Policy Advocacy
Pursuing advocacy for necessary policy reforms to mitigate barriers and hindrances for the growth and development of country’s business and economy is another priority area of works of IBFB.
IBFB pursues advocacy within the policy making circles of the Government, National Parliament, bureaucracy and other important levels of the state upon crosscutting business and economic issues. In addition, other concurrent important affairs such as democratic reforms, transparency and good governance, local governance etc. having strong impacts on overall business and economic development are also given priorities for IBFB’s advocacy initiatives.
A few advocacy works carried out by IBFB are depicted below:
- Role of Media in Business Advocacy
- Trade & Investment with Japan
- Industrial Growth and the Role of Financial Institutions
- Regulatory Reforms Commission - The Hope & Aspiration of the Business Community
- The Need of Energy Consumers in Bangladesh
- Financing Needs of Enterprises
- Energy Crisis in Chittagong
- The Need of Energy Producers and Government Perspective
- Infrastructure Development in Chittagong
- World Economic Crisis and its Impact on Bangladesh
- Public Service Delivery and Business Environment
- Good Governance for Economic Growth
- Complexities in the Income Tax Laws: A Quest for a Simpler Taxation System
- Improving Property Registration Process and IFC Ranking of Bangladesh
- City Governance & Private Sector Development
- Reducing Corruption in Accessing Industrial Credit and Improving Transparency of State-owned Commercial Banks (SCBs)
- Identifying Regulatory Barriers and Improving Transparency in Shipbuilding Industry
- Complexities in Environment Clearance Certificate for Industrial Ventures and Reducing Corruption
- Identifying Regulatory Impediments of the Light Engineering Sector and Improving Transparency
- Business Ethics
- Importance of Strong Public Financial Management for the Private Sector
- Formulation of Policy Guidelines for Development of Motorcycle Industrial Sector in Bangladesh
- Upcoming National Election: Business Friendly Economic Manifestos of the Political Parties
- Well-Planned Urbanization and Development: Involving Private Sector under Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Overseas Investment by Bangladeshi Entrepreneurs
