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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
DIRECTORY
OF TRADE- AND
INVESTMENT-RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS
OF DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES AND AREAS
IN ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC
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2009

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
DIRECTORY OF TRADE- AND INVESTMENT-RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND
AREAS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
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Fourteenth edition

ST/ESCAP/2533
The designations employed and the presentation of the materials in this publication do not imply the expression of any
opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory,
city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Mention of firm names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations.
This document has been issued without formal editing.

PREFACE
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has published the
Directory of Trade Promotion/Development Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific every
two years since 1983, in cooperation with the national focal points of the Regional Trade and Investment Information
Network (TISNET). However, beginning with the seventh edition, the title of the Directory was changed to Directory of
Trade and Investment-related Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific, reflecting the
expansion of its coverage.
Since 2004, the information contained in the Directory has been published in a user-friendly and searchable online
database, to assure easy updating and accuracy of information. The Database of Trade and Investment-related
Organizations of Developing Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific is accessible on the ESCAP website:
www.unescap.org/tid/tradedirectory/search.asp.
This PDF-version of the Directory is a collection of information that was contained in the Database as of 31
December 2008.
The information on over 300 organizations included in the Database as well as in this document was collected
from questionnaires, reports, searches on the Internet and other sources. Organizations that did not respond on time to the
questionnaire, or concerning which no information was collected through other means, are marked with an asterisk. The
organizations are listed by country in alphabetical order, in the following categories:
Chamber of commerce, trade associations
Commodity boards, marketing, and State trading organizations
Export marketing boards
Export processing zones
Government agency
Industrial promotion
Intergovernmental organization
Investment authorities, investment promotion organizations
Productivity centres, design centres
Shippers’ councils, port authorities, national shipping corporations
Standards, testing and inspection bodies
Trade and investment financing organizations, credit guarantee and insurance organizations, banks
Trade facilitation bodies
Trade fair and exhibition authorities
Trade promotion organizations, ministries of trade/industry/commerce
Training/research institutions, organizations with training functions
Others
An alphabetical index of the organizations and a classified index in the above-mentioned categories are included.
The main objective of this Directory is to provide, in one volume, information about organizations which are
crucial to trade and investment development in the region. It is hoped that, as in the past, the Directory will continue to be
one of the information sources for promoting cooperation among developing countries in the region.
For further information about TISNET activities, access to the TISNET information service, the Directory’s
contents and other related issues, please contact:
Director
Trade and Investment Division
ESCAP, United Nations Building
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND
Tel: (66 2) 2881404, 2881477
Fax: (66 2) 2881027, 2883066
E-mail: trade_inf.unescap@un.org
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Preface
List of abbreviations
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Part One: National Organizations
Afghanistan
Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) 1
Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) 1
Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) 2
Afghan National Insurance Company 2
Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) 3
Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) 3
Ministry of Commerce and Industry 4
American Samoa
American Samoa Chamber of Commerce 5
American Samoa Small Business Development Center AS-SBDC 5
Development Bank of American Samoa 6
Armenia
Armenian Development Agency 7
Association for Foreign Investment & Cooperation (AFIC) 7
BSC Business and Community Development 8
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia 9
Gegharkunik Chamber of Commerce and Industry 11
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development 11
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 13
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) 13
Caspian Investment Centre (CIC) 14
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’) Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic 15
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) 16
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) 17
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) 18
Board of Investment (BOI) 19
Business Advisory Services Center (BASC) 21
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) 21
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) 22
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) 23
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) 24
Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 25
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka 25
Bhutan
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 27
Food Corporation of Bhutan 27
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) 28
Trade Development Office 29
Tschong-Rig Knowledge Centre 29
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) 31
Brunei Industrial Development Authority (BINA) 31
Promotion and Fntrepreneurial Development Division 32
Semaun Holdings SDN BHD 33
Trade Department 33
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Cambodia
Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA) 35
Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) 35
Export Promotion Department (EPD) 36
Garment Manufacturers’ Association in Cambodia 36
Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) 37
Ministry of Commerce (MOC) 37
Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) 38
Siem Reap Chamber of Commerce (SRCC) 38
China
All-China Federation Of Industry and Commerce/All-China General Chamber Of Industry and
Commerce (ACFIC) 40
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) 40
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC) 41
CITIC Group* 43
Shanghai Small Enterprises Trade Development Service Center 43
The People's Bank of China (PBC) 44
Cook Islands
Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce Inc. 45
Cook Islands Development Investment Board 45
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea 47
Korea Trade and Economy Institute (KOTEI)* 47
Fiji
Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) 48
Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry 48
Fiji Development Bank (FDB) 49
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 49
Suva Chamber of Commerce and Industry 50
Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) 50
French Polynesia
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Trade of French Polynesia 52
External Trade Service 52
Tahiti Invest 53
Georgia
Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 54
Georgian National Investment Agency (GNIA) 54
Guam
Bureau of Statistics and Plans 56
Guam Chamber of Commerce 56
Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority (GEDCA) 57
Government of Guam Portal – Official Portal for Island of Guam 57
Hong Kong, China
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce 58
Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries (HKCSI) 58
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) 59
Hong Kong Exporters’ Association (HKEA) 59
Hong Kong Franchise Association (HKFA) 60
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) 60
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) 61
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) 62
Invest Hong Kong 63
Trade and Industry Department 64
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India
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) 66
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) 67
Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL)* 68
Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI) 69
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry 69
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 70
Cashew Export Promotion Council of India 71
Central Silk Board 71
Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) 73
Coconut Development Board 74
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 76
Council for Leather Exports 76
Delhi Chamber of Commerce 77
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC) 78
Export-Import Bank of India 79
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 81
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) 82
Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) 83
Federation of Small and Medium Industries (FOSMI) 83
Foreign Trade Development Centre 84
Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Ltd. (HHEC) 85
Handloom Export Promotion Council 85
India International Trade Centre (IITC) 86
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) 87
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cochin 89
Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) 89
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) (Deemed University) 91
Indian Investment Centre (IIC) 92
Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) 92
Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC) 93
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC) 93
Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) 94
National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) 95
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME) 96
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) 96
Plastics Export Promotion Council 97
Rubber Board 98
Shellac Export Promotion Council 99
Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) 100
Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGPEC) 101
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 101
Tobacco Board 102
Indonesia
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) 103
Laboratory for Quality Testing of Export and Import Goods 104
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) 104
Islamic Republic of Iran
Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) 106
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) 107
International Institute for Trade Relations Promotion (ITRP) 107
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines 108
Kish Free Zone Organization 108
Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) 109
Technical Information Center of Iran Co. Ltd. (TICI) 109
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (IRAN TPO) 110
Kazakhstan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Astana 111
Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) 111
Kazakhstan Investment Promotion Center (KAZINVEST) 112
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Kiribati
Abamakoro Trading Ltd.* 113
Kyrgyzstan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kyrgyzstan* 114
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Bank of the Lao PDR 115
Department of Domestic and Foreign Investment (DDFI) 115
Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) 116
National Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Promotion and Development Office (SMEPDO) 116
Macao, China
Macao Chamber of Commerce 117
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) 117
Macau Importers and Exporters Association* 118
Malaysia
Exporters Club 119
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) 119
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) 121
Malaysian Automotive Component Parts Manufacturers (MACPMA) 122
Malaysia Export Credit Insurance Berhad (MECIB) 123
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) 124
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) 125
Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) 128
Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOC) 128
Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) 129
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) 130
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) 131
National Tobacco Board (NTB) 131
Pepper Marketing Board 132
The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM) 133
Maldives
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) 134
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited 134
Maldives Tourism Promotion Board 135
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade 135
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce 136
Trade and Investment Services Division 136
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Department of Economic Affairs 139
Mongolia
Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) 141
Mongolian Business Development Agency (MBDA)* 142
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) 143
Myanmar
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration* 145
Directorate of Trade 145
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) 146
Nauru
Department of Island Development and Industry* 147
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Nepal
Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)* 148
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) 148
Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) 149
Nepal Chamber of Commerce 149
Nepal Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) 150
Nepal Rastra Bank 151
Rastriya Banijya Bank* 152
Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TPC) 153
New Caledonia
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New Caledonia 155
Niue
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) 156
Planning and Development Office, Office of the Secretary to Government* 156
Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) 157
Saipan Chamber of Commerce 157
Pakistan
All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association 159
Board of Investment (BOI) 160
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) 161
National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee (NTTFC) 161
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) 162
Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry 163
The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry 164
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan 164
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited (TCP) 166
Palau
Palau Chamber of Commerce 167
Papua New Guinea
Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd. (CIC) 168
Department of Trade and Industry* 168
Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce and Industry 170
Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry 171
Philippines
Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas (BSP) 172
Board of Investments (BOI) 172
Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) 173
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) 174
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 174
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) 175
International Trade Group (ITG)* 175
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) 177
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) 178
Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) 179
Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM) 180
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) 182
Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP) 183
Trade and Industry Information Center (TIIC) 184
Women into the New Network for Enterprenuial Reinforcement (WINNER) 184
World Trade Center Metro Manila 185
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Republic of Korea
Export-Import Bank of Korea 186
Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) 188
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) 189
Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) 189
Korea International Trade Association (KITA) 190
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) 191
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 192
Korean Shippers Council (KSC) 193
Korean Standards Association (KSA) 195
Russian Federation
National Agency for Direct Investment (NADI) 196
Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 196
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry 197
Samoa
Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters (SAME) 198
Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 198
Trade Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 199
Singapore
International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) 200
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) 200
Port of Singapore Authority Corporation Ltd. (PSA) 201
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) 202
Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) 203
Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) 203
Singapore National Shippers’ Council (SNSC) 204
Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) 205
Solomon Islands
Department of Commerce, Industries and Employment* 206
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) 206
Sri Lanka
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) 207
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce* 208
National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka 209
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (SLBDC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) 211
Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (LAKSALA)* 212
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’ Association (SLIEMA) 213
Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council 214
Sri Lanka Tea Board 214
Tajikistan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Republic of Tajikistan (ICC RP) 216
Thailand
Board of Trade of Thailand* 217
Bureau of Trade Measures 218
Department of Export Promotion (DEP) 218
Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN)* 219
Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM THAILAND) 220
Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) 221
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 224
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)* 225
Office of the Board of Investment (BOI) 228
Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) 229
Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC)* 230
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development Center (TPDC) 231
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Tonga
Ministry of Finance and National Planning 232
Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 232
Tonga Trade Division 233
Turkey
Export Promotion Center of Turkey (IGEME) 234
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce 234
Izmir Chamber of Commerce 235
Tuvalu
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Commerce 236
Uzbekistan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan 237
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Vanuatu
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vanuatu 239
Vanuatu Government Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce 239
Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA) 240
Viet Nam
Danang Trade and Service Company 241
Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)* 241
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) 245
Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) 245
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) 248
Vietnam Superintendence and Inspection Joint Stock Company (VINACONTROL) 249
Vietnam Trade Information Centre (VTIC) 250
Part Two: Regional Organizations
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT) 252
Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) 252
Asian Clearing Union (ACU) 253
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 254
Asian Finance and Investment Corporation Ltd. (AFIC) 255
Asian Productivity Organization (APO)* 255
Asian Reinsurance Corporation (ARC) 256
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 256
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) 257
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) 258
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)* 259
Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia and the Pacific (ATIFTAP) 260
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) 260
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) 261
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 261
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery
Products in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH) 262
International Jute Study Group (IJSG) 263
International Pepper Community (IPC) 263
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) 264
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)* 265
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) 266
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat* 267
Pacific Islands Small Business Development Centre Network (PISBDCN) 268
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) 268
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 269
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) 270
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) 271
Alphabetical index 272
Classified index of national organizations 276
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List of Abbreviations
ACCI
ACFIC
ACU
ADB
ADFIAP
AEPC
AFACT
AFIC
AFIC
AICC
AISA
ANDS
ANRPC
APCC
APEC
APEDA
APO
ARC
ASEAN
AS-SBDC
ATIFTAP
AZPROMO
BASC
BCCI
BCCI
BCIC
BEDB
BEPZA
BIMSTEC
BINA
BIS
BKPM
BNCCI
BOI
BOI
BOI
BOI
BOI
BPS
BSEC
BSP
BSTI
CAITEC
CAMFEBA
CAPEXIL
CCCI
CCCI
CCPIT
CDA
CDC
CHEMEXCIL
CIC
CIC
CII
CMDA
DAFF
Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
All-China Federation Of Industry and Commerce/All-China General Chamber Of Industry and
Commerce
Asian Clearing Union - Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Asian Development Bank - Philippines
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific - Philippines
Apparel Export Promotion Council - India
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business - Republic of Korea
Asian Finance and Investment Corporation Limited - Singapore
Association for Foreign Investment and Cooperation - Armenia
Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce
Afghanistan Investment Support Agency
Afghanistan National Development Strategy
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries - Malaysia
Asian and Pacific Coconut Community - Indonesia
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - Singapore
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority - India
Asian Productivity Organization - Japan
Asian Reinsurance Corporation - Thailand
Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Indonesia
American Samoa Small Business Development Center
Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia and the Pacific - Philippines
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation
Business Advisor Services Center - Bangladesh
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Nepal
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
Brunei Economic Development Board
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation - Thailand
Brunei Industrial Development Authority
Bureau of Indian Standards
Investment Coordinating Board - Indonesia
Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Board of Investment - Bangladesh
Board of Investment - Pakistan
Board of Investment - Philippines
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
Office of the Board of Investment - Thailand
Bureau of Product Standards - Philippines
Black Sea Economic Cooperation - Turkey
Bangko Sentral NG Filipinas - Philippines
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation
Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations
Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council - India
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Bangladesh
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Commonwealth Development Authority – Northern Marina Islands
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council - India
Coffee Industry Corporation Limited - Papua New Guinea
Caspian Investment Centre - Azerbaijan
Confederation of Indian Industry
Capital Markets Development Authority - Fiji
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Niue
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DAP
Development Academy of the Philippines
DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
DDFI
Department of Domestic and Foreign Investment - Lao People’s Democratic Republic
DEP
Department of Export Promotion - Thailand
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry - Philippines
DTN
Department of Trade Negotiations - Thailand
ECGC
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited - India
ECIC
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
ECO
Economic Cooperation Organization - Iran (Islamic Republic of)
EPAA
Export Promotion Agency Afghanistan
EPB
Export Promotion Bureau - Bangladesh
EPD
Export Promotion Department - Cambodia
EXIM THAILAND Export-Import Bank of Thailand
FAMA
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority - Malaysia
FBCCI
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FDA
Food and Drug Administration - Thailand
FDB
Fiji Development Bank
FIC
Foreign Investors’ Council - Kazakhstan
FICCI
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FICCI
Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Bangladesh
FIEO
Federation of Indian Export Organizations
FIFTA
Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency - Mongolia
FISME
Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises
FKI
Federation of Korean Industries - Republic of Korea
FMM
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
FNCCI
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FOSMI
Federation of Small and Medium Industries - India
FPCCI
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FTI
Federation of Thai Industries
FTIB
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau
FWEAN
Federation of Woman Entrepreneurs Associations of Nepal
GEDCA
Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority
GNIA
Georgian National Investment Agency
HHEC
Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Ltd.
HKCSI
Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries
HKEA
Hong Kong Exporters’ Association
HKFA
Hong Kong Franchise Association
HKGCC
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
HKPC
Hong Kong Productivity Council
HKTDC
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
ICA
Indian Council of Arbitration
ICC RP
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Republic Tajikistan
ICCI
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Pakistan
ICTC
International Consulting and Training Centre - Viet Nam
IE Singapore International Enterprise Singapore
IEAT
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand
IGEME
Export Promotion Center of Turkey
IIC
Indian Investment Centre
IIFT
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (Deemed University)
IITC
India International Trade Centre
IJSG
International Jute Study Group - Bangladesh
INFOFISH Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery
Products in the Asia and Pacific Region - Malaysia
IPC
International Pepper Community - Indonesia
IPIM
Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute
IRAN TPO Trade Promotion Organization of Iran
ISED
Institute of Small Enterprises and Development - India
ISIRI
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran
ITG
International Trade Group - Philippines
ITPC
Investment and Trade Promotion Centre - Viet Nam
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ITPO
ITRP
ITSR
ITTO
JMDC
KATS
KAZINVEST
KCCI
KITA
KOIMA
KOTEI
KOTRA
KSA
KSC
LAKSALA
LNCCI
MACPMA
MAS
MATI
MATRADE
MBDA
MCCI
MECIB
MEF
MICCI
MIDA
MNCCI
MOC
MPIB
MPOPC
MRB
MVIRDC
NADI
NAFED
NCCIM
NCTI
NIDC
NIMSME
NTB
NTTFC
OIETAI
PAT
PBC
PCCI
PDDCP
PECC
PEZA
PHDCCI
PHILEXIM
PHILEXPORT
PISBDCN
PORAM
PPCC
PRGMEA
PSA
PTTC
RMA
SAARC
SAME
SCCCI
India Trade Promotion Organization
International Institute for Trade Relations Promotion - Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Institute for Trade Studies and Research - Iran (Islamic Republic of)
International Tropical Timber Organization - Japan
Jute Manufactures Development Council - India
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards - Republic of Korea
Kazakhstan Investment Promotion
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Republic of Korea
Korea International Trade Association - Republic of Korea
Korea Importers Association - Republic of Korea
Korea Trade and Economy Institute - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency - Republic of Korea
Korean Standards Association - Republic of Korea
Korean Shippers Council - Republic of Korea
Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board
Lao National chamber of Commerce and Industry
Malaysian Automotive Component Parts Manufacturers
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
Mongolian Business Development Agency
Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India
Malaysia Export Credit Insurance Berhad
Ministry of Economy and Finance - Cambodia
Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Commerce - Cambodia
Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board
Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council
Malaysian Rubber Board
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre - India
National Agency for Direct Investment - Russian Federation
National Agency for Export Development - Indonesia
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
National Centre for Trade Information - India
Nepal Industrial Development Corporation
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - India
National Tobacco Board - Malaysia
National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee - Pakistan
Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran
Port Authority of Thailand
The People’s Bank of China
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council - Singapore
Philippine Economic Zone Authority
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India
Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency
Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc.
Pacific Islands Small Business Development Centre Network
Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia
Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association
Port of Singapore Authority Corporation Limited
Philippine Trade Training Center
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - Nepal
Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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SCO
SEA
SGPEC
SICCI
SICOM
SIDBI
SLBDC
SLECIC
SLEDB
SLIEMA
SMa
SMEPDO
SNSC
SPC
SQI
SRCC
STAMEQ
TCC
TCP
TICI
TIIC
TPAF
TPC
TPDC
UMFCCI
VCCI
VINACONTROL
VIPA
VTIC
WASME
WINNER
Shanghai Cooperation Organization - China
Solvent Extractors’ Association of India
Sports Goods Export Promotion Council - India
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Singapore Commodity Exchange
Small Industries Development Bank of India
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation
Sri Lanka Export Development Board
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation
National Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Promotion and Development Office – Lao PDR
Singapore National Shippers’ Council
Secretariat of the Pacific Community - New Caledonia
Singapore Quality Institute
Siem Reap Chamber of Commerce
Directorate for Standards and Quality - Viet Nam
Thai Chamber of Commerce
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited
Technical Information Center of Iran Co., Ltd.
Trade and Industry Information Center
Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji
Trade Promotion Centre - Nepal
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development Center
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Vietnam Superintendence and Inspection Joint Stock Company
Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority
Vietnam Trade Information Centre
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises – India
Women into the New Network for Enterprenuial Reinforcement
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AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (ACCI)
Office/postal address:
Shahr-e-Naw
Ministry of Interior Road
Opposite Indian Embassy
Kabul
Phone: (93 7) 52002669, 9810184, 9326479
E-mail: kabirhaqjo@hotmail.com, crc@acci.org.af
URL: www.acci.org.af
Year established: 1939
Principal functions:
• To provide credit information about Afghan and foreign
companies;
• To liaise between the private sector and government
agencies;
• To promote exports by marketing Afghan goods;
• To act as a mediation body in disputes between local
businesses and foreign companies;
• To encourage Afghan and foreign companies to invest in
Afghanistan;
• To assist with construction and rehabilitation of holy sites.
Services/activities:
• Acts as an intermediary in establishing business contracts
between Afghan businesspeople and their counterparts
abroad;
• Facilitates and promotes Afghan businesses in their efforts
to increase exports;
• Furnishes foreign importers with information on economic
conditions, market prospects, exporters and trade-related
regulations in Afghanistan.
Publication issued:
• Business Directory.
Local Branches:
22 local branches.
Membership structure:
The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry is made of
following sub-organizations:
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Provinces,
• Union of private Industries,
• Union of importers,
• Union of exporters.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE (AICC)
Office/postal address:
House No. 91
Street 2, Shash Darak
Kabul
Phone: (93 70) 296281
E-mail: admin@aicc-online.org.af,
membership@aicc-online.org.af
URL: www.aicc-online.org.af
Year established: 2004
Principal functions:
• To advance and promote the economic environment for
business;
• To encourage investment;
• To advocate responsive Government, quality education, and
transparent business dealings while preserving Afghanistan’s
unique culture and values.
Services/activities:
• Serves as a voice for Afghanistan’s business community and
assists in the creation of a business association network.
Publication issued:
• AICC Position Paper of Agriculture (2005, English and Dari).
• AICC's Review of Custom Reforms (2005).
• Guidelines for Private Sector Input into the Legislative
Process (2005).
• Importance of Private Sector on Free Market Economy (2005).
• Tax Policy Paper (2005).
Local Branches:
In addition to its headquarters in Kabul, AICC has six regional
offices in Nangarhar (Jalalabad), Kandahar, Mazar-e Sharif, Heart
and Oruzgan. Further offices are planed in Kunuduz, Bamyan and
Parwan.
Offices abroad:
AICC has international affiliate branches in Washington D.C
(AACC), Dubai (ABC), Rotterdam (NAICC) and in Beijing. It
plans to establish offices in many other countries where Afghan
traders and investors have a presence, including France, Germany,
Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia,
Turkmenistan, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan.
Membership structure:
AICC has more than 3000 individual members from different
businesses and around 24 affiliate association.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT SUPPORT AGENCY
(AISA)
Office/postal address:
Opposite Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kabul
Phone: (93 02) 103404
Fax: (93 02) 103402
E-mail: info@aisa.org.af, invest@aisa.org.af
URL: www.aisa.org.af
Year established: 2003
Principal functions:
• To license all private businesses and investments;
• To promote productive private domestic and foreign
investment, thereby, laying a solid foundation for the growth
of capital markets and hence the Afghan economy;
• To promote and and articulate issues of importance to the
private sector and to seek to influence policy and to initiate
measures crucial to the development of a market-oriented
economy as well as sustainable growth of trade, commerce
and industry;
• To work for the integration of Afghanistan in the global
market through greater access to foreign direct investment and
to address how Afghanistan’s private sector can best cope
with and derive the maximum benefit from globalization.
Services/activities:
• Issues all necessary permits, licenses and clearances (online);
• Provides general information on investment opportunities;
• Provides judicial details on investment, tax, labor, insurance
and environmental laws/regulations and social/ecological
standards;
• Provides financial information regarding banking facilities,
labor costs, and investment incentives;
• Supports in the acquisition/leasehold of land;
• Assists in custom clearance of material related to investment;
• Organizes conferences and symposiums on important
investment issues;
• Undertakes research, surveys and reviews on issues, which are
considered to be of vital importance for investors;
• Holdes regular consultations, dialogues, seminars and
workshops with stakeholders.
Publication issued:
• The Investor (quarterly).
• Investment Guide.
• Tax Guide.
• Afghanistan Image Brochure.
• ISA Reports (Priority Sector Profiles):
- Agro-business and Agro-processing.
- Infrastructure, Construction & Construction Materials.
- Energy & Mining.
- Information Technology Sector.
- Carpets and Handicrafts.
- Transport and Logistics.
AFGHAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Office/postal address:
Karte Parwan (near British Embassy)
Kabul
P.O. Box: 329, Kabul
Phone: (93 20) 2200189
Mobile: (93 70) 275511, 234528
Fax: (93 20) 2200189
E-mail: insurancenationalafghanco@yahoo.com
Year established: 1964
Principal function:
• To issue marine, aviation, fire, motor and accident
insurance.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal function.
Local branch:
Herat Branch
Inside Traffic Office
Herat
Mazar Branch
North of Rawza
Mazar-e-sharif
Balkh
Nangarhar Branch
Near Traffic Office
Jalalabad City
Membership structure:
Afghan National Insurance Company is a member of Asian
Reinsurance Corporation in Bangkok.
Training:
Undertakes training courses in English and local languages,
which are open to participation from other countries.
Category:
Insurance.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
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AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY (ANDS)
Office/postal address:
Gulkhana Palace,
Sedarat, Kabul - Afghanistan.
Phone: (93 75)2014821
E-mail: info@ands.gov.af
URL: www.ands.gov.af
Year established: 2006
Principal functions:
• To present Afghanistan and the international community
with a comprehensive study of development priorities within
the nation;
• To present strategies which work towards the attainment of
United Nations Millennium Development Goals;
• To present a unified strategy that all government agencies
subscribe to address economic, social, and security needs;
• To synchronise strategies between different government
agencies within the nation;
• To help categorize development needs and helps stakeholder
identify areas of needs.
Services/activities:
• Organizes regular consultations, dialogues, seminars and
workshops with stakeholders.
• Conducts research, surveys and reviews on issues, which are
considered to be of vital importance to the private sector.
• Conducts the consultation process in order to involve
systematic and participatory analyses of poverty.
• Addresses short-and long-term tradeoffs of alternative policy
decisions, and the impact of proposed reforms on the most
vulnerable and marginalised social groups.
Publications issued:
• Millennium Development Goals: Country Report 2005
<
http://www.ands.gov.af/src/src/MDGs_Reps/1.summary%20repo
rt%20english.pdf >
• For a full list of papers and reports, please refer to <
http://www.ands.gov.af/documents.asp >
Category:
Government medium-term development framework
E-mail: info@epaa.org.af
URL: www.epaa.org.af
Year established: September 2006
Principal function:
• To promote Afghanistan’s participation in the processing,
marketing and distribution of its commodities.
Services/activities:
• To act as an implementing agency of the export promotion
policies of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries;
• To Promotes export and participates in international trade fairs;
• Coordinates both the public and private sector initiatives to
create an enabling environment for competitive exports and
contribution to the generation of jobs;
• Operates EPAA exporter service centre hotline;
Publications issued:
• Product and country profiles which cover findings of research
and development activities, provide export marketing
information and advice on all aspects of foreign markets.
• Afghan Export Directory.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Focus lies on four sectors with traditionally considerable export
potential, namely agribusiness; carpets; handicraft and decorative
articles; and marble, minerals and gemstones.
Training:
• In House Company Training: The target groups for EPAA
training activities for the private sector are export managers
and other staff responsible for exporting in small and medium
enterprises throughout the country;
• EPAA Training Center for Export (ETCE):
1) EPAA training modules ”Your Gateway to the world”
introduces trainees to the knowledge needed to do business
abroad.
2) Further series of training modules:
• Global entrepreneurship,
• International marketing,
• International trade finance,
• Market entry and distribution,
• International trade research,
• Legal aspects of international trade,
• International trade management.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCY OF AFGHANISTAN
(EPAA)
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Commerce
Kabul
Phone: (92 75) 2006331
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
Darluman Road
Kabul
Fax: (93 20) 2500356
E-mail: saharweb@yahoo.com
URL: www.commerce.gov.af
Principal function:
• To improve quality of life, decent employment, and higher
standards of living for all Afghans through the development of
the formal economy;
• To create an enabling environment for sustainable and
equitable economic growth and to promote private sector
development in a socially responsible free market economy.
Services/activities:
• Promotes the establishment and implementation of a legal and
regulatory framework necessary to ensure the efficient and
equitable operation of a free market economy;
• Works to integrate Afghanistan into the regional and global
economy;
• Facilitates and promotes the development of a dynamic and
competitive private sector.
Publication issued:
• Initiative for Regulatory Reform to Enhance Private Sector
Development in Afghanistan. An Investor Roadmap, 2006.
• List of Trade Agreements Signed by Afghanistan.
• List of Commercial Attaches.
Training:
Between February and April 2007, approximately 8 weeks of
introductory training for Private Sector Development Directorate
(PSDD) staff was delivered:
• Cross cutting technical training – covering topics considered
fundamental to all PSDD staff.
• Professional skills training – English and IT skills.
• Topics covered in the technical training included
Government in Afghanistan; introduction to the private
sector; effective outreach; Government and PSD; the private
sector in Afghanistan; Afghanistan in the world economy;
introduction to investment policy; a look at markets in
Afghanistan and approach to market and business
development.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law on Foreign and Domestic Private Investment. Decree
No. 134 (1381/06/02).
• Afghanistan Bank Law. Decree No. 62 (1382/06/27).
• Currency and Banking Law. Decree No. 63 (1382/06/27).
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
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AMERICAN SAMOA
AMERICAN SAMOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
PO Box 2446
Pago Pago 96799
Phone: (684) 6991881
Fax: (684) 6991197
E-mail: president@amsamoachamber.com,
info@amsamoachamber.com
URL: amsamoachamber.com
Year established: 1979
Principal function:
• To serve as an open forum in which members may raise and
address specific issues;
• To serve as a voice for the local business community in its
relationship and dealings with all levels of Government.
Services/activities:
• Concerns itself with common objectives and problems
affecting local business and seeks to contribute to and assist
with the formulation of Government policies that will lead to
new investments and developments which will stimulate the
local economy;
• Has regular contact with overseas chambers and regional
business councils in order to keep abreast of economic
developments and to provide it’s members with information
and access to new markets for their products and services;
• Has close ties with all major Government departments such as
commerce, education and health, and its executive meets
regularly with the Governor, the Senate and the House of
Representatives to discuss matters of economic interest and
policy formulation which will benefit American Samoa’s
economy and the Chamber’s membership.
Publication issued:
• Newsletter (monthly).
Membership structure:
Membership is open to any person or corporation with a valid
business license.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
AMERICAN SAMOA SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER (AS-SBDC)
Office/postal address:
American Samoa Community College
P.O. Box 2609
Pago Pago 96799
Phone: (684) 6994830
Fax: (684) 6998636
E-mail: htalex@worldnet.att.net (Director)
URL: www.as-sbdc.org
Year established: 1986
Principal function:
• To enhance economic growth and assist individuals in
American Samoa by developing entrepreneurial skills among
small businesses and the broader community through
counseling, training, research, advocacy and other resources
and activities.
Services/activities:
• Provides broad-based management and technical assistance;
• Provides business counseling project feasibility assessment,
how to increase sales, cash flow management, sources of
funding, business operations, international trade, etc.;
• Provides training workshops, seminars, conferences, and mini
courses (custom-tailored to the needs of the small business
entrepreneur);
• Provides information gathering and dissemination that includes
business, industry, and economic data pertaining to small
business;
• Serves as a community outreach programme of the American
Samoa Community College;
• Provides technical assistance developing a business plan, loan
packaging, market surveys, inventory control, accounting and
record keeping, etc;
• Provides advocacy representing and articulating interests and
concerns of small business to the public and relevant forms.
Membership structure:
The American Samoa Small Business Development Center was
created as result of an American Samoa Community College
(ASCC) (www.amsamoa.edu/) and United States Small Business
Administration (SBA) Partnership (www.sba.gov/).
Training:
• Training courses in 2007 include business start-up, Korean
language for small businesses, customer service, basic
computer skills, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint;
• Online training: Basic computer for small business.
Category:
Training/research institution.
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AMERICAN SAMOA
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF AMERICAN SAMOA
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 9
Pago Pago 96799
Phone: (684) 6334031
Fax: (684) 6331163
E-mail: dbasinfo@dbas.org
URL: www.dbas.org
Year established: 1969
Principal function:
• To serve the economic and development needs of the
community of American Samoa through affordable financial
services;
• To continue to promote residential development in American
Samoa by providing affordable mortgage loans for new home
construction and home repair activities;
• To further the development of the private sector and the
economy of American Samoa by providing commercial loans
to start-up and existing businesses;
• To facilitate disbursement of loans and grants offered by
United States Federal Agencies directly to the qualified
residents of American Samoa.
Services/activities:
• Provides American Samoa with lending and investment
facilities;
• Assists in the promotion of private enterprises;
• Aims to meet the needs of developing the economy of
American Samoa;
• Facilitates housing for low income families and individuals;
• Promotes and develops entrepreneurship.
Category:
Banks.
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ARMENIA
ARMENIAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ADA)
Office/postal address:
17 Charents Str.
Yerevan 0025
Phone: (374 1) 570170
Fax: (374 1) 542272
E-mail: info@ada.am
URL: www.ada.am
Year established: 1998
Principal functions:
• To act as “one-stop shop” agency for investors;
• To assist investors in setting up their business in Armenia;
• To help in project implementation;
• To perform a liaison role with the Government;
• To provide information on investment opportunities in the
country, as well as investment-related regulations and laws.
• Helps to find markets for products;
• To undertake market studies and seeks out partners for joint
ventures aimed at increasing the volume of exports and
development of Armenian enterprises;
• To organize international conferences, business-forums,
trade fairs and exhibitions.
Services/activities:
• Pre-investment services;
• Airport-to-airport services;
• Facilitation for entry and exit visas;
• Organizes business trips to and from Armenia;
• Accommodation;
• Transportation services;
• Logistic and administrative services;
• Office space;
• Meeting rooms;
• Translation/interpretation;
• Meeting arrangements;
• Site visits;
• Information provision;
• Consulting services;
• Facilitation for notary services;
• Aftercare services;
• General counseling and facilitation;
• Facilitation for company registration;
• Event management.
Publications issued:
• Armenian Business Magazine “FORUM” (quarterly).
• Electronics Industry in Armenia.
• Investment Projects (semi-annually, English).
• IT Sector in Armenia.Tax Guide (semi-annually, English).
• Precision Engineering Industry in Armenia.
Membership structure: 100 per cent governmental
organization.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law on Foreign Investments.
• Law on Licensing.
• Law on Currency Regulations and Exchange Control.
• Law on Accounting.
• Law on Arbitration Courts and Arbitration Procedures.
• Law on Inspections.
• Law on Securities Market Regulation.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
ASSOCIATION FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND
COOPERATION (AFIC)
Office/postal address:
4 Tigran Metsi Ave.
375010 Yerevan
Phone: (374 10) 525082, (374 91) 426255
Fax: (374 10) 562400
E-mail: info@afic.am
URL: www.afic.am
Year established: 1998
Principal functions:
• To create and develop free market relations and a stable
economic and investment environment in Armenia, in which
private foreign companies can take risks to develop new
businesses with local partners;
• To ensure the effectiveness of foreign investment initiatives in
privatization process;
• To establish and develop international economic cooperation
with foreign and international relevant organizations with the
purpose to attract foreign expertise for accomplishing the
association’s tasks;
• To promote a regulatory and legislative system that responds
to investors’ needs;
• To identify investment opportunities in Armenia by sectors of
economy as well as their prospects and constraints;
• To assist various international projects aimed at the promotion
of economic reform;
• To represent and protect the rights of the association’s
members at different levels of the Government and NGOs;
• To implement foreign modern technologies and know-how in
Armenia and to analyze the suitability of various forms of
innovative financing arrangements.
Services/activities:
• Keeps its members up-to-date on the latest developments in
legislative compliance requirements, represents its members at
different levels of governmental structures, and regularly
provides education and networking opportunities for them;
• Conducts programmes that help the entrepreneurs in their
future careers in business and industry, especially in the areas
of management and marketing;
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ARMENIA
• Studies the investment climate in different sectors of the
economy, prepares information and advertisements about
investment activity and policy in Armenia, and publishes these
abroad in foreign business circles;
• Arranges training courses for business associations specialists
and managers;
• Prepares seminars, conferences, and other events to help
further business ties, utilize foreign expertise, including the
promotion of business partnerships;
• Sponsors programmes and events that bring together the
Government, academia and the private enterprise to work on
common problems and respond to members’ needs in both
technical and managerial areas;
• Tracks economic trends and vital statistics essential for
economic reform and foreign investment promotion.
Publication issued:
• Mini Guidebook of Armenian Tax Legislation (Armenian,
April 2007).
• How to Advocate Effectively - Guidebook for Business
Associations (Armenian, April 2007).
• Tax System Improvement (Armenian, April 2007).
• Corporate Governance Development Problems and
Perspectives in Armenia (Armenian, May 2004).
• Customs: A Case Study in Combating Corruption in Armenia
(English, April 2002).
• Shareholder's Handbook (Armenian, May 2004).
• Analysis of Armenian Business Associations’ Activity
(Russian, June 2002).
• Armenian Business Associations’ Directory (Armenian,
Russian, English; May 2002).
• Armenian Business Associations’ Development (Russian,
August 2000).
Membership structure:
The association’s activity is undertaken under the direction of its
board, formed of representatives of different industries, various
recognized companies and organizations in Armenia. The board
has the power to make decisions and issue recommendations on the
basic direction of the association’s activity.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
BSC BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Office/postal address:
1 Charents str, 1 building, 2 nd floor
Yerevan 375025
Phone: (374 1) 571753, 574778, 574964
Fax: (374 1) 571753, 574778, 574964
E-mail: bsc@bsc.am
URL: www.bsc.am
Year established: August 1998
Principal function:
• To promote the development of small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) in Armenia by providing technical
assistance in the fields of business and management
consultancy, trade promotion and business training.
Services/activities:
• Business consultancy;
• Consultancy on business legislation;
• Trade promotion and international marketing;
• Business training;
• HRM training.
Membership structure:
Training:
5 members.
• How to implement marketing in Armenia;
• How to create “selling” advertising;
• Accounting (according to new standard) and financing
management;
• Tax legislation in Armenia, including recent amendments;
• Legal regulations of NGO activities;
• How to start small business;
• Labour legislation of Armenia, human resource management;
• Contracting;
• Banks and credit management;
• Principles of management;
• Training of trainers;
• Training of consultants;
• HR management.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Tax legislation (Profit tax low, VAT tax low) (1998).
• Foreign Investments.
• Civil Code (1998).
Category:
Business development organization.
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ARMENIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF
THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Office/postal address:
11 Khanjyan Str.
Yerevan 0010
Phone: (37 410) 560184
Fax: (37 410) 587871
E-mail: armcci@arminco.com, info@armcci.am
URL: www.armcci.am
Year established: 1960
In October 2001, the National Assembly of Armenia passed the
Law on Chambers of Commerce and Industry establishing the
organizational mode of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Principal function:
• To encourage the development of Armenia’s economy and its
integration into world economy;
• To promote comprehensive and harmonized development of
all kinds and to create favorable conditions for free
competition;
• To serve as bridge between business organizations and
Government bodies;
• To help to improve the investment policy of Armenia and
make it favorable and attractive for foreign investors;
• To help to improve tax policies and make them more
business-oriented.
•
Services/activities:
• Verifies force-majeure circumstances in correspondence
with commercial agreements and international contracts of
Armenia;
• Has an advisory/consultative role vis-à-vis public authorities
and regions;
• Represents the general interests of business;
• Provides information, advisory/consultative services as well
as legal, arbitration and/or conciliation services;
• Promotes economic development;
• Undertakes training;
• Organizes exhibitions, fairs, business and trade missions,
and other events;
• Examines goods;
• Provides export documentation;
• Provides advertising services;
• Provides translation services;
• Renders services for trade-marks and patents registration.
Local branches:
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Aragatsotn Marz
Bagavan 1 street, Ashtarak
Phone/Fax: (374 232) 33319
E-mail: rms@web.am
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ararat Marz
Artashat
Phone: (374 235) 26275
Fax: (374 235) 21308
E-mail: artcan@arminco.com
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Armavir Marz
6 Hanrapetutyan street, 0901 Armavir
Phone/Fax: (374 237) 63219, 50302
E-mail: armcciarmavir@yahoo.com
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Gegharkunik Marz
4 Azatutyan street, 1205 Gavar
Phone/Fax: (374 264) 22059, 22466
E-mail: gegharkunik@armcci.am, varazdatk@rumbler.ru,
info@gcci.am
URL: www.gcci.am
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kotayk Marz
Petrosyan street, 2204 Abovyan
Phone: (374 222) 26035, (374 10) 443436
Fax: (374 222) 23397, (374 10) 442848
E-mail: ccikotayk@mail.com, expert@xter.net
URL: www.ccikotayk.am
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lori Marz
Gortsaranain 2, Vanadzor
Phone: (374 322) 60311, 60309
Fax: (374 322) 60145
E-mail: lory@armcci.am
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Shirak Marz
13 Khachatryan street, 6 Apt.; 3126 Gyumri
Phone/Fax: (374 312) 35440
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Syunik Marz
1/20 A. Manukyan street, Kapan
Phone: (374 285) 33557, 32499
Fax: (374 285) 65881, 32742
E-mail: zcmc@arminco.com, artsrunav@ramler.ru
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tavush Marz
79/23 Blbulyan street, Ijevan
Phone: (374 263) 36333; (374 10) 770300
Fax: (374 10) 740300
E-mail: tavushcci@hotmail.com
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vayotz Dzor Marz
3 Mikoyani street, 3601 Yeghegnadzor
Phone: (374 281) 22113
Fax: (374 281) 24011
E-mail: arpa@list.ru
URL: www.vaykcci.am
Yerevan Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
11 Khanjyan street, 0010 Yerevan
Phone: (374 10) 560184, 560196, 524530 (+123, +104)
Fax: (374 10) 587871 (+116)
E-mail: yercci@arminco.com, a555@arminco.com
URL: www.yercci.am
Offices abroad:
Sofia 1414, Bulgaria
Phone: (3592) 9521594
Fax: (3592) 9526231
E-mail: arm_chamber@inet.bg
Blattneho 2317
158 00 Prague 5, Czech Republic
Phone: (420) 251617955
Mobile: (420) 776096823
E-mail: askat@volny.cz
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P.O. Box.184
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Phone: (251 11) 1551888
Mobile: (251 91) 1220201
Fax: (251 11) 1560490
25a Watzmann str.
85586 Poing, Germany
Phone: (49 81) 2180904
Fax: (49 81) 2180999
E-mail: vassilianr@aol.com
Munkacsy M. str.3
Budapest 1063, Hungary
Phone: (361) 3434994
Mobile: (362) 9433651, (374) 91507304
E-mail: udumyana@interware.hu
1807 West Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91201, United States
Phone: (818) 2470603
Fax: (360) 2831543
E-mail: gd100@arminco.com
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
The law of the Republic of Armenia “On Foreign Investments”.
Category:
Chamber of commerce and industry.
8 Khadji Mukana str., office 27
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Phone: (73212) 568445, 568426
Mobile: (73004) 550303, 7702529
3 str. Pale Leya
Riga, Latvia
Phone: (3712) 9255867
Fax: (360) 2831543
E-mail: ashot@one.lv
Kurosawastrook 20
2726 V.V. Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Phone: (31 6) 52613115
Fax: (31 7) 93716171
E-mail: info@simpex.nl
24 Fruze str.
Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation
Phone: (8672) 540417
Avtostroiteley 68
Tolyatti, Russian Federation
Phone: (8482) 429111
Fax: (8482) 791256
Chistoprudny ave, 12A, office 732
101000 Moscow, Russian Federation
Phone: (495) 9169224, 9169274, 9169422
Fax: (495) 9169034
Moscow avenue 138
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Phone: (7812) 3883054
Fax: (7812) 9733740
41/18-20 Silom Soi 19 Silom Road
Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Phone: (66 2) 2347565-7
E-mail: arto@artinian.net, jewelry@artinian.net
URL: www.artinian.net
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Phone: (44 20) 82037799
Mobile: (44 77) 10254998
Fax: (44 20) 82038877
E-mail: hratchdj@aol.com
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GEGHARKUNIK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
16 Buniatyan street
Gavar
Gegharkunik Marz
Phone: (374 64) 224 66
Fax: (374 64) 220 59:
Email:
URL:
varazdatk@rambler.ru
www.gcci.am
Year established: 2002
Principal functions:
• To promote economic development of the region of
Gegharkunik;
• To facilitate development of entrepreneurship;
• To assist to strengthening of commercial-economic linkages
with foreign enterprises;
• To establish cooperation between economic agents and State
bodies;
• To form and develop a staff performance rating
improvement system in the businesses of the region;
• To assist in the formation of infrastructures for rendering
information and consultation services and information
support;
• To promote the establishment and development of
infrastructures supporting entrepreneurship.
Services/activities:
• Implements various projects which are selected by
conducting surveys using questionnaires about business
needs. A survey for identification of capacities and needs
among one hundred enterprises is conducted quarterly. The
project with the most effective evaluation in terms of
business is being implemented, provided that resources are
available.
Publications issued:
• On Organization and Holding of Audits. The booklet
explains the procedure of holding audits by State governing
bodies; rights and responsibilities of public officials; rights
and duties of businesses; procedures of appeal acts and other
information necessary to increase business awareness.
• Organizational-Legal Forms of Enterprises in RA and their
State Registration. It gives a detailed description of potential
organizational-legal forms of businesses, their specifics and
registration in accordance with RA Legislation.
• Legislative Changes in RA Tax Environment introduced in
December 2002. It describes all changes related to normal
business management under the current tax environment. It
includes also interpretations, comparisons and examples for
enterprises in Gegharkunik Marz.
• Lease of the Coastal Sector of Lake Sevan. A manual
addressed to enterprises willing to deal with recreation
activity on the coastal part of the lake. The manual presents
requirements of acting RA legislation and rights and
responsibilities of economic agents. An example of a model
contract in compliance with RA Civil Code is also
presented.
