[dropcap]A[/dropcap]iming to widen scope and business opportunity PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) inaugurated its office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where it plans to recruit and develop about 500 professionals locally in the next five years from across educational backgrounds like engineering, management, chartered accountancy, etc. PwC will be offering services in areas of advisory and taxation.
The new office was inaugurated by Honorable Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, with British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Alison Blake and Deputy Chief of Mission of US Embassy in Dhaka, David Meale in attendance.
Deepak Kapoor, Chairman, PwC Bangladesh said, “As the Bangladesh economy continues to grow from strength to strength, we felt that this was the right time for a full-fledged PwC office in Dhaka, offering all PwC services, across various industry verticals. We see immense potential in several sectors, particularly in Tax Advisory, Forensics, Cyber-security, Government, Digital, and Infrastructure.”
Until now, people across the PwC network travelled to Bangladesh to work on various assignments. Setting up of this office is in line with the rising importance of Bangladesh in a global business scenario and PwC’s commitment to the country, its potential and its talent.
Avijit Mukerji, Director, PwC Bangladesh said, “The focus for us right now is to quickly build scale and offer solutions to clients based on our understanding of both the Bangladesh market and the global trends. This becomes especially important as we expect our large global clients to invest and expand in new markets like Bangladesh.”
PwC Bangladesh Firm is also working with local professional bodies like the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) to groom industry ready professionals.
Mamun Rashid, Managing Partner, PwC Bangladesh said, “Our plan is to build a high performing team of PwC professionals by recruiting talented individuals in Bangladesh. I am confident that the team we groom and develop will support an environment that encourages more companies to grow and expand.”
