Bangladesh will highlight its efforts for an improved business and investment climate during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland to attract global business leaders and investors giving them the confidence to explore the opportunities that Bangladesh offers.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will lead the Bangladesh delegation at WEF annual meeting in Davos and focus business and investment opportunities during his series of engagements there.
Dr Yunus is scheduled to leave Dhaka for Switzerland after Monday midnight (1 am on Tuesday) and will return home on 25 January attending the WEF annual meeting to be held on 21-24 January in Davos.
“There will be an effort from the interim government to give an impression (to international business leaders and investors) about investing in Bangladesh,” said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul kalam Azad Majumder while briefing the media at Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Sunday evening.
He said Bangladesh will try to attract internal businesspeople and investors to invest in Bangladesh taking advantage of what Bangladesh offers.
Dr Yunus will have a number of important meetings, including meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Belgian PM Alexander De Croo and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Top officials of the European Central Bank, Meta and Amnesty International will also meet the Chief Adviser.
DPS Azad said there will be a separate dialogue with the participation of important business leaders, CEOs which is very important for Bangladesh. “It is a rare opportunity for Bangladesh.”
Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Rafiqul Alam on Thursday said Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi and Principal Coordinator on SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed will accompany Dr Yunus during the visit.
The annual meeting 2025 convenes global leaders to address key global and regional challenges.
These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and stewarding just and inclusive energy transition.
This year's meeting will convene under the theme 'Collaboration for the Intelligent Age' and the programme will be oriented around five distinct but highly interconnected thematic priorities:
The meeting brings together nearly 3,000 leaders from over 130 countries, and 350 governmental leaders, including 60 heads of states and governments, from all key regions.
The Chief Adviser will engage with the global leaders on regional and global issues in addition to his bilateral engagements.