PM to inaugurate FICCI 60 Years Celebration & Investment Expo-2023

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the

FICCI 60 Years Celebration & Investment Expo 2023 that will be held from
November 8 to 9 at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden in the city.

The chamber made the announcement at a press meet held today in a city hotel
with the theme of “Forever Futures Forward.”

The key objective of this event is to highlight FICCI’s contribution towards
developing country’s economy since its inception and the transformative
journey of our economy with policy support to ensure an enabling business
environment, a release said.

“We will showcase the success stories of our member companies as well,” said
FICCI president Naser Ezaz Bijoy while addressing the press meet.

He said the Prime Minister will also unveil the report of FICCI research
project titled “Catalyzing greater FDI for vision 2041: Priorities for
building a conducive Tax system in Bangladesh” and ESG publication named “ESG
Excellence: A Chronicle of FICCI Members.”

FICCI Board of Director and Convenor of the event Mahbub Ur Rahman said, “The
2-day long investment expo will showcase economic resilience,
competitiveness, and sectoral investment opportunities of the country within
around 40 stalls.”

FICCI member companies will participate with their new innovations, services,
and products which is expected to be visited by different government
stakeholders, policy makers, diplomats, development partners, think-tanks,
business leaders, other stakeholders including the mass people.

He said, “We will host two plenary sessions regarding “Green Value Chain” and
“Investment Climate: Current Landscape & Mission 2041″ where the industry
practitioners, experts will present their valuable insights on the related
topics.”

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is the strategic partner
of this mega event. BIDA Acting Executive Chairman Mohsina Yasmin said BIDA
has been working with FICCI for a long time to promote FDI and improve the
investment climate of the country.

“We are very happy to become the strategic partner of this grand event at
this milestone journey of the chamber,” he said.

“Our government always welcomes foreign investment since it is the lifeline
of the economy. I believe this overall event will encourage the existing
foreign investors as well as attract the potential investors to invest in
Bangladesh in the near future,” she added.

FICCI Vice President Shwapna Bhowmick, Executive Director T.I.M. Nurul Kabir
including other Board of Directors, and High Officials of BIDA were present
at the press meet. (BSS)