International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh president Mahbubur Rahman on Saturday said that the country would soon turn into a $100-billion \u2018trade economy\u2019.
\n\u2018Bangladesh economy is growing up despite the unstable situation in 2013. It is expected that Bangladesh is going to be a $100-billion trade economy not too distant future,\u2019 he said while inaugurating ICC Knowledge Centre Workshop on Incoterms 2010 & Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees at a hotel in Dhaka, said a news release.
\n\u2018I must congratulate our private sector, in particular the export industries, namely readymade garments, leather, pharmaceuticals and also the shipbuilding industry. I must also thank our hard working migrant workers whose regular remittances of around $14 billion have helped in meeting our much needed foreign exchange,\u2019 Mahbubur added.
\n\u2018We now have foreign exchange reserve of over $20bliion, for which Bangladesh Bank definitely deserves credit. We now have to create congenial environment to attract both domestic and foreign direct investment for setting up basic industries, without which Bangladesh cannot sustain its growth momentum and achieve our aim of becoming middle country within next few years,\u2019 he said.
\nICC Knowledge Centre is a joint initiative of International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh and HSBC Bangladesh. It is a first ever unique learning, networking and knowledge facilitation platform for the professionals of the local trade community, engaged with international trade in Bangladesh.
\nICC Knowledge Centre executive committee chairman Md Fazlul Hoque said the centre would play vital role to trade specialists to enrich their knowledge.
\nICC Banking Commission member and secretary to the Banking Commission of ICC Czech Republic Pavel Andrle conducted the workshop.
\nICCB secretary general Ataur Rahman, director of Trade and Investment British High Commission, Dhaka Justin Davies, and country head of GTRF (Global Trade & Receivable Finance) HSBC Bangladesh Syed Javed Noor also present the occasion.<\/p>\n

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