Clients:
Ministry of Commerce, GOB, EC4J Project
Duration:
September 2019-March 2023

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) of GoB is implementing a multi-year project named ‘Export Competitiveness for Jobs’ with support from the World Bank. The Project will enhance growth and competitiveness of 4 selected labor-intensive sectors such as Leather and Leather Goods, Footwear (leather and non-leather), Light Manufacturing and Plastics in which Bangladesh has a revealed comparative advantage or sectors. To boost competitiveness, the project is providing matching grant- based incentives to finance advisory services, training, and equipment that enable firms to address Environment, Social and Quality (ESQ) compliance gap.