Uzbekistan filed an official application for the beneficiary status of the European Union’s General System of Preferences Plus (GSP +), the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade (MIFT) said. “Uzbekistan’s obtaining this status will help significantly increase the volume of exports to the EU and increase the competitiveness of Uzbke goods in the European market,…
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Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have agreed to form Joint Working Group (JWG) to boost bilateral trade and investment through removing different barriers. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi gave the information on Tuesday at a view exchange meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Sardor Umurzakov through a videoconference from the secretariat in…
The president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, addressed the newly formed parliament on Friday (24 January), laying out his plans for the next five years. The banking sector, fighting corruption, foreign direct investment, poverty reduction and international trade were at the top of the agenda. Mirziyoyev took charge of Central Asia’s most populous country in 2016…
Bangladesh is looking to secure $166 million in financing to improve energy efficiency in the textile sector, with some one hundred million dollars being sought from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol), one of two local direct access accredited entities empowered to handle GCF monies, will be seeking $100 million…
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have sought the government’s support to mobilise a fund for the well being of the 4.4 million RMG workers in the upcoming budget.In a letter written by the BGMEA president Rubana Haq, a special fund was sought to Finance Minister AHNM Mostafa Kamal to allocate a fund in…