Abdul Monem Economic Zone gets its first unit investment from Japan
Abdul Monem Economic Zone (AMEZ) sets a new milestone in the Economic Zone era of the Bangladesh by signing a MoU with Good Food Japan (General Inc Association Ltd) as its first unit investor. The Japanese company processescanned fish, meat and fruits. It hopes to start manufacturing in Bangladesh for export mainly to Japan. Competitive wages, conducive incentives and strategic location of the zone encouraged the company to choose AMEZ.
Both the companies signed the MoU on 18th June’2015 for an advance booking of industrial plot in AMEZ, Gazaria, Munshiganj. In the presence ofBangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) representatives the Chairman & Managing Director, Deputy Managing Directors, Project Director and other high officials from Abdul Monem Ltd (the parent company) were present in the ceremony while the Chairperson of Good Food Japan and its local office’s top officials were also present.
AMEZ is one of the pioneer private EZs approved by BEZA that has set the tone to attract FDI for Bangladesh. This isyet another step forward towards commercial inception of the zone for attraction of moreinvestment, environment friendly industrialization,employment and economic growth acceleration. AMEZ authority and Good Food Japan expressed their hope to be operational at the earliest based on the current momentum of development activities in the project.They also expected that adequate support from BEZA and other relevant agencies would continue to materialize this land mark project timely.