The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dhaka and the German Business Council (GBC) jointly arranged a panel discussion session on ‘High Inflation and Slow Growth: Implications and Measures for German Firms in Bangladesh’ at the German Ambassador’s residence in Dhaka.

Jan-Rolf Janowski, Chargé d'Affaires of the German Embassy in Dhaka delivered a welcome remark at the event held on Sunday (May 21) before joining the panel lauding the close cooperation between GBC and the German Embassy.

Janowski greeted the attendees on an optimistic note, referring to Bangladesh’s vast potential and proven track record of resilience in overcoming grave challenges, said a press release of the German Embassy on Monday.

Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director of Policy Research Institute, Bangladesh graced the event as a keynote speaker and panelist.

 The panel also included; Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of Mutual Trust Bank Ltd; Sazzadul Hassan, Chairman & Founder Trustee, GBC & Managing Director & Chairman of BASF Bangladesh Ltd, Tawfiq Ali, Managing Trustee, GBC & Chief Representative Commerzbank AG, Dhaka Representative Office moderated the panel.

The event was attended by representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, the senior leadership of various German firms in Bangladesh, as well as members of the media and development organisations.