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06 March: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam was panelist at a discussion organized by American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). The discussion dealt with emerging developments in the global macro economy and their implications for Bangladesh. The other panelists were Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, former Foreign Secretary and President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, and Ambassador Muhammad Zamir, former Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Chief Information Commissioner.
Some of the actions needed to ensure gains for Bangladesh from the global economy were active negotiations to ensure market access for exports to US and UK following Trump’s election and Brexit, sending skilled labor to enhance remittances, identification of illegally employed expatriates in Bangladesh to reduce outflow of foreign exchange and efforts to increase foreign direct investment.
15 March: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam was the only discussant in a TV program broadcast by Ekushey TV. The discussion dealt with emerging developments in the macroeconomic scenario of Bangladesh and their implications for near term growth performance.
16 March: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam along with the President of Merchant Bankers Association participated in a program broadcast by TV channel News 24. The recent movements in the stock market indices and likely changes in the near future were reviewed.
26 March: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam participated in a discussion broadcast by TV channel 24*7 News. The other participant was Mr. Jamal Uddin, General Secretary of Bangladesh Economic Association. The discussion reviewed the achievements of Bangladesh in economic and social development since independence, challenges confronting the country now and policy measures required to deal with them.
29 March: Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam along with Director General of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management and Chief Executive Officer of Bank Asia participited in a TV program broadcast by ATN Bangla. Emerging risks in the banking sector were reviewed and suggestions were offered to address the challenges.