With the aim to promoting Bangladeshi goods in the Netherlands and other European markets, Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with Bangladesh Commerce Ministry, Foreign Ministry and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), has decided to organise a two-day exposition beginning April 14 in Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands.
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This was declared by the organisers of the trade fair at a press conference held in Dhaka recently. “The fair will also help attract Dutch investment to the projects in Bangladesh that were identified during the Prime Minister’s visit,” stated said Chairman of the standing committee Shahriar Taha, about the upcoming trade fair, adding that business networking meetings will also be held on the sidelines of the fair.
Vice-President of the chamber Md. Atiqul Haque and First Secretary for economic affairs and garment from the Dutch embassy Pieter de Vries were also present on the ocassion, apart from others.
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The expo is an outcome of the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Netherlands on November 3, 2015 to improve bilateral trade between the two countries.
It may be mentioned here that the Netherlands had earlier also resolved to support Bangladesh in getting fair price for its largest exported commodity, apparels, in the international markets. “We have to address the true pricing jointly, a fair wage, there has to be a fair price,” underlined Netherlands Foreign Trade and Development Minister Lilianne Ploumen.
The Netherlands is not only one of the largest buyers of Bangladeshi garments, but it also provides duty-free market access to Bangladesh.
