Exports to France rise 13pc

Textile and garments exports to France posted a 13 percent rise in the first 10 months of 2010, compared to the same period last year, said the head of France-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday.
Exports amounted to nearly Tk 8,350 crore in the January-October period, according to statistics provided by SS Kamal, president of the chamber.
Bangladesh imported Tk 710 crore worth of goods in the January-October period, a 7 percent rise from a year ago.
France is the fourth-largest trade partner of Bangladesh, after the United States, Germany, and UK.
The French-Bangla chamber has been organising an annual gala from 1997 to promote the country's prospects for investment. This year's programme will be held at Radisson Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka on December 11.