On February 22, Ambassador Li Jiming addressed the Grand Opening Ceremony of CBC Capital & Equity Management Ltd. on line. Dr. Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, Acting chairman, Commissioner, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, H.E. Mr. Mahbub Uz Zaman, Ambassadors of Bangladesh to China and Mr. Liu Zhenhua, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, China Embassy to Bangladesh, Mr. Ke Changliang, President of Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh and Mr. Zhuang Lifeng, President of CBC Capital & Equity Management Ltd. attended the event on line or physically and delivered speeches respectively.

In his speech, Ambassador Li mentioned that “The launching of this new China-Bangladesh joint venture creates a capital management platform dedicated to providing merchant banking services to Chinese and other foreign investors in Bangladesh. It will play a vital role in boosting the confidence of foreign investment to Bangladesh and contributing to the development of the country’s capital market.”

He also emphasized the importance of the cooperation, “The rapidly developing economy of Bangladesh is an attractive investment destination for Chinese investors. The qualified Chinese enterprises with good corporate governance also will find their interests in the Dhaka Stock Exchange and bring returns to Bangladeshi investors. In this regard, we hope to build a win-win partnership through capital & equity management cooperation between the two countries.”