Bangladesh recovery to take three years, forecasts trade body
Published 01 Jan,2021 via The Financial Express - Bangladesh would need at least three years to not just get back to the full speed of the economic activities but to overcome the losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the chief of the country's oldest trade body said.
"It must be understood that overcoming heavy losses during the initial period of the pandemic and then returning to normal trade and business volume will take time," Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) President Barrister Nihad Kabir said in an exclusive interview with the FE.
She added: "This will require ongoing policy and financial support with more simple and swift implementation mechanism."
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