Ease of Doing Business Through Implementation of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Abstract

Bangladesh ranked 168th in the Doing Business Report 2020 of the World Bank from its previous position of 176th last year. Bangladesh's progress in Doing Business ranking is the direct outcome of government's doing business reforms initiatives coordinated by the Private Sector Development Policy Coordination Committee (PSDPCC), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and other relevant ministries and agencies under direct supervision of the Honorable Prime Minister's Office. Eight steps progress of this years should not make us complacent but this should be treated as the first step towards our progress. Our target to perform in double digit and even less should get priority in coming days. A complementary way of performing better in Doing Business Index could be proper implementation of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in Bangladesh.