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EC Ambassador Pays Courtesy Call on FBCCI President
Press Release
Dhaka, 9 October 2003
Dhaka: H.E. Mr.
Esko Kentrschynskyj, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European
Commission to Bangladesh made a courtesy call on the newly elected President of
the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Mr. Abdul
Awal Mintoo at the FBCCI Bhaban on October 9, 2003.
The purpose of the visit was to congratulate the newly
elected President and to discuss with him matters of mutual interests. It may be
mentioned here that EU is the largest export market for Bangladesh for Ready
Made Garments, Frozen Food and Leather Products representing the essential part
of the export products.
Mrs. Anne Marchal, Second Secretary and Head of Political,
Economic, Trade, Press and Information section and Ms. Anjum Aziz, Media and
Communication Officer of the Delegation were also present at the meeting.
The Ambassador updated the President of FBCCI of the EU
activities in the field of Trade Related Technical Assistance and Economic
Cooperation. On going activities include capacity building for the Ministry of
Commerce (support to WTO cell) and the Chambers. Besides, the Ambassador also
appraised the President of a large Trade Support Program, about to be finalized
in Brussels, which provides amongst other activities, for support to the
Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, a public-private partnership initiative to
strengthened Bangladesh trade capacity.
The Ambassador also informed that a Small Project Facility in
the field of economic cooperation has been approved in Brussels last September.
Calls for proposals will be organized in 2004 in which FBCCI is invited to
participate.
The EU is also the largest donor of South Asia Enterprise
Development Facility, which is providing valuable assistance in the field of
Business Development and access to finance to SMEs in Bangladesh since 2002.
-More follows-
Recalling successful events organized with FBCCI to promote
Asia Invest Program, the Ambassador also invited FBCCI to avail more of it as
well as other initiative such as Asia IT & C.
Anjum Aziz
Media and Communication Officer
Tel: 8824730 (Ext- 116)
Delegation of the European Commission to Bangladesh
House 7, Road 84
Dhaka 1212
Bangladesh
delegation-bangladesh@ec.europa.eu
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