Published :Monday, 11 January, 2016, Time : 12:00 AM View Count : 23
The Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) jumped 21.9 per cent to $1.82 billion in the first 11 months (January-November) last year (2015) compared to previous year, according to data available with the Bangladesh Bank. According to the data the country's central bank, the FDI in the 11 months in 2014 was $1.49 billion while the total amount that year was $1.55 billion. However on the basis of fiscal year, the FDI inflow registered a moderate growth. During the first five months (July-November) of the fiscal year 2015-16 (FY16), net inflow of FDI stood at $730 million. The amount was 6.7 per cent higher than the amount worth $683 million in the same period of FY15. In FY15, net inflow of FDI stood at $1.83 billion.