• CCI Perspective Development Strategic Program of
Gegharkunik Marz. A guidebook about prospective
programming and strategy development for all enterprises.
• RA Gegharkunik Marz. Economic Overview. A booklet that
presents the economy of the Marz, sectors; their statistics;
more active members of CCI and attractive directions of
investments in Gegharkunik Marz.
• Newspapers (bi-weekly).
Local branches:
4 Sevantsi str.
City Culture Palace, 2 nd floor
Sevan
Phone: (374 61) 26247
Building of the Language Center
Martuni
Membership structure:
affiliated with the chamber.
Category:
Camber of commerce.
More that 150 enterprises are
MINISTRY OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Office/postal address:
5 M. Mkrtchian
Yerevan 375010
Phone: (374 1) 566185
Fax: (374 1) 526577
E-mail: info@minted.am, press@minted.am
URL: www.minted.am
Year established: 1991 (reorganized in 2002).
Principal functions:
• To elaborate the economic policy of Armenia;
• To be responsible for industrial and information technology
policy development;
• To elaborate trade and investment policy;
• To maintain an export-oriented economic climate, negotiate
global access for Armenian products and services to the
world markets;
• To be responsible for the collaboration within WTO;
• To attract and promote foreign investments, to create
favorable investment and business climate continuously
improving it;
• Many other functions.
Publications issued:
• Concept Paper for Sustainable Economic Development
Policy for Armenia (Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development of the Republic of Armenia, UNDP-Armenia,
2003).
• Armenia. Administrative Barriers to Investments (FIAS,
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Armenia,
2000).
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• Factors Inhibiting Foreign Direct Investments to Armenia
(FIAS, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of
Armenia, IRIS, 1998).
Membership structure:
350 members.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All areas/industries.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The Republic of Armenia Law on Foreign Investment,
adopted in 1994.
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
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AZERBAIJAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
31 Istiglaliyyat str.
Baku 370001
Phone: (994 12) 4928912
Fax: (994 12) 4971997
E-mail: expo@chamber.baku.az
URL: www.chamber.com.az
Year established: 1993
Principal function:
• To assist and promote small and medium enterprises.
Services/activities:
• Establishes business contracts, organization of exhibitions,
fairs, business missions, etc.;
• Provides certification, legal services and information services.
Publication issued:
• ”CONTACT” magazine (quarterly).
Local branches:
Branches in Azerbaijan towns.
Membership structure:
350 members.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Energy sector; final product manufacturing; and agriculture sector.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
• The Protection of Foreign Investments in Azerbaijan.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
AZERBAIJAN EXPORT AND INVESTMENT
PROMOTION FOUNDATION (AZPROMO)
Office/postal address:
11, Hasan Abdullayev Street
1001 Baku
Phone: (99 412) 598 0147, 598 0148
Fax: (99 412) 5980152, 598 0152
E-mail: office@azpromo.org
URL: www.azpromo.org
Year established: 2003
Principal function:
• To contribute to achieving balanced development of the
economy of the country;
• To implement measures necessary for the attraction and
promotion of inflow of investments for creation of new jobs,
particularly in its rural regions within the poverty reduction
strategy framework.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes, on a regular basis, analysis of the investment
climate and submits relevant proposals to the Government
aimed at its improvement;
• Researches experience of foreign countries in the field of
investment attraction and export promotion and submits
proposals for application of such experience in Azerbaijan;
• Organizes discussions of the laws that could impact investment
climate and development of private sector within business
audience;
• Maintains close cooperation with public and self-regulatory
bodies, diplomatic missions acting in Azerbaijan, international
financial institutions, as well as NGOs and commercial bodies
for the purpose of promotion of implementation of investment
projects;
• Attracts investors and holds negotiations with them;
• Renders assistance to the investors applying to the organization
for the purpose of obtaining preferences and privileges for
them for investments in priority fields and sectors of the
economy of the country;
• Creates and updates the database on investment and export
opportunities;
• Prepares legal database for investors;
• Prepares consolidated country reports for the investors on the
economy of Azerbaijan;
• Organizes conferences, seminars, business meetings for
investors to attract more investments into Azerbaijan and
setting businesses in the country;
• Renders assistance to foreign and local investors in
procurement of different types of services, including
consulting, legal and other services;
• Organizes training courses on preparations of business-plans
and investment projects;
• Carries out studies of regional trade (export) opportunities for
Azerbaijani businesses;
• Routinely assesses legal regime for exporting goods and
services from Azerbaijan, and develops and submits proposals
to the Government for improvement of the regime;
• Renders consultancy services to the businesses who exports or
plans to export goods and services from Azerbaijan;
• Supports Azerbaijani exporters in identifying potential buyers;
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• Organizes and participates in trade fairs aimed at promotion of
“Made in Azerbaijan” trade brand internationally.
Local Branches:
9A, Bala Mammad Street
4200 Lankaran
Phone: (99 417) 154166, (99 450) 5453000 (mobile)
Email: office@azpromo.org, vmirzayev@azerinvest.com
Administrative Building
2 nd Floor, Room #10
Ganja
Phone: (99 422) 521500
Fax: (99 422) 564 863
E-mail: office@azpromo.org, gencesahibkar@aztelekom.net
Membership structure: AZPROMO’s activities are
supervised by two governing structures: Board of Trustees and
Supervisory Board.
The Board of Trustees is the supreme managing structure of
AZPROMO. The main functions of the board include: the settingup
of general directions of AZPROMO’s activities, approval of its
annual plan of operation, election of the director of AZPROMO,
and endorsement of regular reports on AZPROMO activities,
among others. At the same time, by bringing together 64
Government representatives, private enterprises and business
associations, the Board of Trustees has developed into one of the
most important platforms on which economic policies concerning
Azerbaijan’s economic development are being discussed.
Supervisory Board: The day-to-day activities of AZPROMO are
overseen by the Supervisory Board, which controls AZPROMO´s
financial matters, approves the annual financial audit, and endorses
financial reports and any changes to the organizational structure
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
CASPIAN INVESTMENT CENTRE (CIC)
Office/postal address:
44 J.Jabbarli street.
Caspian Plaza ground floor
Baku
Phone: (994 12) 4367750
Fax: (994 12) 4367751
Email:
URL:
cic@azintex.com, cic@cic-az.com
www.cic-az.com
Year established: May 2003
Principal functions:
• to work with local companies helping to find partners among
foreign companies for creating the joint stocks, etc.;
• to help foreign companies to come to Azerbaijan market and
find partners in Azerbaijan;
• to prepare special projects for exhibitions and to build stands;
• to collaborate with international partners;
• to provide franchise supplier services.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under principal functions.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Gas and oil industry and all other economic sectors.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
• Law on Banks and Banking Activity in the Azerbaijan
Republic.
• Law on state registration of legal entities.
• Law about Protection of Foreign Investments.
• Law on Investment Activity.
• Law on the National Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
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NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF
ENTREPRENEURS (EMPLOYERS’)
ORGANIZATIONS OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC
Office/postal address:
57, Acad. Hasan Aliyev, 3 rd Floor
1110 Baku
Phone: (99 412) 4657242, 4657243, 4657244, 4657245,
4657246
Fax: (99 412) 4657243
E-mail: azerenterprise@liderkart.com, ask@liderkart.com,
aec@liderkart.com
URL: www.ask.org.az
• Assists in composing statements, appeals, petitions and other
juridical documents, examines documents and their
correspondence to current legislation;
• Clarifies and advises regulation of the relations in
commercial and labour legislation;
• Offers modern conference-hall, business-meeting rooms in
the centre of the city for various meetings;
• Renders consulting services.
Membership structure: 2,126 entrepreneurs’ subjects
including about 35 associations and unions of economic and
social orientation.
Category:
Others.
Year established: 1999
Principal functions:
• To protect rights of entrepreneurs, their property and other
legal interests before the corresponding state structures,
municipality bodies and other organizations;
• To assist strengthening the market infrastructure and
development of entrepreneurship relevant to the trends of the
State Entrepreneurship Development Programme;
• To participate in the collective negotiations with the
Azerbaijan Government and Trade Unions Confederation
with the purpose of regulation of the labour relations
according to the labour legislation in the country, to sign the
tripartite General Collective Agreement together with the
Azerbaijan Government and Trade Unions Confederation;
• To provide the establishment of permanent business
relations among its members, and to assist work on
investment, innovation and formation of sound
entrepreneurship environment as well as other projects;
• To assist local entrepreneurs in search of partners in the
country and abroad, participate in their information supply;
• To participate in the preparation and realization of various
social-economic oriented sector, regional and country
programmes;
• To realize the preparation of the social-economic oriented
draft laws and other normative-legal acts related to the
development of entrepreneurship;
• To create conditions for the study of the world experience of
entrepreneurship and its available application in Azerbaijan;
• To assist the establishment of social-economic oriented
organizations.
Services/activities:
• Analyzes the activity of entrepreneurship enterprises and
invites foreign experts through the international programmes
to assist in fund-raising;
• Assists in search of partners abroad;
• Organizes business trips to foreign countries;
• Organizes trainings covering various spheres of
entrepreneurship, computer and language courses;
• Sends representatives abroad to promote entrepreneurial
unions in the framework of the international programme;
• Advises regarding legal matters, legislative and other
normative-legal documents;
• Provides review regarding juridical examination of
documents and their correspondence to the current
legislation;
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BANGLADESH CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
CORPORATION (BCIC)
Office/postal address:
BCIC Bhaban
30-31 Dilkusha C/A
Dhaka 1000
Phone: (880 2) 9564153, 9556148
Fax: (880 2) 9564120
URL:
www.bcic.gov.bd
Year established: 1976
Principal functions:
• To develop chemical industries;
• To manufacture, market and distribute chemical products
produced by enterprises under its management.
Services/activities:
• Supervises, coordinates and controls the enterprises placed
under its management;
• Sets up new industries in the chemical sector;
• Undertakes joint ventures in collaboration with local and
foreign entrepreneurs.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• BI Monthly News Bulletin.
Local branches:
The BCIC has the following enterprises under its management:
Bangladesh Insulator and Sanitaryware Factory
Mirpur
Dhaka
Phone: (880 2) 8012442, 8011231
Fax: (880 2) 8011326
Chhatak Cement Company Ltd.
Chhatak
Sunamganj
Phone: (880 82) 08723-56225, 08227-85140
Fax: (880 82) 715216
E-mail: cement@bts.net
Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory
Rangadia
Chittagong
Phone: (880 31) 622301-4
Fax: (880 31) 610564
DAP Fertilizer Company Ltd.
Rangadia
Chittagong
Phone: (880 31) 632389, 622301-4
Fax: (880 31) 610564
Jamuna Fertilizer Co. Ltd.
Tarakandi
Jamalpur
Phone: (880 2) 933288
Fax: (880 2) 933288, 0982787021
Karnaphuli Paper Mills Ltd.
Chandraghona
Rangamati
Phone: (880 31) 0607-4491221
Fax: (880 31) 612833
E-mail: kpm@global.etg.net
Khulna Hard Board Mills Ltd.
Town Kalishput
Khulna
Phone: (880 041) 761436, 760268
Fax: (880 041) 761930
Natural Gas Fertilizer Factory Ltd.
Fenchuganj
Sylhet
Phone: (880 0821) 718425
Fax: (880 0821) 08226-88044, 715216
Polash Urea Fertilizer Factory
Ghorasal
Narsingdi
Phone: (880 2) 9351227
Fax: (880 2) 9351223
Triple Super Phosphate Complex
North Patenga
Chittagong
Phone: (880 31) 741358
Fax: (880 31) 741357
Usmania Glass Sheet Factory
Kalurghat
Chittagong
Phone: (880 31) 670430
Fax: (880 31) 670308
E-mail: ugsf@spet.net.com
Urea Fertilizer Factory
Ghorasal
Narsingdi
Phone: (880 2) 9350760
Fax: (880 2) 9352550
Zia Fertilizer Company Ltd.
Ashuganj
B. Baria
Phone: (880 2) 9351847
Fax: (880 2) 0852874211
Products/commodity responsible for:
Urea fertilizer; ammonium sulphate; TSP fertilizer; paper; cement;
liquid chlorine; glass sheet; sanitary ware; insulators; ceramic floor
and wall tiles; packaging materials.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
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BANGLADESH EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
AUTHORITY (BEPZA)
Office/postal address:
BEPZA Complex
House No 19/D, Road No. 6
Dhanmondi R/A
Dhaka 1205
Phone: (880 2) 9670530, 8650058, 8650061
Fax: (880 2) 8650060, 9661849
E-mail: chairman@bepza.org, member-ip@bepza.org, gmip@bepza.org,
gm-pr@bepza.org
URL: www.epzbangladesh.org.bd
Year established: 1980
Principal functions:
• To plan, develop, operate and manage export processing zones
(EPZs) in Bangladesh;
• To take possession of land to be acquired or requisitioned by
the Government for creation and development of a zone;
• To allot land and building space in a zone to investors on lease
or on rent and to allow them to mortgage the allotted lands for
raising loans from financial institutions or commercial banks;
• To provide infrastructure facilities, including buildings,
utilities and warehouse;
• To process applications for setting up industries within a zone
and accord sanction in accordance with the guidelines given
by the Government from time to time;
• To provide customs bonded facilities in accordance with
customs regulations for importation into a zone of building
materials for construction purpose and packaging materials,
raw materials and intermediate goods for the purpose of
processing for export;
• To allow import of raw materials or semi-processed or other
goods required for use in the zone and export of semiprocessed,
processed or other goods to be specified by the
board in such manner as may be prescribed;
• To assist in the transportation of imported raw materials and
intermediate goods in bonded condition and export of finished
products;
• To provide necessary banking facilities within the zone in
consultation with the Bangladesh Bank;
• To establish liaison with the port, municipal and other
authorities to make arrangement for transportation of imported
raw materials and intermediate goods on bonded condition
and for export of finished products;
• To sanction the employment of foreign nationals, in
accordance with the guidelines given by the Government from
time to time, to posts for which local experts is not available
for efficient running of the industries in zone;
• To enter into any contract or agreement for the purpose of the
ordinance, subject to the approval of the Government;
• To set up, maintain and manage public warehouses at any
place in Bangladesh to provide customs bonded facilities in
accordance with customs regulations for importation into
Bangladesh of raw materials, packaging materials, semiprocessed
goods and accessories required for export oriented
industries, if directed to do so by the Government.
Services/activities:
• Provides one window service in EPZs which includes
provision of infrastructural facilities such as utilities (gas,
water, electricity, telephone, telex and fax), issue of
import/export permits, work permits and security.
Publications issued:
• Information brochures (published periodically).
• List of industries in operation (by type and by EPZ).
• A New Horizon for Investors
(English/Japanese/Korean/Chinese/French/Italian/German/Ara
bic).
Local branches:
Adamji Export Processing Zone (EPZ-ADM)
Adamjee Nagar, Siddirgang, Narayangang
Phone: (880 2) 7607038, 7607037
Fax: (880 2) 8620282
Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ-CTG)
South Halishahar, 4223 Chittagong
Phone: (880 31) 741446, 740919
Fax: (880 31) 740031
E-mail: cezp@ctg-bd.net
Comilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ-COM)
Airport Area, Comilla
Phone: (880 81) 77055
Fax: (880 81) 77056
E-mail: epzcom@bttb.net.bd
Dhaka Export Processing Zone (EPZ-DAK)
Ganakbari, Savar, Dhaka
Phone: (880 2) 7701004, 7701002
Fax: (880 2) 7701003
Ishwardi Export Processing Zone (EPZ-ISD)
Ishurdi, Pabna
Phone: (880 7) 32663962
Fax: (880 7) 32663961
Karnaphulai Export Processing Zone (EPZ-KAR)
Karnaphuli, Chittagong
Phone: (88 03) 1801069, 1741100
Fax: (88 03) 1801069
Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ-MON)
Mongla, Bagerhat
Phone: (880 4) 66275199, 176208
Fax: (880 4) 66275198
Uttara Export Processing Zone (EPZ-UTR)
Shongalshi, Nilphamari
Phone: (880 5) 5161586, 55161677
Fax: (880 5) 5161468
Products/commodity responsible for:
In the industrial units of EPZs products such as garments and
garments accessories, textile, terry towel, knitting and knit products,
caps, electronics, fishing reel, golf equipment, metal products,
plastic products, shoes and leather goods, tent, and ropes are being
produced and exported.
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Locations of EPZs:
• CEPZ established at the port city of Chittagong, is 2.41 km
from the main seaport, 7.24 km from the international airport
and 5.63 km from the main business centre of Chittagong.
There are currently 106 enterprises operating in the Zone;
• Dhaka EPZ, established near the capital city, Dhaka, is 25 km
from Zia International Airport and 35 km from the city centre.
There are currently 56 enterprises operating in the Zone;
• Mongla EPZ established near the Mongla Port sea is 105 km
from Jessore Airport. There is currently one enterprise
operating in the Zone;
• Comilla EPZ established near the Comilla old airport area is
97 km from the capital city and 170 km from Chittagong Port.
There are currently three enterprises sanctioned in the Comilla
EPZ;
• Ishurdi EPZ established near the Ishurdi Airport is 186 km
from the capital city, 150 km from Bangabandhu Bridge and
450 km from Chittagong Port. There is currently one
enterprise sanctioned in the Zone;
• Uttara EPZ established near the Syedpur Airport is 360 km
from the capital city and 640 km from Chittagong Port. There
is currently one enterprise sanctioned in the Zone.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All sectors are encouraged with particular emphasis on hi-tech
electronics and electrical equipment, hi-tech engineering, leather
and leather-related industries, specialized textiles, jewellery,
garments, automobile spares, light-medium engineering. (Industrial
Policy 1991 encourages foreign investment through the
introduction of deregulatory provisions.)
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act,
1980.
Category:
Investment promotion authority and export processing zone.
BANGLADESH STANDARDS AND TESTING
INSTITUTION (BSTI)
Office/postal address:
Maan Bhaban
116/A, Tejgaon Industrial Area
Dhaka 1208
Phone: (880 2) 8821462, 9897960, 9880007, 9131582, 9894888,
9898115
Fax: (880 2) 9131581
E-mail: info@bsti.gov.bd
URL: www.bsti.gov.bd/
Year established: 1985 (through merger of Bangladesh
Standards Institution and Central Testing Labouratories).
Principal functions:
• To set up standards of quality and dimensions and prepare and
promote the general adoption of standards – on national and
international basis – relating to materials, commodities,
structures, practices and operations and, from time to time, to
withdraw, revise, alter and amend the same;
• To consider and recommend to the Government standards for
the measurement of length, weight mass, volume and energy;
• To promote standardization, quality control, metrology and
simplification in industry and commerce;
• To secure compliance with the adopted standards adopted by
producers and users;
• To implement standards through the administration of a
national certification mark scheme or inspection of goods or
both;
• To provide or arrange facilities for examination, testing and
inspection of commodities, processes and practices for any
investigation, research or promotion of export that may be
necessary and to issue test reports;
• To certify the quality of commodities, materials, produces,
products and other things including food materials, whether for
local consumption, export or import;
• To coordinate the efforts of producers and users for the
improvement of materials, products, code of practice,
appliances, processes and methods, so as to eliminate the
national waste of material and time involved in the production
of an unnecessary variety of patterns and sizes of articles for
one and the same purpose;
• To establish and publish standard specifications;
• To recognize, adopt or endorse as a Bangladesh standard any
standard established by any other institution in Bangladesh or
in any foreign country or by international organizations;
• To specify a standard mark to be called the ‘Bangladesh
Standards and Testing Institution Certification Mark’;
• To grant, renew, reject, suspend or cancel, in such manner as
may be prescribed, a license for the use of standard mark;
• To make inspection and take samples of any material or
substance to see whether any article or process in relation to
which the standard mark has been used or proposed to be used
conforms to the standard or whether the standard mark has
been improperly used in relation to any article or process with
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or without license;
• To utilize with the permission of the owners, the services of
laboratories other than those maintained by the institution and
approve such laboratories for the purpose of the Institution;
• To make arrangements or provide for the facilities for the
testing and calibration of precision instruments, gauges and
scientific apparatus and for the issue of certificates in regard
thereto so as to make them comply with the required
standards;
• To undertake execution of any trust or any agency business
which it may consider conducive to the attainment of, its
objectives;
• To cooperate with any person, association or organization
abroad with similar objectives.
Services/activities:
• Formulates standards of commodities, processes/systems,
codes of practice, etc., on national and international bases;
• Controls the quality of products through testing of locally
produced consumer products, produce for the local market
and for export through the issuance of Certification Marks
Licences;
• Implements the systems of international units of weights and
measures in the country;
• Renders scientific/industrial/legal metrology services.
Publications issued:
• Standard specifications.
• Yearbook.
Local branches:
Dhaka Divisional Metrology Inspectorate
BSTI Annex Building
116-A Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka 1208
Phone: (880 2) 9899631
BSTI Regional Office
Jamburi Ground, Agrabad, Chittagong
Phone: (880 31) 710695,500034
BSTI Regional Office
62 Old Jessore Road
Khalishpur, Khulna
Phone: (880 41) 762152, 761542
BSTI Regional Office
H-573 Ramchandrapur
Natore Road, Choramara, Rajshahi 6100
Phone: (880 721) 775897
BSTI Regional Office
Hodua Lodge
80/81 Jordon Road, Barisal
Phone: (880 431) 55796
BSTI Regional Office
Mirza Villa, West Pathantola, Sylhet
Phone: (880 821) 719547
Membership structure:
BSTI Council: 39 members.
Other Committees: Variable
• BSTI Council (sets policy and oversees activities);
• Executive Committee (for administration and technical
guidance);
• Divisional Committee (adoption of National Standards -
members from different sectors and industries associations):
12 members;
• Technical Committees (finalization of Draft Standards): 12
members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Agricultural and food products; chemicals; jute and textiles;
electro-technical and engineering products.
Category:
Commodity standard institute.
BOARD OF INVESTMENT (BOI)
Office/postal address:
Prime Minister’s Office
Jiban Bima Tower, 19 th floor,
10 Dilkusha Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000
Phone: (880 2) 9559378, 9561430-1
Fax: (880 2) 9562312
E-mail: ecboi@bdmail.net, bdboi@bdmail.net
URL: www.boi.gov.bd
Year established: 1989
Principal functions:
• To provide all kinds of facilities in the matter of investment
of local and foreign capital for the purpose of rapid
industrialization in the private sector;
• To implement government policy relating to the investment
of capital in industries in the private sector;
• To prepare the investment schedule in relation to industries
in the private sector and its implementation;
• To prepare area-schedules for establishment of industries in
the private sector and determination of special facilities for
such areas;
• To approve and register industrial projects in the private
sector involving local and foreign capital;
• To identify investment sectors and facilities for investment in
industries in the private sector and provide wide publicity
thereof abroad;
• To invent specific devices for the purpose of promotion of
investment in industries in the private sector and their
implementation;
• To create infrastructural facilities for industries in the private
sector;
• To determine terms and conditions for employment of
foreign officers, experts and other employees necessary for
industries in the private sector;
• To prepare policies relating to the transfer of technology and
phase-wise local production in the private sector and their
implementation;
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• To provide necessary assistance for the rehabilitation of
industries in the private sector;
• To finance and provide assistance in the financing of
important new industries in the private sector;
• To adopt necessary measures for the creation of capital for
investment in industries in the private sector;
• To collect, compile, analyze and disseminate all kinds of
industrial data and to establish a databank for that purpose;
• To do such other acts and things as may be necessary for the
performance of the above functions.
Services/activities:
The services provided by BOI are categorized as follows:
• Investment promotion
- Country promotions,
- Sector/industry promotions,
- Publications on business processes.
• Investment facilitation
- Pre-investment information and counselling service,
- Investor welcome service (faster immigration),
- Registration/approval of foreign, joint-venture and local
projects,
- Approving work permits for the foreign nationals,
- Approving foreign loan suppliers’ credit, PAYE scheme,
etc.,
- Facilitating utility connections (electricity, gas),
- Assistance in obtaining industrial plots,
- Approving remittance of royalty, technical know-how
and technical assistance fees,
- Facilitating the import of capital machinery/raw
materials.
• Policy advocacy
- Advocating policy suggestions to the Government,
- Assisting Government in framing new policies for
private sector development.
Divisional Office Khulna
Shilpa Bank Bhaban 25-26 KDA C/A
Khulna 9100
Phone: (880 41) 720017, 724716
Divisional Office Rajshahi
Heea Bitan
CandB Moor, Kazihata
Rajshahi 6000
Phone: (880 721) 772047
Divisional Office Sylhet
Prabaho -18, Taltala
Sylhet 3100
Phone: (880 821) 724 306
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All sectors, excluding: arms and ammunition and other defence
equipment and machinery; forest plantation and mechanized
extraction within the bounds of reserved forests; production of
nuclear energy; and security printing (currency notes) and
minting.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection Act),
1980.
• Investment Board Act, 1989.
• Industrial Policy 2005.
Category:
Investment promotion and facilitation authority.
Publications issued:
• FDI in Bangladesh during 2004, June 2005.
• Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh during 2002,
March 2003 (English).
• Bangladesh Investment Handbook, November 2002
(English).
• GCC Countries and Bangladesh: Investment and Trade
Cooperation, May 2002 (English).
• Utility Services and Environmental Clearance, January 2001
(English).
Local branches:
Divisional Office Barishal
Suraiya Bhaban
87/84 Jordon Road
Barishal 8200
Phone: (880 431) 54797, 54399
Divisional Office Chittagong
CGO Building No.1
Agrabad Commercial Area
Chittagong 4100
Fax: (880 31) 722382
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BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES CENTER (BASC)
Office/postal address:
House # 75, Road # 7A
Dhanmondi R.A.
Dhaka 1209
Phone: (880 2) 8110693-94, 8112467, 9112641
Fax: (880 2) 9130072
E-mail: info@bascservice.org, basc@bangla.net
URL: www.bascservice.org
Year established: 1991
Principal function:
• To facilitate business development services;
• To establish itself as an effective and efficient Business
Development Organization (BDO);
• To provide business development services (BDS) to micro,
small and medium-sized enterprises in agriculture and
industrial sectors covering manufacturing, service and trading
organizations;
• To generate sustainable income and productive employment
opportunities for poverty alleviation and food security;
• To promote ethical and socially responsible business.
Services/activities:
• Supports organization so that they can maximize their
productivity. Support to these organizations comes in different
forms: through consultancy, through research, through
information dissemination services and other advisory
services.
Publication issued:
Recent publications include:
• Investment opportunity for agro-based small enterprises in
greater Rangpur and Dinajpur Districts.
• Investment opportunities for small enterprises in Sylhet Town.
• An actor Oriented Approach to Natural Resources sector
value addition in the Jamuna Chars.
• Feasibility Study on Establishment of a Heat Treatment Plant,
Model Machineshop and Model Foundry Shop.
• Market Study on Project for Homeopathy Medicine in
Bangladesh.
• Animal Feed Production in Bangladesh.
• Electro-Mechanical Toy Manufacturing Industry in
Bangladesh.
• Directory of Engineering Industries of Bangladesh.
For a detailed list of publications, please refer to
www.bascservice.org/publications.php.
Membership structure:
The organization receives its overall policy directions and guidance
from the board of directors consisting of twelve eminent
personalities. The overall management of BASC is entrusted upon
the executive director who is assisted by a core team of
professionals and support Staff. BASC's operating wings are run,
administered and managed as profit centers.
Training:
• Entrepreneurship and management development programmes;
• Institutional development;
• Human resources development;
• Production and quality;
• Financial management and agribusiness.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
CHITTAGONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (CCCI)
Office/postal address:
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Chamber House, 38, Agrabad C/A
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Phone: (880)-31-713366
E-mail: ccci@globalctg.net
URL: www.chittagongchamber.com
Year established: 1959
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect the trade, commerce and
manufactures of Bangladesh in general, and the trade,
commerce and manufactures of Chittagong in particular;
• To encourage the development and progress of the Port and
Town of Chittagong;
• To watch protect the general commercial interests of
Bangladesh or any part thereof and the interests of persons
engaged in trade, commerce or industry in Bangladesh and in
particular in Chittagong;
• To collect and circulate statistics and other information
relating to trade, commerce and industry to members;
• To arbitrate in settlement of disputes arising out of
commercial transactions between parties willing or agreeing
to abide by the judgment and decision of the Chamber;
• To establish just and equitable principles in trade, commerce
and industry;
• To form a code or code or practice to simplify and facilitate
transaction of business;
Services/activities:
• To arrange the Chittagong International Trade Fair;
• To conduct effective training to potential & existing
entrepreneurs and business executives on information
technology for human resource and women entrepreneurship
development;
• To provide free library service to its members comprising
up-to-date trade directories, catalogues, trade journals,
weeklies, monthly magazines from home and abroad,
government publications;
• To provide information on market demand of commodities to
exporters and importers and advises members on marketing
possibilities at home and abroad;
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• To issue certificate of origin to any registered company
dealing with trading or manufacturing of local goods or
products meant for re-export;
Publications issued:
• For a full list of annual reports, please refer to <
http://www.chittagongchamber.com/annual_report.php >
Category:
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
DHAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (DCCI)
Office/postal address:
65-66 Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000
Phone: (880 2) 9552562, 9554383
Fax: (880 2) 9560830
E-mail: library@dhakachamber.com, dcci@bangla.net,
secretary@dhakachamber.com
URL: www.dhakachamber.com, www.dhakachamber.org
Year established: 1958
Principal functions:
• To give suggestions for the formulation of government
policies in import, export, investment, banking, insurance,
fiscal measures, annual budget, etc. and to provide inputs for
meetings related to World Trade Organization (WTO),
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), etc.;
• To represent trade, commerce and industry on various
advisory or consultative committees at different ministries
and departments of the Government;
• To comment on legislative measures affecting trade,
commerce and industry;
• To function as a forum for exchanging views on trade and
economy among different chamber members, government
agencies, DCCI members and local/foreign delegations;
• To settle trade disputes by arbitration;
• To issue Certificate of Origin and authenticate documents
for promotion of exports;
• To disseminate business information to members by
electronic communication, fortnightly Trade Bulletin, DCCI
Monthly Review, Current Awareness Service Bulletin, SDI:
selective dissemination of information, newsletter, circulars,
notifications, statistical data, etc.;
• To organize training courses, seminars, workshops,
symposia, meetings, delegations, fairs and participation
thereof at home and abroad and to receive delegation;
• To undertake activities such as survey and research to
suggest for favourable business-related policies;
• To prepare Economic Policy Papers (EPPs) for conducting
policy advocacy for the benefit of the business sectors;
• To sign Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with
overseas chambers of commerce and industries and other
business organization for promotion of trade and investment;
• To prepare, implement and evaluate projects for
entrepreneurship development and other trade related
matters;
• To develop business through Internet, web page, short
link/cross link with DCCI, etc.
Services/activities:
• Provides facsimile, e-mail, Internet, Web page browsing,
commercial library; international tender documents,
computer services, CD-ROM services; photocopy facilities,
meeting and conference facilities;
• Provides computerized trade information services as well as
SME help line services;
• Offers trade intelligence services such as export, import,
investment inquiries, trade fairs/exhibitions, news, trade
regulations, public notices, statutory regulatory orders
(SROs) and foreign exchange circulars;
• Issues Certificates of Origin (CO) and Letters of
Recommendation/Introduction;
• Provides advisory and consultancy services;
• Provides institutional supports to small-scale enterprises
(SSEs).
Publications issued:
• DCCI Annual Report (English/Bengali).
• DCCI Monthly Review (English/Bengali).
• DCCI Members Directory: 2000 (English).
• Tax Guide 2007-2008.
• Export quality management: an answer book for small and
medium-sized exporters. Published jointly by DCCI and
International Trade Centre (ITC). 2007.
• Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution: How to settle
International business disputes: 2002 (Published jointly by
DCCI and ITC, GTZ).
• Introducing DCCI (annually).
• DCCI Trade Information Bulletin (fortnightly).
• DCCI General Circulars and Special Circulars.
• Economic Indicators.
• Trade Delegation Brochure (occasional publications).
• Economic Policy Papers on different business issues.
• Research reports.
• Seminar reports.
Membership structure: About 4,000 members classified
under four categories: General Members, Associate Members,
Town Association Members and Trade Group Members.
Membership composition: export 30 per cent, import 30 per cent,
sales and services 20 per cent and manufacturing 20 per cent.
Training:
DCCI Business Institute (DBI) provides training programmes and
counseling services to its members by year-wise scheduling.
DCCI has some projects through which the Chamber has been
imparting specialized training namely training for women
entrepreneurs, training on leather and leather goods, etc.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion; and trade promotion
organization.
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EXPORT PROMOTION BUREAU (EPB)
Office/postal address:
1, Kawran Bazar
Dhaka 1215
Phone: (880 2) 8151496, 9128377, 8112427, 8113247,
8143247, 8143248
Fax: (880 2) 9119531
E-mail: info@epb.gov.bd, vc@epb.gov.bd
URL: www.epb.gov.bd
Year established: 1972
Principal functions:
Product development:
• To provide technical support to local manufacturers/exporters;
• To provide training on product development and adaptation;
• To provide advisory support in quality control, packaging,
supply improvement, post-harvest handling, etc.
Market promotion:
• To participate and/or organize international trade fairs;
• To organize single country exhibitions, buyer-seller meets,
contact promotion programmes, field business missions
abroad;
• To organize product group international trade fairs.
Trade information:
• To disseminate trade enquiries to local exporting companies;
• To provide information on target markets including
international prices and other information;
• To print/distribute Bangladesh Export Directory, product
brochures, export statistics and other publications of interest.
Export policy:
• To formulate dynamic policy and programmes for the active
promotion of exports and to assist in policy formulation;
• To coordinate export development efforts programme and
export promotion efforts of the public and private sectors;
• To develop linkages with chambers and trade associations;
• To monitor export performance on a monthly basis.
Coordination and cooperation:
• To coordinate with Bangladesh embassies abroad for attaining
the export target;
• To cooperate with foreign trade promotion organizations;
• To maintain working relationship with international/regional
organizations such as WTO, UNCTAD, ITC, WIPO, ESCAP,
OIC, World Bank, ADB and IDB and other trade promotion
organization.
Textile products:
• To issue GSP Certificates and Certificates of Origin;
• To issue textile visa and licence.
Training:
• Implements National Export Training Programmes of EPB;
• Organizes seminars/workshops on export-related subjects;
• Orientation programmes for trade officials posted abroad.
Services/activities:
• Issues GSP, GSTP, SAPTA and Asia-Pacific Trade
Agreement (APTA) certificates of origin for export abroad.
Publications issued:
• Bangladesh Export Directory.
• Bangladesh Export Statistics (annually).
• EPB Annual Report.
• Monthly Export Statistics.
• Handbook for Exporters (manual).
• Manuals of NETP programme.
• Handicrafts from Bangladesh (brochure).
• Trade Information (quarterly).
Local branches:
Chamber House, Agrabad C/A
Chittagong
Phone: (88 031) 720907
Fax: (88 031) 710540
E-mail: epbctg@spnetctg.com
Chamber Mansion, 5 No. KDA Commercial Area
Khulna
Phone: (88 041) 720449
Fax: (88 041) 732172
Hazera Villa (3rd floor), Shaheb Bazar (Mianpara)
Rajshahi 6001
Phone/Fax: (88 0721) 774420
53 Bangabandhu Avenue, Rahamatullah Muslim Institutes
Narayanganj
BSCIC Industrial Gate Holding No. 892
Ranir Bazar, Comilla
Phone: (88 081) 65019
Maa Manzil, House No-1/B, Block-C, Road-33/A
Shahjalal Upashaher
Sylhet
Phone: (88 0821) 716144
Fax: (88 0821) 715210
Training:
Funding from international organizations such as WTO,
UNCTAD, ITC, ESCAP and EU, regional seminar/workshop.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
IT sector, agro-process and light engineering products/services.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act,
1980 secures all foreign investment in Bangladesh.
• OPIC’s (Overseas Private Investment Corporation, United
States of America) insurance and finance programmes
applicable.
• Security and safeguards available under Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of which Bangladesh
is a member.
• Arbitration facility of the International Centre for the
Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID) available.
Category:
Trade facilitation body; trade fair and exhibition authority; and
trade promotion organization.
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FEDERATION OF BANGLADESH CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (FBCCI)
Office/postal address:
60, Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000
P.O. Box: 2079, Dhaka
Phone: (880 2) 9560598, 9560102-3
Fax: (880 2) 7176030, 9560588
E-mail: fbcci@bdcom.net, fbcci@bol-online.com
URL: www.fbcci-bd.org
Year established: 1973
Principal functions:
• To promote the interests of its federating units;
• To bring about a better cohesion, understanding and harmony
at the national level among the trade organizations;
• To aid and stimulate the development of trade, commerce,
industry, agriculture and transport;
• To protect, encourage and safeguard the cause of the private
sector through consultation and interaction with the
Government, Ministerial Consultative Committees and other
related bodies or agencies;
• To assist in the organization of chambers of commerce and
industry and associations of trade and industry in different
centres of Bangladesh;
• To initiate and adopt appropriate measures for the protection
of trade and persons engaged therein, especially members of
the FBCCI;
• To maintain relations and communicate with trade and
industrial associations and other mercantile and public bodies
abroad;
• To liaise as a member of the International Chamber of
Commerce, Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Commodity Exchange and Confederation of Asia-Pacific
Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
• Prints and circulates project profiles on new industrial projects
formulated by development finance institutes and the Board of
Investment;
• Collects information through field studies and market surveys
on priority sectors of the country and prepares study reports for
the FBCCI member bodies and the relevant government
ministries;
• Arranges occasional seminars on economic and commercial
issues.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English).
• FBCCI Journal (English).
• Yearly Recommendations of FBCCI Standing Committees
(English).
• Souvenirs of different important events (English/Bengali).
Membership structure: 268 members, comprising 196 Trade and
Industrial Associations and 72 Chambers of Commerce and
Industry.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Non-profit promotional organization. Does not make investment
itself, but works for promoting private sector investment.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Relevant for BOI and other concerned governmental
organizations.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion; and trade promotion
organization.
Services/activities:
• Provides trade information services to members of FBCCI,
foreign chambers, Bangladesh missions abroad and foreign
missions in Bangladesh and related national and international
organizations;
• Collects, maintains, analyses and disseminates statistical and
other information on matters related to trade, commerce and
industry of national and international importance and compiles
a databank;
• Conducts research on policies and programmes relating to the
development of trade, commerce and industry in the country;
• Plans to develop an information network, with international
collaborators such as the ICC;
• Plans to develop a computerized database on members of the
FBCCI in order to monitor their progress and performance;
• Coordinates and disseminates matters referred by the trade
representatives of the different embassies in order to assist
local industrialists and traders;
• Collects information and publications from the Trade
Representatives and circulates them among all chambers and
associations in the country;
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FOREIGN INVESTORS’ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY (FICCI)
Office/postal address:
Prime View (03-303)
7, Gulshan Avenue
Gulshan-1
Dhaka 1000
Phone: (880 2) 9892913, 9893049
Fax: (880 2) 9893058
E-mail: ficci@bangla.net
URL: www.ficci.org.bd
Year established: 1971
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect the interests of its members;
• To render such assistance, advice to the government of
Bangladesh and its related agencies/authorities towards
promotion of commerce, trade and industry of the country visà-vis
the interest of foreign investors in general and those of
the FICCI members in particular;
• To support or oppose, legislative or other measures of the
Government affecting trade, commerce and industry of the
country in general and the FICCI member in particular;
• To help establish just and equitable principles in the domain of
trade, commerce and industry of the country;
• To liaise with other trade organizations, associations and
concerned Government agencies/authorities for exchange of
information /views/suggestions to serve the interests of the
FICCI members in particular.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Publication issued:
• Annual Report.
• Monthly Bulletin.
• Bangladesh Country Profile.
Membership structure:
The Chamber comprises of 141 members companies (as of 31 July
2005) representing a wide range of different industries, trading
houses, service companies, banks and financial institutions.
Companies/business engaged in manufacturing/trading or rendering
services within the territory of Bangladesh and having minimum 50
per cent foreign share holding in their equity are eligible for
ordinary membership. Those having less than 50 per cent but not
below 20 per cent foreign share holding are eligible for associate
membership. Associate membership is also open to any person
being a foreign national representing the business interests of any
foreign company/institution in Bangladesh.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; and trade association.
METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY, DHAKA
Office/postal address:
Chamber Building
122-124 Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000
Phone: (880 2) 9565208-10, 7161028-30
Fax: (880 2) 9565212
E-mail: sg@citechco.net
URL: www.mccibd.org
Year established: 1904
Principal function:
• To deal with international trade and tariff, trade practices,
taxation, commercial arbitration, training and human
resources development, etc.
Services/activities:
• Provides advisory services to the member organizations on
the aforementioned areas;
• Prepares updates on national macroeconomic trends;
• Is represented on the various policy-level bodies of the
Government;
• Acts as Secretary to the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation,
the only organization in the country representing the
employers.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report of the Chamber (English).
• Economic Indicators of Bangladesh (annually, English).
• Summary of Taxation Rules (annually, English).
• The Chamber News (monthly, English).
• The Tax News (monthly, English).
Local branch:
137 Bangabandhu Avenue
Narayanganj
Membership structure: 277 members, representing the large
enterprises in trading, manufacturing, banks, insurance companies
and public sector corporations.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Manufacturing sectors such as jute, textiles, tea, chemicals and
pharmaceuticals, garments, food products, and construction, and
service sectors such as banks and insurance, hotels.
Training:
The Chamber has been giving an increased focus on training and
human resources development in recent periods. It conducts
regular training programmes on different disciplines of
management functions. The courses are conducted by both local
and foreign resource persons and the English language is used as
the medium.
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Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agro-based industries, artificial flower-making, computer
software and IT, electronics, frozen foods, jute goods, jewellery
and diamond-cutting, leather, oil and gas, electricity,
telecommunications, textiles, tourism, entertainment, hospitals
and clinics, hotels and guest houses, etc.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
The Government’s policy framework for foreign investment is
based on Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection)
Act, 1980, which provides for non-discriminatory treatment
between foreign and local investments; protection of foreign
investment from expropriation by the State; and ensured
repatriation of proceeds from sale of shares and profit. Excepting
a list of four reserve industries, foreign investments are
encouraged in all sectors. To assist private investment, the
Government, through the Investment Board Act, 1989, set up the
Board of Investment.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion and trade promotion
organization.
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BHUTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (BCCI)
Office/postal address:
Daebum Lam
Thimphu
P.O. Box: 147, Thimphu
Phone: (975 2) 323140, 322742
Fax: (975 2) 323936
E-mail: bsdbcci@druknet.bt, webmaster@druknet.bt
URL: www.bcci.com.bt
Year established: 1980
Principal functions:
• To facilitate and promote private sector development and to
receive and disseminating information;
• To provide a forum for discussion and exchanging views
relevant to private sector development;
• To liaise between the private sector and the Government;
• To receive and submit views, suggestions and
recommendations to the Government on policy matters.
Services/activities:
• Identifies market sourcing;
• Disseminates information and prepares project reports;
• Provides business support and advisory services.
Local branches:
Twenty one branches spread out all over the country. All business
and trade associations are its registered members.
Membership structure:
There are over 200 individual and corporate registered members.
In addition, there are over 9,000 mandatory members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Export of Bhutanese products and import of consumer goods.
Training:
For Bhutanese nationals only.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture; hydropower; tourism; wood-based industries;
infrastructure development; IT industries, etc.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Almost all the requisite Acts are in place.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; trade association; trade facilitation body;
trade fair and exhibition authority; trade promotion organization;
and training/research institute.
FOOD CORPORATION OF BHUTAN
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 80
Phuentsholing
Phone: (975 5) 52241, 252429, 252560, 252859, 252375
Fax: (975 5) 252289, 252342, 251742
E-mail: drukfood@druknet.bt
Year established: 1974
Principal functions:
Social functions:
• To provide essential food items and to secure food reserves
for Bhutan through the use of effective and efficient
technical and managerial approaches;
• To maintain and service the national and SAARC food
security reserves at all strategic locations across the country;
• To look after the logistics of the World Food Programmes
(WFP);
• To provide effective and efficient agriculture marketing
services to Bhutanese farmers by strategically aligning itself
to the needs of the farmers;
• To engage in effective marketing, distribution and
sale/export of locally produced agriculture produce;
• To set up temporary sheds to conduct auctions or arrange
exports as per the demand of local farmers;
• To purchase maize and to promote its sale in the eastern
region;
• To transfer payments to Bhutanese farmers on behalf of the
auction yard buyers.
Commercial functions:
• To increase product lines and area coverage to meet the
demands of consumers;
• To pursue commercially attractive business ventures;
• To engage in effective and efficient procurement and
distribution of essential food items throughout the country
and to engage as efficient and effective distributors of
consumer goods in the local market;
• To consolidate market services and ensure timely delivery of
goods;
• To maintain fair prices and ensure the quality of consumer
goods as a responsible marketing and distribution agency and
to control the sale of products beyond maximum retail price
(MRP).
