Bangladesh, Jan. 22 -- Women businessmen have urged to create a business-friendly environment for them to help promote the country's economy.

They also said e-payment system and e-filing system need to be more utilized.

Attending a workshop on 'Challenges of Trading Across Borders Facing the Women Traders of Bangladesh: Recent Findings and Way Forward', organized by BUILD and IFC recently at InterContinental Dhaka, they said major barriers faced by the women-owned companies relating to time, cost and process in export and import must be removed.

Ferdaus Ara Begum, CEO, BUILD presented the findings of the Baseline Survey on Challenges of Trading Across Borders Facing the Women Traders of Bangladesh which was conducted by BUILD in collabor...