Bangladesh Seminar in Fukuoka

How Does Embassy Facilitate
Japanese Investors?
Dr Ariful Haque
Minister (Commerce)
Email: commercialcounsellortokyo@gmail.com

22nd May 2023

Outline of Presentation• Bilateral Trade & Investment Scenario• Promoting Bilateral Trade & Investment• Facilitating Bilateral Trade & Investment

Bilateral Trade & Investment Scenario

Promoting and Facilitating Bilateral
Trade & Investment• Organizing and Supporting Promotional Events• Participating in Trade Fairs• Business Meeting at Embassy• Collaborating with Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA)sBusiness Promotion Events by Embassy, 2022
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Date

Name

Participants

Venue

08 April

FEC Follow- Up Seminar

30Embassy

02

08 JuneWebinar on Investment Opportunities in Economic Zones inBangladesh

211Online

03

14 JuneBangladesh-Japan IT Networking Event

50

04

22 JuneBangladesh Seminar on Trade, Investment and Skilled Human
Resources

150Omiya, Saitama

50

OnlineEmbassy05

27 JuneSeminar on “Recruitment of Technical Interns and Specified Skilled
Workers (SSW) by Japan: Potentials and Challenges for
Bangladesh”.

06

30 September

Networking Event with Bangladesh Business Delegates

30Embassy

0705 October

MoC Signing Ceremony between PPPA, Bangladesh & MLIT Japan

45Embassy

08

13 October

Launching of Bangladesh IT Connect Japan Portal

110Online

09

17 October

Bangladesh Investment Seminar

200Tokyo

1018 October

Fashion World Tokyo (FaW) Networking Event, 2022

50

Tokyo Big Sight

118 November

Bangladesh Seminar on Human Resources

100

JITCO, Tokyo

Business Promotion Events by Embassy

Promoting Bilateral Trade & Investment:
Showcasing Business Prospects in Bangladesh•Japan government included
Bangladesh in subsidy destination
list to diversify supply chain•Companies may take incentives
facilities for relocating investment•Bangladesh among Top 20
Promising Courtiers for last 3
consecutive years for Business byJBIC Survey 2022•

71.6% Japanese companies inBangladesh plan to expand for 2023
and 2024 (JETRO 2022)

Promoting Bilateral Trade & Investment:
Participating in Trade Fairs• Fashion World Tokyo• Japan IT Week
• Foodex Japan• Tourism EXPO Japan

Facilitating Bilateral Trade & Investment
PrimaryQueries
Meeting Request
Providinginformation
Business
Meetings

Secondary
Making Connection
with;

Follow-Up
Track Progress

Investment Promotion
Agencies (IPA)s

Provide Necessary
Support ;Trade Body Association/Matchable Companies

Starting business byNew Companies

Manufactures/Suppliers

Expansion of business
by Existing Companies

Facilitating Bilateral Trade & Investment
Business Meetings
Month2020 2021
January
1013February
136March
48
April
013May
02
June
0
7
July
27
August13
4September
105
October
1011
November
176
December
97Total

88892022
54
1215
10
8
71214162109133

Facilitating Bilateral Trade & Investment

Making Connection with Investment Promotion Agencies
Bangladesh

Japan• Bangladesh Investment Development
Authority (BIDA)• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)• Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority(BHTPA)• Investment and Technology Promotion Office,Tokyo of United Nations Industrial
Development Organization UNIDO ITPO Tokyo• Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority(BEZA)• Chambers in Bangladesh• Other Entities• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)• Chambres in Japan• Other Entities

Thank you Very Much!

If you have any queries, please contact;

Dr. Ariful Haque
Minister (Commerce)
Embassy of Bangladesh, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: 03-3234-5801 Extension-203
Email: commercialcounsellortokyo@gmail.com