Leather Industry

LEATHER INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH : AN OVERVIEW

April 2011

Leather Industry in Bangladesh: An Overview

ITB301 International Business Section 4

Prepared For: Md. Gazi Salah Uddin Senior Lecturer Department of Business Administration East West University

Table of Content

Topic

Introduction 1. Factor Endowments

1.1 Labor 1.2 Land and Raw Materials 1.3 Capital 1.4 Infrastructures

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2. Local Demand Condition 3. Related and Supporting Industries 4. Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry 5. Foreign Demand Condition 6. Lactation of Market 7. Market Access Issues

7.1 Domestic Market Access Issues 7.2 Foreign Market Access Issues

8. Major Exporters in the World Market 9. Strengths of the Exporting Countries 10. Foreign Direct Investment in Leather Sector 11. Value Addition 12. Mode of Transportation 13. Environmental Issues 14. Preferential treatment in foreign markets and local subsidy Conclusion Physical and Societal Factors of Trade of Hong Kong I. Political Environment II. Cultural Environment III. Legal Environment IV. Economic Environment References

List of Tables

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Distribution of livestock by division Top 5 Countries from where Bangladesh Imports Machinery for Leather Industry Raw hides and skins Export Value of Bangladesh Footwear Export Value of Bangladesh Balance of Trade of Leather Goods between Bangladesh and WTO countries Import Tariff for Raw hides and Skins Import Tariff for Finished Leather Goods Geert Hofstede Index for Cultural Dimension World Ranking for the Ease of Doing Business of Hong Kong Economic Data of Hong Kong in 2009

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List of Figures

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Distribution of livestock by division Top 10 Leather Importing Countries from Bangladesh in 2009 Trend of Raw Hide and Skin Export Trend of...