The D-8 CCI Business Forum & Expo 2022, Dhaka will focus on the theme of Value Chain Integration amongst the apex bodies of business and trade from the D-8 member countries, said Sheikh Fazle Fahim, President, D-8 CCI on Monday.
He was addressing a press conference, held ahead of the D-8 Chamber of Commerce &Industries (D-8 CCI)D-8 CCI Business Forum and Expo 2022, Dhaka, scheduled to be held on 26th-27thJuly at the Oasis Hall of the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, to commemorate the silver jubilee anniversary of the establishment.
“On the 25th anniversary of the D-8, I express the hope that D-8 CCI Business Forum & Expo 2022 will create new possibilities to build trade relations and create new business opportunities amongst the D-8 member nations", he said adding that through this collaborative platform, we hope to open up pathways that enable the honorable D-8 member nations to grow their respective economies in a collaborative manner.”
Ashraful Haq Chowdhury, Secretary General of D-8 CCI and Sujib anjan Dash, Director of FBCCI were also present on the occasion.
This year’s D-8 CCI Business Forum and Expo 2022 will explore the possibilities around buildingValue Chain Integration between Bangladesh and the seven other member countries of the D-8 - Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkiye.
The six broad areas of the value chain to be discussed are Commodities such as Mineral and Energy; Labor-intensive Goods such as Textiles, Apparel, Light Engineering and Leather Products; Labor-intensive Services such as Transportation, Agriculture Hospitality, Healthcare, Human Resource Development; Regional Processing such as Agriculture, Aquaculture, Livestock; Knowledge-intensive Goods such as Electronical components, Semiconductors, Cybersecurity equipment & components, Logistics and Transportation equipment; and Knowledge-intensive Services such as Professional services in ICT, enabling technology across economic sectors, 4IR, Robotics, AI, IOT, Cyber Securities, Skills and R&D.
The two-day D-8 CCI Business Forum and Expo, 2022 will be attended by the Presidents of Chambers of Commerce and Heads of Delegation and representativesfrom Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey along with other dignitaries and business leaders from the member countries.
Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair, D-8 Ministerial, will grace the event as the Chief Guest.
Tipu Munshi, Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Salman F Rahman, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Private Sector Industry & Investment, Shahriar Alam, State Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, and Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, Secretary General of the D-8, will also be present at the event as Guests of Honor.
Additionally, over 40 delegates from theeightD-8 member countries are expected to be present. Local Bangladeshi companies will also be present with Build in Bangladesh pavilions at the expo zone for the visitors to visit.