Services/activities:
• Maintains national food security reserve stocks at strategic
locations as per the Government order;
• Provides storage facilities at the terminal regulated markets;
• Caters to the safe storage of national food security reserve
stocks/SAARC reserve stocks and WFP aid with necessary
pest control treatment on a need basis;
• Distributes WFP commodities at various project sites;
• Distributes essential food commodities during any national
emergency;
• Facilitates free and fair trade of locally produced agricultural
produces through auction yards located at Phuentsholing,
S/Jongkhar, Gelephu, Sarpang and Samtse;
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• Transfers payments to Bhutanese farmers on behalf of the
auction yard buyers;
• Establishes seasonal temporary auctions and export
operations during the crop season as per the directives of the
Government and public demand;
• Provides market information to the growers;
• Provides timely delivery of goods;
• Provides financial support to the farmers’ association.
Local branches:
Thimphu
P.O. Boxb188
Phone: (975 2) 322877, 333209
Fax: (975 2) 323957
Gelephug
P.O. Box 166
Phone: (975 6) 351048, 251077
Fax: (975 6) 251093
Samdrup Jongkhar
P.O. Box 137
Phone (975 7) 251073, 251122
Fax: (975 7) 251123
Products/commodity responsible for:
Essential food items and manufactured consumer products.
Category:
Trading company in agricultural-related products.
ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN
(RMA)
Office/postal address:
Post box no. 154
Thimphu
Bhutan
Phone: (975-2)-323111
Contact
http://www.rma.org.bt/EXTERNALWEB/contact_us.jsp
URL: www.rma.org.bt
Year established: 1982
Principal functions:
Form:
• To regulate the availability of money and its international
exchange; to promote monetary stability;
• To supervise and regulate banks and other financial
institutions;
• To promote credit and exchange conditions, and a sound
financial structure conducive to the balanced growth of the
economy;
• To advise the Government on any matter relating to its
functions, powers, and duties;
• To Act as “lender of last resort” to banks in the case of shortterm
liquidity shortages. It also involves the provision of
central clearance facilities for interbank transactions;
Services/activities:
• To issues notes and coins for the purpose of directly
influencing the amount of currency in circulation outside
banks, thereby providing the economy with sufficient, but if
possible, non-inflationary liquidity;
• To accept deposits as prudential reserves for banks (e.g.,
Minimum Reserves), the willingness to Discount commercial
and Government paper;
• To plan and arrange the printing of banknotes and the
minting of coins, distributing banknotes and coins to the
banks, providing facilities for the general public to exchange
soiled and mutilated notes, and destroying soiled and
mutilated banknotes;
• To maintain accounts on behalf of and executes daily
transactions with commercial banks and the government;
• To provides depository services with international financial
institutions, and carries out transactions with overseas
financial institutions;
• To for the formulate, revise and implement regulations
concerning foreign exchange dealings;
• To frame prudential regulations to be observed by the banks
and other financial institutions, and monitors compliance
through periodical reports required to be submitted by them,
as well as through on-site inspections;
Publications issued:
• For a full list of papers and reports, please refer to <
http://www.rma.org.bt/EXTERNALWEB/Publication.jsp?C
ODE=RMA >
Membership structure:
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The Bank has eleven divisions: issues, banking, foreign exchange
and reserve management, financial institutions supervision,
research and statistics, personnel and finance division, internal
audit, information technology, human resource development,
hospitality and protocol and library divisions.
Titles of laws and regulations:
Prudential Regulations 2002
Licensing Regulation for Establishment of Commercial Banks in
Bhutan
Foreign Exchange Regulations 1997
RMA Act 1982
Regulation for Establishment of an Insurance Business in Bhutan
BY-Laws of Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Financial Institution Act 1992
Bankruptcy Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 1999
Movable and Immovable Property Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan
1999
Category:
Central Bank
TRADE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Office/postal address:
Department of Trade
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Thimphu
P.O. Box: 141, Thimphu
Phone: (975 2) 321337, 322407, 325588
Fax: (975 2) 321338
E-mail: dot@druknet.bt
URL: www.trade.gov.bt
Year established: 1998
Principal functions:
• To act as focal point for trade development in Bhutan;
• To support and interact with related organizations;
• To enhance export promotion activities.
Services/activities:
• Collects and disseminates foreign market information;
• Establishes links with international organizations;
• Identifies market opportunities;
• Coordinates and conducts market research;
• Provides marketing assistance to exporters;
• Organizes trade-related workshops;
• Assists exporters in problem solving;
• Provides technical assistance;
• Organizes and promotes trade fairs and missions.
Publications issued:
• Exporters Directory (biannually, English).
Membership structure:
60 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Horticultural and agro-based products; handicraft products; mineral
products; timber products; processed food products; handmade
paper products; traditional medicines; and essential oils.
Training:
• ITC - Trade point seminars;
• In-country training/workshop on trade promotion activities;
• ITC - WTO/cost benefit workshop.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Based on the FDI policy (2002) and FDI Rules and Regulations
2005
Category:
Export marketing board; ministry of trade; trade facilitation body;
trade fair and exhibition authority; and trade promotion
organization.
TSCHONG-RIG KNOWLEDGE CENTRE
Office/postal address:
c/o Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)
Doybum Lam
Thimphu
P.O. Box: 147
Phone: (97 52) 322742, 324254
Fax: (97 52) 323936
E-mail: io.bcci@druknet.bt
URL: www.tshongrig.org
Principal function:
• To provide a “one-stop” information resource for the private
sector of Bhutan.
Services/activities:
• Learning Events: seminars, symposiums, focus group
Discussions, workshops;
• Skill-based training;
• 24 hours of high-speed internet connectivity (256 kbps);
• Professional training and assistance in using "Tshong-Rig"
and other audio-visual self-learning tools;
• Facilitates networking and sharing of best practices amongst
SMEs;
• Provides onsite guidance and support personnel;
• Library services;
• Office support services: photocopy, spiral binding, fax,
phone, etc.
Training:
Through knowledge centre and audio-visual self-learning tools,
training in the following areas is provided:
• Accounting and finance;
• Business planning;
• Marketing and sales;
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• Operations;
• Legal and insurance;
• Technology.
Category:
Training/research institution, organization with training
functions.
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BRUNEI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
(BEDB)
Office/postal address:
Block 2K, Bangunan Kerajaan
Jln Ong Sum Ping
Bandar Seri Begawan BA1311, Negara
Phone: (673) 2230111
Fax: (673) 2230063
E-mail: info@bedb.com.bn
URL: www.bedb.com.bn
Year established: 2001
Principal functions:
• To function as a first-stop agency to attract, retain and add
value to both local and foreign investments;
• To further diversify Brunei Darussalam’s economy and
create employment opportunities for its people;
• To coordinate with ministries and agencies to maximize the
benefits generated by local and foreign direct investment
through strengthening policy, legal, institutional framework
and human resources development for investment and
improving investment promotion capabilities;
• To continue to undertake measures to identify and address
main policy impediments to create a pro-active business
environment which is conducive for investment;
• To keep abreast with the global developments and explore
new business opportunities with growth potential for Brunei
Darussalam to capitalize on.
Services/activities:
• Stimulates growth, expansion and development of Brunei
Darussalam:
• Implements Government policies and preparing investment
promotion plans, incentives and marketing strategies to
attract foreign and local investments;
• Assists and facilitates industrial development as a whole
including supporting the development of SMEs;
• Prepares, promotes and develops industrial sites, and also
strategic and competitive facilities for prioritized industries.
Publications issued:
• Promotional material.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Advanced technology industries and skill-intensive services
which enjoy good export market prospects;
• The Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) Port;
• Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK).
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Brunei Economic Development Board Act (revised 2003).
Category:
Industrial promotion; and investment promotion organization.
BRUNEI INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (BINA)
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
Km 8, Jalan Gadong
Negara BE1118
Phone: (673 2) 444100, 444200
Fax: (673 2) 423300
E-mail: bruneibina@brunet.bn
URL: www.bina.gov.bn
Year established: 1996
Principal functions:
• To develop and manage industrial sites and complexes to
encourage the formation of new industry and cooperatives;
• To process the application of industrial activities to be
allocated at the industrial sites and complexes;
• To register new cooperatives;
• To provide support services for the development of
manufacturing and cooperative activities.
Services/activities:
• Licensing for industrial and cooperatives;
• Industrial and cooperative development.
Publication issued:
• Information on infrastructure and facilities.
Local branches:
c/o Blok 2 A6
Pekan Belait Industrial Compleks
Jalan Setia Diraja, Kuala Belait, KA3131, Negara
Phone: (67 3) 3335052
Temburong Office
Cawangan Daerah Temburong
PA 1351, Temburong, Negara
Phone: (67 3) 5221321
Tutong Office
c/o A6 Block 2 Tutong Industrial Complex
TA 2541, Tutong, Negara
Phone: (67 3) 4261490
Products/commodity responsible for:
• Gas-related industries;
• Manufacturing of chemicals, chemical products and plastic
products;
• Manufacturing of paper and paper products, printing and
publishing;
• Manufacturing of textiles, apparel and leather industries;
• Manufacturing/assembling/servicing of electronics and
electrical goods;
• Manufacturing/processing of fabricated metal products,
machinery and equipment;
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• Manufacturing/processing of food and beverages including
packaging warehouse/cold storage;
• Manufacturing/processing of non-metallic and mineral
products;
• Manufacturing/processing of wood and wood product.
Training:
All aspects of management and business development for
cooperatives.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Manufacture of food products, creameries and beverages;
• Manufacture of silica products;
• Manufacture of clay products;
• Manufacture of non-metal products;
• Manufacture of apparel products;
• Manufacture of textile mill products;
• Manufacture of leather products.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Industrial Coordination Order 2001.
• Cooperatives Act 1984.
Category:
Government agency.
PROMOTION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
Km 33, Jalan Tutong
Kampong Sinaut Tutong TB, Negara 1741
Phone: (673 2) 380026, 382822 ext. 2315
Fax: (673 2) 382838
E-mail: miprs3@brunet.bn
URL: www.industry.gov.bn,
navision-data.pusatsumber.gov.bn/index.html
Year established: 2003
Principal functions:
The mission of the Division is to create self-reliant and
competitive entrepreneurs and facilitate the development of highquality
marketable products that can contribute to the nation’s
goal of economic diversification.
The Division has set two main objectives:
• To identify potential entrepreneurs and support their
development to become enterprising and socially responsible
business owners and managers of enterprises engaged in the
primary resources and industry sectors;
• To identify locally produced goods and services in the
primary resources and industry sectors that have commercial
potential and support their development as a competitive and
marketable product in the local and international markets.
Services/activities:
The Division has four units to implement the above objectives:
• Resource Centre: in charge of ascertaining that capacitybuilding
programmes and services strengthen the business
and management capabilities of small and medium business
owners as well as their ability to produce competitive and
marketable products;
• Industry and Trade Promotion Unit: responsible for creating
development strategies that will lead to the successful
penetration of locally produced goods and services into the
domestic and international markets;
• National Standards and Accreditation Centre: has the
responsibility of ensuring that local products have the
appropriate standards and quality control recognition that
contributes to their acceptance and competitiveness in the
domestic and international markets;
• Regulatory and Facilitation Services Unit: responsible for
providing trade-related regulatory and facilitation services
that can assist in fast-tracking the establishment, growth and
expansion of local businesses in the primary resources and
industry sectors.
Publications issued:
• Setting up of a Company, a practical guide, April 2000
(English).
• Brunei Darussalam Investment Guide, 2001 (English).
• The Directory of Brunei Darussalam Products, Ministry of
Industry and Primary Resources, 2003.
• Investment Opportunities in 2004.
Membership structure:
The Promotion and Entrepreneurial Development Division is
under the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All products/services under primary resources, and those
enterprises under the category of small and medium-sized
enterprises
Training:
Training courses pertinent to the development of entrepreneurs in
the small and medium enterprises category.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Primary resources, high-tech industries, manufacturing and
processing and service industry.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Industrial Coordination Order 2001.
• Economic Development Board (Amendment) Order 2001.
• Investment Incentive Order 2001.
Category:
Industrial promotion; Ministry of Trade; standard, testing and
inspection body; trade fair and exhibition authority; trade
promotion organization; and training/research institute.
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SEMAUN HOLDINGS SDN BHD
Office/postal address:
Unit 10, Block B
Warisan Mata-Mata Complex
Kampong Mata-Mata
Gadong BE1718
Bandar Seri Begawan
Phone: (67 3) 2456064/5
Fax: (67 3) 2456070
E-mail: semaun@brunet.bn
URL: www.semaun.gov.bn
Year established: 8 December 1994
Principal functions:
• An investment and trading arm of the Government of Brunei
Darussalam in enhancing economic diversification
programmes;
• To spearhead industrial and commercial development through
direct investment in key industrial sectors;
• To accelerate industrial and commercial development through
creating new industries and introducing new technology;
• To generate business opportunities for active participation of
local entrepreneurs.
Services/activities:
• Creates and expands existing industrial commercial activities;
• Provides joint-venture partnership with foreign investors and
suitable (emerging) local and foreign companies;
• Creates industrial and commercial strategic alliances with
leading international companies;
• Promotes direct investment in high technology, value added
industrial and commercial ventures;
• Promotes investment into research and development leading
to commercialization;
• Considers overseas investment in activities that will reinforce
the position of local companies;
• Provides strategic partnership to foreign and local investors in
strategic sectors in the economy.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Development and management of industrial areas:
development of infrastructure and facilities in industrial sites
and/or land owned by the company;
• Enterprises and commercial activities: resource-based
industries, both upstream and downstream activities and
manufacturing industry;
• Involvement in the services sector: not related to the banking
and financial industries;
• Investment promotion: operate and act as agent for
investment promotion, industrial development and
marketing of products in the local and foreign markets.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• ASEAN Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of
Investments, 1987.
• The Framework Agreement on the ASEAN Investment
Area, 1998.
• Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral Awards, 1958, and the Convention on the
Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and
Nationals of Other States, International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
• Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) with
United Kingdom and Indonesia.
• Bilateral Agreement on Investment Promotion with Oman
and Germany, and with the Republic of Korea and China in
November 2000.
• Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) in May 2000.
• Companies Act (Chapter 39).
• Income Tax (Chapter 35).
• Investment Incentive Order 2001.
• Industrial Coordination Order 2001.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
TRADE DEPARTMENT
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1 st Floor, International Convention Centre
Jalan Pulaie, Berakas
BB 3910
Phone: (673) 2383389
Fax: (673) 2384099
E-mail: trade@mfa.gov.bn
URL: www.mfa.gov.bn
Year established: 2005
Principal functions:
• To explore and identify market opportunities for Brunei
Darussalam;
• To coordinate and facilitate bilateral, regional and
international economic cooperation;
• To formulate short-term and long-term trade policies;
• To provide a national focal point for trade and investment
information;
• To monitor various regional and international trade or
economic issues;
• To promote an outward looking and conducive environment
for trade and investment.
Services/activities:
• Liaises with interrelated Government agencies and
departments;
• Issues certificate of origins.
Offices abroad:
Brunei Darussalam Trade and Tourism Office in Taipei
6 th Floor, No. 80
Jianguo North Road, Section 1
Taiwan Province of China
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
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Fabrication of machinery and equipment; pharmaceuticals;
furniture; glass; chemicals; fertilizers; “Halal” processed foods;
leisure and recreation; education and training; medical
services; transportation and logistics; business services; financial
services; hospitality and tourism.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Investment Incentives Order, 2001.
Category:
Trade facilitation body.
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CAMBODIAN FEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS AND
BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (CAMFEBA)
Office/postal address:
119 Street 144, Sankat Phsa Kandal II, Khan Daun Penh
Phnom Penh
Phone: (855) 23222186
Fax: (855) 23222186
E-mail: camfeba@camfeba.com
URL: www.camfeba.com
Principal functions:
• To coordinate the private sector under one unified umbrella;
• To promote good industrial relations to ensure a harmonious
business environment;
• To provide advice, build capacity and disseminate
information.
Services/activities:
• Advisory Services:
- Adivses on matters related to collective bargaining, strikes,
layoffs and termination of contracts,
- Assists and represents employers during the arbitration
process through consultation and legal advice;
• Information Dissemination:
- Provides early notification and information on changes to
labour and business law, arbitration rulings and analysis,
and market information and the business environment;
- Maintains a documentation centre which provides texts and
translations of laws and regulations, Government
announcements and updates, and general regional and
international business information;
• Local and International Training Courses
- Holds seminars and forums;
- Organizes networking events and social gathering.
• Provides extensive representation of employers on all the
main national and international bodies.
Publication issued:
• Legal updates.
• Newsletter.
Membership structure: CAMFEBA currently has 61
ordinary members, 4 associate members and 8 association members
(as of 14 Sep 2007). Membership is made up of businesses that join
CAMFEBA directly, business associations whose own membership
then benefit from being part of CAMFEBA and associate members
from outside the private sector such as research institutes,
consultants, and alike.
Training:
Each year, CAMFEBA assesses the training needs of its members
and organizes a range of seminars and training courses to address
subject areas identified as priority training requirements. Areas
covered include industrial relations, human resource management,
leadership and supervision, and occupational health and safety.
Category:
Employers’ organization.
COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
CAMBODIA (CDC)
Office/postal address:
Government Palace, Sisowath Quay, Wat Phnom
Phnom Penh
Phone: (855 23) 981154
Fax: (855 23) 428426, 427 597
E-mail: cdc.cib@online.com.kh
URL: www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh
Year established: 1994
Principal functions:
• To act as a one-stop service organization;
• To be responsible for the rehabilitation, development and
oversight of investment activities;
• To be responsible for the evaluation and decision-making on
rehabilitation, development and investment project activities;
• To be responsible for approving investment activities;
• To grant exemption from customs duties and taxes;
• To be responsible for investment promotion.
Services/activities:
• Provides investment information and application procedure;
• Evaluates and processes investment application;
• Facilitates visa and work permit;
• Facilitates company registration;
• Grants customs duties and taxes exemption;
• Facilitates downstream administrative procedure;
• Pre- and post-monitoring of investment activities.
Publications issued:
• An investment guide to Cambodia (English, Chinese and
Japanese).
• Prime investment information in Cambodia (Province and
city) (English, Chinese, Khmer and Japanese).
• Compact Disc (CD) for promotion.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Development of agriculture and agro-industry;
• Development of transport and telecommunication;
• Development of energy and electricity;
• Labour intensive industries and export oriented processing
and manufacturing;
• Tourism-related industries.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law on Foreign Investment in the Kingdom of Cambodia,
1994.
• Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia, 1994.
• Law on the Amendment to the Law on Investment of the
Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
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EXPORT PROMOTION DEPARTMENT (EPD)
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Commerce
57-59, Road 136, Phsar Kandal II, Daun Penh
Phnom Penh
Phone: (855) 23216948
Fax: (855) 23 211 745
E-mail: info@epd.gov.kh
URL: www.epd.gov.kh
Year established: 1997
Principal functions:
• To promote and extend the export capacity of materials and
services, and coordinate with producers for export;
• To propose to relevant ministries all measures for promoting
and facilitating exportation of local products;
• To guide and encourage local producers to participate in
national and international trade;
• To manage exhibitions and fairs;
• To participate in the development process of financial affairs
and guarantees for export;
• To assist the exporters in search of export market and
cooperate with them to promote the export;
• To prepare documents related to business expansion and to
publicize relevant information.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Category:
Trade promotion organization, and Ministry of Commerce.
GARMENT MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION IN
CAMBODIA
Office/postal address:
175 Jawaharlal Nehru (St. 215)
Phnom Penh
Phone: (855 23) 301181/331183
Fax: (855 23) 369398
E-mail: gmac@online.com.kh
URL: www.gmac-cambodia.org
Year established: 1996
Principal functions:
• To represent the Cambodian textile and garment industry in
both national and international forums;
• To liaise with the other stakeholders and all interested parties
at the international and local levels.
Services/activities:
• Informs and advises members on government impediment
and trades-related developments.
• Assists members to resolve industrial issues.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All kinds of garment products and textiles.
Training:
Conducts a garment factory supervisor course administered by
Cambodian trainers.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Garments and textiles related.
Category:
Trade association.
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MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE (MEF)
Office/postal address:
92, Street Daun Penh,
Sangkat Wat Phnom
Khan Daun Penh,
Phnom Phen, Cambodia.
Phone: (855) 23 428385
E-mail: mefcab@camnet.com.kh
URL: www.mef.gov.kh
Year established: 2000
Principal functions:
• To participate in the organization, implementation, and
monitoring of the performance of economic and financial
policies of the Government;
• To administer and coordinate the structural reform of the
economic and financial institutions;
• To participate in the formulation of policy and management
of investments;
• To prepare and implement the policy of the national revenue
budget;
• To analyze, monitor and predict economic situations in the
short, medium and long-term;
• To formulate economic/financial measures for regulating
and improving the economic administration;
• To formulate and enact regulations for macro-economic and
financial management;
• To prepare and administer the national budget;
• To promote good governance on the administrative aspect of
economy and public finance.
Services/activities:
• To undertake in Public Financial Management Reform
Programme (PFMRP);
• To undertake in Medium Term Expenditure (MTEF);
• To participate in National Poverty Reduction Strategy
(NPRS).
Publication:
For a full list of papers and reports, please refer to
Category:
Government Ministry
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (MOC)
Office/postal address:
Building No. 20A-B
Norodom Boulevard
Phnom Penh
Phone: (855 23) 427358
Fax: (855 23) 426396
E-mail: info-service@moc.gov.kh
URL: www.moc.gov.kh
Year established: 1979
Principal functions:
• To administer and regulate both the conduct of international
and domestic trade;
• To foster the integration of the Cambodian economy into the
region and international economies;
• To establish and develop sound legal commercial
framework;
• To promote the rapid growth of Cambodian exports.
Services/activities:
The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) is structured into nine
functional departments/divisions and a State-owned enterprise. A
short description of each is given as follows:
• Intellectual Property Division (IPD) is mandated with the
task of registering and granting certificates of trademarks and
service marks to domestic and foreign applicants and
resolving all disputes arising therefrom;
• Foreign Trade Division is responsible for (1) setting foreign
trade policies and strategies, (2) conducting market research
for domestic product demand and also issuing import
licenses, (3) negotiating and drafting bilateral trade
agreements and bilateral cooperation between the Royal
Government and foreign countries, and acting as the contact
point for Cambodian commercial counselors working abroad,
and (4) conducting and publishing market research and
studies on price and demand on goods in the international
market;
• Internal Trade Division is acting as an important catalyst to
stimulate the economic development of Cambodia. This
division is responsible for facilitating the process of local
trade and services development;
• Export Promotion Division plays a central role in the export
promotion of Cambodian products in the framework of the
transformation of Cambodia’s economy into a marketoriented
economy;
• ASEAN and International Organizations Division is
composed of four offices (ASEAN Office, WTO Office,
Coordination and International Organizations Office, and
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Office) and two enquiry
points (WTO Legal Compliance Enquiry Point and Services
Enquiry Point);
• Trade Preferences Division involves the dissemination of
information on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
to investors and manufacturers who are interested in the
export business, and the inspection and issuance of
Certificate of Origin to exporters;
• Legal Affairs Division is responsible for maintaining the
commercial register and for governing the conduct of
commercial activities;
• Cambodia Import Export Inspection and Fraud Repression
Division (CAMCONTROL) is responsible for controlling and
suppressing the circulation of fraudulent goods;
• Statistic Division is responsible for the processing and
compilation of trade statistics;
• Green Trade Company (GTC) is empowered to conduct
businesses as a private autonomous company with the power
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to bind contracts, to borrow and lend money after the
approbation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
(MEF), and engage in commercial activities in the field of
domestic and foreign trade. Its main activities are related to
trade in agricultural products, especially rice.
Publications issued:
• Trade Research Newsletter, 2003 (monthly, English and
Khmer).
• Official Gazette for Trademark Registration (quarterly,
English).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture; food processing; export-oriented production; textile and
garments; construction materials and tourism.
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
PHNOM PENH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (PPCC)
Office/postal address:
No 7D7, Confederation de la Russie (110)
Sangkat Tek Laok1, Khan Toulkok
Phnom Penh
Phone: (855 23) 880795
Fax: (855 23) 881757
E-mail: admin@ppcc.org.kh, ppcc@online.com.kh
URL: www.ppcc.org.kh
Year established: 1995
Principal functions:
• To establish relationships with economic sources inside and
outside Cambodia;
• To improve enterprise efficiency;
• To increase business opportunities in Cambodia in order to
attract investors and to promote investment in Cambodia;
• To play a role as a mediator in resolving business disputes;
• To ensure the autonomous management of the chamber by
conducting membership elections and facilitating new
membership applications;
• To continue supporting and promoting the growth of SMEs
in Cambodia;
• To create vocational training centres relating to specific
business fields;
• To promote, mediate and support all concepts for
strengthening and improving the capacity of staff of the
PPCC’s General Secretariat.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• Business Directory (annually, English).
• PPCC Newsletter.
• Chamber Handbook.
• Tourist.
Membership structure:
Membership of PPCC is open for all business organizations that
are operating in Phnom Penh and which accept the statutes of the
chamber. Membership is classified into three categories: elected
members, advisory members and ordinary members.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
SIEM REAP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (SRCC)
Office/postal address:
First floor (Chongsang High School)
Loktaneuy Street, Salakomreuk Commune
Siem Reap District/Province
Phone: (855 63) 966168
H/P: (855 12) 838342
Fax: (855 63) 966169
E-mail: srcc@angkorwatsrcc.org.kh;
info@angkorwatsrcc.org.kh
URL: www.angkorwatsrcc.org.kh
Year established: 26 December 2004
Principal functions:
• To protect the right and interests of its members;
• To support the business community by assisting in the
establishing of new ventures, giving legal and fiscal advice,
providing information on external markets and partnership
opportunities, and by arbitrating commercial disputes;
• To advise the Government and local authorities in the area of
economic and commercial legislation and regulation;
• To provide training to business people.
Services/activities:
• Establishes relationships regionally and overseas;
• Improves enterprise efficiency for the interests of the
agriculture, industry and handicraft, commerce, and services
sectors;
• Increases the dissemination of business opportunities in
Cambodia in order to attract investors as well as to promote
investment in Siem Reap province;
• Plays a role as a mediator in resolving business disputes;
• Ensures the autonomous management of the Chamber by
conducting membership elections and facilitating new
membership applications;
• Continues supporting and promoting the growth of small and
medium-sized enterprises in Siem Reap province;
• Creates vocational training centres relating to business field
and other sectors;
• Promotes and mediates and supports all concepts for
strengthening and improving the capacity of staff of the
SRCC’s secretariat office.
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Membership structure:
of sectors.
President, Vice-President, Members
Three categories of members: i) elected members: 15 persons,
must pay monthly membership fees; ii) advisor members: not
more than elected members; oOrdinary members: no restrictions,
no membership fee.
Training:
• Local Training and Outside Country.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Agriculture;
• Industry and handicraft,
• Commerce;
• Services sector.
Category:
Chamber of Commerce.
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ALL CHINA FEDERATION OF INDUSTRY AND
COMMERCE/ALL-CHINA GENERAL CHAMBER OF
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (ACFIC)
Office/postal address:
AV Beiheyan 93
Beijing 100006
Phone: (86 10) 65136677-2312,2313
Fax: (86 10) 65131769
E-mail: acfic@acfic.org.cn
URL: www.chinachamber.org.cn (English), www.acfic.org.cn
(Chinese)
Year established: 1953
Principal functions:
• To participate in the political consultation regarding national
affairs and major decisions and practice political participation
and discussion as well as democratic supervision;
• To guide members to participate actively in the national
economic construction and promote the stepwise perfection of
the socialist market economy system, so as to accelerate the
process of comprehensive social progress;
• To promote and carry out guidelines/ policies of the Party and
Government and to strengthen ideological and political work;
• To enhance the cultural construction of enterprises, and to
guide its members to be the erectors in the endeavor of
socialism with Chinese characteristics;
• To represent and protect legal rights and interests of members;
• To guide its members and to provide them with services of
information and technology, management, law, accounting,
auditing, financing, training, etc.;
• To offer professional training of industry and commerce and
to help its members improve operational management, better
financial management, and elevate the productive technology
and product quality;
• To organize its members to hold and participate in exhibitions
and trade fairs of all kinds both at home and abroad;
• To organize its members for business trips abroad and to help
them develop national and international markets;
• To enhance connections and friendship between persons and
organizations of industry and commerce of Hong Kong,
China; Macao, China and Taiwan Province of China.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Publication issued:
• China Business Times.
• China Industry and Commerce Magazine.
Training:
ACFIC has set up more than 200 various educational institutions,
and conducts at regular intervals training courses concerning
industry and commerce at home and abroad.
Category:
Chamber of commerce, trade association.
CHINA COUNCIL FOR THE PROMOTION OF
INTERNATIONAL TRADE (CCPIT)
Office/postal address:
1 Fuxingmenwai Street
Beijing 100860, China
Phone: (86 10) 88075716
Fax: (86 10) 68030747
E-mail: info@ccpit.org
URL: www.ccpit.org
Year established: 1952 [since 1988, the separate name: China
Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) is simultaneously
used]
Principal functions:
• To operate and promote foreign trade;
• To use foreign investment;
• To introduce advanced foreign technologies;
• To conduct activities of Sino-foreign economic and
technological cooperation in various forms;
• To promote the development of economic and trade relations
between China and other countries and regions around the
world;
• To promote the mutual understanding and friendship between
China and peoples and economic and trade circles of all
nations around the world, in line with law and government
policies of China.
Services/activities:
• Conducts investigation and research work;
• Provides information and consultancy services concerning
trade, economic and technological cooperation;
• Introduces potential cooperative partners;
• Promotes foreign trade and attracts and utilizes foreign funds;
• Introduces advanced foreign technology and helps revamp
existing enterprises;
• Handles liaison work with foreign economic and trade circles,
hosts foreign economic and trade delegations and
professionals, and organizes and sends Chinese economic,
trade and technology delegations abroad;
• Strengthens ties with foreign chambers of commerce,
economic and trade associations and other organizations;
• Participates in international economic and trade organizations
or the activities sponsored by them;
• Handles liaison work with the Beijing Offices of overseas
industrial and commercial organizations;
• Sends permanent representatives or establishes commercial
representative offices in foreign countries if needed;
• Organizes and participates in international conferences;
• Assists in organizing exhibitions abroad, or participates in
international fairs, and coordinates the activities of Chinese
departments, or localities, which wish to hold exhibitions in
China or abroad, or attend international fairs and administers
the China International Exhibition Centre;
• Arranges and hosts foreign economic, trade and technical
exhibitions in China, sponsors multinational exhibitions and
international fairs in China;
• Organizes and holds technical exchanges between China and
other countries and acts as national focal point for information
exchange relating to trade and economy;
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• Collects, distributes, displays and exhibits literature and new
product samples, as well as various overseas publications on
science and technology;
• Handles legal affairs pertaining to foreign commerce and
trade, as well as maritime matters;
• Issues and legalizes documents, including Certificates of
Origin, Certificates of Force Majeure, documents on foreign
trade and shipping certificates;
• Acts as agent for patent applications and trademark
registrations, provides consultancy services for industrial
properties, and helps settle disputes and other issues regarding
technological exchanges or trade;
• Compiles and publishes periodicals and other publications
reporting on China's economic and trade relations as well as
China's import needs or new export commodities;
• Cooperates with overseas advertising and publishing
organizations in implementing mutual exchanges.
Publications issued:
• China Trade Review (daily, Chinese).
• China's Exports (4-6 / year, Chinese/English).
• China's Foreign Trade (monthly, Chinese/English).
• The Directory of CCPIT Membership Enterprises
(Chinese/English).
• Information on Overseas Trade and Economy (weekly,
Chinese).
• Products and Technology Abroad (bi-monthly, Chinese).
• Survey of China's Economic Development (annual,
Chinese/English).
• Trade Promotion Newsletter (semi-monthly, English).
Local branches:
Subcouncils in Anhui, Beijing, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing,
Dalian, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guangzhou,
Guizhou, Hainan, Harbin, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei,
Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nanjing,
Ningbo, Ningxia, Qingdao, Shangdong, Shanghai, Shanxi,
Shenyang, Shenzhen, Sichuan, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen and
Xinjiang.
Offices abroad:
Australia; Belgium; Canada; France; Germany; Gulf Area; Italy;
Japan; Mexico; Republic of Korea; Russian Federation; Singapore;
Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; United Kingdom; United States
of America.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
CHINESE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION (CAITEC)
Office/postal address:
No. 28 Dong Hou Xiang
An Ding Men Wai
Beijing 100710
Phone: (86 10) 64245742
Fax: (86 10) 64212175
E-mail: kyb@caitec.org.cn
URL: www.caitec.org.cn
Year established: 1948
Principal functions:
• To advise government agencies and policymakers by
submitting analytical reports on world development issues
and China’s international trade and economic relations and
making recommendations on economic and trade policies
with a view to improving China’s economic and trade
performance and realizing sustainable development over the
medium and long terms;
• To keep the business community informed of economic and
trade information and business opportunities.
Services/activities:
• Conducts academic and applied research on world economy,
international trade, international economic cooperation,
currencies and finance, commodity market, foreign direct
investment, international organizations, multilateral trading
system and development issues;
• Conducts collaborative research with other agencies
including international organizations and domestic
institutions;
• Collects, analyses and disseminates economic and trade data;
• Conducts market investigation for domestic and foreign
companies and institutions, on contract basis;
• Edits and publishes books and periodicals relating to foreign
trade and economic cooperation;
• Translates books and documents on trade and economy;
• Sponsors/organizes academic exchange activities including
seminars, conferences, workshops, discussion meetings and
lectures;
• Conducts enterprise credit investigation and organizing
trainings on credit management;
• Provides expertise on receivables collection and
management, etc.
Publications issued:
CAITEC is one of the biggest publishing bases in China in trade
and commerce issues. China Commerce and Trade Press,
CAITEC’s publishing house, edits and publishes a large number
of books and periodicals on foreign trade and economy each year.
Professional Periodicals:
• China Commerce Year Book (annually).
• Intertrade (monthly).
• International Economic Cooperation (monthly).
• Business Week/China (monthly).
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• Foreign Investment in China (monthly).
• Research on Foreign Trade (three issues a month).
• Prices of Commodities on International Market.
Publications on Information and Consultation:
• Kompass China Industrial Directory (two volumes, renewed
annually).
• Kompass China Industrial Directory CD (renewed semiannually).
• Kompass International Business Data Base (CD and
directory, a collection of information on 1.8 million
companies in 70 countries, renewed annually).
• Foreign-invested Enterprises in China (eight volumes, a
collection of information on 145,000 foreign-invested
enterprises).
• The Major Importer-Exporters and Government Foreign
Trade Business Institutions in China (data base and book,
renewed annually).
• A Collection of Legal Literature on Foreign Investment in
China (book and floppy disk, renewed annually).
• A Guide to International Business Credit Risk Management.
• Credit Risk Control and Receivables Collection (CD).
Local branches:
Beijing International Trade Advertising Company
28 Donghou Xiang
Andingmen Wai
Beijing 100710
Fax: (86 10) 64222661
E-mail: gmmg@public3.bta.net.cn
Beijing Intertrade Business Promotion Co. Ltd.
28, Donghou Xiang
Andingmen Wai
Beijing 100710
Phone: (86 10) 86451067
Fax: (86 10) 64211322
E-mail: info@intertrade.com.cn
Merchants Alliance International Ltd.
28, Donghou Xiang
Andingmen Wai
Beijing 100710
Phone: (86 10) 64268551, 64235259
Fax: (86 10) 64217789
Leading Development and Trade Co.
Rm. 805, Jiahui Centre
Building 6. Jiqingli
Chaoyang Dist., Beijing 100020
Phone: (86 10) 65529404
Fax: (86 10) 65529399
Huaxin International Economic and Trade Co. Ltd.
Phone: (86 10) 65211431
Beijing Smart Economic and Trade Development Co.
28, Donghou Xiang
Andingmen Wai
Beijing 100710
Phone: (86 10) 64248941
Kompass Company
28, Donghou Xiang
Andingmen Wai
Beijing 100710
Phone: (86 10) 64248801
Fax: (86 10) 64229352
E-mail: haochen@compass.com.cn
Membership structure:
300 plus members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Research on import/export of energy, textile, agricultural
products, machinery and electronic products, and high-tech
technology products, etc.
Training:
• Master’s degree in international trade;
• Master’s degree in finance;
• Business credit management training;
• Computer skill training;
• Overseas training service.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Areas: central and western region of China.
• Industries: electronic information, software, aviation and
space technology, opto-mechatronics, biomedicine and
medical apparatus and instruments, new materials, new
energy and high-efficiency energy saving, environmental
protection, transportation, nuclear utilization technology and
modern agriculture, etc.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Provisions on the Establishment of Investment Companies by
Foreign Investors (2004).
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-funded
Advertising Enterprises (2004).
• Regulations on Foreign-invested Sourcing Centres for
Exports (2003).
• Measures for the Administration of Foreign Insurance
Institutions’ Representative offices in China (2004).
• Supplementary Provisions on the Interim Measures for the
Establishment of Chinese–Foreign Joint Venture Foreign
Trade Companies (2003).
• Supplementary Provisions on the Measures for the
Administration of Foreign-funded International Freight
Agency Enterprises (2003).
• Supplementary Provisions of the Provisions on the
Administration of Foreign-funded Construction Enterprises
(2003).
• Supplementary Provisions of the Provisions on the
Administration of Foreign-funded Construction and
Engineering Design Enterprises (2003).
• Supplementary Provisions to the Provisions on the
Administration of Foreign-funded Municipal Planning
Enterprises (2003).
Category:
Trade promotion organization; training/research institute; and
consultant institution.
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CITIC GROUP*
Office/postal address:
Capital Mansion
6 Xianyuan Nanlu
Chaoyang Dist.
Beijing 100004
Phone: (86 10) 64660088, 64661710
Fax: (86 10) 64662078, 64661186
E-mail: g-office@citic.com
URL: www.citic.com
Year established: 1979
Principal functions:
• To bring in foreign capital for domestic construction;
• To introduce advanced technologies and managerial expertise;
• To develop domestic and foreign economic and technological
cooperation;
• To engage in domestic and international financial and banking
business;
• To invest at home and abroad;
• To undertake domestic and foreign trade.
Services/activities:
• Organizes outbound and inbound investment and various
forms of economic cooperation;
• Undertakes new technology development and promotion,
venture capital investment;
• Undertakes international and domestic financing and banking
business, guarantee service for foreign and domestic clients,
establishment and management of solely- or jointly-owned
banks and finance companies inside and outside China;
• Floats various kinds of securities at home and abroad on
CITIC's own or on commission;
• Handles leasing business inside and outside China;
• Provides insurance for foreign investors in China,
international insurance or reinsurance;
• Undertakes international and domestic trade;
• Undertakes international contracting, subcontracting and
labour service;
• Handles real estate business and tourist service;
• Provides trust and consulting service, other services as an
agent for domestic and foreign clients;
• Handles any other undertaking authorized by the Board of
Directors of CITIC.
Publication issued:
• Annual Report.
Offices abroad:
3 rd Floor, The LANDIC Third Akasaka Building
2-3-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 35842635-6
Fax: (81 3) 35056235
E-mail: citic.tyo@nifty.com
410 Park Avenue, 18/7
New York, NY 10022, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 9450273
Fax: (1 212) 9457749
There are also CITIC-wholly owned subsidiaries in China; Hong
Kong, China; Macao, China; and overseas.
Category:
Investment promotion authorities.
SHANGHAI SMALL ENTERPRISES TRADE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICE CENTER
Office/postal address:
International Cooperation Division
Room 502
No. 108, Da Mu Qiao Road
Phone: (86 21) 64220814
Fax: (86 21) 64220827
E-mail: sbtdsc@online.sh.cn, service@eecd.cn
URL: www.tdsc.org, www.eecd.cn
Year established: 1999
Principal functions:
• To promote the development of Shanghai small enterprises;
• To serve SMEs in the fields of finance, training, consulting,
information, internal and external communication, etc.;
• To furnish market research and analysis about burgeoning
marketplaces.
Services/activities:
• Aims to serve as bridge connecting both Government and
enterprises as well as enterprises with potential business
partners;
• Holds seminars and match-making events for local and
foreign companies;
• Provides training, offering foreign language and management
courses;
• Attracts and receives overseas procurement delegations and
organizes trade missions abroad.
Publications issued:
• Shanghai Small Enterprises Communicator (monthly).
• Shanghai Small Enterprises Biz-info Newsletter (every 10
days).
• Elite Enterprises Cooperation Directory (EECD) (online,
Chinese and English).
Training:
• Short MBA courses;
• International trade seminar;
• Business English training.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
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THE PEOPLE’S BANK OF CHINA (PBC)
Office/postal address:
No.32 Chengfang Street
Xi Cheng District
Beijing 100800, China
Phone: (86 010) 66194114
E-mail: webbox@pbc.gov.cn
URL: www.pbc.gov.cn
PBC needs to report to the State Council its decisions concerning
the annual money supply, interest rates, exchange rates and other
important issues specified by the State Council for approval
before they are put into effect. PBC is also obliged to submit work
report to the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress on the conduct of monetary policy and the performance
of the financial industry.
Category:
Central bank.
Year established: 1949
Principal functions:
• To draft and enforce relevant laws, rules and regulations that
are related to fulfilling its functions;
• To formulate and implement monetary policy in accordance
with law;
• To issue the yuan renminbi and administer its circulation;
• To regulate financial markets, including the inter-bank
lending market, the inter-bank bond market, foreign exchange
market and gold market;
• To prevent and mitigate systemic financial risks to safeguard
financial stability;
• To maintain the yuan renminbi exchange rate at adaptive and
equilibrium level;
• To hold and manage the State foreign exchange and gold
reserves;
• To manage the State treasury as fiscal agent;
• To make payment and settlement rules in collaboration with
relevant departments and ensuring normal operation of the
payment and settlement systems;
• To provide guidance to anti-money laundering work in the
financial sector and monitoring money-laundering-related
suspicious fund movement;
• To develop statistics system for the financial industry and
responsible for the consolidation of financial statistics as well
as the conduct of economic analysis and forecast;
• To administer credit reporting industry in China and
promoting the building up of credit information system;
• To participate in international financial activities at the
capacity of the central bank;
• To engage in financial business operations in line with
relevant rules;
• To perform other functions prescribed by the State Council.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Membership structure:
The top management of PBC is composed of the governor and a
certain number of deputy governors. The governor of the PBC is
appointed into or removed from office by the President of China.
The candidate for the governor of the is nominated by the
Premier of the State Council and approved by the National
People's Congress. When the National People's Congress is in
adjournment, the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress sanctions the candidacy for the governor of PBC. The
deputy governors of PBC are appointed into or removed from
office by the Premier of the State Council.
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COOK ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC.
Office/postal address:
Ground floor
Small Business Enterprises Centre Building
Rarotonga
P.O. Box: 242, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Phone: (682) 20925
Fax: (682) 20969
E-mail: chamber@commerce.co.ck
URL: www.cookislandschamber.org
Year established:
Commerce)
Principal functions:
1952 (formerly: Rarotonga Chamber of
• To promote business and professional activities;
• To offer protection to business practices;
• To seek trade advancements to markets;
• To contribute positively to legislation passed by the
Government;
• To promote women in business;
• To foster general welfare within the commercial sector.
Services/activities:
• Maintains a trade and export library;
• Disseminates membership lists worldwide, showing business
names, principals, products/services, telephone, e-mail, fax
and P.O. Box numbers;
• Provides office facilities, including conference room,
photocopying, telephone, e-mail and fax transmissions/
receptions to members;
• Conducts weekly Executive Committee meetings and monthly
general meetings;
• Encourages members to attend overseas seminars, workshops,
etc., by liaison with overseas aid and other agencies;
• Publishes a monthly supplement in the Cook Islands News
Media;
• Produces a weekly Business Review Programme in
association with the Bank of Cook Islands and Cook Islands
Television;
• Provides assistance with international trade shows;
• Assists in securing funding for projects;
• Works in partnership with the Small Business Enterprise
Centre with business development advice for SMEs;
Publications issued:
• Monthly Newsletter.
• Membership lists.
• Market Research.
• Business Directory.
• Trade Directory.
Membership structure:
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
200 members.
COOK ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
BOARD
Office/postal address:
Private Mail Bag
Avarua
Rarotonga
Phone: (682) 24296
Fax: (682) 24298
E-mail: cidib@cidib.gov.ck, alex.henry@cidib.gov.ck
URL: www.cookislands-invest.com
Year established: 1996
Principal functions:
• To process, regulate and monitor foreign investment;
• To promote trade;
• To assist with the growth of new and existing businesses.
Services/activities:
• Promotes, fosters and assists in the establishment of
investment;
• Encourages and advises the private sector in order to make the
best sustainable use of resources consistent with national
development and investment policies;
• Promotes, coordinates and facilitates trade to, from and within
the Cooks Islands;
• Regulates, monitors and controls the direction, extent and
scope of foreign investment;
• Encourages and facilitates the participation of Cook Islanders
in investment and in the ownership, management and control
of investment business;
• Provides and facilitates training in business-related skills and
provides advisory services to encourage and assist Cook
Islanders in business development;
• Provides funding options to assist with marketing.
Publications issued:
• Cook Islands Investment Code (periodic, English).
• Cook Islands Business Cost Summary (annually, English).
• Investment Project Profiles (weekly, English).
