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LightCastle Business Confidence Index (BCI) 2022-2023

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October 22, 2023
LightCastle Business Confidence Index (BCI) 2022-2023

The Business Confidence Index (BCI) 2022-2023 report assesses the sentiment of 167 key industry leaders in Bangladesh’s economy across 25+ industries, including MNCs, local conglomerates, start-ups, and SMEs. The study reflects the country’s journey amid the global geopolitical turmoil, in particular, affected by the Ukraine-Russian war.

Despite facing structural shifts, Bangladesh’s private sector has shown a positive outlook in cumulative business sentiment – an overall score of +6.69. Interestingly, the local SMEs have fared better (+14.91) than local conglomerates and MNCs (+6.31). The difference in scores is mainly driven by external factors as the performance of the larger organizations tends to fluctuate more significantly with the changes in the global market.

Source: Business Confidence Index (BCI) 2022-2023

While the 2023 BCI remains positive, it is relatively lower than the previous year (+28.69), indicating a subtle deceleration in overall business sentiment. Slower economic growth, rising costs, and reduced consumer demand have contributed to a lower but positive confidence index this fiscal year.

Source: Business Confidence Index (BCI) 2022-2023

Download the full report using the link below and explore the latest insights into the key sectors and the overall macroeconomic trends in Bangladesh.


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Explore Past Editions of the LightCastle Business Confidence Index:

  1. LightCastle Business Confidence Index 2021
  2. LightCastle Business Confidence Index 2019-20
  3. LightCastle Business Confidence Index 2017-18
  4. LightCastle Business Confidence Index 2016

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