Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka

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Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka
মেট্রোপলিটন চেম্বার অব কমার্স অ্যান্ড ইন্ড্রাস্ট্রি, ঢাকা
Formation1904 (1904)
TypeNon-profit organization
Legal statusAssociation
FocusBusiness advocacy
Location
Area served
Bangladesh
Key people
Md Saiful Islam (President) [1]
Website www.mccibd.org
Formerly called
  • Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce
  • Dhaka-Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce
  • Dhaka-Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry [2]

Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), established in 1904, is the oldest trade organization of Bangladesh. [3] [2] [4]

Contents

History, mission and vision

MCCI represented in many Advisory Councils as well as Committees formed by various ministries of Government of Bangladesh. Also maintains effective working relations with development partners like World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Asia Foundation. MCCI has a long history of joint collaboration and corporate understanding. The chamber published regular publications based on Bangladesh's economy and business sector. Also published research report.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "President". Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
  2. 1 2 "MCCI: The voice of responsible business". The Daily Star. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  3. "Chamber list by Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh, Ministry of Commerce". Export Promotion Bureau. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  4. "Overseas investors see BD stock market as emerging: MCCI". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2018-06-18.