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Your search for clothing industry trade fairs, fashion & textile exhibitions, apparel trade shows, garment technology trade fairs, optics & eyewear trade show, clothing accessories tradeshow, kidswear/children expositions and bridalwear tradefairs & expos from across the globe ends on this encompassing section. Here you can get access to the well-ordered data of Apparel & Clothing sector expositions based on knitted cloths & accessories, denims, scarves, lingerie, sportswear, gold/silver/platinum/crystal/metal jewellery, watches and other fashion ornaments & accessories helping you to opt from around 300 related expos.


International Trade Garments has been operating in the casual clothing industry since 2001.
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There is a considerable increase in the textile and ready garment import trade in USA. Off late the USA garments importers have been importing huge quantities of garment from the Indian Exporters.

Due to the rising effects of globalization and technology transfer, setting up an international trade deal with the garments importers of any other country is not a big deal anymore. If you are dealing in garment / readymade garment or textile export trade, you might like to consider extending your business to USA. Almost every person exporting textile wants to establish trade links with USA importers of garments. One of the prime reasons that attract a lot of sellers to this place is the fact that they are able to earn dollars. Also, USA garments importers are known for being extremely professional and particular about their payment terms. Though it is easy to set up trade with these traders, but you will need the right sources to reach them. If you don’t have any existing links with these traders, you will have to find out ways to approach those who would be interested in buying your products.

The best help would be taking aid from the services of online export import database companies like Infodrive India. The database companies provide genuine export import data that is collected right from the ports and Customs offices. Whether you want to find US readymade garments importers or US textile and garment importers, you can always depend on their accurate list of active importers / buyers. The database includes all the important fields like US garments importers Name and Address, US Notify Party, Exporters Name and address, and Bill of Landing details. The Bill of Landing column has entries like BL number, Arrival Date, Weight kg, Pieces, Piece Unit, TEU, Measure cm, HS Code, and container number. Besides this information, the data also states Port of Embarkation, Port of Arrival, Product Description, and Marks number. 

 

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LGE is returning this summer for its second year and has joined forces with Fashion Capital’s event PROFILE; bringing you a spectacular three days of trading, networking, catwalks and entertainment!

Held at The Business Design Centre, LGE is the must-see show for young designers, manufacturers and emerging brands. Showcasing the very best of womenswear, menswear, lingerie, swimwear and fabrics, LGE is where you will find buyers from the biggest names in the industry mixed in with new designers and world famous manufacturers.

LGE strives to create a hub of activity and excitement for 2012 by hosting exclusive catwalks, seminars, trend reports and B2B meetings, plus the chance to be a part of the VIP Gala where exhibitors can network with buyers, high profile decision makers and the most prominent apparel associations in the world.

 

Based on our analysis of the latest standards for Fair Trade Certified Apparel & Home Goods products and our knowledge of other initiatives towards high-road apparel production, we worry that the proposed standards for apparel to bear a fair trade label will fall short of today’s best
industry practices. We grant that—if there is a robust enforcement program—workers producing under these fair trade standards will enjoy working conditions better than the industry norm. But going just beyond the norm—sweatshop and, at times, near slave-labor conditions— should not be enough. To be the purveyor of a label that would claim to signify a high mark in terms of labor standards, wages, and working conditions, TransFair must truly push the envelope of reform, and only bestow its blessing on workplaces that provide an environment of dignity and respect, and ensure workers a meaningful voice and a decent standard of living, consistent with
the very best industry practices. There is significant risk in a fair trade label that fails to meet this bar. It can mislead consumers, lower the aspirations of major companies, and, in effect, push down standards from the top. This program does not occur in a vacuum. Other efforts that are attempting to implement good labor standards may face more obstacles if TransFair sets a low bar.
We would be proud to openly support real fair trade standards, and happy to promote the pioneering companies that seek to realize those standards for workers. But the present draft standards are not yet strong enough that we can offer our public endorsement.
 

 

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• The Court agreed that goods such as those listed above in Nike's application were destined for the general public.  However, Nike could not assert that the level of this public’s attention would be higher than that of the average consumer in that the garments covered by the mark applied for were what were described somewhat coyly as ‘intimate garments’.  Even such garments are everyday consumer goods, in Spain at any rate. In any event, this argument would not wash: the goods covered by Nike’s application included those items of clothing which were not intimate as well as those which were.
• Nike’s submission that the initially average distinctiveness of the word "jump" as a trade mark had become diluted was unconvincing. "Jump’ was not part of the basic vocabulary of the general public in Spain and would thus be perceived as a fanciful term.
• Nike could not both (i) concede that it was likely that the relevant public did not attach a direct and unequivocal meaning to the term ‘jump’ and that, therefore, a conceptual comparison may not be established and (ii) argue that the word ‘jump’ bore for the average Spanish consumer – above all in connection with footwear, a connotation which was associated mentally with the idea of a sudden vertical movement or propulsion from the ground. If the word was not understood in Spain, it could have no meaning for the Spanish.
• If the word ‘jump’ had no meaning to the average Spanish consumer, that word was not made more meaningful through the addition of the word ‘man’. The Board was correct to find that there was a likelihood of confusion, on account of the distinctive character of the word ‘jump’, the identity of the goods concerned and the visual and phonetic similarities between the signs at issue.

 

Trade in Japan

Japan reported a trade deficit equivalent to 907 Million JPY in May of 2012. Historically, from 1979 until 2012, Japan Balance of Trade averaged 652.9 Billion JPY reaching an all time high of 1608.7 Billion JPY in September of 2007 and a record low of -1476.9 Billion JPY in January of 2012. Exports have been the main engine of Japan's economic growth in the past six years. Japan imports raw materials and processes them into high technology products. Japan’s major exports are: consumer electronics, automobiles, semiconductors, optical fibers, optoelectronics, optical media, facsimile and copy machines. Its main trading partners are The United States, China and European Union. This page includes a chart with historical data for Japan Balance of Trade

For many years, export promotion was a large issue in Japanese government policy. Government officials recognized that Japan needed to import to grow and develop, and it needed to generate exports to pay for those imports. After 1945, Japan had difficulty exporting enough to pay for its imports until the mid-1960s, and resulting deficits were the justification for export promotion programs and import restrictions.

The belief in the need to promote exports is early strong and part of Japan's self-image as a "processing nation." A processing nation must import raw materials but is able to pay for the imports by adding value to them and exporting some of the output. Nations grow stronger economically by moving up the industrial ladder to produce products with greater value added to the basic inputs. Rather than letting markets accomplish this movement on their own, the Japanese government felt the economy should be guided in this direction through industrial policy.

Japan's methods of promoting exports has taken two paths. The first was to develop world-class industries that can initially substitute for imports and then compete in international markets. The second was to provide incentives for firms to export.

