The Independent, 30 July 2012
The Board of Investment (BoI) got investment proposals (local, joint and foreign) of Taka 87,893 crore against 1,955 industrial projects during the 2011-12 fiscal. A total of 4, 51,114 employments were generated during the fiscal, according to a BOI press release issued today.
The investment proposals were Taka 91,893 crore against 1,942 projects during 2010-11 fiscal.
A total of 5, 03,663 employment were generated during the period.
The release said the investment proposals during the 2011-12 fiscal has decreased by 4.35 per cent compared to the 2010-11 fiscal.
As many as 507 industrial units were registered with the BOI during three months from April to June of the current year.
The investment proposals were 15,353 crore, which is 108 crore less than the period from January-March of the current year.
Among the proposed ventures, service sector got the highest 31.51 per cent investment proposals followed by textile sector with 27.20 per cent, chemical 20.29 per cent, agriculture sector 7.75 per cent and other 13.18 per cent, the release added.
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