Offices abroad:
Cook Islands Consulate-General
1 st floor, 127 Symonds Street
P.O. Box 37-391
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: (64 9) 3661100
Fax: (64 9) 3091876
E-mail: cookisco@ihug.co.nz
Cook Islands High Commission
56 Mulgrave Street
P.O. Box 12-242, Thorndon,
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: (64 4) 4725126
Fax: (64 4) 4725121
E-mail: cookhcnz@clear.net.nz
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Cook Islands Honorary Consul
8/8 Lauderdale Avenue
Fairlight
NSW 2094, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 99076567
Fax: (61 2) 99496664
Cook Islands Honorary Consul
Los Angeles
1000 San Clemente Way
Camarillo, CA 93010, United States of America
Phone: (1 805) 3883751
Fax: (1 805) 3832084
E-mail: mets@gte.net
Honorary Consul
c/o 144 Ke Ala Ola Road
Kamehameha Schools
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, United States of America
Phone: (1 808) 8428999
Fax: (1 808) 8423520
E-mail: boworthi@ksbe.edu
Honorary Consul-General
Bydgoy Alle 64
0265 Oslo 2, Norway
Phone: (47 2) 430910 or 446721
Fax: (47 2) 444611
E-mail: hallbjorn.hareide@eunet.no
Membership structure:
Government funded with board of directors and a secretariat.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Development Investment Board Act 1995-96.
• Development Investment Board Regulations 1995-96.
• Investment Code 2003.
Category:
Industrial promotion and business development.
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DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Office/postal address:
Jungsong-dong
Central District
Pyongyang
P.O. Box: 98
Phone: (850 2) 3815926
Fax: (850 2) 3815827
E-mail: micom@co.chesin.com
Year established: 1 March 2000
Principal functions:
• Trade and investment promotion;
• Trade information service;
• Trade exhibition;
• Arbitration and training.
Services/activities:
• Trade information service;
• Arbitration;
• Export and import promotion;
• Matchmaking.
Publications issued:
• Market Information (daily, Korean).
• Understanding of INCOTERMS 2000 (Korean).
• Foreign Investment Related Laws and Regulations (Chinese/
English/Korean).
Offices abroad:
PCC Representative in Beijing
Phone: (86 10) 65324308, 65325518
Fax: (86 10) 65321145
Membership structure: 25 members (3 banks and 22
companies).
Training:
• Monthly workshop on trade practice;
• Ad hoc training with ICC, other international organizations.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Energy industry; agriculture; light industry; trade; food industry;
processing industry; mining industry.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• 14 laws on foreign investment.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; export marketing board; industrial
promotion; investment promotion authority; trade fair and
exhibition authority; and trade promotion organization.
KOREA TRADE AND ECONOMY INSTITUTE
(KOTEI)*
Office/postal address:
Sungri Street
Jungsong Dong
Central District
Pyongyang
P.O. Box: 504, Pyongyang
Phone: (850 2) 3815926
Fax: (850 2) 3815827
E-mail: koteitis@co.chesin.com
Year established: 1967
Principal functions:
• To conduct research on the world economy, international
trade trends and international market movements;
• To provide world economy and trade information to the
State economy organizations and domestic trade bodies.
Services/activities:
• Collects, analyses and disseminates information on the world
economy trends, international financial and commodity
market movement and major import/export prices through
Intranet, which connects companies throughout the country;
• Conducts the introduction of domestic and overseas
buyers/sellers, introducing of foreign traders/investors to local
people, propaganda of imports/exports, opening trade fairs and
other trade promotion activities;
• Runs training courses in cooperation with
international/internal organizations.
Publications issued:
• International Market Bulletin (daily).
• Economy and Trade News.
Membership structure: One president, one vice-president,
100 researchers and staff members.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The law on foreign investment.
• The law on equity joint venture.
• The law on contractual joint venture regulations for the
implementation of the law on foreign exchange control.
• The law on foreign-invested business and foreign individual
tax.
• Regulations for the implementation of the law on foreigninvested
business and foreign individual tax.
• The customs law.
• The law on the protection of the environment.
• The insurance law.
• The law on external economic arbitration.
• The notary public law on the registration of foreign-invested
enterprises.
• Labour regulations for foreign-invested enterprises.
Category:
Training/research institute.
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CAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(CMDA)
Office/postal address:
Level 5, FNPF Place
343-359 Victoria Parade
Suva
P.O. Box: PO Box 2441, Government Buildings
Phone: (679) 3304944
Fax: (679) 3312 021
Email:
URL:
info@cmda.com.fj
www.cmda.com.fj
Year established: 1996
Principal functions:
• Regulation;
• Development.
Services/activities:
• Facilitates the supply of good marketable debt and equity
securities;
• Undertakes appropriate educational and public awareness
campaigns to broaden the public ownership of debt and
equity securities;
• Develops appropriate institutional infrastructure and human
resource capabilities required of an active capital market;
• Licenses market participants as specified within the CMDA
Act and Regulations;
• Protects investors by ensuring the maintenance of fair and
honest markets through the adequate supervision of market
participants and enforcing the regulations where appropriate;
• Promotes enhanced disclosure requirements;
• Collects statistics to monitor and analyse the prevailing
conditions within the capital markets, within the context of
the whole financial system;
• Formulates policy and advises the Government on capital
markets development and regulation;
• Ensures that the CMDA has appropriately qualified staff and
other resources to enable it to fulfil its objectives in a timely
and cost effective manner, whilst maintaining a high quality
standard.
Publications issued:
• CMDA Quarterly Market Update (newsletter).
• Regulatory Matters (e-newsletter).
• Various investing booklets and brochures.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Unit Trust Act (1978).
• CMDA Act (1996) and its accompanying Regulations and
Rules (1997).
• Financial Transaction Reporting Act (2004).
Category:
Government development and regulatory authority.
FIJI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
178 Lakeba Street
Samabula
Suva
P.O. Box: 1242, Suva
Phone: (679) 3210618, 3385788
Fax: (679) 3370150, 3304190
E-mail: fcci@is.com.fj, wlm@connect.com.fj (Secretary)
Services/activities:
• Provides assistance in establishing contacts with traders;
• Circulates trade offers/trade opportunities.
Membership structure: 11 district chambers, 8 affiliate
members, 5 corporate members.
Training
• Rural enterprise developmental projects and business startups;
• Represents the private sector in negotiations with
Government and statutory authorities;
• Shareholders in the exporters club on duty suspension
schemes;
• Partnership in the Fiji Forum of Non-state Actors association
(An NGO body of civil society/private sector organizations);
• Partnership with the Government in trade facilitation.
Category:
Chamber of commerce, and industrial promotion.
Training:
The CMDA offers workshops, seminars and presentations aimed
at developing or enhancing the knowledge and skills of
intermediaries, company executives, investors and other key
players.
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FIJI DEVELOPMENT BANK (FDB)
Office/postal address:
Fiji Development Bank
360 Victoria Parade
P.O.Box: 104
Phone: (679) 331 4866
Fax: (679) 331 4886
E-mail: info@fijidevelopmentbank.com
URL: www.fdb.com.fj
Year established: 1967
Principal functions:
• To Provide finance, financial and advisory services to assist
in the economic development of Fiji, particularly in the
development of agriculture, commerce and industry;
• To act as financial instrument in Fiji’s development
projects/plans and special assistance programmes when the
need arises;
• To undertake the role developing the various economic
sectors in Fiji;
Services/activities:
• To provide loan to the agricultural sector to small-scale
farmers through Government-sponsored rural development
projects;
• To provide a soft loan scheme for indigenous Fijians, also
known as the Commercial Loans to Fijians Scheme (CLFS);
• To provide Bill Discounting loan services to Fijian
nationals;
• To provide Export Finance facility to all producer exporters
exporting to any destination, except producers of traditional
exports.
• To provide loans to various business sectors in Fiji,
primarily those keen on establishing contacts with foreign
investors for export market opportunities and partnerships.
Local Branches:
Current branches are located in Ba, Labasa, Lautoka, Nadi,
Nausori, Rakiraki, Savusavu, Seaqaqa, and Sigatoka. Full
address details are available online <
http://www.fdb.com.fj/index.cfm?go=fdb.services&Department=
E5483BDC-9AD7-12F0-
B9A2CCADCECB4CC9&ServiceID=E5717B6B-D59D-2758-
7F136859A9C81469 >
Publications issued:
• Annual Reports
<
http://www.fdb.com.fj/index.cfm?go=fdb.resources&cmd=forum
view&uid=reports >
Category:
Bank for financing development projects in Fiji.
FIJI ISLANDS TRADE AND INVESTMENT BUREAU
(FTIB)
Office/postal address:
6 th floor, Civic Tower
Victoria Parade
Government Building
Suva
P.O. Box: 2303, Government Buildings, Suva
Phone: (679) 3315988
Fax: (679) 3301783
E-mail: info@ftib.org.fj
URL: www.ftib.org.fj
Year established: 1980
Principal function:
• To promote, stimulate and facilitate foreign trade,
investment, and economic development in Fiji.
Services/activities:
• Organizes seminars;
• Organizes trade missions to potential markets;
• Coordinates Fiji's participation at overseas trade fairs;
• Organizes trade exhibitions;
• Promotes Government's Export Promotion Incentive
Scheme;
• Publishes booklets on trade and investment opportunities and
incentive schemes;
• Identifies and prepares profiles of projects in key
development sectors;
• Provides advice and guidance on investment policies;
• Identifies local and overseas partners for joint ventures;
• Provides information to investors about capital costs, wages,
labour regulations and land costs.
Publications issued:
• An Investors Guide to Fiji (regular).
• Fiji Exporters’ Directory (online database).
• Fiji Product Directory (annually).
• FTIB Annual Report (annually).
Local branch:
1 st Floor, Popular Building, Suite 5
P.O. Box 5105
Lautoka, Fiji
Phone: (679) 6660133
Fax: (679) 6667186
E-mail: info@ftib.org.fj
Offices abroad:
Level 7, 91 Phillip Street
Parramatta
NSW 2050, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 98931813
Fax: (61 2) 98931814
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FIJI
E-mail: fijibusiness@zip.com.au
32 nd floor, Suite 3212
333 Keelung Road
Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Phone: (886 2) 27579596
Fax: (886 2) 27579597
E-mail: taina@fijittro.org.tw
5777 West Century Blvd., Suite 205
Los Angeles, CA 90045, United States of America
Phone: (1 310) 6452136
Fax: (1 310) 6450851
E-mail: ravswamy@fijitradela.com
Membership structure: 32 employees and 10 board
members.
Training:
• Provides training programme for staff;
• Provides training attachments for trade officers from the
Pacific region.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Tourism; electronics; agro-based industries; fisheries; footwear;
leather processing; mining; information technology; clothing and
textile.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Act 1999.
Category:
Industrial promotion; investment promotion authority; trade
facilitation body; and trade promotion organization.
SUVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
P.O. Box:
Phone: (679) 3314044
Fax: (679) 3302188
2475, Government Building
E-mail: secretariat@suvachamber.org
URL: www.suvachamber.org
Principal function:
• To promote and protect commerce and industry throughout
the district of Suva in particular and in Fiji generally;
• To promote and to protect the mutual interest of all its
members, to promote, encourage and provide for joint
consultation between members or groups of members, and to
promote amicable and cordial relations between one group of
members and another group of members and between
employers and employees;
• To act as a consultative and an advisory body;
• To collect statistical or other data and information;
• To promote the free enterprise and the development of
entrepreneurial skills by disseminating information and by
publishing or circulating newsletters, papers, circulars and
other publications, and to keep members informed on existing
laws and practices, the activities of Government and
Government committees;
• To cooperate with any organization of commerce and industry,
local international or otherwise whose main objects are similar
to those of this chamber or become a member or associate
thereof;
• To assist charities by subscribing to any local or other
charities, and to grant donations for any public purpose;
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
TRAINING AND PRODUCTIVITY AUTHORITY OF
FIJI (TPAF)
Office/postal address:
Training House
Lot 1, Beaumont Road
Narere
Nasinu
P.O. Box: 6890, Valelevu, Nasinu
Phone: (679) 3392000
Fax: (679) 3340184
E-mail: info@tpaf.ac.fj
URL: www.tpaf.ac.fj
Year established: 26 May 2003 (formerly Fiji National
Training Council (FNTC), since 1973).
Principal functions:
The functions of TPAF are to be conducted through its three
Councils, namely, the National Training and Productivity Council
(NTPC), National Quality Awards Council (NQAC) and National
Standards and Accreditation Council (NSAC):
• To provide quality training, consultancy services and to issue
certificates;
• To promote and facilitate productivity and training;
• To manage skills development and standards.
Services/activities:
• Provides, arranges, advises and disseminates information on
training;
• Provides consultancy services;
• Provides framework and system for excellence and national
awards;
• Promotes and facilitates productivity;
• Provides skill development and certification schemes;
• Establishes and manages the National Qualifications
Framework;
• Provides a range of incentives to encourage training;
• Develops appropriate facilities and staffing for delivery of
services.
Publications issued:
• TPAF Newsletter (monthly, English).
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FIJI
Local branches:
Nabua Centre
Jerusalem Road, Nabua
P.O. Box 15676, Suva
Phone: (679) 3384777
Fax: (679) 3370446
Suva Centre
11 Cumming Street, Suva
Phone: (679) 3306377
Fax: (679) 3306340
Namaka Centre
Queens Road, Namaka
Private Mail Bag
Nadi Airport, Nadi
Phone: (679) 6725730
Fax: (679) 6725722
Lautoka Centre
Naceva Street, Waiyavi
Private Mail Bag
Lautoka
Phone: (679) 6667000
Fax: (679) 6640436
Training:
• Construction;
• Information technology;
• Electrical and electronics engineering;
• Hospitality and tourism;
• Aviation, awards, travel and ticketing;
• Manufacturing of textile, clothing and footwear;
• Marine and port;
• Mechanical engineering;
• Productivity and quality.
Category:
Training institute.
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FRENCH POLYNESIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, SERVICES
AND TRADE OF FRENCH POLYNESIA
Office/postal address:
41, Rrue du Docteur Cassiau
Papeete, Tahiti
P.O. Box: 118, Papeete, Tahiti
Phone: (689) 472700
Fax: (689) 540701
URL:
www.ccism.pf (French only)
Year established: 1880
Principal functions:
• To represent the interest of the business community;
• To develop and promote Polynesian exports.
Services/activities:
• Centre for companies dealing with formalities: provides
assistance to future license holders, helps with formalities
needed for setting up enterprises, etc.;
• Documentation, customs formalities department and legal
advices department: provides international documentation,
temporary admission forms, customs formalities, legal
advice, etc.;
• Business development and promotion department: publishes
economic and statistical surveys, provides technical
assistance, etc.;
• Centre for Foreign Trade: maintains commerce and overseas
relations, provides export assistance, advises for foreign
investment projects, etc.;
• Centre for vocational training CEFOR: assists businesses
with their needs of training, trains unemployed people and
helps them to integrate working life;
• Fishing post-facilities (Papeete fishing port): administers the
fish auctions market and the cold storage rooms.
Local branches:
Offices in Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Maupiti, Nuku Hi,
Raiatea and Tipaerui et Taravao.
Membership structure:
Training:
Over 17,000 members.
• General training in languages, computer literacy,
management training, etc.
• Specialized training in fishery, tourism, jewellery, food
hygiene, handicraft, pharmacy, transport, safety, florists, and
more.
Category:
Chamber of commerce and training/research institution.
EXTERNAL TRADE SERVICE
Office/postal address:
53 Nansouty Street, Teissier Building, first floor
Papeete 98713
P.O.Box 20727, 98713 Papeete, Tahiti
Phone: (689) 506464
Fax: (689) 436420
E-mail: commerceexterieur@economie.gov.pf
URL: www.tahiti-export.pf
Year established: 1986
Principal functions:
• To conceive and implement regulations regarding trade
between French Polynesia and the rest of the world;
• To study and research ways and means to equilibrate French
Polynesia’s trade balance;
• To prepare and negotiate conclusion of international trade
accords and to implement their execution.
Services/activities:
• Provides international trade information services;
• Provides financial and technical services to develop business
opportunities;
• Organizes all actions related to exportation development (trade
shows, fairs, etc.).
Publication issued:
• Exporter’s guide. Guide détaillé de l’exportateur (French).
• Tahiti Export Actions.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All Tahitian products: pearls, mother-of-pearls, monoï, tamanu,
noni, vanilla, fishes, flowers, beverage, etc.
Training:
Offers a large variety of training courses regarding all exportation
procedures and techniques and also market studies per products,
every Tuesday from 10.00 am to 12.00 am, including:
• How to conduct an export diagnostic study?;
• Export formalities and regulations;
• Communication tools;
• International business contracts;
• China’s beverage market;
• United States jewelry market;
• European Union’s cosmetics market;
• etc.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All areas and industries.
Category:
Export marketing board; and training/research institution.
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TAHITI INVEST - INVESTMENT PROMOTION
AUTHORITY OF FRENCH POLYNESIA
Office/postal address:
82, General de Gaulle Street
Papeete, Tahiti
P.O. Box: 504 - 98713
Phone: (689) 54 32 54
Fax: (689) 54 32 55
E-mail: invest@tahiti-invest.com
URL: www.tahiti-invest.com
Principal functions:
• To promote and develop international investments in French
Polynesia.
Services/activities:
• Offers free of charge operational assistance to projects in
tune with the Government's policy of sustainable economic
development;
• Informs on economic potentials and investment grants;
• Facilitates meetings with professionals and local authorities;
• Guides customers all along the decision-making process.
Publications issued:
• Tahiti and her islands, an investor’s ideal, 2005.
• Investor’s Guide, 2005.
Category:
Investment promotion agency.
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GEORGIA
GEORGIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
Berdznis str. 29
Tbilisi
Phone: (995 32) 720710
Fax: (995 32) 723190
E-mail: info@gcci.ge
URL: www.gcci.ge
Principal functions:
• To represent Georgian business community locally and
worldwide;
• To protect the interests of its members both in Georgia and
abroad;
• To facilitate the establishment of market economy
principles;
• To promote Georgian exports, help Georgian businesses to
expand to new markets and strengthen their positions on the
existing ones as well as to attract foreign investment.
Services/activities:
• Provides information and consultation service;
• Arranges foreign and local production exhibitions and
presentations inside the country and abroad;
• Draws up business plans for small and medium businesses,
develops investment proposals, marketing researches;
• E-identification of production;
• Tests and provides expertise of local and imported goods;
• Verifies force major circumstances of certificate of origin
and other documents;
• Trains and improves professional skills of the staff for the
business sector;
• Conducts arbitration services and court;
• Translates and interprets.
Publications issued:
• Business Bulletin, 1999-2000 (monthly, Georgian).
• Business Magazine “EXPERT”, 1997-1999 (annually,
Georgian/English).
• How to start business – an illustrated guide-book (annually,
Englsih).
• International Scientific-Practical Monthly Magazine
“Sakartvelos Ekonomika” (monthly, Georgian/English).
• Micro-Macro Economics, 2001 (Georgian/English/Russian).
• Newsletter (Georgian/English).
Local branches:
124 Rustaveli Avenue
4600 Kutaisi
Phone: (995 231) 45992, 71400
Fax: (995 231) 714 00
E-mail: bcc@bscnet.ge
6 Kostava Street
6000 Batumi
Phone: (995 88) 22272841/3
Fax: (995 88) 22272842
30 David Agmashenebeli Street
4400 Poti
Phone: (995 293) 21515
Fax: (995 293) 21515
1 Janashia Street
2100 Zugdidi
Phone: (995 215) 51950
Fax: (995 215) 50040
3 Chavchavadze Street
3500 Ozurgeti
Phone: (995 296) 65862
Fax: (995 32) 001527, 001072
21 Merab Kostava Street
2200 Telavi
Phone: (995 250) 33884
Fax: (995 250) 76057
Membership structure:
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
8,000 members.
GEORGIAN NATIONAL INVESTMENT AGENCY
(GNIA)
Office/postal address:
12 Chanturia str.
0108 Tbilisi
Phone: (995 32) 985463
Fax: (995 32) 982755
E-mail: info@investingeorgia.org
URL: www.investingeorgia.org
Year established: 2002
Principal function:
• To promote and facilitate foreign direct investment in
Georgia.
Services/activities:
• Offers comprehensive and current information on economic
conditions, business/investment-related laws and regulations,
trade regimes;
• Offers competent, efficient assistance and advice for
deciding on specific locations for investments within the
country;
• Organizes meetings, conferences, forums and workshops;
• Arranges appointments for potential investors to meet local
entrepreneurs;
• Facilitates communication with Government agencies.
Membership structure:
GNIA is the only Georgian Government agency responsible for
investment promotion, GNIA is designed to act as a “one-stopshop”
for comprehensive information about investment
opportunities in Georgia.
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Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Agriculture;
• Energy;
• Financial sector;
• Infrastructure;
• Real estate;
• Telecom;
• Tourism;
• Transportation.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Amendments to the Law on Investment Promotion.
• Law on Accounting and Bank Accounts.
• Law on Activity of a Commercial Bank.
• Law on Advertising.
• Law on Control Of Entrepreneurial Activity.
• Law on Enterprise Activity Licensing and Basis of
Permission Issues.
• Law on Entrepreneurs.
• Law on Grants.
• Law on Investment Promotion and Guarantees of Investment
Related Activities.
• Law on Leasing Activity Support
• Law on Monopoly Activity & Competition.
• Law on Non-Bank Deposit Instances-Credit Unions.
• Law on Private Arbitration.
• Law on State Property Privatisation.
• Law on the National Bank of Georgia.
• Law on the National Investment Agency of Georgia.
• Laws on Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents.
• Tax Laws and Tax Code of Georgia.
• Trade and Financial Regulation Laws.
Category:
Investment authority, investment promotion organization.
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GUAM
BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND PLANS
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 2950
Hagatna, GU 96932
Phone: (671) 4724201,2,3
Fax: (671) 4771812
E-Mail: bsp@mail.gov.gu
URL: www.bspguam.com
Year established: 1975
In 2002, Guam Public Law 26-76 transferred the duties and
operations of the former Guam Department of Commerce’s
Economic Research Centre to the Bureau of Planning and
changed the Bureau’s name to the Bureau of Statistics and Plans.
Principal functions:
• To serve as a catalyst for planned and balanced economic,
social, environmental and physical growth;
• To advise the Governor during the formation of policies and
on the interrelationships among laws, plans, policies and
programmes;
• To encourage private/public partnerships in the formation
and implementation of plans, policies and programmes;
• To ensure the availability of information generated by the
Government of Guam of policy and plan development;
• To provide technical support to other Government of Guam
entities in order that they can meet their missions;
• To ensure the availability of timely and accurate statistical
indices that are required to make sound decisions to improve
Guam’s economic viability.
Services/activities:
• Facilitates the delivery of economic, social and physical
data;
• Maintains and updates a library and a bibliographic database
file of Guam planning and statistical documents;
• Is involved in the collection, compilation, analysis and
dissemination of socio-economic information such as the
consumer price index and data on external trade.
Publications issued:
• Atan I Islan Guam (annually).
• Guam Statistical Yearbook (annually).
• Guam Consumer Price Index (quarterly).
• Guam Economic Review Quarterly Report (quarterly).
• Guam’s Export data (annually).
• Guam’s Import Data (quarterly).
• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, June 2001.
• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, April
2003.
• Guam Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.
Annual Report, June 2005.
GUAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
173 Aspinall Avenue, Suite 101
Ada Plaza Center
Phone: (671)4726311/8001
Fax: (671)4726202
URL:
www.guamchamber.com.gu
Principal functions:
• To advance the general welfare of its members by promoting
the economic, social and environmental well-being of the
territory of Guam;
• To develop, encourage, promote and protect the commercial,
professional, financial and general business interest of the
territory of Guam;
• To extend and promote the trade and commerce, and foster,
develop and protect the industry of the territory;
• To promote laws and regulations desirable for the benefit of
business in general;
• To provide a forum for the reflection of sentiments of
business regarding matters affecting its interests
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• The President’s Report (monthly newsletter).
• Directory of Members. A business guide to over 300
chamber members listed alphabetically and by type of
business. Includes addresses, contact person, phone and fax
number.
• Business Relocation Packet. Information about Guam's
business climate including demographics, employment, cost
of living and economic projections, licensing and more.
• Job Search Packet. Includes chamber membership directory,
list of employment agencies, information on housing, cost of
living, schools and child care.
• Relocation Packet. Includes: Guam fact sheet, and
information on housing, cost of living, schools entertainment
and more.
• Tourist Information Packet. Includes: Guam Visitor’s Guide;
island map; information on water sports, tours and
transportation, accommodations and a calendar of events.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Category:
Government agency.
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GUAM
GUAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCE AUTHORITY (GEDCA)
Office/postal address:
Guam International Trade Centre Building
Suite 511, 590 South Marine Drive
Tamuning, 96911
Phone: (671) 6474332
Fax: (671) 6494146
URL:
www.investguam.com
Year established: 1965
Principal functions:
• To be the catalyst for economic development, seeking the
aid of private capital without competing with it;
• To plan, initiate, organize, control and direct an integrated
programme to attract, promote, encourage and develop
desirable commerce, agriculture, industry and tourism.
Services/activities:
• Assists, coordinates and monitors financial advisory
services, capital financing, debt management and capital
markets;
• Provides financial assistance by aiding private enterprise
without unfairly competing with it;
• Leases Government of Guam land to promote investments in
entrepreneurial capital and thereby increases opportunity for
employment in manufacturing, industrial, commercial,
recreational, retail and service enterprises;
• Promotes economic development through capital
investment.
GOVERNMENT OF GUAM PORTAL- OFFICIAL
PORTAL FOR ISLAND OF GUAM
E-mail: webteam@mail.gov.gu
URL: www.guam.gov
Year established: 2006
Principal functions:
• To act as the Guam Government’s single point service
centre;
• To improve government efficiency bringing its services
directly to the people;
• To transform government operations and improving culture
of service through e-government initiative;
Services/activities:
• To provide travel/tourism and other related information to
visitors;
• To provide information on resident services;
• To provide information on business activities and relocation;
• To provide Guam Government directory;
• To provide Guam Emergency Guide;
• To provide government and other news.
Category:
Government portal.
Publications issued:
• Guam USA, The Ultimate Destination.
• GEDCA’s Developing Guam (quarterly report).
• GEDCA’S Financial Assistance Program.
• GEDCA’s Qualifying Certificate Program.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Captive insurance; tourism; fisheries; aquaculture; agriculture;
transhipment; telecommunications; healthcare; manufacturing;
aviation training; arbitration; regional certification and film
production.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The Guam Foreign Investment Equity Act passed by the
United States Congress, included Guam in the United States
Tax Treaty rates with Guam withholding tax rates reduced to
treaty defined rates. Restrictions in prohibit application of
the Act to beneficiaries of a Guam Qualifying Certificate.
• Title 12 of the Guam Code Annotated, Chapter 58
(GEDCA’s Qualifying Certificate program) provides
incentives for investments from both foreign and domestic
sources.
Category:
Investment promotion authority
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HONG KONG, CHINA
CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
4 th Floor, Secretariat Department
24-25 Connaught Road
Central
Phone: (852) 25256385
Fax: (852) 28452610
E-mail: cgcc@cgcc.org.hk
URL: www.cgcc.org.hk
Year established: 1900
Principal functions:
• To promote trade and industry and enhance the prosperity of
Hong Kong, China;
• To protect the rights and interests of the business and
industrial community in Hong Kong, China;
• To participate in public affairs and reflect the views of the
business and industrial community;
• To develop international and regional communication with a
view to promoting economic cooperation.
Services/activities:
• Organizes/sponsors conferences, seminars, exhibitions and
delegations;
• Issues Certificates of Origin recognized worldwide;
• Issues Certificates of Origin according to Hong Kong Closer
Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA);
• Provides Electronic Trading Access Services including trade
declarations;
• Handles trade enquiries;
• Handles enquiries on registration information of Hong
Kong, China limited company;
• Provides business information on the Chamber’s website;
• Provides trade enquiries services and maintains a
comprehensive range of economic reference materials in the
Chamber’s library;
• Publishes monthly the Chamber’s Bulletin;
• Handles trade disputes;
• Provides insertion services of promotion materials.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English/Chinese).
• Business Info (monthly, English/Chinese).
• Chamber's Bulletin (monthly, Chinese).
• Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Members' Business
Directory, available on Internet website.
HONG KONG COALITION OF SERVICE
INDUSTRIES (HKCSI)
Office/postal address:
22 nd Floor United Centre,
95 Queensway
Phone: (852) 25299229
Fax: (852) 25279843
E-mail: csi@hkcsi.org.hk
URL: www.hkcsi.org.hk
Year established: 1990
Principal function:
• To promote the continuing development and competitiveness
of Hong Kong, China’s service industries.
Services/activities:
• Promotes the development of a "service friendly environment"
in Hong Kong, China;
• Provides a focal point for liaison with Government;
• Establishes and maintains cooperation between members of
Hong Kong, China’s service industries for the purpose of
achieving common goals;
• Represents the interests of service industries in Hong Kong,
China and formulates policies and make submissions on behalf
of members of the Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries;
• Promotes fair, effective and comprehensive international and
multilateral rules for trade in services;
• Contributes to the opening of the services sector of the
mainland;
• Establishes and develops links with counterpart organizations
elsewhere.
Publications issued:
• Servicing Economy Newsletter (3-4 issues per year, English).
• Service Sector in Hong Kong - Statistical Card (annually,
English).
• Reports on various topics.
Membership structure:
Members of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in the
service industries; and service sector trade associations.
Category:
Services promotion organization.
Membership structure:
Over 6,000 members.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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HONG KONG, CHINA
HONG KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION (ECIC)
Office/postal address:
2/F., Tower 1 South Seas Centre
75 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon
Phone: (852) 2732 9988
Fax: (852) 2722 6277
E-mail: info@hkecic.com
URL: www.hkecic.com
Year established: 1966
Principal function:
• To encourage and support export trade through the provision
of insurance protection for Hong Kong, China exporters
against non-payment risks arising from buyers’ inability or
refusal to pay or political and economic events.
Services/activities:
• Provides a wide range of insurance facilities to Hong Kong,
China exporters of goods and services who trade with
overseas buyers and clients on credit terms, usually for
credit periods of up to 180 days;
• Services cover not only exports and re-exports from Hong
Kong, China but also offshore shipments transported directly
by suppliers to buyers without passing through Hong Kong,
China. The indemnity provided is normally 90 per cent of
the loss incurred;
• Covers the following risks:
- buyer risks (insolvency and bankruptcy, payment
default, contract repudiation);
- country risks (blockage or delay in foreign exchange
remittance, cancellation of import licence, import ban,
payment moratorium, and war, revolution, riot and
natural disaster).
HONG KONG EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION
Office/postal address:
Rm. 825 Star House
3 Salisbury Road
Tsimshatsui
Kowloon
Phone: (852) 27309851
Fax: (852) 27301869
Year established: 1955
Principal function:
• To promote the export and re-export business in Hong Kong,
China.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes library services;
• Conducts regular seminars, meetings, luncheons, exhibitions.
Publications issued:
• Exporters' Bulletin (quarterly).
• The Hong Kong Exporters' Association Members’ Directory
(annual booklet and CD-ROM).
• Annual Report.
Membership structure: One honorary member, 614 full
members and 30 associate members as of 1 August 2007.
Category:
Trade association.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Compass (quarterly).
Category:
Trade and investment financing organization, credit guarantee
and insurance organizations.
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HONG KONG, CHINA
HONG KONG FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION (HKFA)
Office/postal address:
c/o Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
22 nd Floor, United Centre
95 Queensway
Phone: (852) 25299229
Fax: (852) 25279843
THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE (HKGCC)
Office/postal address:
22/F United Centre
95 Queensway
Phone: (852) 2529 9229
Fax: (852) 2527 9843
E-mail: hkfa@franchise.org.hk
URL: www.franchise.org.hk
Email:
URL:
chamber@chamber.org.hk
www.chamber.org.hk
Year established: 1992
Principal functions:
• To monitor and promote the development of franchising
activities in Hong Kong, China;
• To act as a focal point for liaison with the Government on
matters concerning franchising and its applications;
• To promote franchising and to strengthen standards of
practice.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• Franchise Training Kit (English/Chinese, also available on
CD-ROM).
• Essential Questions on Franchising in Hong Kong (English).
Membership structure: Franchising companies in Hong
Kong, China.
Category:
Franchise association.
Year established: 1861
Principal function:
• To promote, represent and safeguard the interests of the
Hong Kong business community.
Services/activities:
• Networking - Opportunities for fellowship with influential
business leaders and government officials from both locally
and abroad. To help identify business opportunities and
exchange ideas;
• Chamber website - Contains an up-to-date database listing
information on more than 10,000 potential buyers and sellers
and attracting frequent users from more than 140 countries. It
also contains business news, economic analyses and
government tenders;
• Website design and hosting - Member company profiles are
listed on the Chamber website;
• Business opportunities - Trade inquiries are published daily.
Overseas delegation and visitors meet with Chamber members
to discuss business opportunities;
• Hotline - Dedicated business information inquiry service with
business matching services for members;
• Representation - The Chamber is represented on over 30 key
government advisory bodies and the Legislative Council;
• Trade documentation - Six offices around Hong Kong, China
offering quality and prompt services. The Chamber is the only
official authority in Hong Kong, China to issue the
internationally recognized Admission Temporaire/Temporary
Admission (ATA) carnets;
• Business services - Provide meeting venues, translation and
mailings to members at special rates;
• Member benefits programme - Formed partnership with
members to offer discounts and special privileges to fellow
members.
Publication issued:
• Bulletin (monthly business magazine).
Membership structure:
Corporate members who are Hong Kong, China registered
companies.
Category:
Trade and industrial promotion organization.
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HONG KONG, CHINA
HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL (HKPC)
Office/postal address:
HKPC Building
78 Tat Chee Avenue
Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon
P.O. Box: 99027 TST
Phone: (852) 27885678
Fax: (852) 27885900
E-mail: hkpcenq@hkpc.org
URL: www.hkpc.org
Year established: 1967
Principal functions:
• To promote productivity excellence through the provision of
integrated support across the value chain of Hong Kong,
China firms;
• To achieve a more effective utilization of resources;
• To enhance the value added content of products and
services;
• To increase international competitiveness.
Services/activities:
Provides a wide range of consultancy, professional training,
manufacturing support programmes, publications, exhibitions,
conferences and study missions in the core service areas of
manufacturing technologies, management systems, information
technologies and environmental technologies.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (annually, English).
• Directory of Industrial Suppliers (annually).
• Directory of Industries (annually).
• Directory of Linkage Industry (annually).
• Directory of Plastics Industry (annually).
• Green Lighting: Towards Smart Energy Management.
• Green Manufacturing Express.
• Green Productivity - 25 Years and Beyond.
• Legal Protection for IP and Innovation of SMEs in PRD.
• One Factory, One Year, One Environmental Project.
• Quality Seawater Assurance Scheme (QSAS).
• Specialized technical bulletins:
- Electronics Bulleting (bimonthly).
- Metals Bulletin (bimonthly).
- Plastic Bulletin (bimonthly).
- Textiles and Clothing Bulletin (bimonthly).
- Toys Bulletin (bimonthly).
- Logistics Bulleting (quarterly).
- Automotive Parts and Components Bulletin (quarterly).
Offices abroad:
Productivity (Dongguan) Consulting Co., Ltd
Unit 1510, Winnerway Hotel
1 Winnerway Road, Nancheng District, Dongguan
Guangdong 523087, China
Phone: (86769) 22021910
Fax: (86769) 22021911
E-mail: dgenq@dg.hkpcprd.com
URL: www.dg.hkpcprd.com
Productivity (Guangzhou) Consulting Co., Ltd
Unit 1006A, 10 th Floor Citic Plaza
233 Tianhe Bei Road
Guangzhou 510613, China
Phone: (8620) 38770230
Fax: (8620) 38770231
E-mail: gzenq@gz.hkpcprd.com
URL: www.gz.hkpcprd.com
Productivity (Shenzhen) Consulting Co., Ltd
Unit 312, 3 rd Floor C-1 Building
Hi-tech Industrial Park
Shenzhen 518057, China
Phone: (86755) 26712988
Fax: (86755) 26712281
E-mail: szenq@sz.hkpcprd.com
URL: www.sz.hkpcprd.com
Guangzhou Representative Office
Unit 1006A, 10 th Floor
Citic Plaza, 233 Tianhe Bei Road
Guangzhou 510613, China
Phone: (8620) 38770220
Fax: (8620) 38770221
E-mail: gzo@gzo-hkpc.org
Membership structure: 23 Council Members appointed by the
Chief Executive of Hong Kong, China.
Training:
Manufacturing technologies, management systems, information
technologies and environmental technologies.
Category:
Industrial promotion and productivity centre; and
training/research institute.
Local branch:
Productivity Training Institute (PTI)
1 st Floor HKPC Building
78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
Phone: (852) 27885678
Fax: (852) 27885900
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HONG KONG, CHINA
HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
(HKTDC)
Office/postal address:
38 th Floor, Office Tower
Convention Plaza
1 Harbour Road
Wanchai
Phone: (852) 1830668; from China: 8008205188 (toll free) or
(86 2) 163226688
Fax: (852) 2824 0249
E-mail: hktdc@tdc.org.hk
URL: www.tdctrade.com
Year established: 1966
Principal functions:
The Trade Development Council (TDC) is the statutory
organization for promoting Hong Kong, China’s external trade in
goods and services:
• To create and facilitate opportunities in international trade
for Hong Kong, China-based companies, most of which are
SMEs, and to strengthen Hong Kong, China as the global
trade platform of Asia with an ever-increasing critical mass
of “players”;
• To help Hong Kong, China manufacturers, traders and
service providers succeed through marketing opportunities,
trade contacts, market knowledge and competitive skills;
• To promote Hong Kong, China’s trade in goods and
services;
• To match overseas companies with Hong Kong, China
service providers, manufacturers and traders in various
business sectors;
• To provide information on 100,000 Hong Kong, China
product suppliers and service providers.
Services/activities:
Publications issued:
• HK Enterprise (monthly).
• HK Toys (biannually).
• HK Electronics (bimonthly).
• HK Watches and Clocks (quarterly).
• HK Leather Goods and Bags (quarterly).
• HK Gifts, Premium and Stationery (quarterly).
• HK Electronic Components and Parts (quarterly).
• HK Household (biannually).
• HK Jewellery Collection (biannually).
• HK Apparel (biannually).
• HK Fabrics and Accessories (biannually).
• HK Optical (annually).
• HK Packaging (biannually).
• HK Footwear (biannually).
Offices abroad:
China and Taiwan, Province of China: Beijing, Chengdu, Dalian,
Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Kunming, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen,
Wuhan, Taipei and Xian;
Asia: Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka, Seoul,
Singapore, Tokyo and Mumbai;
Australia: Sydney;
Europe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Budapest, Frankfurt, London,
Milan, Moscow, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, Warsaw and Prague;
Latin America: Mexico City, Santiago and São Paulo;
Middle East and Africa: Dubai and Johannesburg;
North America: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
• Participates in major overseas trade fairs, product
exhibitions in overseas markets, and consumer promotions
with leading international retailers;
• Provides business matching service which helps companies
from around the world find the right supplier, buyer or
agent;
• Maintains TDC’s databank of 380,000 international traders
and 140,000 mainland firms;
• Publishes and disseminates a series of Hong Kong, China
product magazines with a global circulation providing easy
sourcing for overseas importers and buyers;
• Organizes 21 international trade fairs in Hong Kong, China
attracting 500,000 international buyers per annum;
• Organizes high-level missions, both inward and outward, to
strengthen Hong Kong, China’s economic ties with key
trading partners;
• Reinforces its promotional thrust through a multipronged
international public relations effort - maintaining contacts
with business leaders, economic policymakers and media
around the world, keeping them informed of latest business
developments in Hong Kong, China;
• Organizes and participates in business seminars and
conferences at the international, regional and local levels.
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HONG KONG, CHINA
INVEST HONG KONG
Office/postal address:
15 th Floor One Pacific Place
Queensway
Phone: (852) 31071000
Fax: (852) 31079007
E-mail: enq@InvestHK.gov.hk
URL: www.InvestHK.gov.hk
Year established: 2000
Principal function:
Invest Hong Kong is an investment promotion agency established
to spearhead Hong Kong, China’s efforts to attract inward
investment. Invest Hong Kong offers solution-oriented investment
promotion and support services in a straightforward one-stop shop.
Services/activities:
• Provides solution-oriented investment promotion,
facilitation and aftercare services for foreign companies to
establish or expand operations in the dynamic Hong Kong,
China economy;
• Provides ancillary services to foreign companies that have
arrived in Hong Kong, China such as obtaining work visas,
trademark registrations, business incorporation, and other
administrative, legal and financial matters;
• Provides consultation, regulatory advice and logistics
support guidance by sector-specific experts in financial
services, information technology, electronics, biotechnology,
telecommunications, tourism and entertainment, and
transportation.
115 East 54th Street, 5 th Floor
New York, NY 10022, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 7523320
Fax: (1 212) 7523395
E-mail: hketony@hketony.gov.hk
130 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104, United States of America
Phone: (1 415) 8359300
Fax: (1 415) 3922963
E-mail: hketosf@ hketosf.gov.hk
Level 2, Hong Kong House
80 Druitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 92833222
Fax: (61 2) 92833818
E-mail: enquiry@hketosydney.gov.hk
30-1 Sanban-Cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 35568961
Fax: (81 3) 35568960
E-mail: Invest@hketotyo.gov.hk
174 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M7, Canada
Phone: (1 416) 9245544
Fax: (1 416) 9243599
E-mail: etotor@hketotoronto.gov.hk
Category:
Investment promotion agency.
Publications issued:
• Invest HK – It all adds up (English/Chinese/Japanese/
Korean).
• Invest in Hong Kong for success in Mainland China – The
CEPA benefits (English/Chinese).
• Investment Update (quarterly newsletter, English/Chinese).
• The Greater Pearl River Delta (English).
Offices abroad:
Rue d’Arlon 118
1040 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (32 2) 7750088
Fax: (32 2) 7700980
E-mail: general@hongkong-eu.org
Flat 7101, Citic Plaza
233 Tian He North Road
Guangzhou 510613, China
Phone: (86 20) 38911220
Fax: (86 20) 38911221
E-mail: general@gdeto.gov.hk
6 Grafton Street
London W1S 4EQ, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 207) 4999821
Fax: (44 207) 4090647
E-mail: general@hketolondon.gov.hk
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HONG KONG, CHINA
TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT
Office/postal address:
Government of Hong Kong, China
Trade and Industry Department Tower
700 Nathan Road, Kowloon
Phone: (852) 23985333
Fax: (852) 27892491
E-mail: enquiry@tid.gov.hk
URL: www.tid.gov.hk
Year established: 2000 (following the reorganization of the
Trade Department and Industry Department in July 2000).
Principal functions:
• To secure and preserve maximum access and fair treatment
for exports from Hong Kong, China to international markets;
• To provide certification and licensing services in order to
facilitate trade and supplement controls imposed for reasons
other than trade;
• To support and facilitate the development of Hong Kong,
China’s SMEs and industries.
Services/activities:
• Handles the commercial relations of Hong Kong, China;
• Provides various licensing facilities and certification
services, including by electronic means, for different
commodities such as textiles and clothing, strategic
commodities, rough diamonds and reserved commodities;
• Provides trade information to the business community
through various channels, including issue of circulars,
pamphlets, publications and via the department’s web portal;
• Develops policy initiatives and implement programmes to
enhance the competitiveness of SMEs and their long term
development;
• Provides information and advisory services for SMEs
through its Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs
(SUCCESS).
For more details of Trade and Industry Department services,
please refer to www.tid.gov.hk.
Publications issued:
• Textiles publications.
• Publications on non-textiles (including transhipment cargo
exemption scheme), manifests and United Nations sanctions,
etc..
• Registration and certification publications.
• SMEs publications.
• Industrial support publications.
For full list of publications, please refer to www.tid.gov.hk
Offices abroad:
Remark: The offices abroad include trade and economic offices
outside Hong Kong, China,
EUROPE
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Rue d'Arlon 118
1040 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (32 2) 7750088
Fax: (32 2) 7700980
E-mail: general@hongkong-eu.org
URL: www.hongkong-eu.org
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
5 Allee David-Morse
1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Phone: (41 22) 7301300
Fax: (41 22) 7301304, 7301305
E-mail: hketo@hketogeneva.gov.hk
URL: www.info.gov.hk/cib/chtml/geneva.html
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
6 Grafton Street
London W1S 4EQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Phone: (44 20) 74999821
Fax: (44 20) 74931964, 74955033
E-mail: general@hketolondon.gov.hk
URL: www.hketolondon.gov.hk
NORTH AMERICA
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
1520, 18th Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20036, United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 3318947
Fax: (1 202) 3318958
E-mail: hketo@hketowashington.gov.hk
URL: www.hketowashington.gov.hk
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
115 East 54th Street
New York, NY 10022, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 7523320
Fax: (1 212) 7523395
E-mail: hketony@hketony.gov.hk
URL: www.hketony.gov.hk
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
130 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104, United States of America
Phone: (1 415) 8359300
Fax: (1 415) 4210646, 3972276
E-mail: hketosf@hketosf.gov.hk
URL: www.hketosf.gov.hk
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
174 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2M7, Canada
Phone: (416) 9245544
Fax: (416) 9243542, 9243599
E-mail: info@hketotoronto.gov.hk
URL: www.hketo.ca
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HONG KONG, CHINA
ASIA-PACIFIC
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Building
30-1 Sanban-Cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102 – 0075, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 35568980
Fax: (81 3) 35568968
E-mail: tokyo_enquiry@hketotyo.gov.hk
URL: www.hketotyo.or.jp
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
34-01, Suntec Tower 2
9 Temasek Boulevard
Singapore 038989
Phone: (65) 63381771
Fax: (65) 63392112
E-mail: hketo_sin@hketosin.gov.hk
URL: www.hketo.org.sg
Products/commodity responsible for:
The Trade and Industry Department is responsible for the
licensing facilities and certification services for commodities such
as textiles and clothing, strategic commodities, rough diamonds
and reserved commodities.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization; industrial promotion
organization; trade facilitation body; trade promotion organization
and department of trade, industry and commerce.