During the first two decades after World War II, export incentives took the form of a combination of tax relief and government assistance to build export industries. After joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1964, however, Japan had to drop its major export incentive — the total exemption of export income from taxes — to comply with IMF procedures. It did maintain into the 1970s, however, special tax treatment of costs for market development and export promotion.

Once chronic trade deficits came to an end in the mid-1960s, the need for export promotion policies diminished. Virtually all export tax incentives were eliminated over the course of the 1970s. Even JETRO, whose initial function is to assist smaller firms with overseas marketing, saw its role shift toward import promotion and other activities. In the 1980s, Japan continued to use industrial policy to promote the growth of new, more sophisticated industries, but direct export promotion measures were no longer part of the policy package.

The 1970s and 1980s saw the emergence of policies to restrain exports in certain industries. The great success of some Japanese export industries created a backlash in other countries, either because of their success per se or because of allegations of unfair competitive practices. Under General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) guidelines, nations have been reluctant to raise tariffs or impose import quotas. Quotas violate the guidelines, and raising tariffs goes against the general trend among industrial nations. Instead, they have resorted to convincing the exporting country to "voluntarily" restrain exports of the offending product. In the 1980s, Japan was quite willing to carry out such export restraints. Among Japan's exports to the United States, steel, color television sets, and automobiles all were subject to such restraints at various times

U.S. goods and services trade with Japan totaled $267 billion in 2011 (latest data available for goods and services trade combined). Exports totaled $113 billion; Imports totaled $154 billion. The U.S. goods and services trade deficit with Japan was $40 billion in 2011.

Japan is currently our 4th largest goods trading partner with $195 billion in total (two ways) goods trade during 2011. Goods exports totaled $66 billion; Goods imports totaled $129 billion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Japan was $63 billion in 2011.

Trade in services with Japan (exports and imports) totaled $72 billion in 2011 (latest data available for services trade). Services exports were $47 billion; Services imports were $25 billion. The U.S. services trade surplus with Japan was $22 billion in 2011.

Launched in November 2010, the U.S.-Japan Economic Harmonization Initiative (EHI) is a new bilateral Initiative that aims to contribute to our countries’ economic growth by promoting cooperation to harmonize approaches that facilitate trade, address business climate and individual issues, and advance coordination on regional issues of common interest.

Japan was the United States' 4th largest goods export market in 2011.

U.S. goods exports to Japan in 2011 were $66.2 billion, up 9.4% ($5.7 billion) from 2010, and up 1.4% from 2000. U.S. exports to Japan accounted for 4.5% of overall U.S. exports in 2011.

The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2011 were: Optic and Medical Instruments ($7.7 billion), Machinery ($5.7 billion), Cereals (corn and wheat) ($5.6 billion), Electrical Machinery ($5.0 billion), and Aircraft ($4.8 billion).

U.S. exports of agricultural products to Japan totaled $14.1 billion in 2011, our 4th largest export market. Leading categories include: coarse grains ($3.9 billion), red meats (fresh/chilled/frozen) ($2.8 billion), wheat ($1.4 billion), and soybeans ($954 million).

U.S. exports of private commercial services* (i.e., excluding military and government) to Japan were $47.0 billion in 2011 (preliminary data), 5% ($2.3 billion) more than 2010 and 43% greater than 2000 levels. Other private services (business, professional, and technical services and financial services), travel, and the royalties and license fees categories accounted for most of U.S. services exports to Japan.

Japan was the United States= 4th largest supplier of goods imports in 2011.

U.S. goods imports from Japan totaled $128.8 billion in 2011, a 6.9% increase ($8.3 billion) from 2010, but down 12.1% from 2000. U.S. imports from Japan accounted for 5.8% of overall U.S. imports in 2011.

The five largest import categories in 2011 were: Vehicles ($41.0 billion), Machinery ($31.2 billion), Electrical Machinery ($18.3 billion), Optic and Medical Instruments ($6.9 billion), and Organic Chemicals ($3.0 billion).

U.S. imports of agricultural products from Japan totaled $586 million in 2011. Leading categories include: snack foods (including chocolate) ($54 million), wine and beer ($53 million), and processed fruit and vegetables ($36 million).

U.S. imports of private commercial services* (i.e., excluding military and government) were $24.8 billion in 2011 (preliminary data) up 5% ($1.3 billion) from 2010, and up 51% from the 2000 level. The royalties and license fees, the other private services (business, professional, and technical services), and the other transportation (freight services) categories accounted for most of U.S. services imports from Japan

The U.S. goods trade deficit with Japan was $62.6 billion in 2011, a 4.3% increase ($2.6 billion) over 2010. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Japan accounted for 8.6% of the overall U.S. goods trade deficit in 2011.

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The United States has a services trade surplus of $22.2 billion with Japan in 2011 (preliminary data), up 5% from 2010.

On March 31 1854 representatives of Japan and the United States signed a historic treaty. A United States naval officer, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, negotiated tirelessly for several months with Japanese officials to achieve the goal of opening the doors of trade with Japan.

For two centuries, Japanese ports were closed to all but a few Dutch and Chinese traders. The United States hoped Japan would agree to open certain ports so American vessels could begin to trade with the mysterious island kingdom. In addition to interest in the Japanese market, America needed Japanese ports to replenish coal and supplies for the commercial whaling fleet.

On July 8,1853 four black ships led by USS Powhatan and commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry, anchored at Edo (Tokyo) Bay. Never before had the Japanese seen ships steaming with smoke. They thought the ships were "giant dragons puffing smoke." They did not know that steamboats existed and were shocked by the number and size of the guns on board the ships.

At age 60, Matthew Perry had a long and distinguished naval career. He knew that the mission to Japan would be his most significant accomplishment. He brought a letter from the President of the United States, Millard Fillmore, to the Emperor of Japan. He waited with his armed ships and refused to see any of the lesser dignitaries sent by the Japanese, insisting on dealing only with the highest emissaries of the Emperor.

 The Americans admired the courtesy and politeness of their hosts, and thought very highly of the rich Japanese culture. Commodore Perry broke down barriers that separated Japan from the rest of the world. Today the Japanese celebrate his expedition with annual black ship festivals. Perry lived in Newport, Rhode Island, which also celebrates a Black Ship festival in July. In Perry's honor, Newport has become Shimoda's sister city.

MITI was created with the split of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in May 1949 and given the mission for coordinating international trade policy with other groups, such as the Bank of Japan, the Economic planning Agency, and the various commerce-related cabinet ministries. At the time it was created, Japan was still recovering from the economic disaster of World War II. With inflation rising and productivity failing to keep up, the government sought a better mechanism for reviving the Japanese economy.

