Business Desk :
A Workshop on ‘Challenges of Trading Across Borders Facing the Women Traders of Bangladesh: Recent Findings and Way Forward’ organized by BUILD and IFC took place at Hotel InterContinental in the city recently.
Ferdaus Ara Begum, CEO of BUILD presented the findings of the Baseline Survey on Challenges of Trading Across Borders Facing the Women Traders of Bangladesh which was conducted by BUILD in collaboration with IFC-WBG. She highlighted the major barriers faced by the women owned enterprises relating to time, cost and process in export and import. She also highlighted several policy recommendations which are certified and qualified lawyers or professionals to provide services to WOE, capacity building of WOE, disaggregated data of women exporter, active help desk etc, said a press release.
Khondaker Muhammad Aminur Rahman, Member of Customs Audit, Modernization and International Trade of National Board of Revenue (NBR) were the chief guest of the program. Extending gratitude to BUILD and IFC-WBG for taking this initiative, he said that implementation of National Single Window within 2 or three years will reduce many problems related to time, cost and process related to export and import of the women traders. 39 departments of government will be connected under NSW which will expedite the simplification of trade related issues.
A Workshop on ‘Challenges of Trading Across Borders Facing the Women Traders of Bangladesh: Recent Findings and Way Forward’ organized by BUILD and IFC took place at Hotel InterContinental in the city recently.
Ferdaus Ara Begum, CEO of BUILD presented the findings of the Baseline Survey on Challenges of Trading Across Borders Facing the Women Traders of Bangladesh which was conducted by BUILD in collaboration with IFC-WBG. She highlighted the major barriers faced by the women owned enterprises relating to time, cost and process in export and import. She also highlighted several policy recommendations which are certified and qualified lawyers or professionals to provide services to WOE, capacity building of WOE, disaggregated data of women exporter, active help desk etc, said a press release.
Khondaker Muhammad Aminur Rahman, Member of Customs Audit, Modernization and International Trade of National Board of Revenue (NBR) were the chief guest of the program. Extending gratitude to BUILD and IFC-WBG for taking this initiative, he said that implementation of National Single Window within 2 or three years will reduce many problems related to time, cost and process related to export and import of the women traders. 39 departments of government will be connected under NSW which will expedite the simplification of trade related issues.
