A single country knitwear exposition of Bangladesh will be held in Germany in March next year, sources at Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) said.
According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), export of knitwear from Bangladesh to Germany was US$ 668 million in 2004-05 fiscal. Germany is the single largest knitwear importer from Bangladesh.
The growth of knitwear import by Germany from Bangladesh was 12 percent during the first seven months of the current year, source at EPB said.
GTZ, which is the implementing agency of the German ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, will provide necessary supports for the trade fair in Germany.
BKMEA President Fazlul Hoque who had led a two-member delegation in Germany to carry out a weeklong promotion campaign in Germany, told the news agency that they got good responses from German-based knitwear buyers for the Dhaka exposition slated for 13-15 December.
He said, "Karstadt Quelle, one of the biggest buyers in Germany, has assured us of increasing 50 percent import compared to the current year."
The BKMEA president said, "We got assurances from 10 German-based buyers, including Metro Buying and Esprin, who showed interest to buy knitwear from Bangladesh. Turkish and Brazilian buyers would also join the upcoming exposition, he added.
He also said, as part of the promotional activities for the exposition, they talked with different consultants, buyers and manufacturers associations during their visit from November 26 to December 4.
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