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Level 1, Hong Kong House
80 Druitt Street
Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 92833222
Fax: (61 2) 92833818
E-mail: enquiry@hketosydney.gov.hk
URL: www.hketosydney.org.au
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Flat 7101, Citic Plaza, 233 Tian He North Road
Guangzhou, China
Phone: (86 20) 38911220
Fax: (86 20) 38911221
E-mail: general@gdeto.gov.hk
URL: www.gdeto.gov.hk
Office of the Government of Hong Kong, China in Beijing
No.71, Di'anmen Xidajie, Xicheng District
Beijing 100009, China
Phone: (86 10) 66572880
Fax: (86 10) 66572821
E-mail: bjohksar@bjo-hksarg.org.cn
URL: www.bjo.gov.hk
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai
21/F, The Headquarters Building
168 Xizang Road (M), Huangpu District,
Shanghai 200001, China
Phone: (86 21) 61221233
Fax: (86 21) 61221468
URL: www.sheto.gov.hk
E-mail: sheto@cab.gov.hk
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Chengdu
38/F., Tower 1 Plaza Central
8 Shun Cheng Daijie
Chengdu 610016,China
Phone: (86 21) 86768301
Fax: (86 21) 86768300
E-mail: cdeto@cab.gov.hk
URL: www.cdeto.gov.hk
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INDIA
AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD
PRODUCTS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(APEDA)
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, NCUI Building
3, Siri Institutional Area
Opp. Asaid Village
August Kranti Marg
New Delhi 110 016
Phone: (91 11) 26513204, 26514572, 26534186
Fax: (91 11) 26526187
E-mail: headQ@apeda.com, trade@apeda.com
URL: www.apeda.com
Year established: 1986
Principal function:
• To promote agricultural commodities and processed foods;
• To promote their exports.
Services/activities:
• Identifies new markets;
• Provides better support systems to exporters and
manufacturers;
• Introduces new products to the international markets;
• Undertakes development programmes: development of
databases on products, markets and services; publicity and
information dissemination; invites official and business
delegations from abroad; organization of product promotion
and trade missions abroad; participation in international trade
fairs in India and abroad; organization of buyer-seller meets
and other business interactions; dissemination of information;
provides library services; distribution of Annual APEDA
Awards; provides advisory and supporting services to trade
and industry; problem solving;
• Provides financial assistance to exporters, growers, trade
associations, governmental agencies, etc., for activities related
to export promotion and market development through supply
of samples to potential importers, brand publicity, etc.;
strengthening of market intelligence and databases through
studies, surveys, etc.; quality upgrading; development of
infrastructure facilities; research and development; packaging;
staffing development; and development of meat processing
facilities.
Publications issued:
• Export Statistics of Agro and Processed Food Products, 1990-
2000.
• Guidelines for the exports of fresh fruits to the EU Market.
• Quality assurance manual for export of mangoes.
• Quality assurance manual for export of kinnow.
• Quality assurance manual for export of nagpur mandarian.
• Pre harvest manual for export of nagpur mandarian.
• Pre harvest manual for cultivation of kinnow for exports.
• Manual for production under protected environment –
carnation.
• Manual for production of Anthrium Andreanuis.
• Manual for production of Perennial Statice.
• Manual for production of Eustoma Russaellianum.
• Manual for production of orchids.
• Manual for production of gladolius.
• Report on Guar gum.
• Report on honey.
• Report on Indian ethnic snack food market study.
• A study on status and prospects of frozen food industry (Vols. I
and II).
• Newsletter (quarterly).
Local branches:
12/1/1, Palace Cross Road
Bangalore 560 020
Phone: (91 80) 3343425
Fax: (91 80) 3364560
E-mail: root@apedablr.kar.nic.in
Mayukh Bhawan
Bidhan Nagar
Calcutta 700 091
Phone: (91 33) 3376363
Fax: (91 33) 3378680
E-mail: apedacal@vsnl.net
c/o Assam Industrial Development Corporation
3 rd Floor, Jain Complex
Opp. Dispur Old Post Office
G.S. Road, Dispur
Guwahati 781 005
Phone: (91 361) 599010
Fax: (91 361) 452600
E-mail: apeda@gw1.dot.net.in
8th Floor, Chandra Vihar Building
Mukkaramjahi Road
Hyderabad 500 001
Phone: (91 40) 4745940
Fax: (91 40) 4745947
E-mail: hyd@hyd.ap.nic.in
4 th Floor, Banking Complex Building
Unit No. 3-4, Sector 19 A, Vashi
New Bombay 400 705
Phone: (91 22) 7658949, 7882094 (D)
Fax: (91 22) 7882273
E-mail: apedamum@bom.nic.in
Membership structure:
17,000 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Fruits, vegetables and their products; meat and meat products;
poultry and poultry products; dairy products; confectionery, biscuits
and bakery products; honey, joggery and sugar products; cocoa
products; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; cereal products;
groundnuts, peanuts and walnuts; pickles, papads and chutneys;
guar gum; horticulture and floriculture products; herbal and
medicinal plants; rice (non-basmati).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
AEZ (Agricultural Export Zone)/Agriculture and food processing
sector.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
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INDIA
APPAREL EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL (AEPC)
Office/postal address:
Apparel House, Institutional Area Sector-44
Gurgaon 122003, Haryana
Phone: (91 11) 26183351, 26169393-4
Fax: (91 11) 26188584, 26188300
E-mail: administrator@aepcindia.com
URL: www.aepcindia.com
Year established: 1978
Principal function:
• To promote Indian garment exports.
Services/activities:
• Quota distribution, monitoring;
• Marketing and publicity in foreign markets;
• Sends trade delegations to survey export potential;
• General facilitation to exporters by way of assistance in
understanding rules and procedures (for example duty
drawback delays), import related helps;
• Conducts fashion forecast seminars;
• Provides training for garment manufacturing in Apparel
Training and Design Centre (ATDC);
• Operates a trade information centre;
• Provides technical advice and market briefs;
• Publishes promotional material and other information;
• Organizes buyer-seller meets and participates in international
fairs/exhibitions;
• Gives annual export awards to outstanding exporter of readymade
garments.
Publications issued:
• Apparel Fortnightly.
• Exporters' Directory.
• Guidelines on Registration and Membership.
• Handbook of Export Statistics.
• PP/NQ Allotment Book.
• Quota Policy Book.
• Buying Agents Directory.
• Reports on various activities, technical and statistical
publications.
Local branches:
Registered Office:
Apparel Export Promotion Council
223 Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I.
New Delhi 110020
Phone: (91 11) 26814251,26372721
E-mail: atdcdel@eth.net
Northern Regional Offices:
Apparel Export Promotion Council
58,Sahyog Building, 4 th Floor
409 Nehru Place
New Delhi 110019
Phone: (91 11) 26442616
Apparel Training and Design Centre
0141 SP-191, Malviya Industrial Area Near Kailgiri Circle
Jaipur 302 017
Phone: (91 141) 2750706, 2750064, 2404082
Fax: (91 141) 2750982
Apparel Training and Design Centre
0161 B-XX-2597/570
Noble Enclave 1 st Floor
Bhaiwala Chowk, Ferozpur Road, Ludhiana
Phone: (91 161) 2407850
Fax: (91 161) 2404082
E-mail: aepcldh1@sify.com
Western Regional Office:
Apparel Export Promotion Council
022, 12 th Floor, Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point
Mumbai 110021
Phone: (91 22) 2040174
Fax: (91 22) 2043178
E-mail: panarayanan@aepcindia.com
Southern Regional Offices:
Apparel Training and Design Centre
116 B (old No. 70A) Vellalar Street
Mugappair West Chennai 600037
Phone: (91 44) 26254216
Fax: (91 44) 26243543
Apparel Training and Design Centre
0421 No. 1, 3 rd Street Indra Nagar (off Avinashi Road)
Tirupur 641603
E-mail: aepc27tir@dataone.in, atdctir@dataone.in
Apparel Export Promotion Council
080 A.E.P.C. No. 10
Raheja Chambers 12, Museum Road
Bangalore 560001
Fax: (91 80) 55860172
E- mail: aepcbangbgl@vsnl.net.in
Eastern Regional Office:
Apparel Training and Design Centre
Code No: 033 Plot No. 3B, LA Block
Sec-III, Salt Lake City
Kolkata 700098
Fax: (91 33) 23359821
Membership structure:
Category:
Approximately 30,000 members.
Trade promotion organization.
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BASIC CHEMICALS, PHARMACEUTICALS AND
COSMETICS EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
(CHEMEXCIL)*
Office/postal address:
4 th Floor, Jhansi Castle
7, Cooperage Road
Mumbai 400 039
Phone: (91 22) 22021288, 22021330
Fax: (91 22) 22026684
E-mail: chemexcil@vsnl.com
URL: www.chemexcil.gov.in
Year established: 1963
Principal functions:
• To promote and develop exports;
• To undertake liaison activities;
• To provide market information.
Services/activities:
• Compiles export data, trade plan, commodity profiles, etc.;
• Conducts panel meetings;
• Undertakes market surveys;
• Sponsors individual and group delegations abroad;
• Provides guidance to exporters regarding licensing, customs,
banking, etc.;
• Organizes seminars, workshops, etc., for exporters;
• Disseminates overseas enquiries, tenders;
• Undertakes investigation of quality/delivery complaints,
arbitration, etc.;
• Participates in trade fairs and exhibitions;
• Publishes bulletins, reports, directories;
• Liaises with various organizations.
507, 5 th Floor, Aditya Enclave
Ameer Pet
Hyderabad 500 038
Phone: (91 40) 26622311
Fax: (91 40) 26622411
9 th Floor, Kankaria Estate
6, Little Russell Street
Kolkata 700 071
Phone: (91 33) 22805791
Fax: (91 33) 22475562
424, 4 th Floor, Ansal Chamber - II
6, Bikaji Cama Place
New Delhi 110 066
Phone: (91 11) 26160937
Fax: (91 11) 26169891
Products/commodity responsible for:
Drugs, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals; dyes, intermediates,
coaltar chemicals and alcohol dyes; basic inorganic and organic
chemicals and agro chemicals; cosmetics and toiletries; essential
oils, detergents, soaps, perfume, agarbattis, medicinal plants, castor
oils, etc.
Membership structure:
6,178 members.
Membership consists of large and small-scale manufacturers and
large and small merchant exporters of drugs and pharmaceuticals,
dyes, chemicals, cosmetics and toiletries and agarbattis.
Category:
Export promotion council.
Publications issued:
• CHEMEXCIL Sales Bulletin.
• Directories.
• Market Survey Reports.
• Exhibition Reports.
• Promotional literature on products under Council's purview.
• Reports of study-cum-sales teams.
Local branches:
901, Karma
Near Mahalaxmi Cross Road
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007
Phone: (91 79) 6640224
Fax: (91 79) 6630061
No. 18/4,, 1 st Floor - C, N.S. Bhavan
4 th Cross, 4 th Main Road
Gandhinagar
Bangalore 560 009
Phone: (91 80) 2269037
Fax: (91 80) 2260446
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BENGAL NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY (BNCCI)
Office/postal address:
BNCC House
23, Sir R. N. Mukherjee Road
Kolkata 700 001, West Bengal
Phone: (91 33) 2482951/2/3
Fax: (91 33) 2487058
E-mail: bncci@bncci.com
URL: www.bncci.com
Year established: 1887
Principal functions:
• To issue certificates of origin;
• To keep members posted regularly with important notifications
by the different departments of State and Central Government
and other authorities;
• To provide a library with large number of books and
publications;
• To provide information and advice in labour matters;
• To provide special advisory services to interested members in
many areas, such as recruitment/selection of personnel,
memorandum of settlement, drawing up notices, etc.;
Services/activities:
• Promotes industry, trade and commerce, particularly in the
eastern region of India as well as in West Bengal;
• Promotes entrepreneurship, integrated development of rural
areas, protection of environment and improvement of the
socio-economic condition of the people;
• Organizes trade fairs, promotion of international trade and
business, and business delegations abroad.
Publications issued:
• BNCCI Newsletter (quarterly).
• Committee Roster (annually).
• Annual Report (annually).
• Guidebook on Industrial India Trade Fair (annually).
• Membership Directory in floppy (annually).
• Trade Bulletin (monthly).
• Tender Circular (monthly).
Membership structure: 500 industries/firms, about 35
industrial trade associations.
Training:
• Entrepreneurship development training;
• Training on trade promotion;
• Training courses on business promotion and management.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Whole of West Bengal in general and rural areas in particular.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
BOMBAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, Mackinnon Mackenzie Building
4, Shoorji Vallabhdas Marg,
Ballard Estate
Mumbai 400 001
Phone: (91 22) 22614681-84
Fax: (91 22) 22621213
E-mail: edoffice@bombaychamber.com,
bcci@bombaychamber.com
URL: www.bombaychamber.com
Year established: 1836
Principal functions:
• To conduct investment promotion;
• To promote interests of trade and industry;
• To establish business contacts.
Services/activities:
Trade services:
• Trade information and library services;
• International Trade Division to promote trade, investment,
technology transfer;
• Certification of export documentation and visa
recommendations;
• Declares weather working days and charter party holidays for
Mumbai ports.
Advisory services:
• Labour advisory services;
• Safety, health and environment protection advisory services;
• Arbitration services;
• Executive training and development programmes;
• Energy conservation services.
Publications issued:
• Bombay Chamber Review (monthly, English).
• Labour Digest - Labour Law and Industrial Relations
(monthly, English).
• Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Bulletin (quarterly,
English).
• AnalytiQue Economics (quarterly, English).
Membership structure:
Almost 1,800 members.
Represents large and medium-sized companies from the
manufacturing and service sectors, leading banks and financial
institutions and multinationals having their corporate headquarters
in Mumbai, including Foreign Consulates/Trade Commissions in
Mumbai. Membership of Bombay Chamber accounts for around
one third of India’s GDP in the manufacturing and service sectors.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Electrical, electronics, telecom, computer, software and hardware,
textiles and garments, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, agri and
food processing, automobiles, power and energy, shipping and
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transportation, basic products, consumer goods, building and
construction, consultancy services, banking and financial
services.
Training:
The Bombay Chamber’s Executive Training Development
Programmes caters to the knowledge upgrading of its constituent
members and their employees.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
For products and services represented by the chamber’s
membership.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; trade facilitation body; and trade
promotion organization.
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS)
Office/postal address:
Manak Bhavan
9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
New Delhi 110 002
Phone: (91 11) 23233375
Fax: (91 11) 23230131, 23239399, 23239382, 23239402
E-mail: info@bis.org.in
URL: www.bis.org.in
Year established: 1987 (formerly Indian Standards
Institution).
Principal functions:
• To formulate and publish national standards;
• To grant certification marks licensees to manufacturers;
• To grant license for Management Systems such as ISO 9001,
ISO 14001, OSHAS, HACCP;
• To test and evaluate the quality of products for the
formulation of standards and operation of Certification
Marking Scheme;
• To provide training in the areas of standardization,
management systems, statistical quality control and
certification marking.
• Handles sale of national standards, standards of other
countries and international standards;
• Grants certificate against various Management Systems such
as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS, HACCP, etc.
Publications issued:
• Buyer's Guide (list of manufacturers holding licenses under
BIS Certification Marking Scheme) (available online on BIS
website).
• Catalogue of Indian Standards (also available on BIS
website).
• Indian Standards.
• Manakdoot (quarterly, Hindi).
• Standards India (monthly).
• Standards Monthly Additions.
• Handbooks of standards on various subjects (including
special publications).
• Miscellaneous publications such as brochures, pamphlets
posters, etc.
Local branches:
National Institute of Training for Standardization, Quality and
Management (NITSQM)
A-20, 21, Institutional Area
Sector - 62, Noida 201 307 (UP)
Phone: (91 120) 2402201-7
Fax: (91 120) 2402202-3
Regional offices in Chandigarh, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai.
Branch offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Coimbatore, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur,
Kanpur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Parwanoo, Patna, Pune, Rajkot,
Thiruvananathapuram, Vishakhapatnam.
Category:
Standard, testing and inspection body.
Services/activities:
• Publishes national standards;
• Grants licenses under BIS Certification Marking and
Hallmarking Scheme;
• Provides training facilities in standardization, management
systems, statistical quality control, certification marking and
labouratory testing;
• Undertakes consultancy services in company standardization
and Statistical Quality Control (SQC);
• Undertakes promotion and publicity of standardization
activities;
• Provides technical information on standards, regulations,
etc.;
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CASHEW EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL OF
INDIA
Office/postal address:
Chittoor Road
Ernakulam South
Kochi 682 016
Kerala
P.O.Box: 1709
Phone: (91 484) 2376459, 2376080, 2370129
Fax: (91 484) 2377973
E-mail: cashew@vsnl.com, cepc@cashewindia.org
URL: www.cashewindia.org
Year established: 1955
Principal function:
• To promote the export of cashew kernels, cashew nut shell
liquid and allied products from India.
Services/activities:
• Conducts trade promotion activities.
Publications issued:
• Cashew Bulletin (monthly, English).
• Indian Cashew Journal (quarterly, English).
• Directory of Indian Cashew Exporters (English).
• A Survey of CNSL Patents (English).
• Indian Cashew Grades Folder (English).
• Cashew - The Millennium Nut - Cashew Recipes (English).
• Cashew Statistics (English).
Membership structure: 141 members (varying from year to
year).
Products/commodity responsible for:
Cashew kernels, cashew nut shell liquid and allied products.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
CENTRAL SILK BOARD
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Textiles
CSB Complex, Hosur Road
BTM Layout, Madivala
Bangalore 560 068
Phone: (91 80) 26688831, 26680190
Fax: (91 80) 26681511
E-mail: csb@silkboard.org
URL: www.indiansilk.kar.nic.in
Year established: 1948
Principal function:
• To promote the development of the silk industry.
Services/activities:
• Advises the Government of India on development of the silk
industry;
• Assists various provinces of the Indian Union in development
planning for sericulture through jointly funded schemes, or
centrally sponsored schemes;
• Undertakes, assists and encourages scientific, technological
and economic research in the silk sector and production of
basic and commercial silkworm seed for supplementary
assistance to various provinces;
• Initiates measures for the standardization and quality control of
silk and silk products;
• Rationalizes the marketing and stabilization of prices of silk
cocoons and silk products;
• Voluntary inspection of silk goods meant for exports, and
certification for quality and content.
Publications issued:
Periodicals:
• Indian Silk (monthly, English).
• Indian Journal of Sericulture (English).
• SERIDOC (English).
Books:
• Handbook Of Sericulture Technologies.
• Seri Business Manual – A User’s Guide.
• Sericulture & Silk Industry Statistics – 2003 (with CD-ROM
version).
• Directory Of Exporters And Manufacturers Of Silk Goods In
India.
• Disinfection In Sericulture: A Ready Reckoner.
• Handbook Of Practical Sericulture.
• Handbook Of Muga Culture.
• Ericulture In India.
• Tips To Successful Silkworm Cocoon Crops.
• CSR&TI (Mysore) Bulletins On Improved Practices Of
Sericulture.
CDs/video cassettes:
• Sericulture in India.
• Package for Prosperity.
• A Stitch in Time.
• Bivoltine for Higher yield; more income.
• Reeling for Quality Silk.
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• Capsule films on Post Cocoon Technology.
• Strong Ties; Loose Threads: Women in Silk.
• Prevention is better than cure.
• Sericulture deserves credit.
• Mulberry cultivation and Farm Management.
• Silkworm rearing Technology.
• The Story of Tasar.
• Eri silk in the North East.
• Golden Muga: The Cultural Heritage of Assam.
• Life Story of a Moth: The Silkworm.
• Mulberry cultivation and maintenance of garden.
• Nutrient management for healthy growth of mulberry garden.
• Sericulture extension.
• Sericulture training.
• Hygiene and chawki rearing.
• Late age silkworm rearing and quality cocoon production.
Others:
• Translations of various project reports, popular publications,
manual reprints.
Local branches:
Regional Offices:
MEGHDOOT 95-B
Marine Drive, Ph.:203468
Mumbai 400 002
Phone: (91 22) 2811826, 2815532
Fax: (91 22) 2812842
342-347 (2nd floor) A-Wing
August Kranti Bhavan
Bhikaji Cama Place
New Dehli 110 066
Phone: (91 11) 26108316
Fax: (91 11) 26176177
House No.16-B (Extension)
Gandhi Nagar
Jammu 180 007
Phone: (91 191) 2433677
Fax: (91 191) 2542917
MEGHDOOT 95-B
Marine Drive
Mumbai 400 002
Phone: (91 22) 2811826, 2815532
Fax: (91 22) 2812842
Regional Development Offices:
Road No 72 Prasashan Nagar
Adjacent Hills
Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad 500 033
Grams: SILK BOARD
Phone: (91 40) 3541293
D.S. Mansion II Floor
Near State Zoo
Central Silk Board
P.O. Dispur
Guwahati 781 005
Phone: (91 361) 203468, 200168
Fax: (91 361) 200 168
Mahesh mati
P.O. & Dist
Malda 732 101.
18 Satyanagar
Bhubaneswar 751 007
Phone: (91 674) 505153
63 A 12th Avenue
Ashok Nagar
Chennai 83
Phone: (91 44) 4892044, 4894189
Fax: (91 44) 4892044
Vikas Deep Building
5th Floor
22 Station Road
Lucknow 226 019.(U.P)
Phone: (91 522) 635123
Majra
Dehradun 248171
Phone: (91 135) 3261239
Certification Centres:
CSB Complex
B.T.M. Layout Madivala
Hosur Road
Bangalore 560 068, Karnataka
Phone: (91 80) 26688831
Fax: (91 80) 26681511
E-mail: eps@silkboard.org
32, Radha Rani Sinha Road,
Bhagalpur 812001; Bihar
Plot No.13
Vivekananda Nagar Colony
Maldahiya
Varanasi 221002, Uttar Pradesh
Main Research Institutes:
Srirampura Manandavadi Road
Mysore 570 008, Karnataka
Phone: (91 821) 2362406, 2362585
Fax: (91 821) 2362845
URL: www.csrtimys.res.in
Berhampore 742 101, West Bengal
Phone: (91 3482) 253962-4
Fax: (91 3482) 251046
E-mail: director@csrtiber.res.in
URL: www.csrtiber.res.in
Post Bag # 88, GPO
Srinagar 190 001, Jammu and Kashmir
Phone: (91 1933) 222839, 223176
Fax: (91 1933) 223215
E-Mail: csrtippr@sancharnet.
P.O. Ladoigarh Charali,
Jorhat 785 700, Assam
Phone: (91 3763) 385513, 395528
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Carmelram Post, Kodathi
Bangalore 560 035, Karnataka
Phone: (91 80) 28439598
Fax: (91 80) 28439596
E-mail: seedtech@vsnl.com
Post Box No. 44, Thally Road
Hosur 635 019, Tamilnadu
Phone: (91 4344) 221148, 221149, 222013
Fax: (91 4344) 220520
E-mail: director@silkgermplasm.com
URL: www.silkgermplasm.com
Carmelram Post, Kodathi
Bangalore 560 035, Karnataka
Phone: (91 80) 28439598
Fax: (91 80) 28439597
E-mail: sbrl93@vsnl.com
Piska Nagri
Ranchi 835 303, Jharkand
Phone: (91 651) 2775815, 2775630
Fax: (91 651) 2775629
E-mail: rch_silkmc@sancharnet.in
B.T. M. Layout, Madiwala
Bangalore 560 068, Karnataka
Phone: (91 80) 26688831
Fax: (91 80) 26680435
E-mail: cstri@silkboard.org
CSB Complex B.T. M. Layout Madivala
Bangalore 560 068, Karnataka
Phone: (91 80) 26688831
Fax: (91 80) 26680387
E-mail: nsso@silkboard.org
Training:
Provides training on sericulture to local and international students
in its research institutes in the following three categories:
• Structured courses: courses of long-term duration ranging
from 3 to 24 months;
• Capsule courses: courses of short-term duration ranging from
3 to 45 days;
• Ad hoc courses: short duration courses conducted upon
request from different agencies.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Silk and silk products.
Category:
Commodity board.
CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS EXPORT
PROMOTION COUNCIL (CAPEXIL)
Office/postal address:
"Vanijya Bhavan"
International Trade Facilitation Centre, 3 rd Floor
1/1 Wood Street
Kolkata 700 016
Phone: (91 33) 22890524/0525
Fax: (91 33) 22891724
E-mail: info@capexil.com
URL: www.capexil.com
B2B Portal: www.capexiltrade.com
Year established: 1958 (formerly: Chemicals and Allied
Products Export Promotion Council).
Principal function:
• To facilitate export by way of promotion, organizing trade
shows, embracing the latest technology to help exporters,
matching the needs of buyers and sellers.
Services/activities:
• Services to overseas importers:
- Locates a reliable supplier of made-in-India products;
- Organizes buyer-seller meets;
- Provides up-to-date information on supply sourcing;
- Publishes trade directory, brochure on individual
products;
- Caters information through website www.capexil.com;
- B2B Portal www.capexiltrade.com - online directory of
Indian exporters with their products and services; highly
effective platform to generate business opportunities.
• Service to exporters:
- Assists in identifying potential markets;
- Assists in overcoming export constraints and
operational bottlenecks;
- Provides publicity and marketing backup;
- Organizes overseas trade delegations and participation
in trade fairs and buyer-seller meets;
- Organizes training, seminars on export;
- Caters information through web site www.capexil.com;
- B2B Portal www.capexiltrade.com - online directory of
Indian exporters with their products and services; highly
effective business platform to generate business
opportunities;
- Education through programme: Certificate Course in
International Marketing.
Publications issued:
• CAPEXIL Trade News (monthly, English).
• A Statistical Profile (yearly, English).
• Trade Directory (biannually, English).
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Local branches:
Eastern Region:
Tobacco House
1-2, Old Court House Corner
Kolkata 700 001
Phone: (91 33) 22207620
Fax: (91 33) 22435945
E-mail: capexler@vsnl.net
Northern Region:
Flat No. 4 C
4th Floor, Vandana Building
11 Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23356703
Fax: (91 11) 23314486
E-mail: capexiln@bol.net.in
Southern Region:
Rasheed Mansion
408 (Old No. 622), Anna Salai
Chennai 600 006
Phone: (91 44) 28292310
Fax: (91 44) 28295386
E-mail: capexils@dataone.in
Western Region:
Commerce Centre
Block No. D-17, Tardeo Road
Mumbai 400 034
Phone: (91 22) 24943410
Fax: (91-22) 24937665
E-mail: capexilm@vsnl.com
Membership structure: 3,542 members, as of 4 July 2003.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Rubber manufactured products (including automobile tyres and
tubes); paints, enamels, varnishes, pigments and paint raw
materials; glass and glassware; ceramics and allied products;
wood products; refractory bricks; cement, clinkers and asbestos
cement products; paper, paper boards and paper conversion items
including stationery; ossein and gelatine; crushed bones, bone
grist, animal glue, horn and hoof meal; safety matches,
pyrotechnical articles, dyeing and tanning extracts; graphite
electrodes, detonators and explosives; granite, marble, stones;
mineral and ores; books, publications and job printing.
Training:
Course offered in English: Certificate Course in International
Marketing
Category:
Trade facilitation body; and trade promotion organization.
COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Office/postal address:
Kera Bhavan
Kochi 682 011
Kerala State
Phone: (91 484) 2376265, 2377267, 2376553
Fax: (91 484) 2377902
E-mail: cdbkochi@dataone.in or, enk_cdrkochi@bsnl.in
URL: www.coconutboard.nic.in
Year established: 1981
Principal functions:
• To adopt measures for the development of the coconut
industry;
• To recommend measures for improving the marketing of
coconut and its products;
• To advice those engaged in coconut cultivation and industry;
• To provide financial and other assistance for expansion of
area under coconut;
• To encourage the adoption of modern technologies for
processing of coconut and its products;
• To recommend measures for regulating imports and exports
of coconut and its products;
• To fix grades, specifications and standards for coconut and
its products;
• To finance suitable schemes to increase the production of
coconut and to improve the quality and yield of coconut;
• To assist, encourage, promote and finance agricultural,
technological, industrial or economic research on coconut
and its products;
• To collect statistics on coconut and its products and publish
them;
• To undertake publicity activities and publish books and
periodicals on coconut and its products.
Services/activities:
• Increases production of quality planting materials;
• Creates future production potential by bringing more area
under coconut;
• Improves the productivity of existing coconut holdings;
• Product diversification and by-product utilization;
• Promotes coconut and coconut base products.
Publications issued:
• Bharatiya Nariyal Patrika (quarterly, Hindi).
• Bharatiya Thengu Patrika (quarterly, Kannada).
• Indian Thennai Idhazh (quarterly, Tamil).
• Indian Coconut Journal (monthly).
• Indian Nalikera Journal (monthly, Malayalam).
• Other ad hoc publications on various aspects of coconut
culture and industry.
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Local branches:
Regional Offices:
Hulimavu, Bannerghatta Road
(Beside Horticulture Farm, Govt. of Karnataka)
Bangalore South Taluk, Bangalore - 560 076, Karnataka
Phone: (080) 26593750
Fax: (080) 26594768
E-mail: cdbroblr@vsnl.net
M-2/40, S.K. Puri, Patna 800 001, Bihar
Phone: (0612) 2221367
Fax: (0612) 2221608
E-mail: cdbrop@sify.com
AF-6/2204, 7th Street, 11th Main Road
Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 040, Tamil Nadu
Phone: (044) 26286640
Fax: (044) 26286732
E-mail: cdbtn@vsnl.net
State Centres:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
VIP Road, Junglighat P.O.
Port Blair - 744 103, South Andaman
Phone: (03192) 233918
E-mail: cdban@sancharnet.in
A-23 (269), III rd Street, 1 st Line
Indian Airlines Colony, Begumpet
Secundrabad - 500 003
Phone: (040) 27902978
Fax: (040) 27902978
E-mail: cdbhyd@satyam.net.in
Vegivada (Village) P.O.
House No. 688, Tadikalapudi (Via)
W. Godavari (Dist.)
Andhra Pradesh - 534 452
Phone: (08812) 228401
E-mail: elr_coconut@sancharnet.in
Keenpuram, South Vazhakkulam
Aluva, Ernakulam Dist. Pin. 683 105
Phone: (0484) 2679680
Housefed Complex (6 th Floor), Beltola Road, Last Gate, Dispur
Guwahati - 781 006, Assam
Phone: (0361) 2220632
Fax: (0361) 2220632
E-mail: cdbassam1@sancharnet.in
Abhayapuri, Bongaigoan
Assam - 783 384
Phone: (03664) 281473
P.O. Singheswar - 852 128
Madhepura District, Bihar
Phone: (06476) 283015
E-mail: cdb_singheswar@sify.com
Kondagaon - 494 226
Bastar District, Chattisgarh
Phone: (07786) 242443
Fax: (07786) 242443
E-mail: cdb_kgn@rediffmail.com
Pura Village, Loksara P.O.
Mandya District, Karnataka - 571 403
Phone: (08232) 234059
E-mail: dspfmand@sancharnet.in
Neriamangalam, Kerala
Pin-686 693
Phone: (0485) 2554240
E-mail: dspfarmnrlm@sancharnet.in
Market Development cum Information Centre
120, Hargobind Enclave
New Delhi – 110 092
Phone: (011) 22377805
Fax: (011) 22377806
E-mail: cdbmdic@sify.com
N-1/297 Nayapally IRC Village P.O.
Bhubaneswar - 751 015, Orissa
Phone: (0674) 2550439
Fax: (0674) 2550439
E-mail: cdbbbs@ori.nic.in
At Pitapally, Post Kumarbasta
District Khurda - 752 055, Orissa
Phone: (0674) 2330053
E-mail: dspor@rediffmail.com
Belbari, Champaknagar P.O.
West Tripura
Phone: (0381) 262413
Kerchowmohani, Ramnagar P.O.
Agartala - 799 002, Tripura
Phone: (0381) 2222205
E-mail: cdb_agt@sancharnet.in
BJ-108 - Sector - II, Salt Lake
Kolkata - 700 091
Phone: (033) 23599674
Fax: (033) 23599674
E-mail: cdbkol@sify.com
Membership structure:
23 board members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Coconut and coconut products.
Training:
Courses arranged as per requirements.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Coconut and allied industries.
Category:
Commodity board.
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CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY (CII)
Office/Postal address:
The Mantosh Sondhi Centre
23, Institutional Area, Lodi Road
New Delhi 110 003
Phone: (91 11) 24629994-7
Fax: (91 11) 24626149, 24633168
E-mail: ciico@ciionline.org
URL: www.ciionline.org
Year established: 1895 (formerly Confederation of
Engineering Industry (CEI)).
Principal functions:
• To create and sustain an environment conducive to the
growth of industry in India, partnering industry and
Government through advisory and consultative processes;
• To provide information to industry and government;
• To promote cooperation with counterpart organizations.
Services/activities:
• Catalyses change by working closely with Government on
policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and
expanding business opportunities for industry through a
range of specialized services and global linkages;
• Provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and
networking by projecting a positive image of business,
assisting industry identify and execute corporate citizenship
programmes;
• Provides information, advisory and consultative services to
the industry and the Government;
• With 35 offices in India, 12 overseas offices and institutional
partnerships with 216 counterpart organizations in 94
countries, serves as a reference point for Indian industry and
the international business community.
Publications issued:
Various publications, periodicals and directories in the areas of
defence; economics/finance; energy; environment; food and
agriculture; healthcare; international business; industry;
information technology; infrastructure; small and medium
enterprises; social development; technology; and quality.
Regional offices:
Corporate Offices:
India Habitat Centre
Core 4A, 4 th Floor, Lodi Road
New Delhi - 110 003
Phone: (91 11) 24682230-35, 41504514-19
Fax: (91 11) 24682229, 24682228
Plot No. 249-F, Udyog Vihar, Sector 18
Gurgaon - 122015
Phone: (91 124) 4014060-67
Fax: (91 124) 4014080
6, Netaji Subhas Road
Kolkata - 700 001
Phone: (91 33) 22315571, 22310574
Fax: (91 33) 22310577
E- mail: subrata.niyogi@ciionline.org
57 offices in India in total.
Offices abroad:
Eight overseas offices in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan,
Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
COUNCIL FOR LEATHER EXPORTS
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, CMDA Tower II
Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road
Egmore, Chennai 600 008
Phone: (91 44) 28594367-71
Fax: (91 44) 28594363-4
E-mail: cle@vsnl.com, cle@cleindia.com
URL: leatherindia.org
Year established: 1984
Principal functions:
• To undertake export promotion activities relating to leather and
leather products;
• To promote the development of the Indian leather industry.
Services/activities:
• Collects market intelligence and conducts market studies;
• Maintains constant touch with the world market, business
environment, market conditions and economic issues;
• Keeps close watch on technology, buyers’ needs, product
design and fashion;
• Formulates appropriate strategy to make the Indian products
globally competitive;
• Disseminates vital information through magazines/ periodicals,
newsletters, brochures and study team reports;
• Assists the Indian Government in formulating policies and
procedures to develop the leather industry;
• Promotes foreign direct investment and joint ventures; foreign
direct investment;
• Promotes Indian leather products abroad through publicity
campaigns;
• Sponsors overseas trade missions;
• Arranges training of Indian technicians in foreign institutes;
• Invites foreign experts to help upgrade the quality of Indian
products;
• Assists exporters by keeping effective liaison with various
authorities in Customs, Central Excise, RBI and banks, etc.;
• Organizes exhibitions in India.
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Publications issued:
• Leathers (monthly).
• Directory of Members of Council for Leather Exports, 2005.
• Facts & Figures on Export of Leather & Leather Products.
• Manual on “Occupational Safety & Health Aspects of
Leather Manufacture”.
Local branches:
Western Regional Office
11/4, World Trade Centre I
Cuffe Parade
Mumbai 400 005
Phone: (91 22) 22184060
Fax: (91 22) 56335503
E-mail: cleb@vsnl.com
Northern Regional Office
Flat No. 6 G and F, Gopala Towers
Rajendra Place
New Delhi 110 008
Phone: (91 11) 25718516, 25715517
Fax: (91 11) 25752760
E-mail: cle@ndf.vsnl.net.in, cle@dishnetdsl.net
Central Regional Office
H.B.T.I Campus (Adjacent to Central Bank of India),
Nawab Ganj, Kanpur-208 002.
Phone: (91 512) 2534198
Fax: (91 512) 2534197
E-mail: knpcle@sancharnet.in
Eastern Regional Office
1B, First Floor, Duckback House
41, Shakespeare Sarani
Kolkata 700 017
Phone: (91 33) 22835479/80
Fax: (91 33) 22877270
E-mail: cle_er@vsnl.com
Southern Regional Office
CMDA Tower II, 3 rd Floor,
Gandhi Irwin Bridge Road
Egmore, Chennai 600 008
Phone: (91 44) 28594367-71
Fax: (91 44) 28594363-4
E-mail: cle@vsnl.com, cle@cleindia.com
Agra Extension Office
S-6, 2 nd Floor, Friends Tower,
Block no. 41 –B, Sanjay Place, Agra-282 002.
Phone: (91 562) 2852619
Fax: (91 562) 2854053
E-mail: cle@datainfosys.net
Membership structure:
2,300 members.
There are three categories of members:
• Ordinary Members: Those persons, Hindu Undivided Family
(HUF), firms, joint stock companies, cooperative societies or
corporations who have exported leather for a minimum value
of Rs.3 lakhs in the previous year as evidenced by their
Bankers or Chartered Accountants Certificates.
• Nominated Members: Individuals nominated by the
Government on the Council or the Committees.
• Associate Members: Those persons, Hindu Undivided Family
(HUF), firms, joint stock companies, cooperative societies or
corporations who are engaged in the manufacture, processing
or conversion of leather for export or exporters of leather who
are not qualified to be enrolled as ordinary members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Semi-finished and finished leather all sorts, handbags, purses,
wallets, belts, watch straps, leather garments, industrial leather
manufactures such as gloves, leather aprons, fancy leather gloves,
sport gloves, leather footwear and non-leather footwear and their
components, saddlery and harness articles, and other leather goods
and accessories.
Category:
Commodity board; export marketing board; and trade promotion
organization.
DELHI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
49, Rani Jhansi Road
New Delhi 110 055
Phone: (91 11) 23616421, 23610397, 23515828, 23518994
Fax: (91 11) 23628847, 23622815
E-mail: dccnd@nda.vsnl.net.in
URL: www.delhichamber.com
Year established: 1950
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect the trade, commerce and manufacture
of the Union Territory of Delhi and other states;
• To protect the general interests of persons engaged in trade or
industry in the Union Territory of Delhi and in the adjoining
areas/states;
• To handle all questions relating to trade, commerce and
manufacture;
• To collect and circulate statistics and other information relating
to trade, commerce and industry;
• To establish a commercial economic and statistical library and
to help developing commercial education;
• To consider legislation and other governmental measures
affecting trade, commerce or industry;
• To adjudicate controversies between members of the Chamber;
• To arbitrate in the settlement of disputes arising out of
commercial transactions;
• To formulate codes of practice, to simplify and facilitate
transaction of business and to maintain uniformity in rules,
reputations and usages of trade.
Services/activities:
• Issues Certificate of Origin;
• Assists local members obtaining their export documents;
• Issues recommendations to its members in obtaining visa from
various foreign embassies in India;
• Handles trade enquiries received from all over the world, and
circulates to its members;
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• Publishes DCC Trade Directory and disseminates to all the
members, and other agencies in India and abroad;
• Encourages its members to participate in exhibitions in India
and abroad, and organizes trade delegations for the members;
• Provides secretariat and management services to smaller
associations and members;
• Provides financial assistance to the members and members of
Foreign Chambers of Commerce;
• Issues status and performance certificate to the members for
securing business/contract abroad;
• Arranges for assessment of loss or damage to goods in transit
or at destination.
Publications issued:
• DCC Trade Directory (annually, English).
• DCC Trade Bulletin (fortnightly, English).
Membership structure:
1,320 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Engineering goods; chemical products including plastics;
handicrafts and leather goods; sport goods; cotton, woollen and silk
textiles including garments; gem and jewellery; agricultural and
processed food; pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; meat and meat
products; hospital equipment and other miscellaneous items;
marine products; electronic and computer software; spices, tea,
coffee and tobacco; and other commodities.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All sectors.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION OF
INDIA LIMITED (ECGC)
Office/postal address:
10 th Floor, Express Towers
Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021
P.O. Box: 11677, Mumbai
Phone: (91 22) 56590500, 1800 22 4500 (Helpline)
Fax: (91 22) 56590517
E-mail: webmaster@ecgc.in
URL: www.ecgc.in
Year established: 1957
Principal functions:
• Export credit insurance: to provide insurance covers to
exporters against loss in export of goods and services, supplier
and buyer credit facilities for medium- and long-term exports
and lines of credit cover;
• Export credit guarantees: to provide guarantees to banks and
financial institutions to enable exporters to obtain better
facilities from them;
• Overseas investment insurance: to provide overseas
investment insurance to exporters - Indian entrepreneurs in
overseas ventures (equity/loans);
• Bonds and guarantees: to provide cover for bid bonds,
performance bonds, advance payment/local finance bonds,
retention of money;
• Maturity factoring: undertaking to pay the amount due for a
shipment on the maturity of the credit period.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• ECGC newsletter (quarterly; English/Hindi).
• ECGC Services (English/Hindi).
• Brochures of Various Schemes (English/Hindi).
• Annual Report (annually; English/Hindi).
Local branches:
Western Regional Office
The Metropolitan, 7 th Floor
Plot No. C-26/27, "E" Block
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051
Phone: (91 22) 26571600/2353, 26572775-77
Fax: (91 22) 26572779/26572046
Northern Regional Office
NBCC Place, South Tower
4th floor, Pragati Vihar
Bishma Pitamah Marg, New Delhi - 110 003
Phone: (91 11) 24365645/53/93/95
Fax: (91 11) 51506400
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Southern Regional Office (I)
Spencer Towers, 7 th floor
770-A, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002
Phone: (91 44) 28491026-33
Fax: (91 44) 28514550/28515715
Southern Regional Office (II)
Raheja Towers, 11 th floor
West Wing, 26, M G Road
Bangalore - 560 001
Phone: (91 80) 25589775/25591729/25585375
Fax: (91 80) 25589779
Eastern Regional Office
AC Market Complex, 9 th floor
1, Shakespeare Sarani
Kolkata - 700 001
Phone: (91 33) 22820963-66
Fax: (91 33) 22820939, 22820967
Membership structure: ECGC is an autonomous company
with 100 per cent shareholding by the Government of India. It is
headed by a Chairman and Managing Director appointed by the
Government of India.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Export credit insurance.
Training:
ECGC conducts training programmes for other export credit
agencies.
Category:
Export credit insurance.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA
Office/postal address:
21 st Floor, Centre One Building
World Trade Centre Complex
Cuffe Parade
Mumbai 400 005
Phone: (91 22) 22185272
Fax: (91 22) 22182572
E-mail: cag@eximbankindia.in
URL: www.eximbankindia.com
Year established: 1982
Principal functions:
• To finance, facilitate and promote India’s international trade;
• To coordinate the working of institutions engaged in
financing exports and imports.
Services/activities:
• Extends finance to exporters of capital and manufactured
goods, and extends funded and non-funded facilities;
• Extends lines of credit to overseas financial institutions,
foreign Governments, enabling them to finance the import of
goods and associated services from India;
• Provides buyers’ credit to import Indian goods on deferred
payment terms;
• Provides financial support for the promotion of service
exports including software and IT;
• Extends term loans and working capital finance for projects
located within India;
• Operates a programme on equity finance, loans, guarantees
and advisory services to support Indian outward investment;
• Provides financial support for product development and for
research and development;
• Promotes and supports agri-business and agri-exports;
• Promotes and supports SMEs to achieve and sustain
international competitiveness;
• Provides guarantee support and multicurrency financing
facility;
• Facilitates transfer of technology, trade and investment;
• Provides advisory services, including information access,
knowledge building, financial counselling, commercial
consulting and internationalization support;
• Provides export marketing services for Indian companies;
advises Indian companies on overseas investments including
subsidiaries, joint ventures and acquisitions;
• Provides consultancy services in areas related to countries,
products, markets, capacity creation and institution
strengthening.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English/Hindi).
• Performance Highlights (annually, English/Hindi).
• Corporate Brochure (periodically, English/Hindi).
• Exim Bank’s Annual Lecture Series (English/ Hindi).
• Tax Benefits for Indian Exporters (annually, English).
• Eximius: Export Advantage (quarterly, English/Hindi).
• Agri Export Advantage (bi-monthly, English/Hindi/several
Indian regional languages).
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• Directory of Useful Addresses (annually, English).
• Exporting Indian Healthcare, 2002/2003 (English/Hindi).
