Category Archives: Press Release

WIEF, Seaco to discuss Islamic finance prospects in Dhaka on Tuesday (Dhaka Tribune)

Infographics of ‘Dhaka Roundtable 2019’ organised by South East Asian Co-operation (Seaco) Foundation and World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation The WIEF-Seaco Foundation Dhaka Roundtable 2019 with the theme ‘Regional Collaboration: Transforming Economies’ will also look into the future direction of the halal industry as well as opportunities for infrastructure development, said a joint press […]

The reassuring of an OIC economic development initiative in South East Asian region (Daily Asian Age)

The reassuring of an OIC economic development initiative in South East Asian region WIEF-SEACO FOUNDATION DHAKA ROUNDTABLE Published: 12:14 AM, 29 October 2019 by Muhammad Abdul Mazid The Organiza-tion of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations spread over four continents. The Organization is the collective voice of the […]

ঢাকায় আঞ্চলিক সহযোগিতা বিষয়ে সিয়াকো ও ডব্লিউআইইএফের গোলটেবিল (প্রথম আলো )

দক্ষিণ-পূর্ব এশীয় সহযোগিতা (সিয়াকো) ফাউন্ডেশন ও ওয়ার্ল্ড ইসলামিক ইকোনমিক ফোরাম (ডব্লিউআইইএফের ) ফাউন্ডেশন যৌথভাবে ‘আঞ্চলিক সহযোগিতা: রূপান্তর অর্থনীতি’ শীর্ষক একটি গোলটেবিলের আয়োজন করছে। আজ মঙ্গলবার ২৯ শে অক্টোবর ঢাকার রেডিসন ওয়াটার গার্ডেন অনুষ্ঠিত এ বৈঠকে দক্ষিণ-পূর্ব এশিয়া অঞ্চলের আঞ্চলিক সহযোগিতা বিষয়ক নানা বিষয় তুলে ধরা হবে। এ বিষয়ে গতকাল সোমবার একটি সংবাদ সম্মেলনে বিষয়বস্তু তুলে […]

WIFE, SEACO to promote regional economic cooperation in Asia (UNB)

Dhaka, Oct 24 (UNB) – South East Asian Co-operation (SEACO) Foundation and World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation will jointly organise a roundtable discussion in the city on October 29 that will address the challenges and prospects of Islamic finance and sukuk. The WIEF-SEACO Foundation Dhaka Roundtable 2019 with the theme, ‘Regional Collaboration: Transforming Economies’,) […]

Bangladesh to form body to negotiate FTA with Malaysia (The Financial Express)

Bangladesh will form a committee to negotiate signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia. The information was revealed at the ‘Showcase Bangladesh-Go Global’ at the Royale Chulan Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, reports BSS. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi inaugurated the showcase as the chief guest. State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran […]

LNG from Brunei (The Financial Express)

The news that Brunei is interested to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh is a welcome update. Brunei’s top diplomat in Dhaka had expressed the interest while he met the Energy State Minister in the latter’s office on Sunday as reported by this paper. Brunei is one of the largest producers of natural gas […]

ADB projects 8.0pc GDP growth in FY20 (The Financial Express)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected 8.0 per cent GDP growth in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year indicating that the country will continue as the fastest growing economy in Asia and the Pacific. The multilateral lending agency attributed the growth to continued buoyant exports, robust private consumption with higher remittances, accommodative monetary […]

ADB project 8% GDP growth (Dhaka Tribune)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast 8% GDP growth, the highest in Asia, for Bangladesh for the current fiscal year as against the government’s 8.2% projection based on buoyant exports and domestic consumption. However, developing Asia’s gross domestic product growth is forecast to slow from 5.9% in 2018 to 5.4% in 2019 and 5.5% […]

Dr Mahathir: End the Rohingya crisis now (Dhaka Tribune)

He said it was clear that the Myanmar government was unwilling to take any action to resolve the crisis Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sounded the clarion call for the international community to put the Rohingya crisis squarely on its radar with a view to resolving it quickly. Speaking on his first engagement […]

BD finalises list of 300 items for duty-free market access

BD finalises list of 300 items for duty-free market access PTA negotiation with Indonesia Talha Bin Habib | Sunday, 22 September 2019 The government of Bangladesh is set to send Indonesia a list of products next month for getting duty-free access under a proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), officials said. They said the ministry of […]