New Zealand provides $7m for global humanitarian response to COVID-19
NZ is helping some of the world’s most vulnerable people with a significant contribution to the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19.
New Zealand and Bangladesh have a friendly relationship. Our contact is mostly concentrated around meetings of the Commonwealth and the United Nations but there are an increasing number of points of engagement. Our trade relationship is growing, with increased demand for New Zealand milk powder in Bangladesh. We share a love of cricket, and compete frequently in international matches and tours.
Total trade in goods |
$325 million |
|
Exports to Bangladesh |
$218 million |
Top exports: dairy and animal products, iron and steel. |
Imports from Bangladesh |
$107 million |
Top imports: clothing and apparel. |
GDP |
US$221 billion |
|
GDP per capita (PPP) | US$3,580 | |
GDP growth | 7.1% | |
Bangladesh benefits from New Zealand’s policy to extend duty free access to the world's least developed countries.
There is growing demand for New Zealand milk powder in Bangladesh, and opportunities for New Zealand in the environmental services, energy and telecommunications sectors.
Bangladesh receives some funding from the New Zealand Aid Programme through emergency and disaster relief, and our support through United Nations and non-government organisation (NGO) channels.
The most recent contribution, in September 2017, involved a commitment to provide $300,000 to the International Federation of the Red Cross for flood response in partnership with the Bangladesh Red Crescent. New Zealand also supports an agricultural livelihoods project run by the Leprosy Mission New Zealand in Chittagong.
There are opportunities for New Zealand NGOs to apply for funding from the New Zealand Aid Programme’s Partnerships Fund, which focuses on sustainable economic development initiatives in the field of Agriculture.
Find out more about the Partnerships Fund
Students from Bangladesh can apply for Commonwealth Scholarships for postgraduate study in New Zealand. Find out more and see if you are eligible here.
Find out about Commonwealth Scholarships
NZ is helping some of the world’s most vulnerable people with a significant contribution to the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19.
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