Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday suggested the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) should enhance their assistance to businesses for them to expand the foreign trade capacity of the country.
Founded in 2003, the BFTI is a non-profit research and training institute built on the concept of public-private partnership, or PPP.
It has recently become a profitable organization and its importance is rising with the increased trading activities of the country, said the commerce minister, who also serves as chairman of the BFTI's board of directors.
"BFTI has to ensure its services for the sake of businessmen of the country," he said after a meeting of the organization at the auditorium of the Commerce Ministry, reports UNB. Tofail said businessmen must develop their skills as the country's trade in the form of export and import would keep increasing.
At the same time, he said BFTI should also provide every possible support to them. While talking about BFTI, the minister said that businessmen who are involved in foreign trade are getting benefited and running their business with efficiency and skill after taking training from BFTI.
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