Thai business leaders discussed ways to strengthen trade and investment between Thailand and Bangladesh with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in Bangkok today (12 October).
A delegation from the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand, led by Chairman Dr Poj Aramwattananont, met the minister to explore cooperation in agriculture, fisheries, agro-processing, halal food, tourism, healthcare and manufacturing, as well as greater access for Bangladeshi products to the Thai market.
Prime Minister’s Finance and Planning Adviser Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, PM’s Special Assistant on Investment and Capital Market Affairs Tanvir Shahriar Ghani, Finance Secretary Dr Khairuzzaman Mozumder, Economic Relations Division Secretary Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue Ahsan Habib and Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Andalib Elias were present, according to a release issued by the Bangladesh mission in Bangkok.
The Thai Chamber delegation members include Advisers to the Board of Trade of Thailand Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag and Songsang Patavanich, Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Trade of Thailand and Chief of the Working Committee on South Asia Prim Jitcharoongphorn, Deputy Chief of the Working Committee on South Asia Pojjana Paniangvait and Chairman of the Thailand-Bangladesh Business Council Yongyos Pholtanawat.