• Thoughts on the New Global Economy, 2001 (English).
• Business Practices of Successful Indian Exporters, 2001.
• India: Joining the World Economy (English).
• Achieving Excellence (English).
• Exporting Indian Healthcare (English).
• Road beyond Boundaries - The Case of Select Indian
Healthcare Systems (English).
• Project Exports - Connecting Continents with Indian
Expertise, 2004 (English).
• Market Maker-Technology Aided Business Solutions - Food
Processing (English).
• Indo-LAC Business (quarterly).
• Indo-CIS Business (quarterly).
• Indo-Africa Business (quarterly).
Local branches:
1 st Floor, Sakar II
Next to Ellisbridge Shopping Centre
Ellisbridge P.O., Ahmedabad 380 006
Phone: (91 79) 26576852, 26576843
Fax: (91 79) 26578271
E-mail: eximindadl@sancharnet.in
4 th Floor, Ramanashree Arcade
18, M.G. Road
Bangalore 560 001
Phone: (91 80) 25585755, 25589101-4
Fax: (91 80) 25589107
E-mail: eximbro@blr.vsnl.net.in
1 st Floor, UTI House
29, Rajaji Salai
Chennai 600 001
Phone: (91 44) 25224714, 25224749
Fax: (91 44) 25224082
E-mail: chenexim@vsnl.com
4 th Floor, Sanmati Plaza
Near Sentinel Building
G.S Road, Guwahati 781 005
Phone: (91 361) 2599135
Fax: (91 361) 2462925
2 nd Floor, Golden Edifice
6-3-639/640, Raj Bhavan Road
Khairatabad, Hyderabad 500 004
Phone: (91 40) 23307816-21
Fax: (91 40) 23317843
E-mail: eximhyd@vsnl.com
4 th floor
Vanijya Bhavan (International Trade Facilitation Centre)
1/1 Wood Street
Kolkata 700016
Phone: (91 33) 22833419-20
Fax: (91 33) 22891727
E-mail: eximca@vsnl.com
8 th Floor, Maker Chambers IV
222, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021
Phone: (91 22) 22830761, 22823320
Fax: (91 22) 22022132
E-mail: eximwrro@vsnl.com
Ground Floor, Statesman House
148, Barakhamba Road
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23326254, 23326625
Fax: (91 11) 23322758, 23321719
E-mail: eximnd@vsnl.com
44, Shankarseth Road
Pune 411 037
Phone: (91 20) 26458599
Fax: (91 20) 26458846
E-mail: eximpune@vsnl.com
Offices abroad:
3 rd Floor, Unit 308
ECE City Centre
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky UT.12
1051 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: (36 1) 3382833, 3176699
Fax: (36 1) 3178354
E-mail: eximindia@axelero.hu
Via Disciplini, 7
20123 Milan, Italy
Phone: (39 02) 58430546
Fax: (39 02) 58302124
E-mail: exim.india@tin.it
20, Collyer Quay
No. 10-02 Tung Centre
Singapore 049319
Phone: (65) 65326464
Fax: (65) 65352131
E-mail: eximbank@singnet.com.sg
158, Ground Floor, Jan Smuts
9, Walters Avenue, Rosebank
Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
P.O. Box 2018, Saxonwold 2132
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: (27 11) 4428010, 4422053
Fax: (27 11) 4428022
E-mail: eximindia@icon.co.za
Suite 1202, 12 th Floor
1750, Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 1202, Washington DC 20006
United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 2233238-9
Fax: (1 202) 7858487
E-mail: indexim@worldnet.att.net
Training:
The Bank conducts short-term, focused seminars/workshops on
international trade and related activities.
Category:
Export financing organization; investment financing organization;
trade facilitation body; and trade promotion organization.
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FEDERATION OF INDIAN CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (FICCI)
Office/postal address:
Federation House
Tansen Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23738760-70
Fax: (91 11) 23320714, 3721504
E-mail: ficci@ficci.com
URL: www.ficci.com
Year established: 1927
Services/activities:
• Promotes trade and technology cooperation between India
and the rest of the world;
• Takes up various business issues with the Government and
semi-Government authorities;
• Liaises and interacts with foreign Governments,
international, multilateral organizations;
• Provides information on export and import;
• Provides information for technology collaboration and
investment;
• Undertakes research studies;
• Provides information to the public through appropriate
media;
• Organizes seminars and conference.
Publications issued:
• A Guide to Tourist Places in South India.
• Business Digest. (monthly).
• Business in the Service of Rural India.
• Cross Border Joint Ventures in India: Pitfalls and Path to
Success.
• Crossing Higher Thresholds in Retailing.
• Developing Markets for Long-Term Finance.
• FICCI Commemorative Volume.
• FICCI Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
• FICCI-EU Biotechnology.
• Growth with Employment: The Challenge Ahead.
• India Economic Profile (annually).
• India Japan Global Partnership.
• India: A Global Destination.
• Indian Agriculture Unbound: Making Indian Agriculture
Globally Competitive.
• Indian Capital Market: Ahead of Curve.
• Investment Opportunities for Eco and Rural Tourism in
India.
• Prospects of Tourism in South India.
• SAARC Means Business - Opportunities for Partnership.
• Supply Chain & Technology in Retails.
• The Emerging Role of CEOs and CFOs.
• Tourism in South India.
• Unleashing India's True Potential: CEO's Vision of the
Future.
• Winning with Intelligent Supply Chains.
Local branches:
Local branches in Raipur, Secunderabad, Baroda, Chennai,
Mumbai.
Offices abroad:
1050 17 th Street, NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036, United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 7767181
Fax: (1 202) 331 8703
E-mail: ficci.usa@att.net
211 Piccadilly
London, WIJ 9HF, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 20) 79176810
E-mail: ridhika.batra@ficci.com
U-Space Building
A-1701, Guangqumenwai Street
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022, China
Phone: (86 10) 58612342, 58612344
Fax: (86 10) 58613409
E-mail: dalakoti@public3.bta.net.cn
#07-179 Union Building
171 Tras Street
Singapore 079025
Phone: (65) 64231078
Fax: (65) 64231079
E-mail: george@gagrp.com, ficci@gagrp.com
URL: www.gagrp.com
14, Jalan SS 18/4B, Subang Jaya
47500 Selangor, Malaysia
Phone: (60 3) 56343113
Fax: (60 3) 56384133
E-mail: ajits@tm.net.my, tansriajit@hotmail.com
1, Lenin Ave
Karaganda Reg. Tamirtau
Kazakhstan 472319
Phone: (7-3213) 969971-3, 969808
Fax: (7-3213) 917814/007, 913601
E-mail: m.rajendran@mittalsteel.com
Via Michele Diverio,1
Piazza Cavour - 10023
Chieri – Turin, Italy
Phone: (39 3485) 601208, 457431
E-mail: rsimon@ficci.com
Membership structure: 433 Ordinary Members, 1,286
Associate Members and 50 Corporate Members.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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FEDERATION OF INDIAN EXPORT
ORGANIZATIONS (FIEO)
Office/postal address:
"Niryat Bhawan"
Rao Tula Ram Marg.
Opposit Army Hospital Research and Referral
New Delhi 110057
Phone: (91 11) 26150101-04
Fax: (91 11) 26150066, 26150077
E-mail: fieo@nda.vsnl.net.in
URL: fieo.org/
Year established: 1965
Principal function:
• To promote India’s exports.
Services/activities:
• Organizes export promotion activities such as trade fairs,
exhibition, buyer-seller meetings, interactive meetings and
workshops;
• Provides market development assistance;
• Issues certificate of origin under the SAARC Preferential
Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) and the Asia-Pacific Trade
Agreement (APTA) and non-preferential purposes;
• Takes up problems of members relating to foreign trade
policy, banking, income tax, customs, central excise, etc. with
policy makers in the Government’s various departments and
ministries;
• Publishes a monthly bulletin FIEO News to keep its members
updated with policy changes, changing market trends,
upcoming export opportunities;
• Presents the annual export awards “Niryat Shree” to its
members for their outstanding export performances as well as
the “Niryat Bandhu” award to export facilitators such as
banks, export promotion councils and commodity boards for
recognizing their support to the exporting community.
Publication issued:
• FIEO News (monthly, English).
• A Directory of Consultancy Organisations.
• Doing Business with the Russian Federation.
• Export Potential and Infrastructure Requirement of the
Southern Region of India.
• Export Potential of the North Eastern States.
• India and the European Union: Some thoughts on their trade
& investment relations.
• Indian Exporter's Directory.
• Surveys on the German Market.
• Towards SAFTA: Some Thoughts.
For a complete list of publications, please refer to
fieo.org/publications.html
Local Branches:
Northern Region:
Kanpur Chapter
c/o Merchants’ Chamber of Uttar Pradesh
14/76 Civil Lines, Kanpur 208 001
Phone: (91 923) 5401118
Fax: (91 512) 2531306
E-mail: fieokanpur@gmail.com, fieokanpur@yahoo.co.in
Eastern Region:
Express Tower
6th Flr, 42A, Shakespeare Sarani
(Junction of Rawdon Street and Shakespeare Sarani)
Kolkata 700 071
Phone: (91 33) 22831563-65, 22831567, 22805780
Fax: (91 33) 22805781, 22831568
E-mail: fieoer@vsnl.com, fieoer@eth.net
North East Chapter
c/o Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.
Kismat (Ground Floor)
Upland Road, Shillong 793003
Fax: (91 364) 2504810
E-mail: fieoner@yahoo.co.in
Orissa Chapter
Second Floor, Ashoka Market Market Complex
Station Square, Bhubaneswar 751009, Orissa
Phone: (91 674) 2536 674
Fax: (91 674) 2536 675
Mobile: (91 943) 7226712
E-mail: fieobbsr@vsnl.net
Western Region:
World Trade Centre No.1 (11th Floor)
Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005
Phone: (91 22) 22185093, 22183354
Fax: (91 22) 22183875
E-mail: fieowr@vsnl.com
Southern Region:
Andhra Pradesh Chapter
"Shakar Bhavan"
5-10-174, Fateh Maidan Road, Hyderabad 500 004
Phone: (91 40) 23210380
Fax: (91 40) 23210381
E-mail: fieoandhra@yahoo.com
Karnataka Chapter
1st Floor VITC Building,
Kasturba Road, Bangalore 560 001
Phone: (91 80) 22864854
Fax: (91 80) 22864855
E-mail: fieoblr@dataone.in
Spencer Plaza
Unit No. 706, 7th Floor
769, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002
Phone: (91 44) 28497766, 28497755
Fax: (91 44) 28496666
E-mail: fieosr@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in, fieosr@dataone.in
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Membership structure:
FIEO represents the interest of professional government-recognized
exporting firms, consultancy firms, service exporters, banks, export
management training institutes, etc.
Training:
Offers various trainings throughout the year, at both the substantive
and technical level, including for instance trainings to enhance
presentation and communication skills or trainings related to
language.
Category:
Trade associations, trade promotion organization, and
organization with training functions.
FEDERATION OF INDIAN MICRO AND SMALL
AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (FISME)
Office/postal address:
B-4/161, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi 110 029
Phone: (91 11) 26187948, 26712064, 46023157, 46018592
Fax: (91 11) 26109470
E-mail: info@fisme.org.in
URL: www.fisme.org.in
Year established: 1995
Principal functions:
• To advocate micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises’
(MSMEs) interests;
• To conduct studies and research and to disseminate trade
intelligence through www.smenetwork.net;
• To provide international marketing support;
• To help create enabling environment for MSMEs.
Services/activities:
• Organizes and supports trade fairs and trade delegations;
• Provides support in international trade/matchmaking;
• Undertakes authentication of documents and issues
Certificates of Origin.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Business Bulletin.
• Handbook on Mandatory and Voluntary Standards in the
leather and Footwear Products (in Major International
Markets).
• SME Navigator (2005).
• Smenetwork Update (electronic).
• Guides on WTO, IT, etc.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Electricals; electronics; plastics and plastic products; leather and
leather products; paper and paper products;
micronutrients/fertilizers; food processing; information
technology; textiles; rubber and rubber products; handicrafts;
chemicals and pharmaceuticals; plants and machines.
Training:
Export marketing and documentation (in collaboration with Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Focus on agro and food processing.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Please see the Economy Section at www.smenetwork.net
Category:
Chamber of commerce; trade association; and trade promotion
organization.
FEDERATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM
INDUSTRIES (FOSMI)
Office / postal address:
23, R.N. Mukherjee Road
Kolkata 700 001
Phone: (91 33) 22485114
Fax: (91 33) 22104075
E-mail: fosmi@cal3.vsnl.net.in
Year established: 1959
Principle functions:
• To facilitate the promotion and development of SMEs;
• To alleviate problems of existing units;
• To represents FOSMI members.
Services/activities:
• Participates in various policy matters;
• Trains and promotes medium, small/tiny enterprises;
• Develops self-employment projects;
• Confers awards of excellence to successful entrepreneurs;
• Organizes seminars, lectures, discussions concerning SMEs.
Publications issued:
• FOSMI SSI News (monthly).
• FOSMI Members Directory.
• Publication of annual souvenir.
Membership structure:
About 100,000 members.
Membership structure: Over 1,200 members and 25 affiliated
associations.
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Products/commodity responsible for:
Services-oriented organization for the development of small-scale
and tiny units.
Training:
• Post Graduate Programme in Entrepreneurship Development
(PGEM), long term (12 months);
• Certificate in Small Industrial Management (CSIM), short
term (3 months);
• Management Bridge Courses, short term (one month), on
marketing and sales management; international marketing
and export management; taxation practice and procedures;
information entrepreneurship; financial management;
production management and inventory control;
• Entrepreneurship Development and Industrial Studies
(EDIS), short term (two weeks).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Engineering; chemicals; food processing; plastics; software;
pharmaceuticals; ready-made garments; leather; jute.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
FOREIGN TRADE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Office/postal address:
N-5, South Extension Part-1
New Delhi 110 049
Phone: (91 11) 24647505, 24616839
Fax: (91 11) 24646361
Local branches:
37, Bungalow Road
Kamla Nagar, Delhi 110 007
Phone: (91 11) 27662268, 27662275
C-115, Savitri Path,
Bapu Nagar,
Jaipur, India.
Phone: (91 11) 2703952
Membership structure: 8,685 members, as of 1 August 2005.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Artisanal handicrafts, furniture, gems and jewellery, ready-made
garments, leather products, silk products, and software.
Training:
• Diploma in export management;
• Diploma in merchandising;
• Correspondence course in export management;
• Certificate in import management;
• Certificate in export documentation and procedures;
• Programme on how to enter export trade;
• Quality management in export trade;
• Export development through Internet;
• Export risk management.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
SMEs in various sections with exporting potential.
Category:
Trade facilitation body; trade promotion organization; and
training/research institute.
E-mail: info@ftdcindia.org, bhatses@vsnl.com
URL: www.ftdcindia.org
Year established: 1991
Principal functions:
• Export/import training and promotion organization;
• Trade advisory organization and trade information centre.
Services/activities:
• Trade information dissemination;
• Organizes and participates in fairs/seminars/conferences on
trade promotion, marketing, e-governance in international
trade and import management.
Publications issued:
• Export Development Through Internet (monthly, English).
• Export Management (annually, English).
• How to Enter Export Trade (annually, English).
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HANDICRAFTS AND HANDLOOMS EXPORTS
CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. (HHEC)
Office/postal address:
Jawahar Vyapar Bhavan Annexe
1, Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 3701086, 23701132, 23701058
Fax: (91 11) 3701051
E-mail: hhecnd@bol.net.in
URL: www.hhecworld.com
Year established:
Principal function:
1958 (under the Ministry of Textiles)
• To undertake exports of handicrafts, handlooms products,
khadi and products of village industries from India as
supplement to private voluntary effort;
• To undertake special promotional measures in countries
whose import potential for Indian handicrafts products, khadi
and products of village industries has not been adequately
tapped;
• To trade in and carry on business in goods of the nature which
may seem to the company capable of being conveniently and
profitably carried on by the company.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes activities in the export of handicrafts, handlooms
goods, ready-to-wear clothes, carpets and precious jewellery.
Local branches:
Corporate Office:
Noida Complex A- 2, Sector -2
Udyog Marg, Noida 201301
Gautam Budha Nagar
Phone: (91 120) 2539155,2539156
Fax: (91 120) 2537003
E-mail: hhecnd@hhecworld.com
Delhi Regional Office:
Okhla Industrial Estate Phase 111
New Delhi - 110020
Phone: (91 11) 6931237, 6323082
Fax: (91 11) 6847719
E-mail: hhecdbo@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Mumbai Regional Office:
11th floor, Nirmal Building, Nariman Point
Mumbai - 400021
Phone: (91 22) 2882098, 2020368
Fax: (91 22) 2024312
E-mail: bm-mumbai@hhecworld.com
Kolkata Regional Office:
15N, Nellie Sengupta Sarani
Lindsay Street 6 th floor
Calcutta - 700087
Phone: (91 33) 2461360, 2456863
Fax: (91 33) 2456864
E-mail: hheckol@sify.com
Chennai Regional Office:
Ramashree Business Centre, 1 st and 2 nd Floor
143, Greams Road
Chennai - 600006
Phone: (91 44) 8295609, 8294614, 8294619
Fax: (91 44) 8294610
E-mail: hhecmds@md2.vsnl.net.in
Ahmedabad Branch:
176, 2 nd Floor New Cloth Market
Ahmedabad - 380002
Phone: (91 79) 2172723
Fax: (91 79) 2174431
Offices abroad:
3 rd Floor, Union Roppongi, 2-3-9 Roppongi
Minato Ku Tokyo 106-0032
Tokyo, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 35890771
Fax: (81 3) 35890772
Sona of India, Apt. # 3B, The Stanton
41-40, Union Street
Flushing, New York, NY 11355
United States of America
Phone: (1 718) 8889806
Fax: (1 718) 8889803
Products/commodity responsible for:
Handicrafts, handlooms, ready-to-wear, gold jewellery and carpets.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
HANDLOOM EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
Office/postal address:
34 Cathedral Garden Road
Nungambakkam
Chennai 600 034
Phone: (91 44) 28278879, 28276043
Fax: (91 44) 28271761
E-mail: hepc@hepcindia.com
URL: www.hepcindia.com
Year established: 1965
Principal function:
• To advise the Government, local authorities and public
bodies on the effect of policies on industry and commerce;
• To approve agents, representatives or correspondence in
foreign markets assigned to continuously and regularly
reporting price, market preferences and reception accorded to
Indian Handloom products abroad;
• To collect, collate and disseminate trade data and
commercial intelligence to exporters;
• To conduct propaganda regularly and to make Indian
handloom products more popular abroad though various
means of publicity;
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• To facilitate the upgrading, popularization and adoption of
technology, quality and design improvement, standards and
specifications, product development, diversification and
innovations, etc.;
• To lay down standards of quality and packaging in respect of
Indian Handlooms for export;
• To organize participation in trade fairs, exhibitions and
buyer-seller meets in India and abroad;
• To provide guidance, consultancy and support to handloom
exporters to promote handloom exports;
• To publish useful publications such as colour catalogues,
colour trends catalogues, importers and exporters directories,
etc.;
• To send trade missions abroad;
• To undertake market studies in individual foreign countries;
• To undertake or assist in research on schemes of
technological nature designed to improve the efficiency of
the handloom sector.
Services/activities:
• Arranges for the participation of member exporters in
important trade fairs and organizes buyer-seller meets and
business missions;
• Provides financial grants to exporters for undertaking salecum-study
tours, participation in international fairs, publicity
etc.;
• Promotes Indian handloom products abroad through Internet,
advertisements in commercial portals, trade magazines,
conducting shows as well as through publications;
• Disseminates trade information, including design trends,
export trends, standards and specifications, Government
policies, circulars etc.;
• Conducts workshops and seminars on upgrading technology
in pre-loom, loom and post-loom practices to improve quality
and productivity, promotes modern dyeing practices, product
innovations, diversifications and improvement, quality
compliance, better merchandising practices, packaging
methods, etc. to improve the competitiveness of Indian
handloom products;
• Promotes product innovation, diversification and
improvement in the selected handloom clusters under the
development of exportable products and marketing scheme
(DEPM);
• Provides support to develop new designs, fabric simulation,
colour printouts, peg plan graph outputs, layout information
and computer aided colour matching, etc. to exporters;
• Generates and dissemination trade enquiries for facilitating
international buyers to source handloom products from Indian
handloom exporters.
• Liaises with the Government for strengthening infrastructure
facilities in handloom export production centres and for
undertaking efforts to improve forward and backward
linkages in handloom sector;
• Serves as a link between trade and Government to formulate
appropriate policies to promote handloom export growth;
• Inquires into the complaints made against exporters and takes
exporters’ problems up with respective embassies.
Publications issued:
• Indian Color Catalogue (Color Catalogue Vol. II (Revised),
Color Catalogue Vol. III, New Colors.
• Importers Directory (CD-ROM).
• Color trends (Color trend Catalogue (2003-04)).
• Source Book.
• Exporters Directory (CD-ROM and print form).
• Directory of Buying Houses/ Buying Agents (CD-ROM).
• Directory of Handloom Manufacturers of Andhra Pradesh.
• Dyeing Manual.
• Handbook on Handloom Export Statistics.
• Indian Handloom Map.
• Monthly newsletter Handloom Export.
Local branches:
10 th Floor, Padma Tower 1
5, Rajendra Place
New Delhi 110 008
Phone: (91 11) 25826965
Fax: (91 11) 25826966
E-mail: hepcrond@vsnl.com
Membership structure:
2,000 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Cotton handloom fabrics/made-ups.
Category:
Trade production organization.
INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE (IITC)
Office/postal address:
Murlidhar Baldev Estate,
Off. Aarey Road, Goregaon (East),
Mumbai - 400 063
Phone: (91 22) 66770218/19, 28711396, 28771918
Fax: (91 22) 2874 3543/2876 8039
Email:
URL:
iitcindia@vsnl.net, iitcindiahq@gmail.com
www.iitcindia.com
Year established: 1956
Principal function:
• To provide assistance and support to Indian and foreign
companies specially SMEs, to promote export-import and to
establish and enhance business contacts by organizing
various trade promotional activities in India and abroad.
Services/activities:
Exports:
• Locates prospective marketplace for products;
• Sources out potential buyers/agents for products;
• Negotiates deals with clients;
• Advertises and propagates products in the desired market
region.
Imports:
• Identifies product, market and exporter;
• Sourcing out capital goods as per requirement;
• Sourcing of products/services.
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Trade/business enhancement:
• Provides support for contract manufacturing in India and
abroad;
• Assists in business matchmaking, joint venture formations;
• Joint advertising, group marketing, etc.;
• Assists in turnkey projects, industrial plants, business setup.
Trade information:
• Enhances export-import;
• Develops business contacts;
• Trade promotion events;
• Support services.
Local branches:
Trade Promotion and Relations
37, World Trade Centre
Cuffe Parade,
Mumbai 400 005
30-A, Prestige Point, 1st Floor
CTS No. 283, Shukrawar Peth
Bajirao Road, Pune 411 002
Fax: (91 20) 56012344
Gajanan V. Gongane
c/o Siddhi International
Bhaskar Plaza, S4, Shahupuri, Kolhapur 416001
Phone: (91 231) 2663302, 2652495
Fax: (91 231) 2663302
Membership structure:
Four membership categories:
• Small (SSI units) and medium entrepreneurs, buying agents,
traders and agri-based small industries;
• Private and public Ltd. companies, government agencies,
banks and financial institutes, sugar-textile-dairy-agro
industries, multinational companies and international
organizations;
• Consultants, commercial agents-distributors, chambers,
associations, organizations and other any professional;
• Overseas: exporters-importers, industry, buying agents,
chambers of commerce, trade promotion organizations,
associations, government agencies, companies and
individuals.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
INDIA TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATION (ITPO)
Office/postal address:
Pragati Bhawan
Pragati Maidan
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23371540
Fax: (91 11) 23371492, 23371493
E-mail: info@itpo-online.com, itpo@vsnl.com
URL: www.tradeportalofindia.com, www.indiatradefair.com
Year established: 1992 (formed by a merger of the Trade
Development Authority with the Trade Fair Authority).
Principal functions:
• To develop and promote exports, imports and upgrade
technology through fairs in India and abroad;
• To undertake publicity through print and electronic media;
• To assist Indian companies in product development;
• To organize export development programmes, buyer-seller
meets, contact promotion programmes and integrated
marketing programmes for specific products in specific
markets;
• To provide information and market intelligence;
• To organize visits of buyers and trade delegations to industry
and trade establishments in India to promote contacts.
Services/activities:
• Organizes participation in international trade fairs and
exclusive Indian trade-related exhibitions abroad;
• Organizes international and national trade fairs in India;
• Organizes specialized programmes for trade development and
promotion such as buyer-seller meets, contact promotion
programmes, department store promotions, exchange of
business delegations, etc.;
• Assists technically competent units in product development
and adaptation;
• Coordinates programmes of trade delegations;
• Encourages and involves medium- and small-scale industrial
units in export promotion efforts;
• Provides trade promotion and trade fair related information;
• Conducts in-house and needs-based research on trade and
export promotion;
• Enlists the involvement and support of state governments in
the promotion of India's foreign trade;
• Promotes the establishment of trade fair facilities in state
capitals or other suitable locations in consultation with
concerned state governments;
• Operates a Business Information Centre which provides trade
information services with electronic accessibility to the
business community in general and ITPO members in
particular;
• Maintains a collection of national production and foreign trade
statistics;
• Provides information on national and foreign trade regulations;
• Produces lists of manufacturers/exporters and importers;
• Organizes Foreign Product Catalogue Shows in India;
• Organizes Indian Product Catalogue Shows overseas.
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Publications issued:
• Annual Report (annually, English).
• Data Kits on India's Trade (English).
• Indian Export Bulletin (weekly, English).
• Pragati India (bi-monthly, English/Spanish).
• Product Studies (English).
• Udyog Vyapar Patrika (monthly, Hindi).
• Darpan (quarterly, Hindi).
• Log On (quarterly, English).
Local branches:
24-A, Imperial Court
33/1, Cunningham Road
Bangalore 560 052
Phone: (9180) 2268867, 2268969
Fax: (9180) 2258662
E-mail: itpo@bir.vsnl.net.in
International Trade Facilitation Centre
5th Floor,1/1, Wood Street
Kolkata 700016
Phone: (91 33) 22822904, 22825820, 22828586
Fax: (91 33) 22828269
E-mail: itpocal@cal3.vsnl.net.in
Raja Annamalai Building
2 nd Floor, 18-A
Rukhmanai Lakshmipathi Road
Egmore, Chennai 600 008
Phone: (91 44) 28554655, 28587297
Fax: (91 44) 28554740
E-mail: itpochn@md4.vsnl.net.in
1 st Floor, 38, Lomonosovsky Prospect
Moscow 119330, Russian Federation
Phone: (70 95) 1476215, 9561390
Fax: (70 95) 1471403
E-mail: itpomos@caravan.ru
URL: www.itpomos.ru
60 East, 42 nd Street, Suite 863
Lincoln Building
New York, NY 10165, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 3705262/60
Fax: (1 212) 3705250
E-mail: itpony@hotmail.com
Alameda Santos, 705-10 andar, Conj. 107/108
CEP. 01419-001-SP- Brazil
Phone: (55 11) 32845925, 32848095
Fax: (55 11) 23668196
E-mail: itpo@indiatrade.org.br
URL: www.indiatrade.org.br
Membership structure: 883 Regular Members, 1,884
Associate Members (as of 14 August 2003).
Regular membership for marketing services; associate membership
for trade information services.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
7 Cooperage Road
3 rd Floor, Jhansis Castle
Mumbai 400 039
Phone: (91 22) 22021788, 22021730, 22026629, 22044918,
22850878
Fax: (91 22) 22044922
E-Mail: itpoby@yahoo.co.in
World Trade Centre - I
11 th Floor, Cuffe Parade
Mumbai 400 005
Phone: (91 22) 22184135, 22183734, 22185263
Fax: (91 22) 22184125
E-mail: itpo_bombay@mtnl.co.net.in
Offices abroad:
India House
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 26
60325 Frankfurt Main, Germany
Phone: (49 69) 7434760, 553773, 15300533
Fax: (49 69) 554230
E-mail: info@itpofrankfurt.com
URL: www.itpofrankfurt.com
33, Mori Building, 8th Floor
3-8-21, Toranomon, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 34365060, 34365063
Fax: (81 3) 34315659
E-mail: info@itpotyo.org
URL: www.itpotyo.org
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INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY, COCHIN
Office/postal address:
Indian Chamber Building
Indian Chamber Road, Mattancherry
Cochin 682002, Kerala
P.O. Box: 236
Phone: (91 484) 2227230, 2224335, 2225966
Mobile: (91 938) 8892410, 8892411, 8892412
Fax: (91 484) 2224203
E-mail:
URL:
iccicochin@eth.net
www.iccicochin.com
Year established: 1897
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect trade, commerce and industry in the
State of Kerala in India and to develop exim trade;
• To protect the general economic interests India;
• To establish just and equitable principles in trade and
commerce.
Services/activities:
• Issues Certificates of Origin, quality, weighment and
measurement;
• Attests internationally accepted commercial documents;
• Disseminates information and data of concern and interest to
the business community;
• Organizes periodical interactive meetings for the exchange of
views between representatives of the Government and
business community on matters connected with the promotion
of industry and trade;
• Is actively involved in projects and programmes for the
benefit of the society.
Local branch:
Indian Chamber Building
G.V Iyyar Road
Willingdon Island
Cochin 682 003, Kerala
Phone: (91 471) 2666901
Membership structure:
11 affiliated members.
Around 450 ordinary members and
Firms, public-private sector companies/undertakings, corporations,
banking institutions, service providers and trade associations
engaged in or interested in trade, commerce and related services
functioning in India are eligible for admission as members of the
chamber.
Training:
Conducting various seminars, conferences and meetings in the
State of Kerala to promote and protect trade, industry and business.
INDIAN COUNCIL OF ARBITRATION (ICA)
Office/postal address:
Room 112, Federation House
Tansen Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23719103, 23319760, 23738760-70
Fax: (91 11) 23320714, 23721504
E-mail: ica@touchtelindia.net
URL: www.ficci.com/icanet
Year established: 1965
Principal functions:
• To advance the knowledge and use of arbitration as a means of
amicable and quick settlement of domestic and international
trade disputes and to promote amity, goodwill and confidence
among the trade;
• To conduct research and provide training facilities in
commercial arbitration.
Services/activities:
• Provides arbitration facilities in domestic and international
commercial disputes;
• Provides facilities for international maritime arbitration
disputes;
• Undertakes conciliation services;
• Provides training facilities in commercial arbitration for Indian
and foreign participants;
• Handles enquiries and provides advisory services;
• Acts as Appointing Authority and Administering Agency
under the United Nations Commission on International Trade
Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules;
• Enters into arbitration cooperation agreements with central
arbitral organizations in different countries; currently mutual
cooperation agreements with 40 arbitral institutions round the
world;
• Provides administrative and secretarial services for conducting
arbitration proceedings.
Publications issued:
• Arbitration and Conciliation Law of India.
• Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• Arbitration and Contract Law in South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries.
• Arbitration Made Easy.
• Case Law on UNCITRAL Model Law on International
Commercial Arbitration.
• Case Law on UNCITRAL Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods.
• Construction Industry Arbitration.
• ICA Arbitration Quarterly.
• ICA Pamphlet.
• Rules of Arbitration of the Council.
• Rues of Conciliation of the Council.
• Maritime Rules of Law.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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Local branches:
Branch offices:
Indian Chamber of Commerce
4, India Exchange Place
Kolkata 700 001
Phone: (91 33) 22203242-44
Fax: (91 33) 22213377
Indian Merchants' Chamber
IMC Buildings, IMC Marg
76, Veer Nariman Road
Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
Phone: (91 22) 22046633
Fax: (91 22) 22048508
Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Indian Chamber Buildings
Esplanade Road, Opp. High Court
Chennai 600 0018
Phone: (91 44) 25342228
Fax: (91 44) 25341876
State level offices:
Andhra Pradesh
Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
11-6-841, Red Hills
P.B. No. 14, Hyderabad 500 004
Phone: (91 40) 23393428, 23393658
Fax: (91 40) 23395083, 23393712
Gujarat
Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Shri Ambica Mills Gujarat Chamber Building
Ashram Road
Post Box No. 4045
Ahmedabad 380 009
Phone: (91 79) 26582301-02, 26587992
Fax: (91 79) 2407992
Maharashtra
Maratha Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Post Box No. 525
Tilak Road, Pune 411 002
Phone: (91 20) 24440371, 14440472
Fax: (91 20) 24447902
Rajasthan
Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Rajasthan Chamber Bhawan, MI Road
Jaipur 302 003
Phone: (91 141) 2565163
Fax: (91 141) 2561419
Kerala
Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chamber Corner, Shanmugham Road
Cochin 682031
Phone: (91 484) 2354885, 2380950
Fax: (91 484) 2374253
North-East States
North-East Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Zoo Road Tiniali, Opp. Geeta Nagar Police Station
Guwahati 781024
Phone: (91 361) 2417074
Fax: (91 361) 2410461
Membership structure:
Over 4,700 members.
Foundation membership: organizations providing arbitration
facilities.
Ordinary membership: chambers of commerce, trade associations,
export promotion councils, commodity boards, etc.
Associate membership: companies, firms, import-export houses and
individuals.
Individual membership: any individual experienced and/or
interested in arbitration matters.
Training:
• Professional development programme on commercial
arbitration.
• National and international seminars, workshops and
arbitration meetings on different aspects of the law and
practice of arbitration and allied matters.
The training programmes are open to businesspersons,
professionals and executives mainly from India. However,
interested persons from other countries may attend on a sponsored
basis.
Category:
Council of arbitration.
Karnataka
Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Federation House
Kempegowda Road
Bangalore 560 009
Phone: (91 80) 22262157, 22262355/56
Fax: (91 80) 22251826
Orissa
Utakal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
301, Vandana Apaertments, Vivekananda Marg
Bhubaneswar 751 0022
Phone: (91 674) 2301211, 2344056
Fax: (91 674) 2302059
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE (IIFT)
(DEEMED UNIVERSITY)
Office/postal address:
IIFT Bhawan
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi 110 016
Phone: (91 11) 26965124, 26965051, 26564409, 26966563,
26966360, 26966304, 26966613
Fax: (91 11) 26853956, 26859520, 26867851
E-mail: diroffice@iift.ac.in, dgoffice@iift.ac.in
URL: www.iift.edu
Year established: 1964
Principal functions:
• To develop export management skills through education,
training and research;
• To carry out supply and demand studies in India and abroad
for products/commodities/countries and regions of interest to
India;
• To carry out research on international trade focusing on
World Trade Organization (WTO) issues.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes research on areas that relate to the efficacy of
policy measures, strategies for multilateral trade
negotiations, international commercial and financial
operations, international business opportunities, supply base
for exports and management of foreign trade operations;
• Conducts a full-time two-year MBA (International Business)
at Delhi, Kolkata and Dar-es-Salaam; three-year part-time
MBA (International Business) at Delhi; one-and-a-half-year
Executive Masters in International Business at New Delhi
and Dubai; and Post Graduate Diploma in International
Trade at Dar-es-Salaam;
• Designs and conducts specialized training programmes for
export management personnel of public and private sector
organizations, officers of the Government of India as well as
for other developing countries and international
organizations;
• Designs and conducts training programmes for diplomats
from India and other developing countries;
• Conducts management development programmes for
participation by business executives and officials of trade
facilitating agencies on such subjects as international
marketing operations, export procedures and documentation,
supply-chain management and international trade logistics,
risk management, international financing, managing projects
abroad, distribution strategy for overseas markets, product
development including adaptation for exports, export office
administration, setting up in-house trade information units,
electronic commerce, implications of WTO provisions, etc.;
• Conducts part-time evening certificate course in export
management and international business language;
• Conducts a full-time Ph. D programme.
Publications issued:
Wide range of journals, papers and reports issued, including:
• Focus WTO (bi-monthly, English).
• Foreign Trade Review (quarterly, English).
• Technology Exports (quarterly, English).
• Trade Environment Linkages: The Issue from Indian
Standard.
• Non-Tariff Measures on India’s Exports: An Assessment.
• China’s Accession to Bangkok Agreement.
For a full list of publications, please consult the website:
www.iift.edu.
Training:
• Two-year MBA (International Business), New Delhi,
Kolkata and Dar-es-Salaam;
• Three-year MBA (International Business, part-tme), New
Delhi and Kolkata;
• One-and-a-half year Executive Masters in International
Business, New Delhi, Dubai and Post Graduate Diploma in
International Trade at Dar-es-Salaam;
• One-and-a-half year Executive Masters in International
Business through Very Small Aperture Terminal Satellite
Equipment and Services (VSAT) at various centres in India;
• Certificate Course in Export Marketing, New Delhi and
Guwahati;
• Course on International Business Languages: five months,
part-time for business executives;
• Short-term management development programmes of various
duration on different facets of international marketing
management, such as import management, export procedures
and documentation, shipping orientation, management of
international contracts, management of foreign exchange at
corporate level;
• Ph. D programme.
Category:
Training/research institute.
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INDIAN INVESTMENT CENTRE (IIC)
(A Government of India Organization, Ministry of Finance)
Office/postal address:
Jeevan Vihar
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 3743679, 3743702
Fax: (91 11) 3742245, 3743712
E-mail: iic@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in
URL: www.iic.nic.in
Year established: 1960
Principal functions:
• To promote foreign direct investment in India and in Indian
joint ventures abroad;
• To be a nodal agency for investment in India by non-resident
Indians and persons of Indian origin residing abroad;
• To be a member of the World Association of Investment
Promotion Agencies.
Services/activities:
• Is a service organization for establishment of joint ventures,
technical collaborations and third country ventures between
Indian and foreign entrepreneurs;
• Provides guidance and information to Indian entrepreneurs
and assists them in locating suitable foreign firms for
collaboration;
• Provides authentic information on Government of India’s
foreign investment policies, procedures, availability of
infrastructural facilities, incentive and investment
opportunities;
• Advises overseas investors on setting up industrial projects by
providing information regarding the investment environment,
government policies, facilities and incentives, taxation laws
and regulations; also assists them in identifying locations and
collaborators.
Publications issued:
• List of Foreign Collaborations during 2000 (annually,
English).
• Special Facilities Available to Non-resident Indians (English).
• Guidelines for Indian Joint Ventures and Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries Abroad (English).
• Foreign Direct Investment Policy and Business Opportunities
(English).
• IIC Monthly Newsletter (monthly, English).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All sectors of industrial activities.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
INSTITUTE OF SMALL ENTERPRISES AND
DEVELOPMENT (ISED)
Office/postal address:
ISED House
ISED Road
Vennala, P.O.
Cochin 682 028
P.O. Box: 4425, Vennala, Cochin
Phone: (91 484) 2808171, 2809884, 2808727
Fax: (91 484) 2809884
E-mail: ised@md2.vsnl.net.in, insmall@eth.net,
info@isedonline.org
URL: www.isedonline.org
Year established: 29 May 1988
Principal functions:
• To undertake scientific studies at an international level, on
development problems, with special emphasis on SMEs;
• To identify and popularize technologies suitable for the
development of small SMEs through various measures;
• To develop and maintain an information base for the use of
researchers, entrepreneurs, planners and policymakers;
• To organize both academic as well as action-oriented training
programmes;
• To organize seminars, workshops and discussions;
• To offer consultancy services;
• To organize and maintain a specialized research and reference
library;
• To undertake a scheme of publications in order to disseminate
research findings and to extend topical information;
• To promote development activities through liaison, lobbying
and direct intervention, if needed;
• To promote an international fraternity in the area of SME
development.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes research on small enterprises;
• Organizes training for entrepreneurship development;
• Provides consultancy services for business, institutions and
funding agencies;
• Provides networking services in the area of small enterprise
development.
Publications issued:
• ISED Book Series.
• ISED Monograph Series.
• ISED Occasional Papers.
• ISED Research Reports.
• SME Network.
Membership structure:
Category:
100 members.
Training/research institute.
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JUTE MANUFACTURES DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
(JMDC)
Office/postal address:
3A, Park Plaza
71 Park Street
Kolkata 700 016
Phone: (91 33) 22172107, 22263438, 22172540
Fax: (91 33) 22172456
E-mail: jmdc@giascl01.vsnl.net.in
URL: www.jmdcindia.com, www.jute.com
Year established: 1983
Principal function:
• The apex body of the Government of India, Ministry of
Textiles, the Council is primarily responsible for market
promotion of jute and jute products in India and abroad.
Services/activities:
Domestic Market Development:
• Promotes arrangements for better marketing and sale of jute;
• Organizes domestic exhibitions and sales;
• Collaborates the apex state and central marketing agencies and
jointly organizes showrooms, exhibitions, etc.;
• Holds seminars, workshops and live demonstrations;
• Grants financial support to jute training institutions;
• Run the promotional offices.
Export Market Development:
• Implements the external market assistance (EMA) scheme;
• Provide trade intelligence services to manufacturers and
exporters;
• Participates in specialized trade shows and fairs;
• Sponsors market exploratory missions;
• Organizes buyer-seller meets;
• Commissions product-specific and market-specific studies;
• Carries out publicity and promotional campaigns;
• Releases informative literature;
• Runs common textiles promotional offices at strategic cities
abroad;
• Is an associate member of Textile Bag and Packaging
Association of the United States of America.
Publications issued:
• Indian Jute (half-yearly statistical bulletin, English).
• Indian Jute (quarterly newsletter, English).
• National Directory (occasionally, English).
• Product-specific brochures.
Local branches:
18, Cathedral Gardens Road
2 nd Floor, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034
Phone: (91 44) 28224967
Fax: (91 44) 28224462
E-mail: jmdc.chennai@vsnl.com
2 nd Floor, Chenetha Bhawan
Shop No. 4, Nampally
Hyderabad 500 001
Phone: (91 40) 24656733
Fax: (91 40) 24614918
E-mail: jmdchyd@hd2.dot.net.in
Flat Nos. 411-412, 4 th Floor, "Prakash Deep"
7, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23352652, 23310884
Fax: (91 11) 23353519
E-mail: jmdcndel@vsnl.net
Membership structure: 704 members as of 30 June 2005.
They are private/individual Indians registered with the Council
under a particular scheme. Otherwise, a general or compulsory
membership system is not in vogue with the Council until now.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Jute and jute diversified products.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Jute and jute-related industries, market research, product
development, market promotion, design, market, technical
consultancy.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
M VISVESVARAYA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (MVIRDC)
Office/postal address:
World Trade Centre
31 st Floor Centre 1 Building
World Trade Centre Complex
Cuffe Parade
Mumbai 400 005
Phone: (91 22) 66387272
Fax: (91 22) 22180823, 2218 8385
E-mail: wtc@wtcmumbai.org
Year Established: 1970
Principal function:
• To promote bilateral trade.
Services/Activities:
• Conducts research studies/projects in the areas of
international trade, technology and marketing;
• Organizes seminar/symposia/workshops;
• Provides trade information, international trade library
service, IMPEX - India’s Import and Export Statistical Data;
• Centre-Point: Offers business centre facilities and conference
rooms;
• Expo Centre: Offers exhibition facilities for trade shows and
international exhibitions;
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• World Trade Center Association (WTCA) On-Line: WTCA
website provides access to bulletin board which facilitates
trading online access to trade-related databases.
• WTO Study Centre;
• China Desk.
Publications issued:
• Current and Research and Development Briefs (monthly,
English).
• Trade Promotion Bulletin. E-bulletin (monthly, English).
• World Trade Research and Information Report (bi-monthly,
English).
• WTC Intercom (quarterly, English).
Membership structure: 400 life members and 600 associate
members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Services to promote bilateral trade.
Training:
• Post-graduate diploma in foreign trade (PGDFT);
• Post-graduate diploma in forex and risk management -
(PGDFERM);
• Post-graduate diploma in import export management -
distance education (PGDIEM).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Exports in general.
Category:
Trade facilitation body; trade promotion organization; and
training/research institute.
MADRAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (MCCI)
Office/postal address:
1 st Floor, Karumuttu Centre
634 Anna Salai
Chennai 600 035
Phone: (91 44) 24349452, 24349871
Fax: (91 44) 24349164
E-mail: mascham@md3.vsnl.net.in
URL: www.mascham.com
Year established: 1836
Principal function:
• To act as the mediator between trade and industry and the
Government.
Services/activities:
• Disseminates information;
• Provides advisory services;
• Represents members’ problems before government bodies;
• Holds arbitration and issues certificate of origin;
• Arranges seminars/meetings on topical interest for the
benefit of members.
Publications issued:
• Monthly Bulletin.
• Annual Report.
• Directory of Members 2007.
Membership structure:
375 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Engineering; manufacturing; textile; leather; plantations;
chemicals; pharmaceuticals; cement; automobiles, etc.
Training:
Training courses organized on excise and customs, sales tax, etc.
for the benefit of members only.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Automobile sector; IT sector.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE INFORMATION
(NCTI)
(Trade Point India, New Delhi)
Office/postal address:
NCTI Complex
Pragati Maidan
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: (91 11) 23371948/50/51/53
Fax: (91 11) 23371979
E-mail: ncti@nda.vsnl.net.in, ncti@ncti-india.com
URL: www.ncti-india.com
Year established: March 1995
Principal functions:
• To collect, collate, process, analyze and disseminate
information on trade and commerce;
• To keep constant communication with trade and commercial
bodies throughout the world including Indian missions
abroad and foreign missions in India;
• To establish and maintain library collection, and sell
literature connected with trade and commerce;
• To disseminate information from databases of export/import
promotion;
• To establish linkages with export promotional bodies,
regulatory bodies, trade associations, chambers, commodity
boards etc., for the collection and dissemination of
information;
• To provide trade opportunities to the business community by
providing trade leads;
• To organize training programmes and seminars.
