The New Nation - Internet Edition

BUSINESS REPORT

Grameenphone Ltd has signed an agreement with Citibank N.A. Bangladesh recently to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package to Citi.

Grameenphone Business Solutions is an integrated telecommunications service specially designed for the business entities of Bangladesh, providing customised telecommunications solutions through a consultative approach, tailored to the needs of individual businesses or organisation.

The agreement was signed by Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, Director and Head of Global Transaction Services of Citibank, N.A. and Laszlo Barta, Director, Sales of Grameenphone, on behalf of their respective organisations.

Abrar A. Anwar, Acting Citi Country Officer, Bangladesh, Arif al Islam, Chief Financial Officer of Grameenphone, Saad M Faizul Karim, Head of Corporate Accounts of Grameenphone along with other senior officials from both the organisations remained present during the occasion.

Grameenphone Business Solutions, comprising modern mobile telecommunications services for any business, needs, provides voice, text messaging and mobile data and internet services. Also an offer is a complete Mobile-Office solution, including mobile email, mobile high-speed data access, internet access, mobile fax and more, providing the freedom to work from anywhere within Grameenphone's wide network coverage.

In addition to these facilities provided by Grameenphone Business Solutions package, Citibank N. A. is also enjoying the state-of-the-art technology of Blackberry Services offered by Grameenphone.

According to the agreement, Citibank is being provided complete communications solutions tailored to the needs of its members, including voice, data and other services. Citi will use the services to further improve communication amongst its different branches, at an affordable cost.

Citi, as a global leader in banking, capital markets, and transaction services, with a presence in more than 100 countries, enables clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-inclass products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity. At present Citibank has four branches and two Offshore Banking units in the Export Processing Zones in both Dhaka and Chittagong.