde paid a courtesy call on the prime minister at her official Ganabhaban residence in the city.
The Prime Minister described relations between Bangladesh and Sweden as historic, saying that Sweden has been giving assistance to Bangladesh since 1971, according to an official release of the Press Wing of the Prime Minister's Office.
She briefly highlighted her government's various initiatives taken in the last 12 years, especially the social safety net programmemes which have been playing a significant role in reducing the country's poverty and ensuring women empowerment.
Turning to mechanisms to tackle climate change, she said that her government has been effectively dealing with the climate change impacts.
The PM said the pace of Bangladesh economic growth has slowed down due to Covid-19 crisis, adding that her government has been trying to overcome the situation.
"With the rise of coronavirus globally, the readymade garment (RMG) production came down in Bangladesh due to cancellation of orders from different countries," she said, thanking Sweden for not cancelling any order during the bad time arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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