Kenya wants to enhance trade relations with Bangladesh

Kenya is keen to enhance trade and investment relations with Bangladesh through signing a G2G agreement and an MoU between the two country's apex trade organisations alongside establishing direct flight to and from Dhaka, reports BSS.
Kenya's Director General of Bilateral and Political Affairs, Ambassador Moi Lemoshira, made this statement during a discussion with FBCCI held at its office on Monday.
Moi Lemoshira is leading a Kenyan delegation to Bangladesh.
He said Kenya is soon going to open a High Commission in Dhaka. Discussion is also going on between Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Kenya Airways to establish direct flight between the two countries, he added.
Lemoshira informed that food processing, skills development, health sector, real estate, ICT and manufacturing are the most potential sectors for Bangladesh to invest in Kenya. "Investing in Kenya will open up the door to the entire African market for Bangladesh," he expressed the hope.
Ambassador Lemoshira said that Nairobi has adopted the Indo-Pacific strategy. Hence, Bangladesh appears as one of the most important strategic partners to Kenya.
FBCCI Senior Vice President Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu said Kenya may import readymade garments, leather and plastic goods, ceramics, processed seafood and agro products from Bangladesh to enhance bilateral trade. Besides, mutual cooperation should be increased in tourism, ICT, blue economy and agriculture.
Kenya is the member country of African Union, a free trade area consisting of 54 countries, East and South African Common market (COMESA) and East African Community.
Therefore, establishing trade ties with Kenya would help Bangladeshi products get access to the African market, Babu added.
He informed that Bangladeshi businessmen are keen to invest in Kenyan garments, apparels, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and agro-processing sector.
FBCCI Vice President Md Amin Helaly assured the Kenyan delegation that all kinds of support from FBCCI would be given to strengthen bilateral relations.
FBCCI Director Engr Ghulam Mohammed Alamgir has shown interest in investing in power plants and rail infrastructure in Kenya if the Kenyan government provides proper support.
FBCCI Director SM Shafiuzzaman urged Bangladeshi pharmaceuticals companies to tap the potential of export to in Kenya.
Director Priti Chakraborty called for establishing cooperation between the two countries in health and manpower sectors.
Deputy High Commissioner of Kenya High Commission in Delhi Irene Oloo, Trade Counsellor Jared Mayieka, Directors of FBCCI Hafez Harun, Md Naser, SM Jahangir Alam (Manik), Syed Sadat Almas Kabir, Abu Hossain Bhuiyan (Ranu) and Secretary General Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque were present, among others, at the meeting.
The delegation later visited the FBCCI's Mujib Corner.