Trade

Primarily Dhaka

6 665 000

6 000 000

Ministry of Commerce

Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, Export Promotion Bureau

September 2009

September 2013

The programme will support the development of a coherent trade policy through capacity building of key trade related institutions, support building the in-house capacity of BFTI in terms of trade policy research and advocacy, training and consultancy activities and assist the establishment of an online information checking system between the EPB and its network partners.

Rubayat Jesmin

Trade

Country-wide as well as selected places outside Bangladesh

21 900 000

16 900 000

UNIDO, GTZ and GOB

UNIDO, Norway, Government of Germany, GTZ

01 December 2010

31 December 2014

The overall objective of BEST is to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction by supporting Bangladesh to take advantage of global market opportunities.  The activities of the BEST programme will improve the quality framework for Bangladesh with special focus on the fisheries and textile and clothing (T&C) sectors. 

Following are the three components of BEST: 

Component 1:  Strengthen the overall national quality conformity assessment infrastructure and integrate it with the international quality infrastructure in order to increase consumer protection through improved product safety and quality features and improve competitiveness so to allow Bangladesh better exploit global market opportunities.

Component 2:  Strengthen the national quality infrastructure for fish and fish products to meet safety and quality requirements in export markets, improve competitiveness and take advantage of global market opportunities particularly in EU markets

Component 3: Strengthen overall competitiveness in the textiles and RMG sector and to improve the working conditions of the RMG sector leading to the expansion of the sector and creating better employment opportunities.

Rubayat Jesmin

Trade

Bangladesh – Country-wide

43 876 000

15 800 000

IFC

DFID

01 January 2007

11 July 2016

1. The project purpose is the creation of a conducive investment climate in order to make Bangladesh a better place for doing business.

Jean-Claude Malongo

Trade

Bangladesh – Country-wide

19 722 222

19 000 000

GOB

N/A

pipeline

Jean-Claude Malongo

Trade

Bangladesh and India

920 569

828 512

Traidcraft Exchange

N/A

01 March 2010

31 August 2015

Jean-Claude Malongo

Economic and Trade Development

Bangladesh – Country-wide

2,071 million

1,86 million

SEQUA GGMBH

UNIDO, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA), the Bangladesh Finished Leathergoods and footwear association (BFLLFEA), BFZ GmbH

31 December 2008

31 December 2013

The Project is supporting

• A more efficient use of natural resources and energy and significantly reduced environmental pollution and waste in the Bangladeshi leather sector
• Provision of employment and income-opportunities in environmentally sustainable SMEs in the leather sector in Bangladesh
• SMEs of the leather industry to work economically and ecologically with the use of aligned technologies and practice

More information at - http://www.switchretiebd.org/switch-asia

Jean-Claude Malongo

Trade

Bangladesh – Country-wide

16 000 000

15 000 000

Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), in cooperation with other agencies and several ministries

International Labour Organisation

11 December 2007

10 December 1012

To support the pro-poor growth agenda of Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper by creating more employment opportunities for the poor and strengthening the capacity to tackle the competitive challenges of the country.

Nicole Malpas