The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called on Italy to encourage its businessmen to invest in the emerging industrial sectors of Bangladesh, including the non-cotton textile sector.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan met with the newly appointed Trade Commissioner and Director of Trade Promotion Office of the Italian Embassy Alessandro Liberatori in Dhaka Saturday.
They discussed possible avenues for strengthening development cooperation and boosting bilateral trade.
The BGMEA president said Bangladesh and Italy have huge potential to derive mutual trade benefits that are yet to be tapped.
Faruque and Alessandro talked about how Bangladesh could increase its apparel export share in the Italian market, especially in the high-end product segment.
BGMEA Director Asif Ashraf was also present at the meeting.