Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The growth prospect of e-commerce business in the country is overshadowed by obstacles like complications in trade licensing and access to formal credit, industry insiders said at a dialogue on Saturday.
Although the number of such businesses keeps rising, they further said complications in charging VAT (value added tax) and unfavourable intellectual property policy were also hindering the business.
The concerns were raised at the dialogue on 'E-commerce Business by Women Entrepreneurs' at the conference room of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) in the city.
Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and International Trade Centre jointly organised the dial...