MITI has been responsible not only in the areas of exports and imports but also for all domestic industries and businesses not specifically covered by other ministries in the areas of investment in plant and equipment, pollution control, energy and power, some aspects of foreign economic assistance, and consumer complaints. This span has allowed MITI to integrate conflicting policies, such as those on pollution control and export competitiveness, to minimize damage to export industries.

MITI has served as an architect of industrial policy, an arbiter on industrial problems and disputes, and a regulator. A major objective of the ministry has been to strengthen the country's industrial base. It has not managed Japanese trade and industry along the lines of a centrally planned economy, but it has provided industries with administrative guidance and other direction, both formal and informal, on modernization, technology, investments in new plants and equipment, and domestic and foreign competition.

MITI lost some influence when the switch was made to a floating exchange rate between the United States dollar and yen in 1971. Before that point, MITI had been able to keep the exchange rate artificially low, which benefited Japan's exporters. Later, intense lobbying from other countries, particularly the United States, pushed Japan to introduce more liberal trade laws that further lessened MITI's grip over the Japanese economy. By the mid-1980s, the ministry was helping foreign corporations set up operations in Japan.

The decline of MITI was described Johnstone:

... by the early 1980s, when Western analysts first became aware of MITI, the ministry's glory days were over. In 1979 MITI lost its primary instrument of control over Japanese firms — allocation of foreign currency. The power, that is, to decide who could — and who could not — import technologies. [For example] ... MITI bureaucrats attempted to deny fledling Sony the $25,000 the company needed to license transistor technology from Western Electric.

The declining significance of MITI to Japanese companies made it a less powerful agency within the bureaucracy, and by the end of the 20th century, it was folded into a larger body. In 2001, it was reorganized into the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

Matthew Perry was the son of Sarah Wallace (Alexander) and Navy Captain, Christopher R. Perry and the younger brother of Oliver Hazard Perry. Matthew Perry received a midshipman's commission in the Navy in 1809, and was initially assigned to the USS Revenge, under the command of his elder brother. Under his brother's command, Matthew was a combatant in The Battle of Lake Erie aboard the Flagship Lawrence and the replacement flagship, Niagara.

Matthew's early career saw him assigned to several ships, including the USS President where he served as an aid to Commodore John Rodgers (1772–1838), which had been in a victorious engagement over a British vessel, HMS Little Belt, shortly before the War of 1812 was officially declared. He continued in this capacity during the War of 1812. Perry was also aboard the President when it engaged the HMS Belvidera when Rodgers himself fired the first shot of the war at this vessel with a following shot that resulted in a cannon bursting, wounding Rodgers and Perry and killing and wounding others. Perry transferred to the USS United States, and saw little fighting in the war after that, since the ship was trapped in port at New London, Connecticut. Following the signing of the Treaty of Ghent which ended the conflict, he served on various vessels in the Mediterranean. Perry served under Commodore William Bainbridge during the Second Barbary War. He then served in African waters aboard USS Cyane during its patrol off Liberia from 1819-1820. After that cruise, Perry was sent to suppress piracy and the slave trade in the West Indies. Later during this period, while in port in Russia, Perry was offered a commission in the Imperial Russian Navy, which he declined.

 Perry had an ardent interest and saw the need for the naval education, supporting an apprentice system to train new seamen, and helped establish the curriculum for the United States Naval Academy. He was a vocal proponent of modernizing the Navy. Once promoted to captain, he oversaw construction of the Navy's second steam frigate the USS Fulton, which he commanded after its completion. He was called "The Father of the Steam Navy", and he organized America's first corps of naval engineers, and conducted the first U.S. naval gunnery school while commanding Fulton in 1839-1841 off Sandy Hook on the coast of New Jersey.

 erry returned in February 1854 with twice as many ships, finding that the delegates had prepared a treaty embodying virtually all the demands in Fillmore's letter. Perry signed the Convention of Kanagawa on March 31, 1854 and departed, mistakenly believing the agreement had been made with imperial representatives.The agreement was made with the Shogun, the de facto ruler of Japan.

 

Trade in Japan

Japanese 1854 print relating Perry's visit.

On his way to Japan, Perry anchored off Keelung in Formosa (modern day Taiwan), for ten days. Perry and crew members landed on Formosa and investigated the potential of mining the coal deposits in that area. He emphasized in his reports that Formosa provided a convenient mid-way trade location. Formosa was also very defensible. It could serve as a base for exploration as Cuba had done for the Spanish in the Americas. Occupying Formosa could help the US to counter European monopolization of the major trade routes. President Franklin Pierce declined the suggestion, remarking such a remote possession would be an unnecessary drain of resources and that he would be unlikely to receive the consent of Congress.

A group of Japanese aerospace company representatives traveled to Mexico in May to learn about the country’s aerospace manufacturing footprint and engineering prowess in the development of the industry. The group visited aerospace clusters in the cities of Queretaro, Chihuahua, Mexicali and Tijuana, which together concentrate more than half of the country’s aerospace manufacturing.  

he history of exchange between Japan and the Netherlands started when the Rotterdam ship "de Liefde" drifted ashore in Japan in 1600. From the end of the 16th to the beginning of the 17th century, during the warring states period, Japanese culture was strongly influenced by Portugal and Spain.

In 1639, the Tokugawa Shogunate prohibited the Portuguese from visiting Japan and decided to continue official trade only with the Netherlands. In 1641, the Dutch Factory of the VOC was relocated from Hirado to Deshina in Nagasaki and trade between Japan and the Netherlands entered a new stage. At this time, the Netherlands was the only country that provided Japan with western culture. During the Edo period western culture into Japan was almost exclusively imported through the Dutch Factory of the VOC in Nagasaki.

The celebration of the 400 year cultural and economical exchange between Japan and the Netherlands has induced us to compose some web pages and offerings of a number of beautiful, rare and important items with an accent on this unique relationship between both countries.

The European Commission will next Wednesday (18 July) ask member states for a mandate to start talks with Japan on a bilateral free-trade deal. 

Advocates of a free-trade deal between the world's fourth and fifth-largest economies are urging speed, highlighting the potential to help the European Union's economic recovery. However, a third of the EU's member states have reservations about Japan's readiness for a deal and about the mandate that the Commission is seeking.

At a meeting of trade ministers on 30 May, some countries argued that the 12-month scoping exercise conducted to test the potential for an agreement should have probed more deeply about Japan's commitment to reaching a deal. The Commission refused to re-open the scoping exercise and insists that it has “clear commitments written in stone” from Japan that would not normally be made at this stage.

According to diplomats and EU officials, those countries that will push for a tougher negotiating mandate include four of the EU's largest economies: Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. The others are Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. 

