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Tejari Signs up With DCCI to Boost Trade Between Bangladesh and the Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 7 /PRNewswire/ --
- 5,000 Companies in Dhaka to Join the Online Trading Platform
Tejari, the leading online B2B marketplace for global emerging markets, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), Dhaka's largest Chamber of Commerce. This deal will facilitate an innovative trading platform between companies in Dubai and Dhaka by moving commerce online and providing members of the Chamber of Commerce with access to a large and established buyer network in the UAE and across the region.
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This strategic partnership will significantly enhance trade between Bangladesh and the Middle East. Originating as a transparent trading platform from the Emirate of Dubai, Tejari offers proven technology, first class consulting services and e-readiness training programs. DCCI provides the opportunity for thousands of qualified suppliers to develop trade links across key industry sectors in Bangladesh, including pharmaceuticals, textiles, leather and fisheries.
"The agreement with DCCI represents a powerful new platform for connecting Bangladeshi sellers with Middle Eastern buyers. Bangladeshi sellers can now reach new markets and increase their sales not only within the UAE, but across the Middle East region, where Tejari is proud to have the largest online buyer network," said Omar Hijazi, Tejari CEO.
Hijazi added, "This partnership represents a significant step in boosting trade between the Middle East and Bangladesh and also highlights our increasing presence on the global stage. Exporting the Dubai spirit of innovation and leading the global shift towards online trading, Tejari represents the future of B2B commerce. With its proven trading technology and track record for facilitating international business links, Tejari is helping overseas businesses to be "e-ready" for electronic trading opportunities that transcend borders and bring together emerging markets across the globe."
One of the key components of the agreement is the development of an online trading community; an e-Exhibition private-label community. DCCI companies can upload their company profile on the portal, showcase their products, issue promotional trade leads and above all, have access to a trading floor where they can interact with potential buyers or sellers across a global network. This trading portal allows all members of the DCCI to exhibit their products to the world 24x7 round the year, available from April 2008. Additionally, companies will participate in e-readiness training programs to receive certification and the eReady(TM) mark, demonstrating that the company and individuals have been trained and certified by Tejari, to conduct business transactions online.
Hossain Khaled, President, DCCI said: "As we enter into our 50th anniversary, it is fitting that we look to the future and introduce our member businesses to new and innovative methods of trading. E-commerce is rapidly transforming how business is conducted across the world. The new online trading portal and e-readiness training will help connect our members to the global marketplace , opening up an unprecedented number of export and import opportunities, especially for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs)."
As it fortifies its global reach, Tejari looks forward to establishing more partnerships as it penetrates into other emerging markets such as South America, Africa and CIS regions in the future. Encouraging commercial growth, innovation and transparency, over 70,000 tenders worth $4 billion, have already been conducted on Tejari.com since inception. The site now boasts a 100,000-strong online member community worldwide
--- "Innovation Line" <innovation_line@...> wrote:
>
>
> Building a hub economy - re-export is an important phenomenon. It can
> also be an important tool to fight Monga
>
> There is usually a great need of capital investment for this kind of
> businesses to flourish. Government can mobilize NRB money to raise
> capital through securities and funds to create four re-export zones in
> Sylhet, Dinajpur, Chittagong and Khulna.
>
> The position of Bangladesh within the global map makes it a natural
> candidate to become a regional hub economy. However, the globe wouldn't
> come to it unless it aligns itself to become a hub. We have written on
> the same topic before about how to make sure that Bangladesh becomes a
> regional hub that smoothens the interaction of three Asian Engines
> (China, India and ASEAN).
>
> Today, we want to focus on a specific aspect of a hub ecnonomy. That is
> Re-Export. World's two best known hub economies are Singapore and
> Hong-Kong. They are well known around the world. A recent new competitor
> to these two city states is United Arab Emirates.
>
> However, re-export has a big promise for the economic development of
> Bangladesh. It also has the potential to facilitate trades for land
> locked Nepal, Bhutan or other land-locked Indian provinces in the
> North-East.
>
> Government of Bangladesh should immediately start a process of raising a
> fund to build several re-export zones authorities where companies or
> traders will be provided facilities to assemble, minor value add and
> brand products before they are reexported. It has an immense potential
> for Bangladesh.
>
> The region of North Bengal promises to be the focus region to become a
> re-export processing zones of Bangladesh. Specifically, this is suitable
> when the government is looking at the big picture and solve the problem
> of so-called Monga in several northern districts. However, it should be
> ackknowledged that re-export zones will need shorter time to ramp-up
> (compared to the EPZs), but most often, REZs involve more capital and
> human skills than EPZ. Keeping that in mind, government will have to
> actively engage the private sector to facilitate this. It can also
> invite other experts in Hong Kong or Singapore to come here and take
> advantage of the natuaral settings and government policies.
>
> Bangladesh should immediately establish a number REZs in different
> corners of the country. REZ stands for Re-Export Processing Zone. We are
> familiar with EPZ (Export Processing Zones) and SEZ (Special Economic
> Zones). In addtion to these two, we need a third kind of zones are are
> Re-export Zones.
>
> Following are some information regarding Re-Export ranging from
> definition to news articles. Enjoy.
