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Russian buyers keen to import RMG from Bangladesh

Tuesday, 25 September 2007


FE Report
Bangladesh garments have a potential market in Russian Federation.
The potentiality was shown when Russian buyers evinced their keen interest to buy Bangladeshi RMG products in a fair held in Moscow between September 17 to September 20.
A 17-member delegation of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) led by its Vice President Ferdous Parvez attended the fair, said a press release.
The Russian buyers expressed their satisfaction at the standard and the price of the Bangladeshi RMG products and showed keen interest to import RMG from Bangladesh.
The BGMEA attended the fair in cooperation with Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) of Bangladesh and Bangladesh embassy in Russia.
Turkey, China, Germany and Russia also participated in the fair.
A delegation comprising representatives of BGMEA, EPB and Bangladoot (Bangladesh embassy) of Moscow met the officials of Bank of Russia and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russian Federation and discussed various aspects to export Bangladeshi RMG to Russian market.
The delegation of Bank of Russia and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russian Federation assured the Bangladesh team of cooperation for allowing market access of Bangladesh RMG to Russia.
The Bangladesh embassy also accorded a reception to the BGMEA delegation. Russian businessmen attended the reception.
The BGMEA members that attended the fair are Bando Fashions Ltd, Tex Town Ltd, Rising Apparel Ltd, New Wave Style Ltd, Convince Apparel Ltd, Supa-Socks Ltd, Wega Apparels Ltd, Nexus Sweater Industries Ltd, Rumana Fashion Ltd, Rupa Fashion Ltd, Outfit Apparels Ltd, Interstop Apparels Ltd, Concord Knitting & Dyeing and Zaman Garments Ltd.
The Bangladeshi RMG products exhibited in the fair were shirts, trousers, sweater, T-shirts, polo shirts, undergarments, socks, suit and blazers, jacket etc.
BGMEA directors Shahidul Huq Mukul, Rashid Ahmed Hossaini, Mahmud Khan (Babu) and Mesbauddin Ali and BGMEA Trade Fair Committee Chairman Salam Hossain Chowdhury were present on the occasion.