On September 8 at 1:00 PM, a World Bank delegation led by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ก, ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, met with ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ, to discuss recent economic developments, trade issues, and the World Bankโs upcoming budget support program focusing on jobs and its forthcoming Growth and Jobs Report at Sheraton Banani.


The World Bank team highlighted ongoing initiatives to advance private sector reforms in collaboration with the interim government. During the meeting, Mr. Ahmed emphasized the importance of policy continuity and predictability, rationalization of HS codes, elimination of manual signatures in customs clearance, and expedited clearance processes to enhance global competitiveness, while also underscoring the need for youth upskilling. ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง, and ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฒ๐๐๐ก also attended the meeting.