>
> If you thought some of the ideas are worth of your reading time, please
> forward it to others. If you have an ear to the columinsts in regular
> traditional media, please forward it to them. If you have an ear to the
> journalists and news editors of the electronic media, discuss it with
> them. Hope they would look at the suggestions and give due diligence.
>
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Innovation Line
>
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>
> Noun: reexport ree'ek`sport
>
> Any commodity <http://mail.google.com/mail/COMMODITY> reexported
>
> Verb: reexport ree'ek`sport
>
> To export <http://mail.google.com/mail/EXPORT> again, as what has been
> imported <http://mail.google.com/mail/IMPORTED>
>
> Derived forms: reexports, reexporting, reexported
>
> Re-Export Zone (REZ)
>
> About UAE re-export take a look at this:
>
> Dubai most active re-export hub after Singapore, Hong Kong
> http://uaeinteract.com/docs/Dubai_most_active_re-export_hub_after_Singap\
> ore,_Hong_Kong/15638.htm
> <http://uaeinteract.com/docs/Dubai_most_active_re-export_hub_after_Singa\
> pore,_Hong_Kong/15638.htm>
>
> posted on 21/03/2005
>
> Dubai's exports were valued at about Dh44 billion from the third quarter
> of 2003 to the third quarter of 2004, a trade group said. The statistic
> forms part of a study released by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and
> Industry (DCCI), according to the "Gulf News."
>
> Dubai is recognised as the third most active re-export centre in the
> world, after Singapore and Hong Kong, the DCCI report said. The trading
> sector contributed an average of 85.2 per cent of Dubai's exports (this
> includes re-exports) during the period under review. Manufacturing
> contributed about nine per cent on average during the same period.
>
> The services sector represented 3.9 per cent, while the construction
> sector represented just 0.6 per cent of exports. About 87 per cent of
> export-oriented companies operating in Dubai are located in Dubai
> proper, while the remaining 13 per cent are located in Dubai's various
> free zones, the DCCI report said.
>
> This is based on DCCI's certificate of origin database. Free zone
> companies contributed 44.6 per cent of total exports recorded, even
> though they are smaller in number than the total number of Dubai-based
> exporting companies.
>
> Exporters located in Dubai proper represented 55.4 per cent of total
> exports, despite their superior numbers. The export share of the free
> zones declined from 50 per cent in the third quarter of 2003 to 41 per
> cent in the second quarter of 2004, the report said.
>
> The majority of exporting companies employ less than 10 workers, the
> DCCI report said. On average, these companies accounted for 58.6 per
> cent of total exports. Companies with between 50 and 249 employees
> accounted for 18.3 per cent of exports. Firms employing between 20 to 49
> employees represented 10.3 per cent of total exports.
>
> These figures also refer to the period starting in the third quarter of
> 2003 and ending in the third quarter of 2004. The number of exporting
> firms increased during the last four years, DCCI representatives said.
>
> A selective breakdown of the data works out as follows: Companies which
> have been open for less than five years account for 33.8 per cent of
> Dubai' s exports. The export share of 10-19-year-old firms came to 19.3
> per cent. Firms operating for 20-29 years claimed 11.4 per cent. Firms
> operating for 30 years or more represented just 2.4 per cent of total
> exports. (The Emirates News Agency, WAM)
>
> Here is another UAE sourced link:
>
> http://www.uae.gov.ae/Government/trade.htm
>
> Rr-Exports <http://www.uae.gov.ae/Government/trade.htm>
>
> A report by Emirates Industrial Bank (EIB) issued in May 1999 ranks the
> UAE as the third most important re-export center in the world (after
> Hong Kong and Singapore respectively). Re-export trade forms a
> substantial one-third of the entire trading sector in the UAE. In Dubai,
> where a large part of the re-export trade is concentrated, it forms an
> even greater proportion of that emirate's total income. The re export
> strength of the UAE lies in bulk purchases, low taxes, good
> infrastructure and an historical concentration of traders. Reduced
> delivery lead times are also a major reason for the success of the
> trade. Although Iran (machinery, textiles, vehicles) and India (silver,
> silver jewellery) feature prominently as destination countries there is
> a fairly even spread of re-exports across at least 35 countries. After
> expanding very rapidly in the mid-1990s, there has been a slowed own in
> the growth of re-export trade in recent years, due in part to an
> economic decline in key destination countries. Overall re-exports in the
> 1990s have grown at a much faster rate than imports. Currently more than
> 25 per cent of imports are for re-export, compared with less than 17 per
> cent as recently as 1994.
>
> For an example, take a look from the Saudi Arabia
> <http://www.reexport.com/Zones/bonded.htm> :
> http://www.reexport.com/Zones/bonded.htm
> <http://www.reexport.com/Zones/bonded.htm>
>
> Dammam Bonded & Re-export Zone was created with the aim of developing
> imports and exports, thereby encouraging commercial activities and
> attracting investors and investments to the area. To enhance the
> handling capabilities at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
> and to increase the competitiveness of our clients products and services
> in the Saudi market and abroad by offering a state of the art
> infrastructure, well designed services and a full management support and
> care.
>
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