Bangladesh’s Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir met with French Ambassador Jean-Marc Serre-Charlet at the minister’s office in the Secretariat on Thursday. The meeting focused on enhancing a business-friendly environment, expanding investment, improving infrastructure, facilitating trade, and strengthening long-term bilateral partnerships between Bangladesh and France.

During the discussion, Minister Muktadir highlighted that the government is implementing continuous reforms to build a competitive and investment-friendly economic environment. He said initiatives are underway to simplify administrative procedures, digitalize approval processes, and make services faster and more efficient. The minister also emphasized the government’s priority on improving facilities for foreign investors, including easier business registration and service delivery.

Ambassador Serre-Charlet described Bangladesh as an economically promising country in South Asia and expressed interest in expanding French investment. He welcomed the government’s efforts to make the business environment more efficient. The meeting was also attended by Md. Abdur Rahim Khan, acting secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.