The car industry is an area of particular concern. Manufacturers believe that Japan's standards and regulations – non-tariff barriers – contribute to making it 30% more costly to own a European car than a Japanese care.

There are also doubts about non-tariff barriers in the health sector, and about rules for public tenders. The prospects of agreement on public procurement have, however, improved, as the EU, Japan and the US agreed in December to open up their markets for public contracts.

Arguments for a quick agreement between the Commission and member states, an EU official said, include the EU's need for growth and the political situation in Japan, where the government is pushing through reforms against a backdrop of waning public support and divisions within the ruling party.

According to a Japanese official, the date of this year's EU-Japan summit will be set only once the EU has agreed on a mandate for free-trade talks. His EU contacts suggest that the aim is to agree a mandate at the European Council in October. That would open up the possibility of a summit in November, probably in Tokyo.

The trade mandate will also affect progress on signing a framework agreement between Japan and the EU. That agreement will be debated by European commissioners at their 18 July meeting. 

Trade in Japan

International treading system

nternational trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history (see Silk Road, Amber Road), its economic, social, and political consequence has been on the rise in recent centuries.

Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system. Increasing international trade is crucial to the persistence of globalization. Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders.

International trade is, in principle, not different from domestic trade as the motivation and the behavior of parties involved in a trade do not change fundamentally regardless of whether trade is across a border or not. The main distinction is that international trade is typically more costly than domestic trade. The reason is that a border typically imposes additional costs such as tariffs, time costs due to border delays and costs related with country differences such as language, the legal system or culture.

Another difference between domestic and international trade is that factors of construction such as capital and labor are typically more mobile within a country than across countries. Thus international trade is mostly restricted to trade in goods and services, and only to a lesser extent to trade in capital, labor or other factors of production. Trade in goods and army can serve as a substitute for trade in factors of production.

Instead of importing a factor of production, a country can import goods that make intensive use of that factor of construction and thus embody it. An example is the import of labor-intensive goods by the United States from China. Instead of importing Chinese labor, the United States imports goods that were produced with Chinese labor. One report in 2010 suggested that international trade was enlarged when a country hosted a network of immigrants, but the trade effect was weakened when the immigrants became assimilated into their new country.

International trade is also a branch of economics, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics.

n 1953, Wassily Leontief published a study in which he tested the validity of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory^. The schoolwork showed that the U.S was more abundant in capital compared to other countries, therefore the U.S would export capital-intensive goods and import labor-intensive goods. Leontief found out that the U.S's exports were less capital intensive than its imports.

After the appearance of Leontief's paradox, many researchers tried to save the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, either by new methods of measurement, or either by new interpretations. Leamer emphasized that Leontief did not interpret H-O theory as it should be and claimed that with a right interpretation, the paradox did not occur. Brecher and Choudri found that, if Leamer was right, the American workers' burning up per head should be lower than the workers' world average consumption. Many textbook writers, including Krugman and Obstfeld and Bowen, Hollander and Viane, are negative about the validity of H-O model. After examining the long history of empirical research, Bowen, Hollander and Viane concluded: "Recent tests of the factor abundance theory [H-O theory and its developed form into many-commodity and many-factor case] that openly examine the H-O-V equations also indicate the rejection of the theory."

In the early 1900s a theory of international trade was developed by two Swedish economists, Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. This theory has later been known as the Heckscher-Ohlin model (H-O model). The results of the H-O model are that countries will produce and export goods that require resources (factors) which are relatively abundant and import goods that require resources which are in comparative short supply.

In the Heckscher-Ohlin model the pattern of international trade is determined by differences in factor endowments. It predicts that countries will export those goods that make intensive use of locally abundant factors and will import goods that make intensive use of factors that are locally scarce. Empirical problems with the H-O model, such as the Leontief paradox, were noted in empirical tests by Wassily Leontief who found that the United States tended to export labor-intensive goods despite having an abundance of capital.

The world trading system has undergone massive changes in the last sixteen years. The creation of the WTO and the development of enforceable international rules governing trade in services and intellectual property rights as well as trade in cargo vastly expanded the scope and effectiveness of the system. While bilateral negotiations have stalled, countries around the world have accelerated their involvement in regional trade agreements. This seminar will examine the implications of these developments, providing a careful analysis of the WTO, Uruguay Round Agreements, and of regional trade agreements. The course will also cover the techniques of negotiating trade agreements. The program is designed as a practical course that will assist trade officials in their work and help enterprises to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by multilateral and regional trade agreements. The course motivation be taught by former and present senior government trade officials and negotiators, leading academics, practitioners, and officials from multinational organizations, and will include site visits to U.S. government trade agencies and the United States Congress.

The Millennium Development Goals establish a global partnership to improve the lives of the world’s poor. This includes an open, rule-based, predictable, evenhanded trading and financial system as an important goal. Can trade be a tool for development? In many cases current trade rules do not contribute to sustainable development. In agriculture, most relevant to developing countries, trade is heavily distorted by artificially cheap world prices. Developing countries have few tools to protect themselves from these distortions. besides the current system of trade regulations is far from being a predictable, consistent system. Among the main sources of inconsistency are the many bilateral and regional agreements setting different trade rules for different countries. The number of these agreements has dramatically increased since the start of the World Trade Organisation.

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The major trading partners of the developed world – the United States and the European Union among others - negotiate bilateral trade agreements almost every week, while at the same time pretending to negotiate pro-development multilateral trade rules at the WTO as part of the Doha Development Round. Even for the current round of negotiations at the WTO – in particular in agriculture – but also other areas of negotiations such as services and industrial products - the proposed rules are mainly designed to further open markets, despite the damage this approach has wrought over the last 10 years. What is necessary is more detailed analysis and debate on which rules are needed to improve the lives of people in poor countries.

Global trade in agricultural produce is a mess. The mix of national policies and multilateral rules has contributed to plunging commodity prices. Farmers around the world – particularly family farmers - have been forced off their land because they can no longer make a living. Trade policy refugees from rural areas flood cities without enough jobs or housing. Every international institution, from the UN and its agencies to the WTO itself, blames the agricultural trade practices of rich countries for devastating rural communities in developing countries. Yet the same policies have damaged rural communities in developed countries too. Food security – people’s ability to feed themselves and their families with adequate and culturally appropriate food – has suffered everywhere.

