Page 8 - IBT December 2020

FROM

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EDITOR

The Digital revolution has changed the The issue also sheds light on some of the
growth pace of Bangladesh in recent companies and groups who have played a
years. With the vision to transform prolific role in nation-building and are
Bangladesh into a country of the digital continuing to innovate and grow during
economy by 2021 and a knowledge-based the pandemic. The effect of the pandemic
economy by 2041, the Digital Bangladesh on the economy of Bangladesh has been
program was launched in 2009. Access to multidimensional. Innovation and
financial services is vital for creating and digitization have directed the pace and
accelerating sustainable economic intensity of the recovery process and will
growth, ensuring employment, and continue to be an essential aspect of
encouraging people's personal and social future growth strategy. From the financial
development. Financial inclusion is an industry to the real estate sector,
enabler and accelerator of economic COVID-19 has accelerated mass digital
growth, job creation, and development. adaptation which is transforming
Affordable access and use of financial consumer behaviors, and make no
services help families and small business mistake, companies which are agile have
owners to generate income, manage already shown great mettle in adapting to
irregular cash flow, invest in those changing needs.
opportunities, strengthen resilience to The issue also explores the e-commerce
downturns, and work their way out of sector, emphasizing the challenges and
poverty.
prospects. The digital proliferation has
In line with these aspirations, the created a window of opportunity for the
December 2020 issue of ICE Business ailing sector which can be an instrument
Times features an in-depth cover story on for empowering our MSMEs. Perhaps, this
Nagad’s Tanvir A Mishuk. Nagad as a has been the most challenging year in
Digital Financial Services (DFS) company is memory for the global economy: it forced
working to materialize the vision of a us to reimagine our workplace and
Digital Bangladesh by maximizing growth strategy. It has taught us to
revenue for its partners by marketing become innovative and find solutions
digital financial and other associated even at the brink of implosion. The
products and services to the mass collective resilience that we have shown
population. They are ensuring compliance in the face of crisis is a reason to be
and better customer experience thus hopeful for tomorrow, a future where our
contributing to the financial inclusivity smiles are not obscured by a mask.
and socio-economic development of the Wishing everyone an advanced Merry
country. Christmas and a Happy New 2021.