Volume 4 Number 271 Mon. March 01, 2004    
 
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Eliminate obstacles to Korean EPZ
Ambassador tells Ficci meet
The South Korean envoy in Dhaka yesterday urged the Bangladesh government to remove bureaucratic tangles that hang fire a Korean private sector export processing zone (EPZ) in Chittagong.
 
Dhaka needs bilateral FTAs to get maximum from Safta
Says commerce minister
Bangladesh needs bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with major south Asian nations to get maximum trade benefits from South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta), Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury
 
Dhaka to get fresh US investment shortly
Envoy says after inaugurating America Week in Rajshahi
US Ambassador Harry K Thomas yesterday said Bangladesh is likely to have fresh investments from the US shortly.
 
Facing post-MFA challenges
10,000 RMG employees to get training in 2 yrs
A government-sponsored project started yesterday in Dhaka to train some 10,000 garment sector employees in the next two years to help them face the post-MFA (multi-fibre arrangement ) challenges.
 
US first time faces WTO approved sanctions
For the first time, the United States will be hit with trade sanctions approved by the World Trade Organisation because of a fight in Congress over how to restructure $5 billion in corporate tax breaks.
 
Rian Motors opens new service centre
Rian Motors Ltd, a sister concern of Rangs Electronics Ltd, yesterday opened a new service centre in Dhaka to provide better service to the customers.
 
Emirates starts flying to NY from June 1
Emirates will start flying to New York from Dubai from June 1 this year.
 
Stamford CityCell's corporate client
Stamford University Bangladesh has signed a corporate agreement with Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (PBTL), service provider of CityCell cellphone.
 
Tk 14,000 crore revenue earned in seven months
The government earned Tk 13,993.72 crore revenue during the first seven months of the current fiscal year till January 2004.

The earnings are Tk 1,439.

 
Aga Khan Fund buys 51pc share of Habib Bank
The Privatisation Commission of Pakistan has granted the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) rights to 51 percent of the shareholding in Habib Bank Limited recently.
 
HSBC opens new office in Dhaka EPZ
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited has opened a new business development office in Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ).
 
India to host 'Made in Pakistan' trade fair
India will host the first-ever trade fair showcasing goods made by old foe Pakistan at an exhibition in the capital in March, a report said Sunday.
 

 
   
 
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