A meeting was held between the Bangladesh
Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Australian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) at Canberra in Australia on July 22.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan headed the BGMEA side while ACCI was
represented by its Chief Executive Officer Andrew McKellar along with Head of
Business Development and International Affairs Chris Bames.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Australia M Allama Siddiki was present at the
meeting which was also attended by BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim,
Director Asif Ashraf, Chair of BGMEA Standing Committee on Press, Publication
and Publicity Shovon Islam, Chair of BGMEA Standing Committee on Foreign
Mission Cell Shams Mahmud and CEO of HSBC Bangladesh Md Mahbub ur Rahman.
They had discussions about different issues including investment
opportunities, potential partnership, joint ventures, policy supports offered
by the governments to facilitate trade and investment, said a press release
today.
They also talked about ways of fostering collaboration to identify promising
areas of trade and investment and make use of the opportunities to reap
mutual benefits.
During the meeting, they stressed on the importance of enhancing industry
connections between the businessmen of Australia and Bangladesh to further
strengthen bilateral trade.
They expressed keenness to collaborate on bringing traders of both countries
closer for business interactions to help them to explore trade and investment
opportunities.
In the meeting, the BGMEA President gave an overview of the RMG industry of
Bangladesh with focus on its growth potential, particularly in the Australia
and New Zealand markets.
He also mentioned that Bangladesh is a potential market for Australia’s
cotton and wool.
Besides, Australia could also explore investment opportunities in
infrastructure, energy, mining and ICT sector, he added.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha