Seminar on economic collaboration held

A seminar on “Economic Collaboration between Bangladesh and Japan: Public and Private Sector Investment” was held at ICMAB Ruhul Quddu Auditorium in Dhaka on December 8.

Dhaka Branch Council (DBC), Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) and Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) jointly organises the seminar, said a press release.

ITO Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh and HAYAKAWA Yuho, JICA Chief were present as chief guest and special guest on the programme.

Yuji Ando, Chief Representative of JETRO, AKM Delwer Hussain, President of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and Abu Bakar Siddique, President of ICMAB, AKM Kamruzzaman, Treasurer of ICMAB, and Bakhtiar Alam, Chairman of DBC, Asif A Chowdhury, President of JBCCI and Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan, Secretary General of JBCCI were also present.

The discussants have given emphasis on economic prospects, increasing flow of Japanese investment and FDI in Bangladesh and role of CMAs to ensure efficiency of Japanese investment in Bangladesh. They also highlighted the importance of joint collaboration between ICMAB and JBCCI, Japanese companies and policy makers for improving the business environment of Bangladesh and creating more opportunities for engaging CMAs in the value-added activities of Japanese companies.