The WTO is the focus of international efforts to solve this problem. No one thinks it can be the only solution, but efforts to reform agriculture in developed countries are firmly rooted there. The debate at the WTO has centred on three aspects of agricultural policy: domestic support, tariffs and export subsidies. Experts declare all three to be damaging to global agriculture and trade rules place restrictions them. But current WTO talks to tighten the rules are in deadlock. The proposals now on the table reflect the domestic politics of WTO members, especially developed countries, and the export interests of multinational agrifood firms which trade in commodities and processed food. WTO negotiators have ignored the economic and social needs of developing countries and poor people. Even if governments at the WTO were miraculously to eliminate all the trade-distorting elements of agricultural policy, world markets would not magically start to improve the welfare of developing countries. WTO efforts fail to target the biggest factor distorting markets, namely dumping, the export of products at prices below their production cost. Worse, the present WTO agricultural agreement, and proposed changes, fail to incorporate binding commitments to comply with fundamental goals such as upholding the human right to food and establishing a resilient rural sector as a basis for economic development. The WTO Agreement on Agriculture has failed rural communities around the world. It also has enhanced environmental degradation by promoting a more industrialised model of agriculture characterised by monoculture, intensive use of herbicides and pesticides, large units for breeding livestock, and heavy dependence on oil needed to ship and transport goods. The successor of the current Agreement on Agriculture, now under negotiation, is set to perpetuate this failure.

A serious attempt to achieve the MDGs would require a change in the overall direction of policies on agriculture, food and trade. International trade rules must be based on an understanding of the root causes and problems in agriculture and trade. International trade rules must include a ban on dumping and new criteria for subsidies, curtailing all subsidies supporting excess production for export. Inventory management needs to be introduced for key crops that are deliberately traded with the sole aim of increasing the price of commodities. Rules are also required to regulate market concentration and establish the right of countries to protect their agriculture from dumped imports or import surges that would harm their own agricultural production.

To achieve this the negotiation process must become more democratic, it being almost impossible to reach a good agreement through bad process. WTO negotiations go on allowing only a handful of countries to reach an agreement, leaving the full governing body only a short time to consent to a done deal. The Doha Round is typical of this approach.

For the sake of millions of people we cannot allow another bad agreement. It is high time for an objective assessment of whether WTO rules have benefited people, or merely boosted cross-border trade statistics. It is time to frame policies that discipline all sources of market distortion and to measure success against the imperative of meeting internationally agreed development benchmarks. Only such an agreement will help achieve the MDGs and reduce poverty.

The Millennium Development Goals establish a global partnership to improve the lives of the world’s poor. This includes an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system as an essential goal. Can trade be a tool for development? In many cases current trade rules do not contribute to sustainable development. In agriculture, most relevant to developing countries, trade is heavily distorted by artificially cheap world prices. Developing countries have few tools to protect themselves from these distortions. Furthermore the current system of trade rules is far from being a predictable, consistent system. Among the main sources of inconsistency are the many bilateral and regional agreements setting different trade rules for different countries. The number of these agreements has dramatically increased since the start of the World Trade Organisation.
By Alexandra Strickner and Sophia Murphy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy – Geneva Office

The major trading partners of the developed world – the United States and the European Union among others - negotiate bilateral trade agreements almost every week, while at the same time pretending to negotiate pro-development multilateral trade rules at the WTO as part of the Doha Development Round. Even for the current round of negotiations at the WTO – in particular in agriculture – but also other areas of negotiations such as services and industrial products - the proposed rules are mainly designed to further open markets, despite the damage this approach has wrought over the last 10 years. What is necessary is more detailed analysis and debate on which rules are needed to improve the lives of people in poor countries.

Global trade in agricultural produce is a mess. The mix of national policies and multilateral rules has contributed to plunging commodity prices. Farmers around the world – particularly family farmers - have been forced off their land because they can no longer make a living. Trade policy refugees from rural areas flood cities without enough jobs or housing. Every international institution, from the UN and its agencies to the WTO itself, blames the agricultural trade practices of rich countries for devastating rural communities in developing countries. Yet the same policies have damaged rural communities in developed countries too. Food security – people’s ability to feed themselves and their families with adequate and culturally appropriate food – has suffered everywhere.

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The WTO is the focus of international efforts to solve this problem. No one thinks it can be the only solution, but efforts to reform agriculture in developed countries are firmly rooted there. The debate at the WTO has centred on three aspects of agricultural policy: domestic support, tariffs and export subsidies. Experts declare all three to be damaging to global agriculture and trade rules place restrictions them. But current WTO talks to tighten the rules are in deadlock. The proposals now on the table reflect the domestic politics of WTO members, especially developed countries, and the export interests of multinational agrifood firms which trade in commodities and processed food. WTO negotiators have ignored the economic and social needs of developing countries and poor people. Even if governments at the WTO were miraculously to eliminate all the trade-distorting elements of agricultural policy, world markets would not magically start to improve the welfare of developing countries. WTO efforts fail to target the biggest factor distorting markets, namely dumping, the export of products at prices below their production cost. Worse, the present WTO agricultural agreement, and proposed changes, fail to incorporate binding commitments to comply with fundamental goals such as upholding the human right to food and establishing a resilient rural sector as a basis for economic development. The WTO Agreement on Agriculture has failed rural communities around the world. It also has enhanced environmental degradation by promoting a more industrialised model of agriculture characterised by monoculture, intensive use of herbicides and pesticides, large units for breeding livestock, and heavy dependence on oil needed to ship and transport goods. The successor of the current Agreement on Agriculture, now under negotiation, is set to perpetuate this failure.

A serious attempt to achieve the MDGs would require a change in the overall direction of policies on agriculture, food and trade. International trade rules must be based on an understanding of the root causes and problems in agriculture and trade. International trade rules must include a ban on dumping and new criteria for subsidies, curtailing all subsidies supporting excess production for export. Inventory management needs to be introduced for key crops that are deliberately traded with the sole aim of increasing the price of commodities. Rules are also required to regulate market concentration and establish the right of countries to protect their agriculture from dumped imports or import surges that would harm their own agricultural

The Doha Round is the latest round of trade negotiations among the WTO membership. Its aim is to achieve major reform of the international trading system through the introduction of lower trade barriers and revised trade rules. The work programme covers about 20 areas of trade. The Round is also known semi-officially as the Doha Development Agenda as a fundamental objective is to improve the trading prospects of developing countries.

The Round was officially launched at the WTO’s Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001. The Doha Ministerial Declaration provided the mandate for the negotiations, including on agriculture, services and an intellectual property topic, which began earlier.

