Bangladesh's trade, investment conference begins in Cambodia today
The Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok will hold the first ever trade and investment conference of Bangladesh in Cambodia today at capital Phnom Penh's Sokha Hotel.
The commerce ministry of Cambodia is jointly organising the event with the Bangladesh embassy.
Cambodia's Secretary of State for Commerce Ministry Chuuon Dara and Bangladesh's Senior Commerce Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamoon and Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Kazi M Aminul Islam will inaugurate the conference.
Bangladeshi manufacturers and companies covering a range of sectors, including cotton yarn and knit and crocheted fabrics, pharmaceuticals, bone china, ceramic ware, leather ware, polymer and plastic products, tea, jute bags and jute products, beverages, steel and steel products, will showcase their products at the conference.
“We are determined to increase our two-way trade with Cambodia,” said Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem.
Presidents of two apex chambers of Bangladesh and Cambodia along with the presidents of foreign chambers in Cambodia and nearly 200 businesses of the country are expected attend the conference to learn about trade and investment opportunities in Bangladesh.
Experts from Bangladesh and Cambodia will take part at the event to share their thoughts on ways to enhance trade and investment between the two countries.
Business-to-business matchmaking and networking sessions are also scheduled to take place between Cambodia and Bangladeshi businessmen, according to the press statement.
The Bangladesh economy is expected to grow strongly at more than 7 percent this year from last year's 6 percent, Mamoon said to media in Dhaka before leaving for Cambodia yesterday.
“We are doing our best to find new markets and comparative advantages with other developing countries such as Cambodia,” the senior secretary said.
“This is a historic moment for Bangladesh-Cambodia bilateral trade and economic relations,” said Tasneem.
The event is also important for Bangladesh-Cambodia diplomatic history as the embassy is organising such an event for the first time in Cambodia, a country in which Bangladesh has no resident embassy, she said.
From Bangladesh, Square Pharma, Beximco Pharma, Globe Pharma, One pharma, Shinepukur Ceramics, BGMEA, BTMA, BKMEA, Bengal Polymar, Kazi and Kazi Tea, BSRM Ltd, Bangladesh Jute Development Centre, CK Frozen Fish and other leading companies are joining the event.
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