Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Archives

2021 Investment Climate Statements

Buoyed by a young workforce and a growing consumer base, Bangladesh has enjoyed consistent annual GDP growth of more than six percent over the past decade, with the exception of the COVID-induced economic slowdown in 2020.

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 July, 2021 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, News, Reports, South & Central Asia | Tags: Bangladesh, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Business, Investment

Designating One Entity and 16 Individuals Connected to Burma’s Military Regime

Today, the United States is announcing new sanctions against Burma’s military regime in response to its continued violence and repression against the people of Burma, most recently in Mindat, Chin State, and its failure to take any steps to restore Burma’s democratic transition.

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 17 May, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Burma, Office of the Spokesperson, The Secretary of State

EXIM Board Takes United Action in Response to COVID-19 to Support U.S. Exporters and Jobs with Unprecedented Financing Flexibility

On behalf of the U.S. government, the U.S. Embassy is transmitting a press release from the U.S. Export Import Bank (EXIM) to ensure that Bangladeshi importers and buyers of U.S. products and services are aware of new measures to temporarily expand the types of financing EXIM can provide as part of the U.S. government’s efforts ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Commercial Affairs, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: American Business, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Commercial Affairs, coronavirus, COVID-19, Economic Affairs, EXIM Bank, Financing Program

Ambassador Miller Urges AmCham Members to Show Leadership in Handling Covid-19 Pandemic

Hello everyone. I’m Earl Miller, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh. Thank you for joining our virtual town hall meeting for members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, I have been hosting regular virtual town halls to speak directly to American citizens and friends in Bangladesh about assistance the Embassy ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Miller, American Business, American Chamber of Commerce, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. & BD

Winners for the 2019 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs is pleased to announce the four winners for the 2019 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The winners will be presented with the award in a ceremony on October 31, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. EDT at the State Department.

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 28 October, 2019 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, News, South & Central Asia, Trade | Tags: Award for Corporate Excellence, Bangladesh, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, SECRETARY POMPEO, Women’s Economic Empowerment

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