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		<lang class="3" colour="#000000" orgstyle="HEAD new 2" style="Headline1"  font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="35">PBL Finance hosts training on  int’l trade facilitation</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BY NAME LINE new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="8">STAR BUSINESS DESK
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">PBL Finance (Hong Kong) Limited, a subsidiary of Prime Bank PLC, recently organised a day-long training, titled “International Trade Facilitation: The New Face of Import &amp; Export Regulations in Bangladesh”, in Dhaka.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The programme brought together 100 international trade experts and banking professionals to discuss the evolving landscape of cross-border trade and the latest developments in import and export regulations in Bangladesh.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Mohammed Shahnewaz, chief executive officer of PBL Finance (Hong Kong) Limited, and Hassan O Rashid, chief executive officer of Prime Bank PLC, attended the programme, according to the press release.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The training provided a dynamic platform for sharing insights, experiences, and best practices aimed at enhancing trade finance operations in line with global standards.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, an export operations, trade finance, and compliance expert, conducted the session, offering in-depth analysis and guidance.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The initiative reaffirmed PBL Finance’s (Hong Kong) commitment to strengthening trade finance expertise and supporting the country’s international trade ecosystem through knowledge sharing and capacity building, the release added. </lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="CAPTION new" font="Helvetica Neue" fontStyle="Bold" size="10">Hassan O Rashid, chief executive officer of Prime Bank PLC, and Mohammed Shahnewaz, chief executive officer of PBL Finance (Hong Kong) Limited, pose for group photographs with participants of the training, titled “International Trade Facilitation: The New Face of Import &amp; Export Regulations in Bangladesh”, in Dhaka recently. </lang>
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