The Bangladesh Investment Forum 2009 is scheduled to be held during 29th-30th September 2009 in Dhaka. This international conference is expected to help improve the perception of Bangladesh in regional and international markets. It will facilitate attracting foreign investors and entrepreneurs to visit Bangladesh and meet the senior representatives from Bangladesh's public and private sector. 

Arif Al Islam, Deputy CEO and CFO of Grameenphone and Laurence James, Director, Asia Pacific-Euromoney Conference signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Rubaba Dowla, Chief Communications Officer, Grameenphone, Abrar A. Anwar, Head, Global Corporate and Commercial, Citibank NA, Ahmed Ali Shah, Managing Director, OCC, Wholesale Banking, Standard Chartered Bank and Mahbub Ur Rahman, Head of Corporate Banking, HSBC were also present on the occasion.

Euromoney Conferences will be organizing The Bangladesh Investment Forum 2009 with the Board of Investment (BOI) as Co-Host. Prime Minister and Finance Minister along with other senior officials are expected to attend this conference in September this year.
 
Euromoney, is the world's leading organizer of conferences for cross-border investment and capital markets, for portfolio and direct investors, financial intermediaries, corporations, governments, banks and financial institutions.

Grameenphone, the largest mobile phone operator of the country aspires that Bangladesh Investment Forum will promote the business friendly environment of Bangladesh among the international and local investors. Grameenphone believes that Bangladesh has significant opportunities to offer to the international as well as local investors.

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Grameenphone Ltd.
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