A regional meeting of French trade commissioners from South Asian countries begins in Dhaka on Notvember 25 to upgrade the present level of communication between local companies and their French counterparts.
As part of 'French Days-2005', which will run from November 24 to 27, French trade commissioners from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh along with officials from French Ministry of Economy and Finance will take part in the meeting, the first of its kind in Bangladesh.
France-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFB) in collaboration with French Trade Commission will organise regional meet at Sonargaon Hotel.
During the four days, Dhaka will also experience the regional meeting of the French Business Council of South Asia.
The meeting will witness participants from various countries of South Asia representing companies such as Air France, St. Gobain, Suez, Degremont, Total, Alcatel and Lafarge.
The next week's meeting has much significance, as local businesspeople will get opportunities to share their views with French trade policy makers, said Dominique Simon, French Trade Commissioner (Economic Department) in Bangladesh, at a press conference yesterday.
He said French trade bodies and business houses of the region will also meet representatives of some local leading chambers and companies besides officials of Export Promotion Bureau and Board of Investment.
Jacques-Andre Costilhes, French ambassador in Dhaka, said, "Bangladesh's image in France is quite better. But most of the French businessmen have no idea about Bangladeshi products," he added.
A Bangladesh exhibition will be held in France in next year, he said.
Earlier, the French trade commissioner in Dhaka said team of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) is scheduled to visit France this month to attract French investment in Bangladesh.
A seminar titled 'Water Resources Management and Flood Control in Bangladesh' and a cultural show also will also feature in the four-day event.
Among others, Qayyum Khan, president of CCIFB, Syed Farhad Ahmed, vice-president of CCIFB, and Rifat Rashid, director of CCIFB, were also present at the press conference.
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