A workshop on “Bangladesh Trade Policy: Meeting the International Standards and Technical Regulations and Overcoming the Barrier in International Trade” was held on 17 April 2014 at the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR). It was attended by nine trade senior officials from Bangladesh and moderated by Dr. Sufian Jusoh, Senior External Fellow from the World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern, Switzerland.
Among topics discussed in the workshop included International Standards and Technical Regulations, how government can overcome barriers in international trade and elements that can cause major impact to trade such as globalisation, deregulation and privatisation.
The participants also discussed on the measurements that can be used to overcome problems in trade policy such as reviewing the existing International Standard and Technical Regulation, remove unnecessary rules and compliance cost and improve efficiency through enabling fair competition.
Reported by: Mohamad Fadhli Bakar
Regional and Security Studies Division