In Doha, ministers also approved a decision on how to address the problems developing countries face in implementing the current WTO agreements.

production.This article addresses an important and complex subject relating to the link between international law and economic development. There is broad agreement that trade liberalization and participation in foreign markets play an important role in economic development. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have generally pursued a liberalization route over the past two decades, but their economic performance has been deeply disappointing. In this article, we look at seven countries in the Horn of Africa and examine, from legal and institutional perspectives, the central question of why these countries have failed to translate their comparative advantage, particularly in the livestock sector, into meaningful trade-led economic growth. In order to answer this question, we have reviewed the relevant legal and policy instruments and the literature, visited five of the seven countries, and interviewed different players in the livestock value chain. Analysis of the evidence reveals that the main impediments to trade relate to rising sanitary import requirements in foreign markets and weak institutional capacity within the Horn. The limited technical and financial resources available to these countries also reduce their capacity to meet these standards. Meaningful institutional change requires substantial involvement of local actors and it takes place incrementally and over the long-term. International law can play a role in this process by promoting rule of law and tackling corruption, facilitating capacity building, and encouraging regional integration.

To achieve this the negotiation process must become more democratic, it being almost impossible to reach a good agreement through bad process. WTO negotiations go on allowing only a handful of countries to reach an agreement, leaving the full governing body only a short time to consent to a done deal. The Doha Round is typical of this approach.

For the sake of millions of people we cannot allow another bad agreement. It is high time for an objective assessment of whether WTO rules have benefited people, or merely boosted cross-border trade statistics. It is time to frame policies that discipline all sources of market distortion and to measure success against the imperative of meeting internationally agreed development benchmarks. Only such an agreement will help achieve the MDGs and reduce poverty.

The news of Warren Buffet making his biggest bets on the stock market in 2011 this year on August 8th when the S&P 500 Index suffered its most recent plunge also helped in lifting the market spirits worldwide. Warren Buffet, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and one of the famous living investors in the world exact words were, “I like buying on sale.”

Businessweek.com reported that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility may be positive for Asian Android-phone makers as it helps reduce litigation risk. The stocks worldwide are showing signs of recovery after the most recent stock market turmoil that happened on the downgrading of the US debt rating from AAA to AA+ some days back. This downgrading had raised concerns in the global markets about the weakness of US economic recovery.

This volatility in the stock market is confusing a lot of traders and investors around the world. Gold prices are reaching unprecedented heights as most of these nervous traders and investors are running towards the supposed safe haven of gold. Many analysts are of the view that the global economy is in serious trouble. But the most important question is should that change the way you trade or invest?

Chuck Hughes is a stock trader who has been trading for a number of years now. Chuck used to work as an airline pilot when he started stock and options trading in his spare time instead of playing golf. But he is not some ordinary stock trader. He won not one but seven live international trading championships with annual gains as high as 315% over the years. However, the most interesting thing is that he became seven-time international trading champion by remaining agnostic on a host of issues: Whether the stock market is going to go up or whether it is going to go down, whether gold is overpriced or under priced, whether the dollar is in trouble or is going to recover.  This allows Chuck to ignore 99% of what is being written about the markets by analysts and so-called experts. Instead, he focuses on the only thing that matters, and what matters is CASH FLOW – where the money is going!

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Trade and Business in Bangladesh

Cotheeka Trading Agency is one of the leading trading companies in Bangladesh specialized on Export-import, Local Trading and Marketing of various products ranging Computer & Electronic Accessories to Jute Products.

Cotheeka Trading Agency is reputable worldwide for its excellent Quality Control and Fast Turnaround time for delivering all kinds of products or services. Our commitment to customer services and passion for providing the best consumer value have enriched our spectacular growth since 2001. Our experience in management, including a wealth of experience in the areas of finance, strategy and operational management with distribution and direct marketing helped us to be established as one of the best trading companies in Asia. We have extensive experience developing inventive and original marketing campaigns that build our customer relationships in the retail and consumer product industries.

Web site of Cotheeka Trading Agency is updated with new information and fresh product offers on daily basis. So, don't forget to bookmark the site and visit often.

Since the independence a quite extensive development cooperation has dominated the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Sweden. At the same time, however, trade has developed in a positive way albeit from a low level. At the moment trade with Bangladesh accounts for 0,06 % of Sweden’s total exports and 0,18 % of our total imports.
Telecommunication apparatus and equipments are the most important export products to Bangladesh, representing 17 % of total exports for 2009. Machinery and other engineering products, paper, wood, ore, iron, steel and chemical products are also important.
The Swedish export reached a peak in 2007 with SEK 2073 million . This peak was largely a result of an up- scaling of the  telecommunications sector and exports to provide equipment to this end. After this investments phase in the telecommunications sector the export have now decreased to SEK 617 million for 2009.
Swedish imports from Bangladesh are however steadily growing; total imports in 2009 were SEK 1625 million, compared to SEK 1471 million in 2008. It should be noticed that the registered trade statistics underestimate the import figures as Bangladeshi products intended for the Swedish market are often off-loaded in other countries in the European Union.
There is a potential for increased trade between Sweden and Bangladesh. The positive image of Sweden in Bangladesh is an important factor when promoting Swedish industries in Bangladesh for example energy, environment, paper pulp and leather-products. Also in the field of textiles, ready made garments and pharmaceuticals there are significant opportunities for growth in our trade relations.
For Swedish exporters and importers who are interested in trading with Bangladesh  or Swedish investors in establishing a presence in Bangladesh, you are welcome to contact the Swedish Trade Council office in New Delhi, or the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka.
There are more than 50 Swedish or Swedish-related companies represented in Bangladesh by themselves or by agents.

Bangladesh and India yesterday started their long-awaited trade through Banglabandha port in a major bilateral decision. From now, goods from both countries can pass through the land port.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury formally opened trade through the land port in Tentulia upazila in the northernmost district of Panchagarh, while Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee launched trade through Phulbari in Jalpaiguri. Earlier, an inaugural meeting was held at Phulbari port.
Trade between Nepal and Bangladesh through Banglabandha has been continuing on a limited scale since its introduction in September 1997.
Banglabandha will be an important land port thanks to broader trade with India, analysts said.
Matia Chowdhury said importers and exporters have long been demanding opening of the port for goods transportation in and out of India. "Today their demand is fulfilled."
Mukherjee said: "We will take steps to shorten the trade gap between Bangladesh and India.”
Banglabandha will shape up into a more important port than other land ports thanks to its geographical importance to both countries, he said.
Immigration to India and Bangladesh through Banglabandha will start after immigration checkpoints are set up, said Matia Chowdhury. 

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“We want to develop the region economically by maintaining a friendly relationship between two countries,” she added. She urged India to take steps to reduce the trade gap.
Contacted, President of Panchagarh Chamber and Commerce and Industry Iqbal Kaiser said Banglabandha point is important to develop regional trade, as Siliguri is only five kilometres from the port while it is 10 kilometres for Jalpaiguri and 58 for Darjiling.
The Indian minister along with a 13-member delegation, including Urban and Municipality Development Minister of West Bengal Ashok Battacharia, joined the inauguration.
Matia Chowdhury led an 11-member delegation, including lawmakers Mozharul Hoque Pradhan and Farida Akter and Deputy Commissioner of Panchagarh Banamali Bhowmik.
A warehouse, a truck parking yard, a police barrack, a Sonali Bank branch and a telephone exchange office have been set up at Banglabandha port at a cost of Tk 2 crore recently.

