DHAKA, April 25, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh mission in Tokyo urged the Japanese entrepreneurs to select Bangladesh as their investment destination as Dhaka offers various facilities to the foreign investors.
The urge was made at a seminar ‘Promoting Japanese investment in Bangladesh,’ jointly organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in cooperation with the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo at the headquarters of JETRO on Wednesday, according to a message received here today.
More than 150 representatives from Japanese business organizations and companies attended the seminar.
During the seminar, commercial counsellor of Bangladesh Embassy in Japan Mohammad Hasan Arif depicted the overall economic scenario of Bangladesh and government’s efforts under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to facilitate business and investment.
He said currently Bangladesh is the 32nd largest economy of the world while IMF projected the country as the second fastest growing economy globally.
Chief Representative of JICA, Bangladesh Hitoshi Hirata briefed about the Arai hazar Economic Zone in Bangladesh for Japanese investors and its facilities offered to businesses and investors.
Former representative of JETRO Dhaka Taiki Koga explained the economy and investment environment of Bangladesh.
Mr Kazuya Hashi of Honda Motors shared their experiences in introducing and setting up the new motor-cycle factory in Bangladesh.