Bangladesh to take part in 27 int'l trade fairs this fiscal
FE Report | Saturday, 12 July 2008
Bangladesh will take part in 27 international trade fairs this fiscal aiming to boost the country's export earnings through tapping new markets across the world, a senior commerce ministry spokesman said Thursday.
Apart from this, he said Bangladesh will also arrange five single-country trade exhibitions in Bhutan, Nepal, the Philippines, Japan and Canada for market promotion.
The decisions came in the board meeting of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Thursday with Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman in the chair, the spokesman said.
Commerce Secretary Feroz Ahmed, EPB vice-chairman Shahab Ullah and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Annisul Haq, among other board members, were present in the meeting.
The spokesman also said the meeting decided to send a number of delegations to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhsthan, Uzbekistan and some Latin American and South and Western African countries to expand the country's export markets.
'We need to explore more markets through sending delegations and arranging trade fairs to enhance export earnings,' the commerce adviser was quoted as saying in the board meeting.
Participating in 22 international trade fairs and arranging two single-country exhibitions in the just-concluded fiscal year, Bangladesh received export orders worth $158.21 million including $60.45 million spot orders.
In the 2006-07 fiscal, Bangladesh received export orders worth $122.02 million including spot orders worth $38.61 million by participating in a number of international trade fairs.
Apart from this, he said Bangladesh will also arrange five single-country trade exhibitions in Bhutan, Nepal, the Philippines, Japan and Canada for market promotion.
The decisions came in the board meeting of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Thursday with Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman in the chair, the spokesman said.
Commerce Secretary Feroz Ahmed, EPB vice-chairman Shahab Ullah and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Annisul Haq, among other board members, were present in the meeting.
The spokesman also said the meeting decided to send a number of delegations to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhsthan, Uzbekistan and some Latin American and South and Western African countries to expand the country's export markets.
'We need to explore more markets through sending delegations and arranging trade fairs to enhance export earnings,' the commerce adviser was quoted as saying in the board meeting.
Participating in 22 international trade fairs and arranging two single-country exhibitions in the just-concluded fiscal year, Bangladesh received export orders worth $158.21 million including $60.45 million spot orders.
In the 2006-07 fiscal, Bangladesh received export orders worth $122.02 million including spot orders worth $38.61 million by participating in a number of international trade fairs.