Sheikh Fazle Fahim re-elected vice president of CACCI

Sheikh Fazle Fahim, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), has been re-elected as the vice president of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI). 

The approval was made during the 92nd Council Meeting of CACCI held through cloud conference on Friday.

Earlier in 2018, Sheikh Fazle Fahim was elected as the vice president of CACCI for 2018-20 at the 32nd CACCI Conference held in Turkey, reads a press release.

Established in 1966, CACCI is a regional organisation of apex national chambers of commerce and industry and business associations of 28 countries of Asia and the Pacific. It serves as a forum for promoting the vital role of the businessmen in the Asia and Western Pacific region, increasing regional business interaction and enhancing regional economic growth. 

CACCI regularly organises conferences, high-level meetings and seminars for enhancing trade and business relations among member countries. 

It also mediates in exchange of business and investment knowledge, policy advocacy and creating strong network among the business community.

CACCI has primary members from the member countries, including Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Presided over by Samir Modi, the current president of CACCI, participants of 92nd Council Meeting conveyed thanks to FBCCI for successfully organising the 32nd CACCI Conference at Dhaka in November last Year. 

The next CACCI conference has been proposed to be held in Singapore in 2021. The extension of nomination submission time for CACCI awards was also approved at the meeting.