1 International Business TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY No CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………… 2-6 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.2.1 Primary Objective of the study 1.2.2 Secondary Objective of the study 1.3. SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 1.4. RATIONALE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.5 FURURE SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.6. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY 1.6.1 Data Collection 1.6.2 Primary Sources 1.6.3 secondary sources 1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………… 2.1. World Trade Organization in International Trading 2.2 Definition of Export and Import 2.3 How to Measure the Effects of Export and Import on the Economy 2.4 Effect of Exchange Rates 2.5 Effect of Inflation and Interest Rates 2.6 Economic Reports of Trade Balance 2.7 Breaking down the Balance Of Trade 2.8 Trade Data – Census Basis and BOP Basis 2.9 Distinguishing Between a Service Export and Import 2.10 Factors That Affect Trade Balance 2.11 Use Trade Balance as an Economic Indicator 2.12 The Bottom Line International Business Administration & Information System University, Dhaka Bangladesh 7-18 2 International Business 2.13 Conclusion CHAPTER 3: AN OVERVIEW OF BILATERAL TRADE OF SARCC NATIONS…... 19-25 3.1 Bangladesh in Regional and Bilateral Trade 3.2 Bangladesh-Bhutan Bilateral Trade 3.3 Bangladesh-India Trade 3.4 Major Export Items in 2008-09 (In million US $) 3.5 Major Import Items in 2007-08 (In million US $) 3.6 Bangladesh - Maldives Trade 3.7 Bangladesh - Nepal Trade 3.8 Bangladesh - Pakistan Bilateral Trade 3.9 Major export items (Value in million US$) (2008-09) 3.10 Major import items (Value in million US$) (2007-08) 3.11 Bangladesh - Srilanka Trade 3.12 Major export items in 2008-09 (value in million US$) 3.13 Major import items in 2008-09 (value in million US$) 3.14 Growth of Bilateral Trade CHAPTER 4: ALL ABOUT EXPORTING OF BANGLADESH……………………….. 4.1 Bangladesh Exports ( Including Figure 1) 4.2 Major Product - Wise Export of Bangladesh ( Including Table No: 1) 4.3 Exported Products by Category 4.4 Trend In Export Trade and Product Wise Structural Change Over 4 Decades 4.4.1 Export from Bangladesh 1972-73 to 2008-2009 ( Including Table no : 3) 4.4.2 Export by Major Products of the year 1992-93 4.4.3 Export by Major Products of the year 2002-03 4.4.4 Export By Major Products ( Upper one) 4.4.5 Major Importing Countries of Bangladesh Exportable During 1990-91( UP) 4.4.6 Major Importing Countries of Bangladesh Exportable During 2008-09 4.5 Market share of major export products (2006-2007) 4.6 Regional Market Share (2006-2007) 4.7 Year of 2009-10 ( Including figure 2 & 3) + ( Table : 3) International Business Administration & Information System University, Dhaka Bangladesh 26-53 3 International Business 4.8 Export Chart Data at a Glance ( Including Chart: 1) 4.9 Bangladesh exports to several countries of the world 4.10 A Brief Overview Of A Single Major Exported Product-RMG 4.11 Key Statistics of RMG Products ( Table 4) 4.12 Main Apparel Items Exported From Bangladesh (m US$)( Table 5) 4.13 Sector Highlights 4.14 RMG and Backward Linkages 4.15 Size of Bangladesh Textile Industry 4.16 Favored Trading Status 4.17 Chart-Export earning hits record $3b in July 4.18 Present Challenges in RMG Sector 4.19 New Challenges 4.20 Solution of the Problem 4.21 Effects of RMG exported Products on Bangladesh’s Economy CHAPTER 5: ALL ABOUT IMPORTING OF BANGLADESH ……………………….. 5.1 General import regulations and requirements 5.2 Import customs tariff 5.3 Customs valuation basis 5.4 General import license/permit requirements 5.5 Prohibited or highly restricted imports 5.6 Foreign exchange controls and letters of credit 5.7 Pre-shipment requirements 5.8 Commercial invoice 5.9 Packing list 5.10 Transport document 5.11 Certificate of Origin (general) 5.12 Official cargo insurance requirements 5.13 Product packaging/labeling requirements 5.14 Standards 5.16 ATA carnets 5.17 Bangladesh Imports International Business Administration & Information System University, Dhaka Bangladesh 54-91 4 International Business 5.17.1 Import of Bangladesh, 1970-2012 5.17.2 Import of Bangladesh, 1970-2012 5.17.3 Import per capita in Bangladesh, dollars, 1970-2012 5.17.4 Import share in GDP in Bangladesh, %, 1970-2012 5.17.5 Import growth dynamics of Bangladesh, %, 1971-2012 5.18 Comparison Table of Import of Bangladesh and its Neighbors 5.18.1 Import of Bangladesh and its neighbors, billions dollars, 1970-2012 5.18.2 Import of Bangladesh and its neighbors, % 1970-2012 5.18.3 Import per capita in Bangladesh and its neighbors, dollars, 1970-2012 5.18.4 Import share in GDP in Bangladesh and its neighbors, %, 1970-2012 5.18.5 Import growth dynamics of Bangladesh and its neighbors, % 1971-2012 5.19 Import of Bangladesh and its neighbors, %, 2012 5.20 Comparison of import of Bangladesh and leaders 5.20.1 Import of Bangladesh and leaders, billions dollars, 1970-2012 5.20.2 Import per capita in Bangladesh and leaders, dollars, 1970-2012 5.20.3 Import share in GDP in Bangladesh and leaders, %, 1970-2012 5.20.4 Import growth dynamics of Bangladesh and leaders, %, 1971-2012 5.21 Composition and Performance of Imports of Bangladesh: 5.21.1 Import Composition and Growth: 5.21.2 Import Shares of Consumer and Capital Goods: 5.22 Major Product - Wise Import of Bangladesh 5.23 List of Imported Products brought under mandatory certification before Customs clearance A. Food Products (18 Items): B. Chemical Products (08 items): C. Textile Product (2) Items D. Electrical & Electronic Products (07) Items E. Engineering Products (04) Items 5.24 Bangladesh Imports by Product Section in US Dollars - Yearly 5.25 A Major Imported Product by Bangladesh-Petroleum Products 5.26 Petroleum’s Impact on Economy International Business Administration & Information System University, Dhaka Bangladesh 5 International Business CHAPTER VI: OVERALL IMPACT OF EXPORT AND IMPORT ON ECONOMY OF 92-99 BANGLADESH………………………………………………………………………………… 6.1 Bangladesh GDP-2013 6.2 Bangladesh GDP Growth Rate 6.3 Bangladesh GDP Annual Growth Rate 6.4 Bangladesh Gross National Product 6.5 Bangladesh GDP per capita 6.6 Bangladesh Current Account to GDP 6.7 Bangladesh Terms of Trade 6.8 Bangladesh Current Account 6.9 Bangladesh Balance of Trade 99-101 CHAPTER VII: CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………… 7.1 Findings 7.2 Recommendations 102-104 CHAPTER VIII: REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………… [ Included most reliable references -75 @ [ Your requirement of references numbers are 20] [Around 300 websites I have visited to make this term paper.] International Business Administration & Information System University, Dhaka Bangladesh