Below is a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles faced by entrepreneurs wishing to incorporate and register a new firm in this economy.  It examines the procedures, time and cost involved in launching a commercial or industrial firm with up to 50 employees and start-up capital of 10 times the economy's per-capita gross national income.
This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2011.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for boosting old border trade with Myanmar and evolve a fresh era in the bilateral relations with the southeastern neighbour particularly in the area of trade and business.

Bangladesh and Myanmar are neighbours, enjoying excellent relations based on shared values, culture, history and ancient trade. Stronger business ties between the two countries are a new demand from both sides, she said.

The Prime Minister, who arrived here this afternoon on a three-day official visit, was addressing a dinner at a hotel here hosted by Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) in her honour this evening.

As neighbours, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been natural partners in trade since the earliest of times. Let us now revive, rejuvenate and boost that partnership, she said calling for good connectivity by road, rail, water and air for collaboration on a journey of shared prosperity.

"Our growing connectivity with India, Nepal, Bhutan and China has ushered in a hope of common market for over 3 billion people in our region," she said.

President of UMFCCI U Win Aung, FBCCI President AK Azad and Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Anup Kumar Chakma, among others, spoke on the occasion. Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni and noted IT expert and PM's son Sajib Wazed Joy were present.

Sheikh Hasina highlighted the business opportunities in Bangladesh and thanked the business community for organising the event to bring the business people of the two neighboring countries together.

In collaboration with each other both the UMFCCI, one of the oldest business organizations in the region founded in 1919, and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) would be greatly benefited, she observed.

Referring to the signing of an MoU between the two Federations for establishment of Joint Business Council, she said this initiative could be the beginning of a fresh era of bustling business between the two countries.

The Prime Minister underlined the solid macroeconomic fundamentals of Bangladesh and said, "Our vast advancement in manufacturing, infrastructure, human resources development, banking and corporate sectors helped us to absorb ongoing global economic recession and maintain a healthy GDP growth rate, export and remittance earnings.

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She said Bangladesh is offering the most liberal foreign direct investment regime in South Asia, allowing for repatriation of 100 per cent of profits and foreign equity. "We also provide corporate tax holidays, concessionary duty on import of machinery as well as full repatriation facilities for dividends and capital on exit, among other things," she said.

Board of Investment (BOI) of Bangladesh has set up "one stop service' to cater to the needs of foreign investors, she added. Sheikh Hasina said there are huge potentials for joint ventures as well as individual investments in Bangladesh, particularly in pharmaceuticals, ceramics, manufacturing, ICT and tourism.
 

Introduction SHOWCASE BANGLADESH 2012 is set to become the most exciting event for the 2nd time in Kuala Lumpur, organized by Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BMCCI) in collaboration with the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South-South Association (MASSA) and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATR.. Incorporating a Company in Bangladesh: Business in Bangladesh may be carried on by a company formed and incorporated locally or by a company incorporated abroad but registered in Bangladesh. The incorporation or registration is done by the Reg Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BMCCI) is an independent non profit service oriented organization that promotes leadership, strategic thinking and bilateral business partnerships.  Bangladesh has a wide variety of natural and agricultural resources. There are considerably large amounts of coal and gas, hard rock, lime stone and silicone sand in the country and these are important raw materials for many industries. Bangladesh's main industries are cotton, textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizers, sugar and light engineering. In spite of the large quantities of agricultural resources available, the agro-based industries have not been properly utilized, because of a lack of technology and investment. Even the country's marine resources are grossly under-exploited. Bangladesh's major trading partners for both imports and exports are the USA, India, Japan, China, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and other European countries. Bangladesh's economy depends on the import of both consumer items and industrial raw materials. Bangladesh's major import products are raw cotton, crude petroleum, wheat, oil, seeds, edible oil, petroleum products, fertilizer, yarn, capital goods, staple fibers, iron and steel. The main export items of Bangladesh are tea, leather and leather products, garments, seafood, paper, furnace oil, urea, ceramic products, raw jute and jute products such as Hessian sacking, carpets and carpet backing. The economic growth rate of Bangladesh has been maintained at a around 5% during the past ten years in spite of frequent natural calamities. In 2002 - 2003, the domestic savings rate was about 18.23% and the GDP was $275.7 billion in 2004. In the same year, the annual per capita was US$2000, growth rate 4.9%, industrial growth rate at constant price 6.5%, inflation rate 6% and the investment rate 23.5% of GDP. Bangladesh's main investment sectors are, service, textiles, chemicals, food and food related industries, glass and ceramics and energy based projects.  Canada-Bangladesh trade in goods and services has been steadily increasing over the past few years, with some sectors more than doubling. Trade is very important to Bangladesh and the country is pre-dominantly import-dependent. Canada is a very welcomed trading partner for Bangladesh, which offers a relatively investment-friendly regulatory regime and a strategic geographical location as an access point to South and South East Asia. Bangladesh a key initiator of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Trade Up has been designed to provide export oriented SMEs with pre and post shipment financing facilities. The underlying objective of this product is to structure trade finance facilities in line with customers' trade cycle. The product is suitable for the back ward linkage industries of country's ready made garments sector. One of the key features of the product presents the customers with the opportunity to avail HSBC's international credit card against Exporters' Retention Quota. To connect the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with their buyers and suppliers locally and globally, HSBC Bangladesh has launched two trade products tailored to the requirements of the SMEs. These are: Trade Line and Trade Up. You can consult our relationship managers on the features and functionalities of these products.

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Trade fair in bangladesh

Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce is set to organize the 17^th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2012 from January 01 - 31, 2012 at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The event is expected to provide an immense opportunity both for buyers and sellers to establish new business contacts. A wide range of products including textile & garments, leather & leather goods including footwear, machinery equipment pharmaceuticals,carpets,chemical& allied products, cosmetics & beauty aids, dairy products, electrical and electronic items, food stuff, gift & novelty items,handicrafts, household appliances, furniture, building materials, sports goods, sanitary ware, toys and stationery and watches, clocks & jewellery will be displayed at the fair.

GREENBUILD BANGLADESH is one of the most significant events in the country which targets on the green technology and eco-friendly habitat solutions. It intends to gather together all the stakeholders in the domain, for knowledge sharing and dissemination of information to facilitate the development and use of green building products and technologies.
The GREENBUILD BANGLADESH will also facilitate your objective and allow for a cross section of dialogue and information sharing through the allied activities & educate its target audience on the latest eco friendly building materials and technology which generally used in developed countries.

