Non-resident Ambassador of Finland to Bangladesh Kimmo Lähdevirta expressed his government’s full support to the Professor Yunus-led interim government and desire to contribute to the country's reforms.
The Ambassador expressed the keenness when he called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office on Sunday.
The meeting discussed the student-led mass revolution, the interim government's reform initiatives, trade, investment, and regional geopolitical issues.
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Ambassador Lähdevirta said that the Finnish government would grant one million euro for the Rohingyas in Bangladesh, and another one million euro would be channeled through the civil society.
Professor Yunus spoke about the student revolution and the work of the Reform Commissions and people's aspirations from his government.
He said that the economy of Bangladesh was in shambles when the dictator fled the country, but quick and tough reform measures have already helped stabilise the situation.
"Reserves are growing," and the government has started making international payments without digging into the foreign currency reserves, he added.
He mentioned that he has made a move to revive the SAARC in an effort to boost regional cooperation.
The Ambassador informed that more Finnish businessmen are keen to visit Bangladesh with investment and called for faster processing of FDI by BIDA.
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A Finnish plastic recycling company is interested to recycle single use plastics in Cox's Bazar to turn them into plastic sheets, which can be used in the shelters in the Rohingya camps.
The Ambassador also shared the interest of the Finnish side in recruiting Bangladeshi students and the skilled workforce in their country and capacity building in the fields of AI, cyber security, and quantum computing sectors.
The Chief Adviser assured the Ambassador of all possible cooperation of the Bangladesh government in discharging his duties.