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NATION BUSINESS REPORT

Newly elected president of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) M A Latif yesterday announced a 10-point work plan for promotion of trade and investment.

He made the announcement at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of CCCI held in its conference room.

The 10-point work plan includes completing the construction of CCCI-initiated World Trade Centre, setting up a specialized industrial park, making special effort for the promotion of tourism, installing a hydro-electric plant under joint venture initiative and arranging a seminar on "SME policy guideline" in January.

M A Latif said the CCCI has played a pioneering role in popularizing the private-public development partnership concept and it is determined to work for a trade and investment friendly atmosphere in line with the demand of the 21st century.

The Chamber president said bringing a desired pace in the country's economy can be possible if private-public partnership is applied in all spheres of the economy.

Outgoing CCCI president Saifuzzaman Chowdhury who chaired the meeting in his speech called for re-introduction of open-sky policy for having desired productivity from the airports and formation of Chittagong development coordination cell for proper development of the port city.

Newly elected vice presidents, directors of the CCCI including M A Salam, S M Shafiul Haq, Fahim Ahmed Faruk, Ferdous Khan Alamgir, Shahin Alam, Nasiruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, Shahabuddin Ahmed, SM Abu Tayeb, outgoing vice president Mahbub Alam and leaders of trade bodies of different sectors were present at the meeting.