FISME launches project to dovetail textiles value chains of India & Bangladesh

New Delhi, May 16 (KNN) A workshop on “Promotion of Regional Value Chain of Textiles within SAARC Countries” was organised by FISME in Dhaka recently. The workshop was conducted by FISME jointly with the SME Foundation of Bangladesh, an autonomous organisation of the Government of Bangladesh, engaged in development of MSME sector.
 
The workshop was presided by Syed Md Ihsanul Karim, Managing Director, SME Foundation. International experts on Textiles value chains made presentations at the programme and explained the need, scope and tools for dovetailing the textiles/ready - made garments value chains of SAARC region.
 
The workshop was part of a series of such programme organised in SAARC countries under a project for Promoting Intra- regional value chain being implemented by FISME with sponsorship from SAARC Trade Promotion Network, an initiative of GIZ, the International Development Agency of German Government.
 
Entrepreneurs of the RMG sector attended the workshop and participated in the discussions. The workshop will be followed by handholding of SMEs in textiles trade within SAARC region to graduate to intra- regional trade and actual matchmaking of the enabled SMEs. (KNN/DB)