FICCI pledges to work with govt to overcome economic challenges

Staff Reporter :
The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) will work cooperatively with the government to succeed in overcoming the ongoing financial crisis.
The chamber President Naser Ezaz Bijoy said this at the 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in a city hotel held on Thursday.
He said, “FICCI member companies are contributing more than 30 per cent internal revenue of the government and representing more than 90 per cent inward FDI in Bangladesh. With this huge contribution we became the change maker of the economy and development partner of the country.”
“With the representation of more than 200 member companies including our Board of Directors and committee members, we have attained some achievement even in this adverse economic climate by continuous advocacy with the government, policy makers, regulators and different stakeholders to promote and protect our members’ business interest,” he added.Naser further said, “The current economic situation has created some uncertainties, with liquidity challenges, foreign exchange risks and inflationary pressures in the short term. But we believe, the measures have been taken by the government will allow Bangladesh to remain on right track towards a sustainable and steady economy amid deteriorating global conditions.”
“We believe that the near-term challenges should not define the potential opportunities that Bangladesh offers in the long term. As always, FICCI will be working to support the government to stand well positioned by tackling the economic crisis,” he added.
Indicating chamber’s future endeavor, he said, “We have set a goal prioritized four broad themes of activities to achieve key objectives of FICCI such as supporting members by ease of doing business, policy advocacy, promoting FICCI and attracting FDI in Bangladesh. In this regard we are all set to organize some flagship events on next year.”
FICCI Vice-President Shwapna Bhowmick, Executive Director T I M Nurul Kabir and other Board of Directors, were spoke at the event.