Venue: Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Visitor Registration GARMENTECH BANGLADESH
Date: 16-JAN-13 to 19-JAN-13
GARMENTECH BANGLADESH 2013 is a dedicated showcase for the Textile & Garment machinery & accessories industry for the Indian sub-continent region. It will be most effective marketing platform for manufacturers penetrating Indian textile & apparel market. This is the 12th edition of the session and the most comprehensivetechnology tradeshow for the apparel industry in Bangladesh.

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Visitor Registration International Fabrics & Accessories Sourcing Fair Dhaka

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Date: 16-JAN-13 to 19-JAN-13
International Fabrics & Accessories Sourcing Fair 2013 (IFA Sourcing Fair)Being held concurrently with the largest apparel technology tradeshow of Bangladesh, Garmentech Bangladesh 2012, International Fabrics & Accessories Sourcing Fair- Dhaka is a platform conceived to address the apparel fabrics and garment accessories sourcing needs of the Bangladesh clothing and knitwear manufacturers and exporters. International Fabrics & Accessories Sourcing Fair- Dhaka will have on display latest fabric collections from domestic and overseas fabric manufacturers and distributors along with the hot collections of trimmings and embellishments.

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Visitor Registration Bangladesh Int'l Plastics Packaging Printing Industry Exhibition
Date: 23-JAN-13 to 26-JAN-13
Bangladesh Dhaka International Packaging Industry Exhibition is an important exhibition of packaging and processing machinery, materials and associated technology in France. Bangladesh Dhaka International Packaging Industry Exhibition will be a grand meeting for the world packaging industry.

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Visitor Registration Bangladesh IPF-Foodtech
Date: 23-JAN-13 to 26-JAN-13
Bangladesh IPF-Foodtech is an exclusive industrial fair dedicated to the companies which are in the fray of producing quality equipments, supplies and machinery in the processing of food and bakery products. The exhibition is scheduled to be held in the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh in the course of 4 days. The exhibitors will find the event to be encompassed with great potential as it tries to give them a platform from where they can find exposure and visibility for the products that they represent.
Bangladesh IPF-Foodtech is expected to play host to more than 200 exhibiting companies and 15000 trade visitors from all across the world. The exhibiting companies will be coming from countries like Austria, Malaysia and USA.

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka,Bangladesh

“The past BNP government had inked an agreement secretly with India on transit and now they are doing politics with the issue,” Khan said, adding: “The present government won't do any treaty with India or other countries by keeping the people under complete dark.”

“To us, the interest of Bangladesh's people is our prime concern and our government will do every agreement or law with this consideration,” he said. 


Commending the arrangement of trade fair for the 17 consecutive year, the minister hoped that such a fair is mainly aimed at promoting local products to foreign markets.  

The Powerhouse for Promoting Bangladesh German Trade Relations

by Md Saiful Islam, President of BGCCI

Germany is Bangladesh’s second largest export market worldwide. In high-end technology and machinery Germany is also one of Bangladesh’s most important import partners. With a total volume of more than EUR 2.8 billion in 2010 our mutual trade relations are outstanding and contribute significantly to Bangladesh’s sustainable development.

Headed by Executive Director Mr. Daniel Seidl, the team of the Bangladesh German Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BGCCI) works for advancing and strengthening the vibrant economic relations between our two countries.
Today, the BGCCI is the biggest bilateral European chamber in Bangladesh, boasting over 250 member companies from Bangladesh and Germany covering all major sectors. To support the businesses of its members the BGCCI offers a unique set of services such as tailor-made market analysis and research, match-making between potential partners, staff recruitment and dispute settlement. The BGCCI also hosts monthly networking events, promoting a friendly business environment for its members and boosting the country’s vibrant business community.
One of the BGCCI’s highlights is the organization of the annual German Trade Show. This three day-long event is the biggest trade show in the country. It brings together companies and entrepreneurs from Germany and Bangladesh, offering them an opportunity to present their products and services to more than 25.000 visitors. The German Trade Show 2011 will be held on October 27 - 29 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka.
The “Global Social Responsibility Conference” of 2010 marks another notable event in the Chamber’s history. With over 200 top CEOs from Germany and Bangladesh attending, the conference provided an exceptional platform to discuss business strategies in the field of “Social Business” and “Corporate Social Responsibility”.
Besides the partnership with the German Embassy the Chamber works closely together with the German Development Cooperation. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the KFW Entwicklungsbank, as well as the German civil society organization Konrad Adenauer Foundation are all situated together with the BGCCI in the German House in Gulshan-2.

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The Bangladesh German Chamber of Commerce & Industry understands the needs of German and Bangladeshi enterprises. Its expertise and knowledge of the cultural specifics and characteristics of the German and Bangladeshi markets makes it the number one contact for all newcomers who wish to establish their companies in either Bangladesh or Germany. The Chamber intends to develop and explore new fields of economic cooperation that will increase trade and investment for the benefit of both our countries.
If you wish to have more information on the BGCCI and its activities please visit the website and do not hesitate to contact the BGCCI team at: info@bgcci.com

 Power And Lighting Expo will be held in Bangladesh. This show will be organized for three days, this is one of the most eminent and significant show for the techno commercial industries. This event will be focusing on the power generation, renewable of energy, building automation, quality power and other such application.
Power And Lighting Expo will display the latest products and services, machinery tools, equipments and industry developments which will help in boost up market sale and business profits. The exhibitors will directly meet their targeted customers. The show will also provide with ideal networking opportunities and long term relation with the customers. The visitors will get the latest information on the technologies and products. The visitors will be allowed to get hold of the products and services at the show.

A complete trade show list in Bangladesh. Find your specific Agriculture Trade Shows, Food & Marine Trade Events, Apparel & Clothing Trade Exhibitions, Automotive Trade Shows, Clearing & Forwarding Trade Events, Furniture Trade Shows, Medical & Pharmaceutical Trade Fairs, Travel & Tourism Trade Shows .etc in Bangladesh.

Chittagong International Trade Fair (CITF), the largest international trade fair in the country for the last thirteen consecutive years and the event has been a total success with respect to enthusiastic participation by leading local, foreign and multinational business & manufacturing enterprises of Asia, Europe, USA and African countries. 

Located in southern Asia, Bangladesh is situated on the Bay of Bengal between Burma and India. The tropical climate of Bangladesh causes a long, rainy season that forces many residents out of their homes during monsoons. The rains along with political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption, and insufficient power supplies make it difficult to implement change. SERRV works with artisan cooperatives in Bangladesh to support local infrastructure, provide needed income to families, and assist in material and educational expenses for local residents.
 

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