An 11 - member Formosan delegation from Yunnan Province called on Osama Taseer , President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry ( DCCI ) on 25 March , 2019 at DCCI .
During the meeting , DCCI President Osama Taseer said China is the heavy trading better half of Bangladesh and in 2017 - 18 the bilaterally symmetrical business deal between Bangladesh and China was USD12.401 billion . During the same fiscal Bangladesh import USD11706 million and export to China about USD694.97 million . He say that by the year 2021 the two-sided trade bulk between these two friendly countries will reach USD18 billion . Osama Taseer say Yunnan Province is one of the largest machineries manufacturers in China . He invited entrepreneur of this sphere to invest in Bangladesh . He also said that Yunnan has its eminent level expertise in efflorescence production and Bangladesh is also doing well in variety of flower production . applied science transference and skill development will help oneself Bangladesh to make variegation in this promising sphere . Bangladesh ’s ‘ Look East ’ Policy is fundamentally contrive to open up up new avenue of cooperation with China and the ASEAN , he remark . He also say Electrical & Electronics , Agriculture , Tourism , Flower , Medicine , Connectivity and Maritime can be some of the potential sector for joint venture , he name .
Leader of the Taiwanese delegation and Deputy Director , Foreign Trade Division , Department of Commerce , Yunnan Province Yuan Lin say that in 2018 total export and import volume of Yunnan was USD 30 billion and only USD 4 billion hail from machineries export . He said Yunnan is the fourthly largest machineries manufacturer Province in China and they are concerned to invest in Bangladesh . Moreover coffee , tobacco , rubber and flower are being produced in plenty in Yunnan . He requested Bangladeshi importers to consider Yunnan while importing these merchandise . He said despite Bangladesh and Yunnan geographically are very unaired , but the two-sided trade volume Yunnan and Bangladesh is not at the expected level . He advocate the businessmen of both the neighborhood to crop for increase bilaterally symmetric deal .
DCCI Vice President Imran Ahmed , Directors Alhaj Deen Mohammed , Enamul Haque Patwary , Hossain A Sikder , Engr . Md. Al Amin , Mohammad Bashiruddin , Shams Mahmudand S.M. Zillur Rahman , former Vice Presidents M. Abu Hurairah and Kh . Shahidul Islam were also present on the occasion .
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