Eastern Bank, KBCCI organise seminar to boost Korean investment

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), in collaboration with the Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KBCCI), convened a seminar, styled "Accelerating Korean Investment in Bangladesh: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Reforms" at the bank's head office in the capital's Gulshan on Wednesday.

The event assembled government officials, policymakers, Korean investors, and business leaders to deliberate on strategies to deepen Korea-Bangladesh economic cooperation, with a particular focus on infrastructure, manufacturing, information and communications technology, renewable energy, and the textile sector.

Park Young-Sik, the Korean ambassador to Bangladesh, attended the seminar as the chief guest and reaffirmed Korea's steadfast commitment to enhancing economic engagement with Bangladesh. He lauded the country's conducive investment climate and dynamic workforce.

Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of EBL, highlighted the bank's pivotal role in facilitating cross-border investment and called for strategic partnerships to maximise the potential of bilateral trade and cooperation.

Delivering the keynote presentation, Nahian Rahman Roche, head of business development at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), outlined the evolving investment landscape and BIDA's reform initiatives aimed at enhancing investor confidence.

Jin Hak Hur, director general of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and KIM Si Hyung, director of the Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation, offered insights into Korea's global investment strategy and shared practical experiences of operating within the Bangladeshi context.

Syed Muntasir Mamun, director general of the international trade, investment, and technology wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Md Habibur Rahman, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank; and Shahab Uddin Khan, president of KBCCI, alongside other senior officials from various government agencies, financial institutions, and organisations, were also present.