Services/activities:
• Provides list of overseas importers on CD-ROM;
• Electronic Trading Opportunities (ETOs): uploading
information about Indian trading community on Global
Trade Point Network (GTPNet), downloading and
disseminating enquiries to members;
• Undertakes selective dissemination of information: wherein
NCTI disseminates enquiries to specific interest downloaded
from GTPNet to its members;
• Provides trade information to government;
• Creates websites for members/non-members;
• Compiles trade statistics - Indian and global;
• Compiles country profiles;
• Undertakes consultancy assignments;
• Market studies;
• Various CD-ROMs as Electronic Book on Latin American
Countries (LAC), CD-ROM on Indian Exporters, CD-ROM
on Global Trading Opportunities, Electronic Product
Catalogue for LAC Market, Overseas Importers and Indian
Exporters of Textiles, Leather and Leather Products, etc;
• Highlights developments affecting Indian industry, economy
and trade through its electronic journal, titled Trade
Connect;
• Provides hyperlinks to Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) counterpart organization on its website;
• Sets up Trade Information Centres in India and abroad - Coir
Trade Information Centre, Kochi;
• Undertakes other services as outlined under Principal
functions above.
Publications issued:
• Trade Bulletin: Trade Point India (weekly, English).
• Trade Connect (online, English).
• Trade Block Series:
- SAARC and India - 2000.
- Latin American Countries and India - 2002.
- Indian Ocean Rim Countries - 2000.
- Sub-Saharan Region African Countries and India -
2003.
Membership structure: Mostly SMEs; the cumulative
membership including regular members, subscription and
miscellaneous services exceeded over 3,000 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All categories: service industry providing trade-related
information.
Training:
• Training programmes relevant to trade such as workshop on
trade information and e-commerce, Internet technical training
programme on Internet and other sources of business
information for international trade, conducted in cooperation
with International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva,
involving foreign participants also;
• One-day seminars related to trade information and e-
commerce.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All.
Category:
Trade information service.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (NIMSME)
(An Organization of the Ministry of MSME)
Office/postal address:
Yousufguda
Hyderabad 500 045
Phone: (91 40) 23608544, 23608316
Fax: (91 40) 23608547, 23608956, 23541260
E-mail: webmaster@nimsme.org
URL: www.nimsme.org
Year established: April 2007 (previously known as National
Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET), since
1960.)
Principal function:
• To assist in the promotion and modernization of small
industries through training, research, consultancy and
information services in the four related fields of small industry
development, management, extension and information for
development.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes research projects and consultancy assignments on
request from state and central government as well as from
international organizations;
• Has a highly specialized library consisting of 60,000 books
and reports, 500 journals, and a specialized collection of 3,600
product profiles and project reports;
• Disseminates information on all aspects of small industry
development.
Publications issued:
• Nimsme Bulletin (monthly, English).
• SEDME Journal (quarterly, English).
• SME Policy (bi-monthly, English).
• SME Technology (bi-monthly, English).
• SSI Cluster News (quarterly, English).
Membership structure: 15 faculties headed by a principal
director.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All products reserved for small sector, products in the mediumscale
industry, tiny sector and micro enterprises.
Training:
NIMSME has initiated several specialized and tailor-made training
programmes, including:
• Management development programmes;
• Programme on area development;
• Programme on feasibility survey and analysis;
• Programme on industrial estates;
• Programme for young engineers and technocrats;
• Vertically integrated course on orientation through small
industry development for IAS/IES officers;
• Effective development programmes for rationalized employees
of State and central PSUs;
• Exclusive programmes for international executives of various
themes on regular basis;
• Enterprise development and government effectiveness (EDGE)
programme for Sri Lankan administrative officials;
• Sensitivity training in production planning and control;
• Faculty development programmes;
• Programmes on cluster development;
• Tailor-made programmes for international clientele;
• Programmes on focused themes for executives of North
Eastern States.
Category:
Industrial promotion; and training/research institute.
PHD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(PHDCCI)
Office/ postal address:
PHD House
4/2 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg
New Delhi 110 016
Phone: (91 11) 26863801-4, 26866814, 26857745-46
Fax: (91 11) 26855450, 26863135
E-mail: phdcci@phdcci.in, phdcci@phdccimail.com
URL: www.phdcci.in
Year established: 1905
Principal functions:
• To serve trade and industry;
• To promote international trade, technical and economic
cooperation, promotion of cooperation in areas of research
and development; transfer of technology and foreign
investment;
• To participate in national and international trade fairs and
exhibitions.
Services/Activities:
• Provides advice and guidance on policies and procedures
pertaining to exports, imports, foreign investment, foreign
exchange, trade regulations, customs, direct and indirect
taxes; identification and dissemination of commercial
information on opportunities on trade and business, both
within India and abroad;
• Services foreign business missions visiting India by
coordinating their visits and organizing business meetings for
the delegates with Indian businesspersons;
• Assists foreign companies in establishing joint ventures in
India by matchmaking with Indian companies;
• Sponsors business delegations abroad for trade and
investment promotion;
• Provides a common platform for meetings of the
representatives of trade, business and industry with senior
government officials.
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Publications issued:
• 6th Summit of Chief Secretaries-Recommendations.
• Conference on Growth Synergies for Northern States –
Proceedings (2004).
• Directory of Members.
• Directory of Diplomatic Missions.
• Directory of Government Officials.
• Master Plan for Delhi 2021.
• PHD Chamber Centenary Volume: Preserving the Spirit of
100 years... and Miles to go…
• Reforms & Industrial Policy Initiatives in Northern Region
State-Panorama of Progress.
• State Power Tariff Structure in Northern Region.
• Hon'ble Chandigarh H.C. Judgement – vs State of Haryana
(CWP 6630 of 2000 Dt. 14.03.2007).
• PHD Policy Papers.
• State Investment Guides.
Local branches:
Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
PHD House, Sector -31A, Chandigarh
Phone: (91 172) 2781665, 2784018
Fax: (91 172) 2548802
E-mail: phdcci@connectzone.in
Himachal Pradesh
Room No. 205, Udyog Bhawan,Shimla 170 001
Fax: (91 177) 2807855
E-mail: phdcci_shimla@rediffmail.com
Uttar Pradesh / Uttarakhand
1A La Place Shahnajaf Road, Hazrat Ganj, Lucknow 226 001
Phone: (91 522) 2221052, 2621052
Fax: (91 522) 2280871
E-mail: phdccilko@sancharnet.in
Rajasthan
43-B, Gopal Bari, Dak Bunglow Road, Jaipur 302 006
Phone: (91 141) 2367131
Fax: (91 141) 2370757
E-mail: phdccijp@datainfosys.net
Madhya Pradesh
22, Vaishali Nagar, Near MACT, Bhopal 462 003
Phone: (91 755) 2551271, 2558465
Fax: (91 755) 4221868
E-mail: phdcci_bpl@yahoo.com
Jammu and Kashmir
C/o Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jammu
OB-31, Rail Head Complex, Jammu 180 012
Phone: 91-191-2472255-66
Membership structure:
Over 1,600 direct members consisting of manufacturing units of
large and medium enterprises, export houses and professionals.
Indirectly, serving over 40,000 organizations. In addition to the
direct membership, PHDCCI also serves 12 secretarial affiliates
and 125 association members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Training:
Short-duration training programmes for entrepreneurial
development and consultancy services for development of small
and medium enterprises.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
PLASTICS EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
Office/postal address:
Ground Floor, Crystal Tower
Gundivali Road, Off Sir M.V. Road
Andheri (East)
Mumbai 400 069
Phone: (91 22) 26833951-2
Fax: (91 22) 26834057, 26833953
E-mail: plexconcil@vsnl.com
URL: www.plexconcil.org
Year established: 1955
Principal function:
• To promote the exports of goods made wholly or partly of
plastics, finished or semi-finished, plastics raw materials of
India.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes market studies in individual foreign markets;
• Sends trade missions to foreign countries;
• Participates in international exhibitions, trade fairs;
• Appoints representatives, agents or correspondents in foreign
markets for collecting market data;
• Conducts propaganda regularly and continuously through
publications;
• Collects statistics and other information;
• Issues certificates or gives certification marks relating to
standards of quality;
• Acts as arbitrator in trade disputes.
Publications issued:
• Exporters Directory.
• Statistical Book.
• Product catalogues/general catalogues.
• Members’ Directory on CD-ROM.
Local branches:
“ITFC”, 6 th Floor
1/1 Wood Street
Kolkata 700 016
Phone: (91 33) 22834497/98
Fax: (91 33) 22834289
E-mail: plexcoer@giascl01.vsnl.net.in
All products and services as PHDCCI serves the entire trade and
industry.
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3rd Floor, Rasheed Mansion
408, Anna Salai
Chennai 600 006
Phone: (91 44) 28292620/28291530
Fax: (91 44) 28291518
E-mail: plepcsr@md3.vsnl.net.in; plexsr@md3.vsnl.net.in
S-337, Greater Kailash-II
Lower Ground Floor
New Delhi 110 048
Phone: (91 11) 29218818/20
Fax: (91 11) 29218819
E-mail: plexnr@del2.vsnl.net.in
Membership structure:
Products/commodity responsible for:
Plastic items.
More than 2,000 members.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Export-oriented plastic industries.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
RUBBER BOARD
Office/postal address:
Rubber Board - Head Office
Jail Road, Keezhukunnu,
Kottayam 686 002
Kerala State
P.O. Box: 1122, Kottayam
Phone: (91 481) 2301231 (4 Lines)
Fax: (91 481) 2571380
E-mail: chairman@rubberboard.org.in
URL: www.rubberboard.org.in
Year established: 1947
Principal functions:
• To promote the development of the rubber industry;
• To undertake, assist or encourage scientific, technological or
economic research;
• To train students in improved methods of planting,
cultivation, manuring and spraying;
• To provide technical advice to rubber growers;
• To improve the marketing of rubber;
• To collect statistics from owners of estates, dealers and
manufacturers;
• To secure better working conditions and the provision and
improvement of amenities and incentives to workers;
• To carry out any other duties which may be vested with the
board as per rules made under the Rubber Act;
• To advise the central Government on all matters relating to
the development of the rubber industry, including import
and export of rubber;
• To advise the central Government with regard to
participation in any international conference or scheme
relating to rubber;
• To submit to the central Government and such other
authorities as may be prescribed, half-yearly reports on its
activities and the working of the Rubber Act;
• To prepare and furnish such other reports relating to the
rubber industry as may be required by the central
Government from time to time.
Services/activities:
• Facilitates productivity enhancement and quality
improvement;
• Identifies areas suitable for rubber, plans and undertakes
activities for promotion in such areas and provides assistance
for sustainable rubber-based farming systems for different
agro-climatic regions;
• Promotes self help groups (rubber producers' societies
(RPSs)) among small growers and implements schemes for
financial assistance to RPSs, cooperative societies and
companies jointly promoted by RPSs and the board;
• Monitors the import of natural rubber and provides
functional assistance on export of rubber;
• Organizes training programmes and extension activities in
the area of rubber processing for growers, RPSs, processing
companies and cooperative societies for quality upgradation,
and provides training and technical advice for product
manufacturers and training in grading of various forms of
rubber;
• Produces and distributes improved planting materials;
• Promotes product development and marketing as well as an
integrated approach to reduce cost of production and enhance
quality competitiveness;
• Provides advisory and extension services to growers;
• Provides assistance in strengthening the small-holding sector
in processing and marketing, and provides assistance in
ancillary income generation through the promotion and
value-addition of rubber wood;
• Provides assistance in the preparation of project profiles on
rubber products as well as project reports to set up rubberbased
industries;
• Provides market information on different forms of rubber and
statistical data on various aspects of the rubber plantation
industry;
• Publishes trade as well as importers’ and exporters’
directories;
• Provides research support for extension of rubber cultivation
in non-traditional areas and researches aspects of post harvest
technology;
• Provides technical and financial support to processors in
quality improvement and cost reduction as well as technical
assistance to processing and trading companies for latex and
sheet collection;
• Tests rubber chemicals and products according to national
and international standards and implements the scheme for
ISI marking of latex concentrates and block rubber in
collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS);
• Undertakes block planting, group planting, etc. for promotion
of rubber among scheduled caste and scheduled tribe
members and plans and implements schemes for increasing
production of rubber through new planting and replanting.
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Publications issued:
• Business guide to Rubber Industry.
• Directory of Natural Rubber and Rubber products exporters
in India.
• Directory of Rubber goods manufacturers in India.
• Directory of world importers of Rubber Products.
• Directory of importers of Natural Rubber.
• Identification of Hevea clones - A manual (English).
• List of NR exporters in India.
• Natural Rubber Agro-Management and Crop Processing.
• Rubber Board Bulletin (quarterly, English).
• Rubber growers companion (annually, English).
• Rubber malar.
• Rubber panting materials: propagation and development.
• Rubber sangbad.
• Rubber statistical news (monthly, English).
• Rubber tapping.
• Rubber Vartha.
• Rubber wood: production and utilization.
• Rubber (monthly, Malayalam).
• Ruber samachar.
• Advisory pamphlets.
• Project profiles.
• Technical bulletins.
Local branch:
Market Promotion Department
1 st Floor, Central Laboratory Building
RRII Campus
Rubber Board
Kottayam 686 009
Phone: (91 481) 3202506, 2353790,2353311
Fax: (91 481) 2353790
E-mail: marketpromotion@rubberboard.org.in
Membership Structure:
All intending exporters of natural rubber have to obtain a
certificate by registering with the Rubber Board, as it is the
designated Export Promotion Council for natural rubber.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All forms of raw natural rubber.
Training:
• Conducts training programmes on taping, processing
and rain guarding;
• Rubber plantation development programmes;
• Rubber processing and quality improvement
programmes;
• Rubber-based industrial development programmes;
• Market and export development programmes;
• General training programmes;
• Educational development programmes (for students);
• Outstation training programmes (at RPS centres);
• Visit-cum-training programmes;
• International training programmes.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Replantation and new plantation of rubber; productivity
enhancement through agro-management; infrastructure
development; rubber processing and quality improvement; roadrubberization
projects; research and development activities; export
promotion and marketing support activities; rubber wood
processing and marketing; human resource management, training
and development.
Category:
Commodity board.
SHELLAC EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
Office/postal address:
“Vanijya Bhawan”
International Trade Facilitation Centre
1/1 Wood Street, 2 nd Floor
Kolkata - 700 016
Phone: (91 33) 22834417
Fax: (91 33) 22834699
E-mail: sepc@vsnl.net
URL: www.shellacepc.com
B2B Portal: www.shellactrade.com
Year established: 1957
Principal functions:
• To support, protect, maintain, increase and promote the
export of shellac and other lac products;
• To collect statistics and information on growing, import,
manufacture, trade or use of lac in various countries and
propagate information;
• To advise or represent Government, local authorities and
public bodies regarding different policy aspects;
• To promote exports of minor forest produce products.
Services/activities:
• Issues Quality Certificates;
• Sends delegations abroad, participates in international trade
fairs and maintains liaison with trade associations, government
bodies, Indian missions abroad;
• Sponsors research on value added products of lac through
various national research institutes for higher unit value
realization and regularly organizes publicity campaigns.
Publications issued:
• Adhesive & Shellac.
• Industrial Uses of Lac.
• Lac coated Urea.
• Manufacturers' Directory.
• Physical properties & Chemical Constant of Lac.
• Shellac in coating composition - Wood & Metal.
• Shellac in Coating Composition for Various Surfaces.
• Shellac in Printing Ink.
• Shellac Varnish.
• Solubility & Solution of Shellac.
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• Story of Shellac.
Membership structure:
72 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Shellac and other lac-based products and minor forest products.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Shellac and lac-based industries.
Category:
Export promotion council.
SOLVENT EXTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
(SEA)
(Premier Association of Vegetable Oil Industry and Trade)
Office/postal address:
142 Jolly Maker Chamber No.2, 14 th Floor
225, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400 021
Phone: (91 22) 22021475, 22822979
Fax: (91 22) 22021692
E-mail: solvent@vsnl.com
URL: www.seaofindia.com
Year established: 1963
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect the trade, commerce, manufacturing
and exporting, trading and other activities of the solvent
extraction industry;
• To encourage and promote the use of solvent extracted oil
and their byproducts in India and abroad and with that aim
to publicize, propagate and advocate their uses through
various publicity media including organizing seminars and
conventions;
• To represent and make known members’ points of view and
the interests of the solvent extraction industry as a whole
before governmental and quasi-governmental authorities,
trade or industrial bodies, chambers of commerce, foreign
trade and industrial interest and other organizations;
• To establish, promote, operate, maintain, increase and
encourage directly or indirect steady and stable expansion of
the export of de-oiled cakes/meals and for that purpose to
carry on such activities and implement such schemes by
such methods as may be necessary.
Publications issued:
• 36th Annual Report of the Association (2006-2007).
• Handbook on Rice Bran Processing.
• Manual Methods of Test and Analysis for Food (Oils and
Fats).
• SEA Handbook 2005.
• SEA Monthly News Circular.
• Proceedings of National Seminars on castor seed, castor oil
and its value added products.
• Proceedings of National Seminars on technology upgradation
in vegetable oil industry.
• Proceedings of workshop on tree borne oilseeds.
• Proceedings of National Seminars on rice bran oil.
• Proceedings of National Seminars on cattle, poultry and aqua
feed.
• SEA delegation reports.
Membership structure: 750 members that process oilcakes,
soybeans and other oilseeds and rice bran in their solvent
extraction plants.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Vegetable oil, oilmeals, oilseeds and related products.
Training:
Organizing seminars and inviting members and others to
participate.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Technology upgrading in oilseed and oil processing; international
trade.
Category:
Trade association.
Services/activities:
• Acts as a catalyst between international buyers and local
exporters and is responsible for export promotion and
performs various export promotion functions;
• Is officially authorized by the Ministry of Commerce to
issue certificates of origin (non-preferential) in respect of
goods exported from India.
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SPORTS GOODS EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
(SGPEC)
Office/postal address:
1-E/6, Swami Ram Tirth Nagar
New Delhi 110 055
Phone: (91 11) 23525695, 23516183
Fax: (91 11) 23632147
E-mail: sgepc@vsnl.com
URL: www.sportsgoodsindia.org
Year established: 1958
Principal function:
• To support and promote the export of sports goods and toys.
Services/activities:
• Authentication of exporters: SGEPC is a platform for the
projection of the sports goods and toys industry at a national
level;
• Enquiries from buyers: SGEPC assists foreign buyers in
sourcing their requirement from India;
• India Pavilion in leading international fairs: SGEPC
organizes Indian participation in international fairs and
forms an India Pavilion where exhibitors are provided with
thematic stands as per their individual requirement at highly
negotiated rates;
• Buyer-seller meets: SGEPC organizes buyer-seller meets in
potential countries with the help of Indian missions and/or
local marketing consultants. A buyer mobilization strategy is
undertaken before the event to ensure meetings with relevant
buyers for individual participants;
• Promotion of industry in overseas events: the Council
promotes the industry in international markets through a
newsletter, industry profiles, members’ directory (print and
digital format), advertisements, industry posters and website;
• Link between industry and Government: SGEPC provides
the feedback of the industry to the Government helping it to
evolve the national export-import policy;
• Market studies and dissemination of information: SGEPC
provides information on market intelligence, trends, related
international news, through newsletters, seminars and also
through the website. SGEPC undertakes specific market
studies and disseminates them to the industry though
mails/newsletters;
• Visa support to members;
• Annual export awards: these provide recognition to top
exporters and entrepreneurs.
Local branch:
9, Shakti Nagar
Jalandhar 144 001
Phone: (91 181) 2403734
E-mail: rosgepc@vsnl.com
Publication issued:
• Newsletter (monthly).
Membership structure:
Approximately 250 members.
Product/commodity responsible for:
Sports goods and toys.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF
INDIA (SIDBI)
Office/postal address:
SIDBI Tower
15, Ashok Marg
Lucknow - 226001
Phone: (91) 522 228 8547-50
On-line contact form: http://www.sidbi.in/query.asp
URL:
http://www.sidbi.in
Year established: 1990
Principal functions:
• To empower the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) sector with the aim of contributing to economic
growth, employment and regional development;
• To function as a single window for meeting the financial and
developmental needs of the sector;
• To contribute significantly to the India’s economy in terms
of production, employment and exports.
Services/activities:
• To provide direct finance scheme to the small industries
sector to supplement the other available channels of credit;
• To provide bills finance schemes to manufacturers of
indigenous machinery, capital equipment, components subassemblies
for provision of medium and short-term
financing;
• To provide refinance schemes to address needs of funds for
the primary lending institutes for financing small-scale
industries;
• To provide international finance schemes to enable smallscale
industries to raise finance to meet their export
commitments;
• Provides micro financial services to retailing micro finance
institutions;
• Provides fixed deposit schemes to small-scale industries;
• Delivers promotional and developmental activities for smallscale
industries and for economic development of the poor.
Publications issued:
• For a full list of papers and reports, please refer to <
http://www.sidbi.in/publication.asp >
Category:
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Development Bank
TOBACCO BOARD
Office/postal address:
Srinivasarao Thota
G.T. Road, Guntur
Andhra Pradesh 522004
P.O. Box: 322
Phone: (91 863) 2358399, 2358068
Fax: (91 863) 2354232
E-mail: info@indiantobacco.com, exports@indiantobacco.com
URL: www.indiantobacco.com
Year established: 1976
Principal functions:
• To regulate the production of flue cured Virginia (FCV)
tobacco;
• To assist growers in production of quality tobaccos.
Services/activities:
• Regulates the production and curing of Virginia tobacco with
regard to the demand in India and abroad;
• Constantly monitors the Virginia tobacco market, both in
India and abroad and ensures a fair and remunerative price to
growers and reduce wide fluctuations in the prices of the
commodity;
• Sustains and improves the existing international markets and
developing new markets overseas for Indian Virginia tobacco
and its products and devises marketing strategies in
consonance with demand for the commodity;
• Establishes auction platforms for sale of Virginia tobacco by
registered growers and functions as an auctioneer at auction
platforms;
• Recommends to the Central Government the minimum prices
to be fixed for exportable Virginia tobacco with a view to
avoiding unhealthy competition amongst the exporters;
• Regulates other aspects of Virginia tobacco marketing in India
and export of Virginia tobacco, giving due regard to the
interests of growers, manufacturers, dealers and India;
• Propagates information useful to growers, dealers and
exporters (including packers) of Virginia tobacco and
manufacturers of tobacco products and others concerned;
• Purchases Virginia tobacco from growers when considered
necessary or expedient for protecting the interests of growers
and disposing it in India or abroad as and when considered
appropriate;
• Promotes tobacco grading at the level of growers and
sponsors, assists, coordinates or encourages scientific,
technological and economic research for promotion of tobacco
industry.
Publications issued:
• Tobacco Directory.
• Tobacco News Letter (quarterly).
Local branches:
Liaison Offices:
Megacity No. 90, Avenue No. 1
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad 5300034, Andhra Pradesh
Phone: (91 40) 23317503, 23741508,23319989
Mobile: (98 660) 12691
Fax: (91 40) 23317503
B-11, 1 st Floor, Green Park (Main)
New Delhi 110016
Phone: (91 11) 26568841, 26514348
Mobile: (98 103) 13562
Fax: (91 11) 26568841
Aravind Apartments, Flat No.2A
9 Visweswara Puram
Chennai 600004, Tamil Nadu
Phone: (91 44) 24661766
Regional Offices:
2nd Line, Bhagyanagar
Ongole 523001, Andhra Pradesh
Phone: (91 8592) 233359
H.No.46-11-32, Danavaipet
Rajahmundry 533103, Andhra Pradesh
Phone: (91 883) 2442563, 2442098
H.No.C.A-5673-C, 14 th Main, II nd Stage
Near Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple, Vijayanagar
Mysore 570017, Karnataka
Phone: (91 821) 2543357
Mobile: (94 484) 95502,3,4
Membership structure:
Growers, exporters, processors and manufacturers.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Un-manufactured tobacco and tobacco products.
Category:
Commodity board.
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INVESTMENT COORDINATING BOARD (BKPM)
Office/postal address:
(Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal - BKPM)
Jalan Jend. Gatot Subroto No. 44
Jakarta 12190
P.O. Box: 3186, Jakarta
Phone: (62 21) 5252008, 5252649, 5254981
Fax: (62 21) 5254945
E-mail: sysadm@bkpm.go.id
URL: www.bkpm.go.id
Year established: 1967
Principal function:
• To assess and formulate national investment policy;
• To coordinate and perform investment promotion;
• To coordinate the development of investment activities
among government institutions;
• To carry out managerial services in planning, administration,
organization, personnel, financial, archive, encoding, supplies
and logistics.
• To assist the Government in deciding upon a judicious policy
on investment, issuing necessary approvals, permits and
licences for both domestic and foreign investments and
controlling its implementation.
Services/activities:
• Formulates investment policies;
• Coordinates an integrated investment plan;
• Prepares and issues the priority list of investment/list of
sectors that are closed for investment;
• Conducts effective communication and promotional activities
and disseminates information to potential investors and
business community;
• Evaluates investment proposals on both domestic and foreign
investments;
• Approves domestic investment proposals;
• Issues necessary licences and permits for the implementation
of the approved projects on behalf of the Ministers concerned;
• Provides necessary services to facilitate the implementation of
the approved investment projects;
• Controls and supervises the implementation of the approved
investment projects in close cooperation with Regional
Investment Offices (BKPM) and Ministries concerned.
Territories of Jakarta, Jogyakarta and Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau,
Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), West Sumatra, South Sumatra,
Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka-Belitung, Lampung, West Java, Banten,
Central Java, East Java, Bali, West Kalimantan, Central
Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, West Nusa
Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West
Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi,
North Maluku, Maluku Irian Jaya Barat (West Irian Jaya) and
Papua.
Offices abroad:
Indonesian Embassies/Consulates in the following
countries/group of countries undertake foreign investment
promotion programmes: Australia (Sydney), Canada (Toronto,
Vancouver), Germany (Bonn), France (Paris), Japan (Tokyo),
Netherlands (The Hague), United Kingdom (London), United
States of America (Chicago, Los Angeles, New York,
Washington, DC) and ASEAN countries [Brunei Darussalam
(Bandar Seri Begawan), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Philippines
(Manila), Singapore (Singapore), Thailand (Bangkok), etc.]. In
addition, BKPM has representative offices in Los Angeles,
Nagoya, London, Amsterdam and Taipei.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Projects utilizing natural and human resources; export-oriented
projects; labour-intensive projects; projects making use of
Indonesia's comparative advantage; projects producing capital
goods and raw materials; projects on infrastructure such as ports,
generation and transmission as well as distribution of electricity
for public use, telecommunications, shipping, airlines, potable
water and public railways.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Law No. 1 of 1967 and No. 11 of 1970.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
Publications issued:
• A Guide for Investors.
• Investment Laws and Regulations.
• Indonesian Investment News.
• Indonesian Potential Business Partners.
• Investment Procedures in Indonesia.
• List of Sectors that Are Closed for Investment, 2000.
• Project Profiles.
• Regional Profiles.
Local branches:
Regional investment institutions are located in the provinces as
well as in its regencies of provinces as follows: Special
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LABORATORY FOR QUALITY TESTING OF
EXPORT AND IMPORT GOODS
Directorate of Supervision and Quality Control, Directorate
General for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade
Office / postal address:
Jl. Raya Bogor, Km 26
Ciracas
Jakarta 13740
P.O. Box: 4235, Jakarta
Phone: (62 21) 87721001, 87721002, 8703881
Fax: (62 21) 8710477
E-Mail: bpmb@yahoo.com
URL: www.depdag.go.id/ppmb
Year established: 1977
Principal function:
• To ensure that Indonesia’s products export, import products
and domestic products meet quality and safety requirements
of clients and regulatory bodies.
Services/activities:
• Food microbiology testing;
• Pesticides and organic residues: organoclorine,
organophosphate, pyrethroids, carbamates testing;
• Trace element and heavy metals testing;
• Contaminants and toxins foreign objects, aflatoxin, nicotine
and tar testing;
• Chemical spoilage indicators: histamine, free fatty acids,
total volatile nitrogen testing;
• Food composition: vitamins B1, B2, folic acid, proximates,
additives and preservatives, alcohol, acidity, sugar, pH
testing;
• Furniture, textiles and multifarious and products, rubber,
toys, fat and oils, essential oil, industrial chemical product,
electrical and electronic equipment, RHoS testing;
• Technical and regulatory advice: ISO/IEC 17025 and quality
assurance requirements and their implementation.
Publications issued:
• Leaflets (Bahasa Indonesia; English).
• Quality journal (Bahasa Indonesia).
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
(NAFED)
Office/postal address:
Jalan Kramat Raya No. 172
Central Jakarta
P.O. Box: 1443, Jakarta
Phone: (62 21) 31904554, 31900569, 31907664
Fax: (62 21) 31901524, 31901548, 31907664
E-mail: nafed@nafed.go.id
URL: www.nafed.go.id
Year established: 1971
Principal functions:
• To increase the competitiveness of product and services
export;
• To increase exporters’ competence to penetrate the global
market;
• To expand prime quality service to business players;
• To strengthen the institutions of export development;
• To increase the officers’ professionalism, transparency,
performance and accountability.
Services/activities:
For overseas buyers:
• Provides information on product availability, by sector and
company;
• Provides advice and information on current government trade
regulations and procedures;
• Assists foreign buyers to find the Indonesian products and
exporters.
For Indonesian sellers:
• Provides up-to-date information on trade trends and prospects,
presented with specific data on the target markets;
• Assists Indonesian manufacturers to find buyers for their
products;
• Provides information on overseas trade procedures, restrictions
and incentives;
• Provides specific counselling on potential prospects and
assistance in preparing meetings with overseas buyers;
• Assists and organizes Indonesian participation in international
trade fairs and selling missions.
Membership structure:
23 members.
Publications issued:
Products / commodity responsible for:
Agricultural export and import products, industrial products.
Category:
Standard, testing and inspection body.
• Export Newsletter (monthly, English).
• Price Info (monthly, Indonesian).
• Source of Business Information (monthly, Indonesian).
• Directory of Indonesian Exporters (annually, English).
• Statistic of Indonesian Export Balance of Trade (annually,
English).
• Annual Report (annually, English).
• NAFED’s Brochures (annually, English).
• Export Bulletin (monthly, Indonesian).
• Market Briefs (Indonesian).
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Local branches:
Regional Export Training and Promotion Centre in Surabaya,
Medan, Makassar.
Offices of industry and trade service in Banda Aceh, Medan,
Pekanbaru, Telanapura, Padang, Bengkulu, Palembang, Bandar
Lampung, Jakarta Utara, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta,
Surabaya, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, Samarinda,
Manado, Palu, Makassar, Kendari, Renon, Mataram, Kupang,
Ambon, Jayapura, Ternate, Serang, Bangka, Gorontalo.
Offices abroad:
Indonesian Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) branches in Osaka,
Los Angeles, Deira Dubai, Budapest, Hungary, Johannesburg,
São Paulo.
Indonesian industry and trade representative offices overseas:
Embassies or missions in Canberra; Vienna; Brussels; Beijing,
China; Copenhagen, Cairo; Paris; Berlin; Hong Kong, China; New
Delhi; Rome; Tokyo; Kuala Lumpur; The Hague; Makati City;
Seoul; Moscow; Riyadh; Singapore; Madrid; Geneva; Taipei
Province of China; Bangkok; London; Washington.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Non-oil and gas products.
Training:
NAFED’s training programmes are aimed at initiating new
exporters, both individually and through their enterprises,
focusing especially on small and medium firms and cooperatives.
Training and other forms of support are conducted through
domestic promotional events, specific projects and the creation of
regional marketing points such as the one on Batam island.
Seminars, tutorials and one-on-one meetings are held regularly at
the Indonesian Export Training Centre (IETC) in Jakarta.
Since IETC was established with assistance from the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 1990, more than
14,000 people have taken advantage of its programmes, which
are more necessary then ever in an era of globalization, wider
trade liberalization ad sharpening competition. By 2002, a
Regional Export Training and Promotion Centre (RETPC) was
established in Surabaya and regional export training and
promotion centres in Medan and Makassar opened in 2003 and
Banjarmasin in 2004.
Category:
Ministry of Industry and Trade; trade facilitation body; trade fair
and exhibition authority; trade promotion organization; and
training/research institute.
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
INSTITUTE FOR TRADE STUDIES AND RESEARCH
(ITSR)
Office/postal address:
240, Kargare Shomali Avenue
Tehran 14178
P.O. Box: 14185-671, Tehran
Phone: (98 21) 66422378, 66422379, 66422380
Fax: (98 21) 66933656
E-mail: ict@itsr.ir
URL: www.itsr.ir
Year established: 1980
Principal functions:
• To provide intellectual and scientific support for
policymaking in the Ministry of Commerce;
• To respond to the information needs of trade and economic
research;
• To collect and process trade and economic data and
statistics;
• To provide research, studies and information on trade topics
of Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member
countries (www.Carsicm.ir);
• To conduct research and studies on domestic trade in the
Islamic Republic of Iran;
• To conduct research and studies on regional trade at the
level of provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran;
• To conduct marketing studies to identify new markets for
the exports of Iranian products;
• To conduct research and studies on the bilateral and
multilateral trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran and
international trade and economic organizations, including
WTO issues and the accession of the Islamic Republic of
Iran to this organization;
• To analyse the legal aspects of internal and international
trade issues in the Iranian trade system;
• To conduct commercial and economic studies and research;
• To conduct research on applying e-commerce and IT in the
Iranian trade system;
• To provide analytical reports on key trends and development
in the Islamic Republic of Iran's business environment;
• To conduct studies on trade and development strategies.
Publications issued:
• Trade Survey (monthly, Persian).
• Iranian Journal of Trade Studies (IJTS) (quarterly).
• The Islamic Republic of Iran: Your Partner in Trade
(English/Spanish/Arabic).
• Business and Economic Topics: books (890 titles), working
papers (430 titles) and restricted papers (190 titles).
Training:
Training researchers and students in short-term and long-term
courses in the field of economy and commerce:
• World Trade Organization applied issues;
• Marketing, promotion;
• Trade negotiation methods;
• E-commerce;
• Incoterms.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Human resources, firms and industries that export their products.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The foreign investment law (2001).
• An executive set of rules and regulations on foreign
investment (2001).
• An administrative set of rules and regulations on foreign
investment (2001).
Category:
Ministry of Trade; trade association; trade facilitation body; and
training/research institute.
Services/activities:
• Provides consultancy services on trade to the private and
public sectors;
• Teaches modern trade through the Centre for Business
Training which is affiliated to ITSR;
• Disseminates trade information and data;
• Publishes trade research, working papers and books;
• Evaluates policy decisions made by government authorities
in the field of trade and trade policy;
• Organizes provincial, national and international seminars;
• Organizes workshops and lectures at national/international
levels according to Ministry of Commerce needs;
• Cooperates with international trade organizations in
organizing seminars, workshops and short-term courses;
• Finances Masters and Ph. D. theses in business and
economic field.
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH OF IRAN (ISIRI)
Office/postal address:
West Bahar Street
Sardar Jangal Boulevard
Pounak, Tehran
P.O. Box: 14155-6139
Tehran
Phone: (98 261) 2806031-8
Fax: (98 261) 2805015
E-mail: info@isiri.com
URL: www.isiri.com, www.isiri.org
Year established: 1960
Principal functions:
• To formulate, compile and publish national standards;
• To conduct research on standardization, quality of goods,
production processes and industrial efficiency;
• To undertake quality control;
• To implement standards and certification marking;
• To provide training;
• To undertake metrology and testing.
Services/activities:
• Conducts functional studies and research for setting, revising
and implementing national standards;
• Develops and designates national standards;
• Circulates national standards through cultural activities and
communicational enhancers;
• Issues, extends, suspends and nullifies ISIRI application
license;
• Monitors the implementation of compulsory standards (testing
products to standards, dealing officially with complaints and
other legal and judicial pursuits);
• Issues conformity certificates for the exports and imports;
• Undertakes accreditation and validation services;
• Monitors standard implementation as well as marking of
precious metals;
• Periodically and randomly tests measures, gauges and other
modes of scaling;
• Characterizes imported/domestic products with specific focus
on public health and safety concerns and publicly announces
the results.
Publications issued:
• ISIRI Weekly Bulletin.
• ISIRI Monthly Magazine.
• National Standards on various subjects.
• Scientific papers and reports related to participation in
international meetings.
• Reports of research projects.
Local branches:
ISIRI has 30 branches in provincial centres and 13 branch offices in
cities.
Training:
Holding regional training courses for International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) member bodies.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• ISIRI law (the laws of the amendment to the laws and
regulations of the Institute of Standards and Industrial
Research of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the following
amendment) passed on 14 February 1993.
• List of export and import goods under the compulsory
standards of ISIRI, passed in 2005.
Category:
Commodity standard institute; industrial promotion; inspection
institution; standard, testing and inspection body; and
training/research institute.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRADE
RELATIONS PROMOTION (ITRP)
Office/postal address:
No. 7, 3 rd Floor, Abbasie Building
Ferdowsi Square
Tehran 15816
P.O. Box: 11365-3963, Tehran
Phone: (98 21) 88830009, 88833900, 88824036, 88827440
Fax: (98 21) 88820697, 88833796
E-mail: itrp@itrpnet.com, info@iraneconews.com
URL: www.itrpnet.com, www.iraneconews.com,
www.irangoldenkey.com, www.goldenkeyonline.com
Year established: 1988
Principal functions:
• To operate the Trade Information Centre of Iran, providing
trade and industrial services;
• To undertake activities of a trade promotion organization and
an export marketing board;
• To undertake industrial promotion activities.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• Iran Import and Export Directory.
• INFOFAX Bulletin.
• Trade Bulletin (Farsi).
• Iran Golden key Directory (available online).
Membership structure:
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
14,000 members.
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
IRAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES
AND MINES
Office/postal address:
254 Taleghani Avenue
Tehran 15814
and agricultural production, transport and related activities are
allowed to invest in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
P.O. Box:
15875-4671, Tehran
KISH FREE ZONE ORGANIZATION
Phone: (98 21) 88810537, 88840030
Fax: (98 21) 8825111, 8810930
E-mail: info@iccim.org
URL: www.iccim.org
E-Commerce Portal: www.iranchamber.biz
Year established: 1920
Principal functions:
• To issue CARNE-TIR;
• To establish relations among local and foreign importers and
exporters.
• To centralize group activities as the biggest economic
organization of the private sector and make a headway for
country development programmes and aims.
Services/activities:
• Maintains the portal of information and e-commerce that
includes information about businesses’ activities, products,
news and advertisements;
• Maintains the Arbitration Center of the Iran Chamber
(ACIC) for the purpose of settlement of the domestic and
international commercial disputes.
Publications issued:
• Guide to Iranian Market (brochures).
• A Guide to Textile Industry and Trade (English).
• Iran Commerce (quarterly, English).
• Namehe Ottage Bazargani (monthly, Farsi).
Local branches:
Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines of Abadan, Ahwaz,
Arak, Ardebil, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Bushehr, Esfahan, Ghom,
Gorgan, Hamedan, Ilam, Kashan, Kerman, Kermanshah,
Khorramabad, Khorramshahr, Mash’had, Rasht, Sanandaj, Sari,
Semnan, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Urmiyyeh, Yazd,
Zahedan, Zanjan.
Membership structure:
55 economic organizations, 16 joint chambers and 13 joint
councils.
Training:
Regular courses offered for national business people.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Office/postal address:
No. 143, First Floor
Corner of 29th Street, Khaled Eslamboli Avenue
Secretariat of the High Council of Free Trade-Industrial Zones
Tehran 15166 13313
Phone/Fax: (98 21) 88771060, 88771062, 88771063
E-mail: info@kish.ir
URL: www.kish.ir
Year established: 1993
Principal function:
• To utilize Kish Island’s location and potentials for the
development of the whole region;
• To attract local and foreign investments for the purpose of
earning local and foreign currencies and laying the
foundations for a dynamic economy in the region;
• To create job opportunities;
• To set up a base for the promotion of exports and re-exports;
• To transfer modern technology into the region and to have
access to occupational and technical skills;
• To maintain presence in the world markets through
promotion of international trade in the region.
Services/activities:
• Invests in development projects;
• Establishes tourist complexes, airports, residential areas,
productive affairs, cultural activities;
• Assists in export development;
• Organizes trade shows, exhibitions, international seminars.
Publications issued:
• Free Zones Magazine (Persian).
• Series of directories, catalogues informative materials and
books (Persian, some in English).
Local branch:
Sanaee Street
Kish Island 79417-83775
Phone: (98 764) 4423104
Fax: (98 764) 4423595
Membership structure:
Is administered by a three-member Board. The chairman is
appointed by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the
latter is the Managing Director of Kish Free Zone Organization.
Only private individuals, companies and establishments of
foreign origin in the fields of development and industrial, mineral
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Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All non-pollutant industries enjoying advanced and high-tech
knowledge in a position to export products have establishment
priorities in Kish as follows: electronic and computer equipment
manufacturing; oil industry support and technical/engineering
services; audio-visual products manufacturing; medical, dentistry,
foodstuff, pharmaceuticals and hygienic instruments
manufacturing; household appliances manufacturing; textile and
garment; modern packaging; metal and auto manufacturing;
heating and cooling industries.
Category:
Export processing zone; and investment promotion authority.
ORGANIZATION FOR INVESTMENT, ECONOMIC
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF IRAN (OIETAI)
Office/postal address:
15th Khordad Square
Davar Avenue
Tehran
P.O. Box: 11365/4618
Phone: (98 21) 33967075, 33967755, 39902115
Fax: (98 21) 33967864
E-mail: info@investiniran.ir
URL: www.iraninvestment.ir
Year established: 1975
Principal functions:
• To attract foreign investment, loan facilities and credit lines
from international financial institutions;
• To promote and protect foreign investments;
• To administer Government investments abroad;
• To render economic and technical assistance as well as to
grant loans and credits to Governments, foreign and
international institutions, and collect repayment funds;
• To acquire loans and credits from abroad, and repay funds;
• To deal with the international affairs of the Ministry of
Economic Affairs and Finance;
• To coordinate and/or organize bilateral economic relations of
different sections of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Finance with other countries.
Services/activities:
In line with the above functions.
Publications issued:
• Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA),
2002 (English/Persian).
• Implementing Regulations of FIPPA, 2002 (English/Persian).
• Establishing a Joint Stock Company in Iran, 1996 (English).
• Investors Guide to Iran (English).
Local branches:
30 provincial offices for investment promotion and protection,
nationwide.
Training:
Regular workshops on investment regulations, investment
mechanism and investment promotion.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA).
• Implementing Regulations of FIPPA.
• Implementing Regulations of Para (L) of Article 21 of the
Buagest Law, 2004.
• Implementing Regulations of Article 35 of FIPPA, 2005.
• Implementing Regulations concerning the Establishment of
Provincial Offices for Investment Promotion and Protection,
2004.
• 4 th Five Year Development Plan of the Country 2004.
• 20 Year Prospective Plan of the Country 2004.
• Annual Budget Laws of the Country since 2003.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER OF IRAN Co.
Ltd. (TICI)
Office/postal address:
4 th Floor, No 8, Maryam Building
Shafagh Street (17 th Street), Ahmad Ghasir Avenue
Argentina Square
Tehran 15138
P.O. Box: 15875-1874
Phone: (98 21) 88724933, 88724463, 88724799, 88728014,
88725399, 88723744
Fax: (98 21) 88726518
E-mail: info@tici.info
URL: www.tici.info, www.iranbusinessnews.com
Year established: 1982
Principal function:
• To offer a trade databank that links and introduces
international buyers and sellers to Iranian traders.
Services/activities:
• Technical Information Centre of Iran is an active business
databank that informs the country’'s exporters, importers,
producers, manufacturers and other business groups of the
latest trade developments in domestic as well as international
markets.
Publication issued:
• Daily online Business News.
Membership structure:
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
10,000 members.
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TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION OF IRAN
(IRAN TPO)
Office/postal address:
Shahid Chamran High Way
Vali-asr AveNUE
Tehran, 1999613954
Phone: (98 21) 21919
Fax: (98 21) 22664044, 22664045, 22664048, 22662510.
E-mail: info@tpo.ir
URL: www.tpo.ir, www.iranexporters.org
Year established: 2004 (previously known as Export
Promotion Center of Iran (EPCI), since 1967).
Principal functions:
• To promote and expand the Islamic Republic of Iran's non-oil
exports;
• To decide on participation in fairs and exhibitions of the target
markets.
• Sectoral Directories in the fields of agriculture, industry and
mine, Technical and engineering services, carpet and
handicrafts;
• Calendar of major trade events in the country.
Membership structure:
106 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Non-oil products and services.
