Indian businesswomen proposes jt committee
The visiting Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FLO) yesterday proposed formation of a joint committee to extend cooperation in women entrepreneurship development.
"Women can play a very important role in economic reforms of a country and they can do well in policy making also. In fact, we are evolving in every field and can form a joint committee with Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs to work on regular basis," said Surekha Kothari, leader of the Indian delegation while speaking with FBCCI leaders at the Federation Bhaban in the city yesterday.
Kothari, who is the president of FLO and also director of Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd, is leading a seven-member Indian trade team.
Women entrepreneurs in the developing countries have many problems including inadequate marketing and training facilities, she added mentioning that FLO is providing technical support for the grass-root, medium and expert levels to develop women entrepreneurs in India.
Speaking at the meeting, internationally reputed fashion designer Bibi Russel underscored the need for concentrating more at the grass-root level, alleging that local entrepreneurs are not investing in human resource development.
After agriculture, craft is the second largest sector and focusing at the grass-root level is a key element for development of this sector, she added.
"We can produce quality product but banking facility for creative people is not adequate here. It is the entrepreneurs who would back innovative works but it is not happening in Bangladesh," the eminent designer felt. "Bangladeshi people are crazy about Indian products and it is also true that in many cases they are also crazy about Bangladeshi goods."
Speaking at the meeting, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) Yussuf Abdullah Harun mentioned that trade within the South Asian countries is very poor which is only five per cent.
Women entrepreneurs are playing a very important role in the national economy, particularly poultry, fishery and agro-based industries, he said adding that the federation would set up a women entrepreneur cell shortly.
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