Bangladesh targets $37.5 bn export earning in FY2018
Bangladesh has set an export target of $37.5 billion for the current financial year, eyeing a 1.35 percent rise from the previous year.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed revealed the figures on Sunday.
The government estimates the readymade garment or RMG industry will be able to fetch $31.6 billion in export earnings by the end of the current fiscal, accounting for almost 80 percent of the earning.
"I hope we will be able to achieve our target," the minister told a media briefing at the secretariat.
Bangladesh's exports earning stood at $34.83 billion in FY2017 against the target of $37 billion.
Source: https://dailyasianage.com