AdminDhaka,
21 October 2023: The Foreign
Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is set to organize “FICCI
60 Years Celebration & Investment Expo 2023” on November 8-9, 2023, at
Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden to commemorate the six decades anniversary of
the chamber. Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, MP, will inaugurate the
event as the Chief Guest.
The chamber made the announcement at a press meet held today (Saturday, 21 October) at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka with the theme of "Forever Futures Forward."
The key objective of this event is to highlight FICCI’s contribution towards developing country’s economy since its inception and the transformative journey of our economy with policy support to ensure an enabling business environment. We will showcase the success stories of our member companies as well, said FICCI president Naser Ezaz Bijoy while addressing the press meet.
He stated, during the inauguration the Honorable Prime Minister will also unveil the report of FICCI research project titled “Catalyzing greater FDI for vision 2041: Priorities for building a conducive Tax system in Bangladesh” and ESG publication named “ESG Excellence: A Chronicle of FICCI Members.”
Regarding the expo FICCI Board of Director and Convenor of the event Mahbub ur Rahman said, “the 2-day long investment expo will showcase economic resilience, competitiveness, and sectoral investment opportunities of the country within around 40 stalls. FICCI member companies will participate with their new innovations, services, and products which expected to be visited by different government stakeholders, policy makers, diplomats, development partners, think-tanks, business leaders, other stakeholders including the mass people."
He mentioned, “we will host two plenary sessions regarding “Green Value Chain” and “Investment Climate: Current Landscape & Mission 2041” where the industry practitioners, experts will present their valuable insights on the related topics.”
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is the strategic partner of this mega event. BIDA Acting Executive Chairman Mohsina Yasmin said, “BIDA has been working with FICCI for a long time to promote FDI and improve the investment climate of the country. We are very happy to become the strategic partner of this grand event at this milestone journey of the chamber.”
“Our government always welcomes foreign investment since it is the lifeline of the economy. I believe this overall event will encourage the existing foreign investors as well as attract the potential investors to invest in Bangladesh in the near future,” she added.
FICCI Vice President Shwapna Bhowmick, Executive Director T.I.M. Nurul Kabir including other Board of Directors, and High Officials of BIDA were present at the press meet.
About
FICCI
the
Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) the apex chamber
of multinational companies has been working as the development frontier of
Bangladesh by creating significant footprints in economic growth since its
journey started in 1963. As a leading chamber, FICCI represents Foreign
Investors from Thirty-five (35) countries across the globe in more than
Twenty-one (21) sectors in Bangladesh. In its six decades of excellent journey,
more than 200 member companies of this chamber are contributing around 30%
internal revenue of the government and representing more than 90% inward FDI in
Bangladesh. FICCI’s member companies are aligned with the government’s goal and
contributing more for the community and society which eventually support the
country to attain the status of “Smart Bangladesh.”
