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Bangladeshi investors looking for trade and investment
opportunities in the Netherlands are kindly advised to
contact the Bangladeshi Export Promotion Bureau (www.epb.gov.bd),
the Bangladeshi embassy in The Hague, the Centre for the
Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI/
www.cbi.nl) or the
Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DBCCI) for
further assistance.
Embassy
of the kingdom of the Netherlands in Dhaka has limited time
and scope to directly assist Bangladeshi companies that want
to do business with or in the Netherlands.
The CBI (Centre for the Promotion of
Imports from Developing Countries) offers services to
exporters and business support organizations (BSOs) in
selected developing countries, including Bangladesh. The
website of the CBI provides:
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EU market information
(various tools to keep exporters and BSOs in step with
the latest developments on the EU markets);
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Company matching (on-line
facility that links CBI-audited and assisted exporters
in developing countries to reliable importing companies
from the EU / the facility is exclusive for companies
which are included in the database);
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Export development
(assisting entrepreneurs in developing countries in
entering and succeeding on the EU market and/or
consolidating or expanding their existing market share;
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Training (e.g. export
marketing and management, trade promotion);
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BSO development (several
institutional support modules tailored to the specific
needs of selected organisations, countries and sectors).
DBCCI ([email protected])
is a bilateral chamber with formal and constitutional
approval of the Government of Bangladesh. Currently DBCCI
has approximately 70 member companies registered. The main
objectives of DBCCI are to service businessmen interested in
bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and the
Netherlands by (i) disseminating knowledge and information,
(ii) organizing business delegation visits in both
countries, (iii) promoting Bangladeshi products in the
Netherlands and vice versa, (iv) helping in business
disputes between companies from Bangladesh and the
Netherlands, (v) organizing workshops, seminars etc to
expand trade links between the two countries, and (vi)
strengthening trade links between the two countries.
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Other useful web addresses for
doing business in the Netherlands |
www.minez.nl
The website of the Ministry of Economic
Affairs provides information for entrepreneurs looking for
trade and investment in The Netherlands (i.e. information on
taxes, licenses and permits). Moreover, on this site you
will find web links to the agencies of the Ministry of
Economic Affairs, such as the statistical bureau (CBS) which
offers statistical data on various themes (i.e. trade and
industry off the Netherlands, economic data etc.).
www.hollandtrade.com
The website hollandtrade
provides information on all levels of the Dutch economy. You
will find descriptions of new products, key facts and
figures, upcoming events and general information about the
Dutch and their ways.
www.evd.nl
The
website of the EVD (agency
for international business cooperation)
provides all kind of information on the Dutch market.
http://export-help.cec.eu.int
This website of the European
Commission (EC) is an information resource for exporters
from developing countries. The so-called expanding exports
helpdesk provides information on EU preferential import
regimes for developing countries, detailed trade data for
the EU and its individual member states, including the
Netherlands and other authorities and organisations involved
in trade operations and promotion.
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