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DHAKA, July 12, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh witnessed a significant surge in net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the January-March quarter of 2025, driven by a sharp rise in intra-company loans and strong equity investments.

According to data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB), net FDI rose to $864.63 million in the first quarter of 2025, up by 114.31 percent from $403.44 million in the same period of 2024. 

The latest foreign investment was also 76.31 percent higher than in the October-December period of 2024, when the country received a net amount of $490.40 million.

The sharp increase came despite a 24.31 percent year-on-year decline in reinvested earnings, suggesting that fresh capital injections and debt inflows are currently driving investors' interest.

However, inflow of equity investments also rose significantly year-on-year to $304.38 million during January-March 2025, from $188.43 million in January-March 2024.

At the same time, inflow of intra-company loans surged to $626.97 million - nearly two and a half times the $253.80 million borrowed by foreign firms here a year ago, data from the BB showed.

Reinvested net earnings fell to $194.71 million in the first quarter of this year, down from $257.26 million a year ago.

Outflows also rose, reaching $711.53 million during the first quarter of 2025 from $651.19 million during the same period a year earlier.