2nd BD Investment Summit Sept 4 in Singapore

Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh and The City Bank Limited Wednesday announced the 2nd Bangladesh Investment Summit, Asia will be held on September 4 in Singapore. This summit will be organised by FianaceAsia in association with AsianInvestor and Standard Chartered Bank is the Headline Platinum Sponsor while The City Bank Limited is the Platinum Sponsor. The day-long summit aims to examine the trade and investment opportunities for Asia-based asset managers, private banks, family offices, private equity firms and corporations into Bangladesh’s emerging market. The CEO of Standard Chartered Bangladesh Mr. Jim McCabe said “Bangladesh has demonstrated rapid progress since independence and rightly so has been identified as one of the “next 11 economies”. We believe, just like the previous summits, this year’s summit in Singapore will also unfold the interesting story of Bangladesh, its sustained growth and immense opportunities to potential investors and the international financial sector in general. As the lead sponsor of this summit since inception, we are proud to showcase Bangladesh as an exciting investment destination.” Mr. Sohail RK Hussain, MD & CEO of The City Bank Limited said, “This is the 3rd time City Bank is sponsoring Bangladesh Investment Summit. Previously, we have been part of Investment Summits held in Singapore and UK in 2012 & 2013 consecutively. We are very happy to be a part of it once again. Such events promote Bangladesh in the international business community. This is our chance to change the perception of the country by showcasing tremendous achievements of Bangladesh in recent times,''according to a statement. Eastern Bank Ltd, BRAC EPL, LankaBangla Finance and LR Global are Silver Sponsors and DFDL is the Bronze Sponsor of this summit.