A section of international buyers has informed Bangladeshi apparel exporters that they would reduce their existing export orders by 15-30 per cent amid an adverse impact of coronavirus outbreak in China and its subsequent spreading to many other countries across the world.
The government is assuring about all types of policy support to exporters to face the impact. Some buyers are requesting to make air shipment of export products while the others are seeking discount on prices The BGMEA also requested the Bangladesh Bank to extend all-out support so that exporters did not face any problem in banking related to release of goods which were now reaching the country after delay due to the outbreak.
