Fahim elected VP of Saarc Chamber

Sheikh Fazle Fahim, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has been elected as the vice-president of the Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Saarc CCI).

The business leader will serve as the vice-president for the Islamabad-headquartered regional trade body for 2020-2021, according to a press release from the FBCCI.

The newly-elected vice-president has mainly been assigned to strengthen the business and trade relations among the eight Saarc nations, the statement said.

He served as a member of the executive committee of the Saarc CCI for two terms and represented 28 national chambers in Asia and the Pacific.

Fahim is currently serving as the vice-president of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

He is also the executive committee member of the D8 Chamber of Commerce, the Global Advisory Council of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and the Advisory Board of the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce.

Acknowledging the realities, the Saarc CCI board will focus on serving its 1.8 billion people in 2020-21 by engaging the strength of all eight member countries to build Saarc and beyond, especially in the new coronavirus world order, Fahim said in the press release.

"The FBCCI, along with its counterparts in the eight nations, will explore greater engagements in investment, trade, culture, sports, best practices and philanthropy."

Fahim holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in liberal arts in political economy from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas.