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http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/11/06/83561.html European firms seek changes in BB rules for investment in shipbuilding FE Report Bangladesh Bank must fine-tune its foreign investment regulations to woo large-scale investment in the country’s fast-booming shipbuilding sector, a high level European trade delegation said in the city Thursday. The European Bangladesh Federation (EBF) made the observation at a roundtable with local entrepreneurs while expressing their eagerness to invest hugely in the country’s shipbuilding sector. “Shipbuilding in particular is a highly potential industry in Bangladesh and this is a segment which the investors from Netherlands are keen to explore,” President of European Bangladesh Federation of Commerce and Industry (EBF) Jan ... Read Full Story

http://www.theindependent-bd.com/details.php?nid=148431 Khulna shipyard sees profit after taking new venture UNB, Khulna Nov 3: Khulna shipyard regained its lost glory as the potential venture turned into a successful profitable business concern through building brand-new ships of international standards besides repairing old ones. Located on the bank of the River Rupsa, the shipyard was established way back in 1957 with the assistance of a German firm, Stulcken Sohn. Two German and British companies had jointly run the shipbuilding yard till 1965. After the independence, it was handed over to the state-run Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) in 1972. But the shipyard started incurring loss after ... Read Full Story

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=112178 Shipbuilders hope for comeback Sohel Parvez Bangladeshi shipbuilders look to better days as Ananda Shipyard and Slipways has recently received signals about a revival of its ‘frozen’ orders from buyers, the chairman of the company said yesterday. “It’s a relief. We have come out of a big problem. Orders for making four vessels, which were suspended earlier, have been revived recently,” said Abdullahel Bari, chairman of Ananda, one of the largest shipbuilders in the country. “We also expect to get a go-ahead to start construction for 10 vessels, whose orders were held up earlier,” he told The Daily Star by phone. Bari’s expectation ... Read Full Story

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=111156 German delegation arrives today Bss, Dhaka A 20-member German business delegation arrives in Dhaka today, the first visit of European shipbuilders to Bangladesh. The delegation, comprising representatives from shipbuilding, engineering and energy sectors, is expected to explore the potential of booming sectors such as shipbuilding and IT, on a six-day visit. OAV-German Asia Pacific Business Association organised the visit in cooperation with Bangladesh German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the German embassy in Dhaka. Experts see the business delegation of Europe’s strongest economy will open up new scope in the local shipbuilding and IT sectors. The delegation will visit leading shipbuilder Ananda ... Read Full Story

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