MODES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN BANGL ADESH

Multinational companies conduct their business in

Bangladesh in mostly by wholly owned subsidiaries
some of which are listed in Stock exchanges of
Bangladesh.
There are also presence of Joint venture companies,
franchising, licensing etc.

Subsidiary: A wholly owned subsidiary is a company whose common stock is owned by

another company, the parent company. Here are the list of MNCs in Bangladesh conducting
business through subsidiary:
Company Name
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd.
GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh ltd
RB Bangladesh Ltd (Reckitt Benckiser)
Nestl Bangladesh Ltd
Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd.
Procter & Gamble Bangladesh Private Limited
Marico Bangladesh Ltd
Asian Paints Bangladesh
ACS Textiles
Bata Bangladesh Ltd
HSBC
Standard Chartered Bank Ltd
Linde Bangladesh Ltd
ACI Bangladesh Ltd
Citi Bank N.A
British American Tobacco Bangladesh
Chevron Bangladesh
Li & Fung Bangladesh Ltd
MCC Transport Bangladesh
YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd
MediaVest Bangladesh

Parent Company
Unilever
GlaxoSmithKline plc UK
RB (Reckitt Benckiser)
Nestl
Berger Paints
P&G
Marico Ltd
Asian Paints
ACS Textiles
Bata shoe
HSBC
SCB
Linde Ltd
ACI Ltd
Citi Bank N.A
British American Tobacco
Ltd.
Chevron
Li & Fung
A P Moller Maersk A/S of
Denmark
YKK Pte Ltd
Publicis Groupe

 Joint venture: is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by
shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Example of MNCs
operation in Bangladesh through joint venture:
1) RAK Group Bangladesh is a joint venture between UAE and Bangladesh. RAK Paints is a
sister concern of RAK Group Bangladesh.
2) Denim Expert Ltd.- Netherland-Bangladesh Joint Venture Co
3) Sinobangla - Chain Bangladesh joint venture
4) Grameen Uniqlo- Uniqlo Japan & Grameen Healthcare trust BD
Licensing: Licensing is the process of leasing a legally protected (trademarked or
copyrighted) entity a name, likeness, logo, trademark, graphic design, slogan, signature,
character, etc. The entity, known as the property or intellectual property, is then used in
conjunction with a product. Example of Licensing in Bangladesh are:
1) Coca-Cola Licensed to Abdul Momen Ltd
2) Pepsi Co Licensed to Trsancom BD
3) Sumsung- FDL ltd
4) Philps- Transcom BD
Franchising: A franchise is a right granted to an individual or group to market a companys
goods or services within a certain territory or location. Franchise business is most popular in
restaurant business. Here are example of Franchising Business in Bangladesh:
1) Exxon,
2) Osim,
3) Pizza Hut
4) Dominos pizza
5) Subway etc.

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTED MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES:

Among the numerous multinational business operating in Bangladesh there are some companies
listed in Stock exchanges of Bangladesh. These are
1)Lafage Surma cement
2)Grameen Phone
3) Berger paints
4) Bata shoe
5)GlaxoSmithkline

6) Marico BD,
7) Linde bd, RB (Reckitt Benckiser)
8) Singer Bangladesh,
9)Fu-wang food
10)Fu-wang ceramics

*Financial express 2015