Training:
Undertakes training courses which cover a wide range of topics,
including
• Export opportunities in new and emerging markets;
• Trade regimes and procedures;
• Product promotion;
• Skills in international marketing and e-commerce.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes market promotion activities;
• Organizes trade missions to major existing and emerging
markets;
• Cooperates with other trade promotion organizations,
including information exchange, organizing trade promotional
events, joint research and provision of facilities;
• Undertakes comprehensive world market research activities
and monitors the economic environment as it impacts on trade
trends and studies world trade issues, business trends and
management strategies;
• Disseminates information on foreign markets and business
opportunities to Iranian SMEs;
• Responds to trade-related enquiries from foreign buyers, trade
associations, chambers of commerce, foreign missions in the
Republic of Iran, business visitors to the Republic of Iran as
well as Iran business community;
• Disseminates trade enquiries from foreign buyers to Iranian
companies and related associations;
• Maintains website that provides the country's largest database
specializing in trade information.
• Organizes seminars and workshops to nurture new exporters
and updates existing exporters on trade developments and
business opportunities in international markets;
• Maintains a business library;
• Produces trade publications for international and domestic
circulation;
• Issues permission for organizing domestic and international
exhibitions in the Islamic Republic of Iran and for
participation of Iranian companies in international trade fairs
and exhibitions abroad;
• Supports participation of Iranian SMEs in international events
for displaying their growing diversity and sophistication of
products and services.
Publications issued:
• Iran Export Directory.
• Iran Trade Yellow Page.
• Made in Iran Directory.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF
ASTANA
Office/postal address:
66 Auezov Street
Astana 473000
P.O. Box:
Phone: (7 3172) 323 833
Fax: (7 3172) 323 833
E-mail: akmcci@dan.kz
URL: www.chamber.kz/
Principal function:
1966, General Post Office
• To represent, protect and promote the interests of business.
Services/activities:
• Business development;
• Legal services;
• Export and import services;
• Support of small entrepreneurship;
• Certification of food and agricultural products;
• Property evaluation;
• Transport evaluation.
Membership structure:
Partners include the International Labour Organization (ILO);
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation of Natural
Monopolies, Protection of Competition and Support of Small
Business; Department of State Standards of the Republic of
Kazakhstan; Astana Customs; and chambers of commerce and
industry of foreign countries.
Category:
Chamber of commerce and industry.
FOREIGN INVESTORS’ COUNCIL (FIC)
Office/postal address:
3d floor 3, 62A Abay Avenue
Almaty 050008
Phone: (7 3272) 588066
Fax: (7 3272) 506105
E-mail: info@fic.kz
URL: www.fic.kz
• To improve the investment climate of Kazakhstan for the
benefit of foreign investors, local and national companies, the
economic development and wealth of the country and its
people.
Services/activities:
• Develops and submits recommendations to the President and
Government of Kazakhstan on key investment and economic
development issues, including determination of key areas of
the investment policy, enhancement of the investment climate,
improvement of the legal and regulative framework on
investments, creation of favorable investment and legal
conditions for the diversification of the economy, development
of the industrial sector, small and medium enterprises, and
further integration of the economy of Kazakhstan into global
economic processes;
• Analyzes and discusses other core investment policy issues
upon the instruction of the President of Kazakhstan.
Membership structure:
The major criterion for admission to the council is direct investment
into the economy of Kazakhstan by international organizations and
other companies represented by their candidates of a minimum
amount of US$ 100 million for investors operating in the subsoil
use sector, and US$ 25 million for investors operating in other
sectors of economy.
Representatives of international and other organizations, banks,
actively participating in developing the favorable investment
climate and intensifying the investment processes in the economy of
Kazakhstan, may also be members of the council.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
In September 2005 the Government approved a new list of
priority activity categories in terms of investment. There are 237
of them, including agriculture, light industry, chemical and
metallurgical industries, machine building, electric power sector,
transport sector, construction material sector and more. Revision
of the list first made in 2003 was driven primarily by established
clusters in a number of promising sectors. Transport and logistics
service clusters such as transport terminal (ports, terminal,
stations, jetties and berths) operation, cargo warehousing and
transshipping (centres for logistics and warehouses) have been
added to the list. In order to establish a tourism cluster, hotels
have been added to the list.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Posts quarterly legislative updates on legal matters relating to
foreign investment on the website.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
Year established: 1998
Principal functions:
• To promote direct dialogue between the Government of
Kazakhstan and foreign investors in order to efficiently
address key issues related to their investment activities in the
country;
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KAZAKHSTAN INVESTMENT PROMOTION
CENTER (KAZINVEST)
Office/postal address:
111 Gogol St.
050004 Almaty
Phone: (73 27) 2780127
Fax: (73 27) 2501277
E-mail: ics@kazinvest.kz, erbolatl@kazinvest.kz
URL: www.kazinvest.kz
Year established: 1998
Principal function:
• To systematically identify potential investors;
• To inform them of investment opportunities in Kazakhstan;
• To provide comprehensive assistance.
Services/activities:
• Provides comprehensive consulting services on investment
law of Kazakhstan;
• Consults n how to obtain tax and custom preferences, as well
as Government grants-in-kind for investors;
• Obtains all necessary permits for starting a business in
Kazakhstan;
• Provides legal support for investment projects through
completion;
• Maintains a database of investment projects;
• Works out the technical and economical basis of investment
projects;
• Identifies business partners and additional sources of
financing;
• Organizes conferences, business forums, seminars and roundtable
discussions.
Germany:
Metzerstrasse 2
76530 Baden-Baden, Germany
Phone: (49 72) 21276743
Fax: (49 72) 21276743
E-mail: burmistrov@k-law.de
Italy:
Strada Valli de Pelati,
61100, Pesaro, 2 Milan, Italy
+39 335 7505559 (phone);
E-mail: michele.trincia@enereco.com
Spain:
Tuset 20-24,4-2
08006 Barcelona, Spain
Phone: (34 934) 153846
Fax: (34 934) 153049
E-mail: a.aynes@aab-aa.com
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law of Kazakhstan: On Investment No. 373-II ZRK from 8
January 2003.
• Code on Taxes and other Compulsory Payments to the Budget
(The Tax Code, amended, as of 31 January 2006).
• Decree No. 436 from 8 May 2003 of the Government of
Kazakhstan: On Certain Issues of Implementing the Law of
Kazakhstan on Investment.
Category:
Investment promotion organization.
Publication issued:
• Investor's Guide (yearly, Russian).
• Invest Kazakhstan (quarterly, Russian).
• SD card with information-reference materials: the atlas of
investor, the regions of Kazakhstan in numbers, the
collection of legislative and normative reports for
investment activity in RK.
• DVD disk with the video film investment opportunities of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Local Branches:
Representative in Astana
Phone: (73 17) 2792476 (105)
E-mail: ki_astana@mail.ru
Offices abroad:
Czech Republic:
4 Mesi domy 367
14200 Praha, Czech Republic
Phone: (420 234) 036253, (420 603) 115455
E-mail: zhubanov@karneval.cz
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ABAMAKORO TRADING LTD.*
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 492
Betio
Tarawa
Phone: (686) 26568
Fax: (686) 26415
E-mail: abamakoro@tskl.net.ki
URL: www.kiritours.com/business/abamakoro/index.htm
Year established: 1982
Principal function:
• To import wholesale consumer goods to retailers and public
institutions.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal function.
Local branches:
Abaiang, Abaiang Island
Abemama, Abemama Island
Beru, Beru Island
Butaritari, Butaritari Island
Kiritimati, Kiritimati Island
Maiana, Maiana Island
Makin, Makin Island
Nikurau, Nikurau Island
Nonouti, Nonouti Island
North Tarawa, Tarawa Island
Onotoa, Onotoa Island
Tabiteuea North, Tabiteue Island
Category:
Trading organization.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF
KYRGYZSTAN*
Office/postal address:
107, Kiewskaya Street
Bishkek 720001
P.O. Box: 644, Bishkek
Phone: (996) 312 210565
Fax: (996) 312 210575
E-mail: cci-kr@totel.kg
URL: www.ihk-kg.de
Year established: 1959
Principal function:
• To protect entrepreneurs’ interests;
• To support infrastructure conditions for the development and
the protection of an enterprising endeavor in Kyrgyzstan;
• To create real and equal conditions for each entrepreneur to
guarantee the development of their company in Kyrgyzstan
and to ensure the access to international markets.
Tokmok Branch of “Kyrgyzexpertiza”
389, Lenina str., Tokmok
Phone: (996) 313820224, 313824780
Membership structure:
332 members.
Membership is open to companies, associations and organizations
located in Kyrgyzstan (independent of their ownership), business
people and their associations as well as legal and natural persons,
who deal with their businesses in Kyrgyzstan.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Mining industry; industry; agriculture; tourism and hydropower
stations.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Investments Law from 27 March 2003.
• President’s Decree “On additional measurers on formation of
favorable investment environment” 15 from January 2003.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Services/activities:
• Consults and exchanges information with overseas trading
and international organizations;
• Disseminates commercial information and trade
opportunities;
• Provides translation services;
• Organizes training;
• Offers advertising and publishing services.
Publication issued:
• Delovye Vesti (business magazine).
Local branches:
“Oshexpertiza”
5, Jim str., Osh
Phone: (996) 322273373, 322273440
Fax: (996) 322273373, 322273440
Djalal-Abad Branch of “Kyrgyzexpertiza”
40, Toktogula str., Djalal-Abad
Phone: (996) 372255790
Balykchi Branch of “Kyrgyzexpertiza”
196, 40 let Kyrgyzstana str., Balykchi
Phone: (996) 394421489
Karakol Branch of “Kyrgyzexpertiza”
1, Prjevalskogo str., Karakol
Phone: (996) 392221512
Naryn Branch of “Kyrgyzexpertiza”
44, Lenina str., Naryn
Phone: (996) 352223984, 352250147
Talas Branch of “Kyrgyzexpertiza”
301, Frunze str., Talas
Phone: (996) 342253686
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LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
BANK OF THE LAO PDR
Office/postal address:
Yonnet Road
Vientiane
P.O. Box: 19, Vientiane
Phone: (856 21) 213109-10
Fax: (856 21) 213108
E-mail: bol@bol.gov.la, bolgovernor@bol.gov.la
URL: www.bol.gov.la
Year established: 1955
Principal function:
• To perform the task of state management within the
framework of the Government, in the role of a Central Bank
as an organization equivalent to a ministry.
Services/activities:
• Safeguards the stability of the national monetary and
economic system;
• Fosters conditions conducive to orderly balanced and
sustained economic growth;
• Promotes and facilitates control on the flows of money to
serve the socio-economic development plan;
• Maintains and manages the foreign reserves;
• Issues bank notes and withdraws notes from circulation or
redeems such notes;
• Approves the application for establishing, auditing and
supervising commercial banks and other financial institutions.
Publication issued:
• Annual Report.
• Macroeconomic Overview.
Local branches:
Bank of Lao PDR’s Southern Branch
Pakse District
Champasack Province
Phone: (856 31) 214125
Fax: (856 31) 214120
E-mail: bolsouth@bol.gov.la
Bank of Lao PDR’s Northern Branch
Oudomxay District
Oudomxay Province
Phone: (856 81) 211492
Fax: (856 81) 211494
E-mail: bolnorth@bol.gov.la
Training:
Twice for internal training, conducted in English, 45 times for
outsiders.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Lending for the agricultural sector, such as rice planted, cattle,
cultivation, coffee planted and growing trees planted.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law on the promotion and management of foreign investment
in the Lao People's Democratic Republic issued by Presidential
Decree No. 23 of 21 April 1994 and coming into force on 20
June 1994.
• Decree of the President of the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic governing the management of foreign exchange and
precious metals, issued by Decree No. 01 of 9 August 2002
and coming into force instead of decree No. 53 of the council
ministry.
• Law on Commercial Banks No.03 /NA dated 26 December
2006.
• Law governing the Management of Foreign Exchange and
Precious Metals issued by Presidential Decree Law No.
01/OP dated August 9 2002.
Category:
Banks.
DEPARTMENT OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
INVESTMENT (DDFI)
Office/postal address:
Luang Prabang Road
Vientiane 01001
Phone: (856 21) 222690, 222691, 217005
Fax: (856 21) 215491
E-mail: fimc@laotel.com
URL: www.invest.laopdr.org
Principal functions:
• To administer the foreign investment system and to review
investment applications;
• To offer a "one-stop" service to foreign investors, providing
information and assistance during the investment process.
Services/activities:
• Is the first stop for information on investment and promotes
Lao People’s Democratic Republic as investment destination;
• Screens investment proposals;
• Offers investment incentives;
• Facilitates foreign investment.
Publications issued:
• The Promising Investment Destination (brochure).
• Online Newsletter.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The Law on the Promotion of Foreign Investment (22
October 2004).
• The Law on Domestic Investment (1995).
• The Business Law (1994).
• The Customs Law (1994).
• The Tax Law (1995).
Category:
Investment authority.
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LAO NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (LNCCI)
Office/postal address:
Phonphanao Village
Kaysone Phomvihane Avenue
Saysettha District
Vientiane Capital
P.O. Box: 4596, Vientiane
Phone: (856 21) 453 312-4, 452 579
Fax: (856 21) 452 580, 720456
E-mail: lncci@laopdr.com
URL: www.lncci.laotel.com
Year established: 1989
Principal functions:
• To be a social organization of business people;
• To serve as connection between the State and enterprise
units;
• To represent employers and other associations, joint
ventures, and other private enterprise established under the
laws of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Local branches:
Bokeo Branch:
002 B. Huayxaikeo, M Huayxai
Phone: (856 84) 312036
Mobile: (856 16) 027955, (856 19) 602160
Fax: (856 84) 312036
Champassak Branch:
B. Thaluang, Nhouttithammathoun Road
Phone: (856 31) 251499
Khammouane Branch:
KM 2. Crossroacs Road 13 South
Phone: (856 51) 212037
Mobile: (856 20) 515435
Fax: (856 51) 212395
Luangprabang Branch:
Ouprarat Road
P.O. Box: 365
Phone: (856 71) 212379, 212198
Mobile: (856 20) 570331
Fax: (856 71) 212728
E-mail: ibtravel@laotel.com
Savannakhet Branch:
Khangluang Street
Phone: (856 41) 212046
Mobile: (856 20) 540293
Fax: (856 41) 213688
Category:
Chamber of commerce and trade association.
NATIONAL SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED
ENTERPRISE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE (SMEPDO)
Office/postal address:
Nong Bon Road
Ban Phay, Saysetha, Vientiane
Phone: (856 21) 414064
Fax: (856 21) 263590
Email:
URL:
info@smepdo.org
www.smepdo.org/
Year established: 2004
Principal functions:
• To promote sustainable growth of SMEs aiming at expanding
commercial goods production, trading and service business
activities;
• To contribute to employment creation and the raising of living
standards of people;
• To lay the foundations for gradual industrialization and
modernization and contribute to sustainable growth of the
national economy.
Services/activities:
• Organizes exhibitions and workshops;
• Maintains searchable online databases of business
development service providers, donor agencies, and
projects/technical assistance;
• Provides advice and informational material on how to start a
business and how to do business;
• Coordinates relevant line ministries and parties to improve
existing regulations through reviewing regulations and
implementation methods that are hindering establishment and
expansion of businesses;
• Provides and disseminates information on regulations relevant
to SMEs to ensure that sufficient and updated information is
available;
• Studies and develops regulations to facilitate the establishment
of business organizations and issues regulations that facilitate
and encourage the establishment of business groups,
associations, cooperatives and clubs, and provide assistance to
build capacity of these organizations.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Enterprise Law, November 2005.
Category:
Trade association, industrial promotion organization and trade
promotion organizations.
Membership structure:
10 groups.
1,057 members, 15 associations and
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MACAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
Rua de Xangai 175
Ed. ACM. 5
Phone: (853) 576833
Fax: (853) 594513
Email:
URL:
acmmcc@macau.ctm.net
www.acm.org.mo
Year established: 1912
Principal functions:
• To support the principle of "one country, two systems";
• To be persistently devoted to the country and Macao, China;
• To unite different entities and individuals in the industrial
and commercial sectors in Macao, China;
• To server them and safeguard their legitimate rights and
interests;
• To promote the commercial links with other countries and
regions; To strive for the social stability and economic
prosperity of the Macao, China.
Services/activities:
• Issues Certificates of Origin;
• Handles applications for business visa to the United States
and Canada;
• Organizes seminars on Macau, China industry and
commerce;
• Distributes invitation cards for the Chinese export
commodities fair;
• Handles trade inquiries;
• Runs and provides necessary facilities in the chamber’s
library.
Publications issued:
• Information Bulletin.
• Directory.
Local branches:
There are three subsidiary departments in the chamber. They are
the Reading Room (library), the Seong Fan Evening Middle
School (Escola Seong Fan) and the Qingzhou Primary School
(Escola Ilha Verde).
Membership structure:
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
1345 members.
MACAO TRADE AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION
INSTITUTE (IPIM)
Office/postal address:
1 st – 4 th Floors, World Trade Centre Building
918, Av. da Amizade
Phone: (853) 710300
Hot line 24 hours: (853) 881212
Fax: (853) 590309
E-mail: ipim@ipim.gov.mo
URL: www.ipim.gov.mo
Year established: 1994
Principal functions:
• To introduce potential investors to the local investment
environment and opportunities; also to provide "One-Stop
Service": information enquiries, project assessment, company
registration assistance provided by IPIM's notary, guidance on
administrative procedures concerned with licence applications,
project follow-up and assistance in the implementation of
projects;
• To provide trade, economic, statistical, general information
and market analysis to assist clients in exploring the market
and the development of their business;
• To organize and co-organize exhibitions and other promotional
events locally, to participate in such events held outside
Macao, China and to sponsor the participation of local
enterprises in such events, as a way to create trade
opportunities;
• To organize local economic delegations to search for business
opportunities, welcome visits by delegations to Macao, China
in order to create channels for exchange and cooperation;
• To be responsible for the issuing of licences, technical
assistance and supervision for non-financial offshore
institutions; to promote local offshore development with
various activities;
• To evaluate applications for local residency by investors,
company managers and professionals;
• To edit and publish trade and economic magazines, to promote
Macao, China's business environment.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• Investing in Macao (English/Chinese).
• Macao Image (biannually, English/Chinese).
• Newsletter (every two months, English/Chinese).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
General services; professional services; and offshore services.
Category:
Government agency.
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MACAO IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
ASSOCIATION*
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, Centro Comercial Central
Av. do Infante D. Henrique No. 60-62
Phone: (853) 553187
Fax: (853) 512174
E-mail: aeim@macau.ctm.net
URL: www.macauexport.com
Year established: 1965
Principal function:
• To promote, develop and protect the interests of Macao,
China’s export and import trading.
Services/activities:
• To protect and secure legal rights for members.
Publication issued:
• Monthly newsletter in Chinese.
Membership structure:
Around 250 members.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion; trade association;
and trade promotion organization.
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EXPORTERS CLUB
Office/postal address:
607, Block A, Glomac Business Centre
Jalan SS 6/3
47301 Petaling Jaya
Phone: (60 3) 78800413
Fax: (60 3) 78802817
E-mail: info@exportersclub.org, exportclub@myjaring.net\
URL: www.exportersclub.org
Year established: 2002
Principal function:
• To assist, advise and train Malaysian exporters.
Services/activities:
• Provides trainings and education;
• Provides export advisory services;
• Undertakes export promotion;
• Organizes conferences and seminars.
Publications issued:
• Malaysia Trade.
• Going International.
Membership structure:
Training:
900+ members
Conducts various training programmes on international trade and
logistics.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All industries.
Category:
Training/research institutions, organizations with training
functions.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
AUTHORITY (FAMA)
(Lembaga Pemasaran Pertanian Persekutuan)
Office/postal address:
Bangunan FAMA Point
Lot 17304, Jalan Persiaran 1
Bandar Baru Selayang
68100 Batu Caves
Selangor
Phone: (60 3) 61262020
Fax: (60 3) 61383650, 61385200
E-mail: fama@fama.net.my
URL: www.famaxchange.org
Year established: 1965
Principal functions:
• To coordinate the marketing of agricultural activities between
private sectors and agencies/government departments;
• To improve the marketing system and to expand as well as to
develop new markets for Malaysian agricultural products;
• To cooperate with the private sector and government
departments/agencies to establish effective and efficient
agricultural marketing;
• To develop and enhance efficient management in the
agriculture industry particularly in the marketing or agriculture
output processed;
• To participate directly in the agriculture industry especially in
marketing or agriculture output processed.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes marketing research involving supply, demand and
price monitoring, market potential studies, marketing costs and
margin studies and consumption surveys;
• Undertakes analysis and dissemination of market information;
• Carries out adaptation and commercial trials of improved
marketing practices;
• Develops and implements grades and standards;
• Engages in agricultural marketing to improve product quality
and marketing practices, for producers and intermediaries;
• Encourages increased farmers' involvement in marketing;
• Undertakes market promotion, domestic and foreign, for fresh
and processed products;
• Promotes agro-processing, including product identification and
development, project feasibility studies and investment
advisory services;
• Undertakes horticulture sectoral planning, policy analysis and
programme/budget planning;
• Engages in commercial marketing of consumer products
through various FAMA retail (FR) outlets.
Local branches:
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Perlis
No. 22, 24 and 26, Tingkat Atas
Jalan Simpang Tiga, Taman Sena Indah
Persiaran Jubli Emas
01000 Kangar, Perlis
Phone: (60 4) 9765615, 9761513
Fax: (60 4) 976 0564
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Pejabat FAMA Negeri Kedah
Lot 1276, Kawasan Perusahaan Mergong
Jalan Perak
05150 Alor Setar, Kedah
Phone: (60 4) 7319344, 7319103
Fax: (60 4) 7335154
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Pulau Pinang
2442, Tingkat Perusahaan
Kawasan Perusahaan Prai
13600 Prai, Pulau Pinang
Phone: (60 4) 3907886, 3907222
Fax: (60 4) 3908107
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Perak
Tingkat 9, Bangunan KWSP
Jalan Hospital
30450 Ipoh, Perak
Phone: (60 5) 2546322, 2546684
Fax: (60 5) 2416545
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Selangor
No. 12-01 Tingkat 12
Plaza Masalam
Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah
40100 Shah Alam, Selangor
Phone: (60 3) 55118114-6
Fax: (60 3) 55118124
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Melaka
Lot 73, Kawasan Perindustrian Air Keroh
Jalan Usaha 12
75450 Air Keroh, Melaka
Phone: (60 6) 2319650, 2312760
Fax: (60 6) 2317172
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Johor
Km 8, Jalan Tun Abd. Razak
Susur 6, Peti Surat 25
80700 Johor Bahru, Johor
Phone: (60 7) 2341185-6
Fax: (80 7) 2370832
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Kelantan
Jalan Dato’ Lundang,
15200 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Phone: (60 9) 7482431, 7482577
Fax: (60 9) 7443030
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Sabah
Tingkat 12 Wisma Bandaraya
Jalan Padang
88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Phone: (60 88) 225741-2
Fax: (60 88) 223526
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Sarawak
Lot 1003-1005, Seksyen 65
KTLD Jalan Jawa
Kampung Pinang Jawa
P.O. Box 1929
93738 Kuching, Sarawak
Phone: (60 82) 422578, 414744
Fax: (60 82) 244551
Products/commodity responsible for:
Marketing of agricultural products/commodity (fruits, vegetables,
livestock, fisheries, flowers, etc.).
Training:
Regular courses are only offered to staff and public, conducted in
Bahasa Malaysia (national language).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Contract farming; small and medium industries projects.
Category:
Statutory body.
Pejabat FAMA Negri Sembilan
Tingkat 5, Bangunan Yayasan Negeri
Jalan Yam Tuan
70000 Seremban, Negri Sembilan
Phone: (60 6) 7635797, 7638959
Fax: (60 6) 7637466
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Terengganu
Tingkat U3, Menara Permint
Jalan Sultan Ismail
20200 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Phone: (60 9) 6224144, 6224191
Fax: (60 9) 6221606
Pejabat FAMA Negeri Pahang
Km 9, Jalan Gambang
25150 Kuantan, Pahang
Phone: (60 9) 5366110, 5366113
Fax: (60 9) 5366106
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FEDERATION OF MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURERS
(FMM)
Office/postal address:
Wisma FMM,
No. 3, Persiaran Dagang, PJU 9
Bandar Sri Damansara
52200 Kuala Lumpur
P.O. Box: 28, Jinjang, 52000 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 62761211
Fax: (60 3) 62741266, 62747288
E-mail: webmaster@fmm.org.my
URL: www.fmm.org.my
Year established: 1968
Principal functions:
• To work in concert with the Government to create and
sustain a dynamic business environment;
• To assist Malaysian industries to increase productivity and
business efficiency;
• To mobilize efforts to modernize and improve the range and
quality of supporting industries;
• To stimulate entrepreneurship and creativity in the
Malaysian business community.
Services/activities:
• Maintains online value added information through the
website on government policies and regulations, trade
opportunities and other up-to-date economic and business
information;
• Represents the industry’s problems and concerns to the
Government, as well as consultative representation in major
public sector organizations on issues such as industrial
development, technology, trade promotion, quality controls
and standards;
• Provides members with up-to-date information on
government policies, incentives, legislation and procedure;
• Offers guidance and advice on matters pertaining to trade
and industry such as customs regulations, fiscal and
monetary incentives, economic perspectives, investment
incentives, labour laws, environmental issues, safety at
work;
• Informs members of trade and business contacts through
trade enquiries and incoming and outgoing missions;
• Produces the annual directory of members which is
recognized as the authoritative handbook on manufacturing
companies in Malaysia and overseas;
• Provides management and administrative services for a
number of industry groups to promote their respective
industries;
• Assists members to participate in Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) industrial and trade cooperation
activities;
• Issues and endorses Certificates of Origin;
• Maintains a business information centre for references on
foreign trade, economic reports and other useful commercial
and business news and statistics;
• Produces several recurrent and other publications;
• Organizes trade fairs and exhibitions in the country, trade
missions overseas and participates in trade exhibitions in
foreign countries;
• Manages and promotes the EAN.UCC system of article
numbering and bar coding;
• Assists members to apply for an exclusively designed
insurance scheme on public and product liability plus product
recall to all countries offered by a major insurance firm;
• Operates a network of branches to attend to members’ needs
on local issues.
Publications issued:
• Circulars on government policies, customs orders, training
programmes, etc. (weekly).
• FMM Directory (annually).
• FMM Industry Directories.
• Malaysian Manufacturers' Digest (quarterly).
• Berita FMM (bimonthly).
• FMM Trade Bulletin (bimonthly).
• GS1 Newsletter (quarterly).
• SMI Handbook.
Local branches:
Eastern Branch (Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu)
B-8014, 2 nd Floor, Sri Kuantan Square
Jalan Teluk Sisek, 25000 Kuantan
Pahang Darul Makmur
Phone: (60 9) 5156857/58
Fax: (60 9) 5156855
E-mail: fmmktan@fmm.jaring.my
Johor Branch
Nos. 1 and 3, Jalan Kencana Mas 1/1
Tebrau Business Park
Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau III
81100 Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Takzim
Phone: (60 7) 3577613
Fax: (60 7) 3577617-8
E-mail: fmmjhr@fmm.jaring.my
Malacca Branch
D3-4 Plaza Jayamuda
Jalan Pelanduk Putih (Off Jalan Ong Kim Wee),
75300 Melaka
Phone: (60 6) 2831639
Fax: (60 6) 2838090
E-mail: fmm_mcca@streamyx.com
Negeri Sembilan Branch
Nos 5 and 6, 1 st Floor, Jalan S2/D38
City Centre, 70300 Seremban 2
Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus
Phone: (60 6) 6031616/626/627
Fax: (60 6) 6031628
E-mail: fmmns@fmm.jaring.my
Northern Branch (Penang, Kedah and Perlis)
2767, Mukim Satu, Lebuh Tenggiri 2
Bandar Seberang Jaya
13700 Prai, Penang
Phone: (60 4) 3992057, 3994091, 3997805
Fax: (60 4) 3994863
E-mail: fmmpng@fmm.jaring.my
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Perak Branch
No 1, Lorong Raja Di Hilir, Off Jalan Raja Di Hilir
30350 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan
Phone: (60 5) 5488660 (Hunting Line), 5488550, 5488770
Fax: (60 5 5488221, 5488331
E-mail: fmmprk@streamyx.com
Selangor Branch
No. 34, Jalan U1/36, Hicom Glenmarie, Industrial Park, 40150
Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan
P.O. Box 7510
40718 Selangor Darul Ehsan
Phone: (60 3) 55692950, 55694171, 55694471
Fax: (60 3) 55694346, 55692576
E-mail: fmmsgor0@streamyx.com
Sabah Representative Office
Room No. 1014-1016, 10 th Floor
The Gaya Centre, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Phone: (60 88) 230620
Fax: (60 88) 240620
E-mail: fmmsbah@fmm.jaring.my
Sarawak Representative Office
Level 5 (South), Wisma STA
26, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim
93450 Kuching, Sarawak
Phone: 082 – 332784/7
Fax: 082-332785
E-mail: fmmsrwk@streamyx.com
Membership structure:
2,292 members.
Membership is drawn from all categories of manufacturers, and
associations. Also, affiliate membership is open to companies in
service industries, for example banks, accounting firms, transport
companies.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Manufactured products.
Training:
The Federation organizes conferences and seminars from time to
time to enable members to obtain a clear understanding of
government policies and procedures, trade and investment
opportunities, and provides a forum for a frank interchange of
ideas between the public and private sectors.
As part of FMM’s effort to assist in the creation of an adequate
supply of industrial skills and management capabilities for the
industry, a training centre known as the FMM Entrepreneur Skills
and Development Centre (FMM ESDC) was established in
October 1991. This centre was upgraded to the FMM Institute of
Manufacturing (FMM IM) and was officially incorporated on 12
January 1999. As the training arm of the Federation of Malaysian
Manufacturers, FMM IM provides a comprehensive range of
training programmes and advanced learning opportunities with
educational excellence in manufacturing practices and
technology.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; trade association; and training/research
institute.
MALAYSIAN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT PARTS
MANUFACTURERS (MACPMA)
Office/postal address:
Wisma FMM
No. 3, Persiaran Dagang
PJU 9, Bandar Sri Damansara
52200 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Phone: (603)-6276 1211
E-mail: macpma@fmm.org.my
URL: http://www.macpma.org.my
Year established: 1963
Principal functions:
• To maintain the development of an automotive
component parts industry in Malaysia;
• To promote and support government policies which
ensure the interest of component parts manufacturers;
• To establish and promote liaison between automotive
assemblers and manufacturer and the component parts
manufacturers
• Collect, collate, analyse and disseminate information
pertaining to the automotive industry
Services/activities:
• Participation in constant discussions and consultations
with the government on the formulation and
administration of the local content policy
• Legislation
Holding regular dialogues with government bodies and
other private organisations on matters pertaining to
vehicle safety, emissions, and transport regulations.
• Exports
Publicising the Malaysian automotive parts industry for
promoting exports and organising trade missions.
• Regional Development
Participating in meetings and discussions of the ASEAN
Automotive Federation (AAF) at the regional level on
the promotion of the automotive industry in ASEAN,
and advising government delegates at such meetings on
matters relating to the Malaysian automotive industry.
• Customs and Tariffs
Provide advisory services to members on matters
pertaining to customs and tariffs.
• Liaison with other Associations
Provide dialogues on a regular basis with other
associations in the industry, namely MMVAA
(Malaysia Motor Vehicle Assemblers' Association),
MMTA (Malaysia Motor Traders' Association) and
MASAAM (Motorcycle and Scooter Assemblers'
Association of Malaysia). Dialogues are also held with
MACPMA'S counterparts overseas eg the Japanese
Automotive Parts Industry Association (JAPIA),
Association of Component Manufacturers Association
of India (ACMA), etc.
• Trade Missions
Trade missions are also organised for MACPMA
members to meet their counterparts in other countries
and also to potential markets.
• Trade and Business Contact
Trade and business enquiries received by MACPMA
from in-coming and out-going missions, private and
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public organisations in the country and overseas are
disseminated to members.
• Dissemination of Information
MACPMA publishes the "MACPMA News" on a
monthly basis. The newsletter provides updates on the
automotive industry in Malaysia and other parts of the
world. The newletter is circulated to not only members
but also govemment departments and is being
subscribed by foreign organisations abroad.
• Special Market Reports
Special reports on the status of the automotive and
component parts industry of other countries and their
market potential are compiled by MACPMA for
circulation to members and other organisations.
Category:
2 nd Floor, No. 95, Jalan Damai
Taman Setia off Jalan Stulang Darat
80300 Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Takzim
Phone: (607) 2231191
Fax: (607) 2240370
E-mail: ros@mecib.com.my
Membership structure:
MECIB is a member of the International Union of Credit and
Investment Insurers (Berne Union), and a partner in Coface’s
Credit Alliance and Info Alliance Group.
Category:
Export credit insurance.
Automotive Industry
MALAYSIA EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE BERHAD
(MECIB)
Office/postal address:
Level 12 Darul Takaful
Jalan Sultan Ismail
50734 Kuala Lumpur
P.O. Box:
11048, Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 26910677
Fax: (60 3) 26910353
E-mail: mecib@mecib.com.my, bumeci@mecib.com.my,
aminurrashid@mecib.com.my
URL: www.mecib.com.my
Year established: 1977
Principal function:
• To provide insurance for exporters of locally manufactured
products.
Services/activities:
• Conducts seminar/road shows for the policyholders and
Malaysian exporters.
Publications issued:
• Annual Financial and Directors' Report (vernacular/English).
• Activities/facilities leaflets (vernacular/English).
Local branches:
Regional Office North (RON)
2 nd Floor, No. 53, Jalan Selat
Taman Selat
12000 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang
Phone: (60 4) 3321862
Fax: (60 4) 3322172
E-mail: ron@mecib.com.my
Regional Office South (ROS)
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MALAYSIA EXTERNAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION (MATRADE)
Office/postal address:
Menara MATRADE
Jalan Khidmat Usaha
Off Jalan Duta
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 62077077, 1-800-887280 (toll-free)
Fax: (60 3) 62037037/7033
E-mail: info@matrade.gov.my
URL: www.matrade.gov.my
Year established: 1 March 1993
Principal functions:
• To promote, assist and develop Malaysia’s external trade
with particular emphasis on the export of manufactured and
semi-manufactured products and services;
• To formulate and implement export marketing strategies and
trade promotion activities to promote Malaysia’s exports;
• To undertake commercial intelligence and market research
and create a comprehensive database of information for the
improvement and development of Malaysia’s trade;
• To enhance and protect Malaysia’s international trade
interest abroad;
• To promote, facilitate and assist in the service area related to
trade.
Services/activities:
• Maintains and updates a database of Malaysian exporters
comprising manufacturers, traders and services providers;
• Maintains MATRADE Business Library that provides a
wide range of business and trade information;
• Maintains MATRADE online, a computerized database
which comprises “Stats Online” and “Biz Info”;
• Produces publications for international and domestic
circulation;
• Disseminates information on overseas markets and business
opportunities to Malaysian companies;
• Organizes and manages Malaysia’s participation in
international trade fairs overseas;
• Organizes, together with the Ministry of International Trade
and Industry and the Malaysian Industrial Development
Authority, a number of trade and investment missions to
major existing and emerging markets;
• Organizes specialized marketing missions overseas to
explore and identify trade opportunities for selected products
and services;
• Organizes Malaysian products exhibitions to showcase
“Made-in-Malaysia” products and services;
• Organizes, in collaboration with major departmental stores,
“Made-in-Malaysia” in-store promotion to introduce
Malaysian products directly to consumers overseas;
• Sets up information booths in selected trade fairs to
disseminate information on Malaysian products and services
as well as to display product catalogues of Malaysian
companies;
• Promotes, in collaboration with relevant government
agencies, professional bodies and associations, the export of
major services sectors such as construction and engineering,
education, healthcare, information and communications
technology.
• Manages the Malaysia Export Exhibition Centre, a
permanent display centre located in Kuala Lumpur, where
Malaysian companies can showcase their products to foreign
buyers and incoming trade delegations;
• Manages Malaysia’s first overseas trade exhibition centre in
West Asia: Malaysia Trade Centre, Dubai;
• Responds to trade related enquiries from foreign buyers,
trade associations, chambers of commerce, foreign missions
in Malaysia as well as business visitors to Malaysia;
• Organizes inward buying missions;
• Receives visits of foreign trade delegations;
• Disseminates trade enquiries from foreign companies
wishing to source for Malaysian products and services;
• Posts international tender notifications on website;
• Organizes seminars and workshops to nurture new exporters
and update existing exporters on trade developments and
business opportunities in international markets;
• Is involved in evaluating candidates for Export Excellence
Awards.
Publications issued:
• Malaysia Heavy Vehicles & Machinery Directory - 2nd
Edition (and CD-Rom).
• Food & Beverage Directory - 3rd Edition (and CD-Rom).
• Malaysia Exporters of Halal Products Directory (and CD-
Rom).
• Malaysia Information & Communications Technology
Products & Services Directory (and CD-Rom).
• Building Materials Directory - 2nd Edition (and CD-Rom).
• Malaysia Branding for the World (and CD-Rom).
• Malaysia Exports (and CD-Rom).
• Trade Mart (twice a month).
• TRADE LEADS (e-publication).
• Upcoming Events (monthly).
For further publications, please consult www.matrade.gov.my.
Local branches:
Sabah Branch
Lot C5.2A, Tingkat 5, Blok C
Bangunan KWSP, Jalan Karamunsing
88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Phone: (60 88) 240881, 242881
Fax: (60 88) 243 881
E-mail: sabah@matrade.gov.my
Sarawak Branch
Tingkat 10, Menara Grand
Lot 42, Section 46, Ban Hock Road
93100 Kuching, Sarawak
Phone: (60 82) 246780, 248780
Fax: (60 82) 256780
E-mail: sarawak@matrade.gov.my
Offices abroad:
Australia; Brazil; Canada; Chile; China; Egypt; France; Germany;
Hong Kong, China; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Italy; Japan;
Kenya; Mexico; Netherlands; Philippines; Republic of Korea;
Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Africa;
Taiwan Province of China; Thailand; United Arab Emirates;
United Kingdom; United States of America and Viet Nam.
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Membership structure:
2007).
Products/commodity responsible for:
Promotion of exports of products and services.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
12,789 members (as of September
MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (MIDA)
Office/postal address:
Block 4, Plaza Sentral
Jalan Stesen Sentral 5
Kuala Lumpur Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 60 (3) 2267 3633
Fax: 60 (3) 2274 7970
E-mail: promotion@mida.gov.my
URL: www.mida.gov.my
Year established: 1967
Principal functions:
The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) is the
Government's principal agency for the promotion and coordination
industrial development. It is the first point of contact for investors
who intend to set up projects in manufacturing and its related
support services sectors in Malaysia. Overseas investors can
contact MIDA for assistance in planning their fact-finding trip to
Malaysia.
Functions of MIDA:
• To promote foreign and local investments in the
manufacturing and services sectors;
• To undertake planning for industrial development in
Malaysia;
• To recommend policies and strategies on industrial promotion
and development to the Minister of International Trade and
Industry;
• To evaluate applications for manufacturing licences and
expatriate posts; tax incentives for manufacturing activities,
tourism, R&D, training institutions and software
development; and duty exemption on raw materials,
components and machinery;
• To assist companies in the implementation and operation of
their projects, and to offer assistance through direct
consultation and cooperation with the relevant authorities at
both the federal and state levels;
• To facilitate the exchange of information and coordination
among institutions engaged in or connected with industrial
development;
• To further enhance MIDA's role of assisting investors, senior
representatives from key agencies are stationed at MIDA
headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to advise investors on
government policies and procedures. These representatives
include officials from the Immigration Department, Royal
Customs Malaysia, Department of Environment and Tenaga
Nasional Berhad.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• Malaysia: Investment in the Manufacturing Sector - Policies,
Incentives and Facilities
(English/Japanese/French/German/Italian/Mandarin/Taiwan
Province of China Mandarin/ Korean).
• Guidebook on Key Services Supporting the Manufacturing
Sector (English).
• The Costs of Doing Business in Malaysia (English/Bahasa
Malaysia/Japanese/French/German/Italian/Mandarin/Taiwan
Province of China Mandarin).
• Business Opportunities in Malaysia's Electronics Industry
(English).
• Business Opportunities in Malaysia's Medical Device
Industry (English).
• Profit from Malaysia's Petrochemical Industry (English).
• Photonics: Opportunities for Growth in Malaysia (English).
• Electronics Manufacturing Services: Malaysia's EMS
Advantage (English).
• Make Malaysia Your Biotechnology Hub (English).
• Food Industry in Malaysia (English).
• Malaysia's Machinery and Equipment Industry (English).
• Map of Malaysia (English).
• MIDA Annual Report, 2003 (English/Bahasa Malaysia).
• Why Malaysia (English).
• MIDA Corporate Leaflet (English/Japanese/French/German/
Italian/Mandarin/Taiwan Province of China Mandarin).
Local branches:
Room 15.03, Level 15
Wisma LKN
49, Jalan Wong Ah Fook
80000 Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Phone: 60 (7) 224 2550/ 5500
Fax: 60 (7) 224 2360
E-mail: midajb@tm.net.my
5 th Floor, Menara Yayasan Islam Terengganu
Jalan Sultan Omar
20300 Kuala Terengganu
Terengganu Darul Iman
Phone: 60 (9) 622 7200
Fax: 60 (9) 623 2260
E-mail: midakt@pd.jaring.my
8 th Floor, Wisma PKNK
Jalan Sultan Badlishah
05000 Alor Setar
Kedah Darul Aman
Phone: 60 (4) 731 3978
Fax: 60 (4) 731 2439
E-mail: midaas@po.jaring.my
Suite 3, 11 th Floor
Kompleks Teruntum
P.O. Box 178
25720 Kuantan
Pahang Darul Makmur
Phone: 60 (9) 513 7334
Fax: 60 (9) 513 7333
E-mail: midaphg@po.jaring.my
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5 th Floor, Bangunan PKINK
Jalan Tengku Maharani Puteri
15000 Kota Bharu
Kelantan Darul Naim
Phone: 60 (9) 748 3151
Fax: 60 (9) 744 7294
E-mail: midakb@po.jaring.my
2 nd Floor, Wisma Wan Mohamed
Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab
P.O. Box 210, 30720 Ipoh
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Phone: 60 (5) 253 9300
Fax: 60 (5) 255 2661
E-mail: midaprk@po.jaring.my
3 rd Floor, Menara MITC
Kompleks MITC
Jalan Konvensyen
75450 Ayer Keroh
Melaka
Phone: 60 (6) 232 2876/78
Fax: 60 (6) 232 2875
E-mail: midamel@po.jaring.my
Jalan Lapan Belas, Off Jalan Tun Razak, P.O.Box 11915
88821 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah
Phone: 60 (88) 211 411
Fax: 60 (88) 211 412
E-mail: midasbh@tm.net.my
4.03 Tingkat 4, Menara PSCI
39, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
10050 Pulau Pinang
Pulau Pinang
Phone: 60 (4) 228 0575
Fax: 60 (4) 228 0327
E-mail: midapg@po.jaring.my
Room 404, 4 th Floor
Bangunan Bank Negara
No. 147, Jalan Satok
P.O. Box 716
93714 Kuching
Sarawak
Phone: 60 (82) 254 251 / 237 484
Fax: 60 (82) 252 375
E-mail: mida_kch@tm.net.my
Offices abroad:
Level 3, MAS Building
16 Spring Street
Sydney
NSW 2000, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 9251 1933
Fax: (61 2) 9251 4333
E-mail: midasyd@bigpond.net.au
4 th Floor, Aoyama 246 Building
5-6-26, Minami-Aoyama
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 3409 3680 / 3409 3681
Fax: (81 3) 3409 3460
E-mail: midatyo@blue.ocn.ne.jp
URL: www.midajapan.or.jp
3 rd Floor, Takahashi Building
5-9-3, Nishi-tenma
Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0047, Japan
Phone: 81 (6) 6313 3121 / 313 3221
Fax: 81 (6) 6313 3321
E-mail: midaosaka@mida.or.jp
Embassy of Malaysia
4-1 Hannam-dong
Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-210, Republic of Korea
Phone: (82 2) 798 0115
Fax: (82 2) 792 2427
E-mail: midasel@chollian.net
Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre
8 th Floor, San Ho Plastics Building 102
Tun Hua North Road
Taipei, 105 Taiwan Province of China
Phone: (88 62) 2713 2626
Fax: (88 62) 2514 7581
E-mail: midatpe@ms18.hinet.net
Consulate General of Malaysia
Units 807-809, Level 8,
Shanghai Kerry Centre
No. 1515, Nanjing Road (West)
Shanghai, 200040, China
Phone: (86 21) 6289 4547 / 5298 6335
Fax: (86 21) 6279 4009
E-mail: midash@online.sh.cn
42 Avenue Kleber
75116 Paris, France
Phone: (33 1) 4727 3689 / 4727 6696
Fax: (33 (1) 4755 6375
E-mail: mida.paris@wanadoo.fr
6 th Floor, Rolex Haus
Dompropst-Ketzer-Str. 1-9
50667 Cologne, Germany
Phone: (49 221) 124 008 / 9
Fax: (49 221) 136 198
E-mail: mida.cologne@t-online.de
Consulate of Malaysia
4 th Floor
Via Vittor Pisani 31
20124 Milan, Italy
Phone: (39 02) 6698 4614 / 6698 4647
Fax: (39 (02) 6698 4749
E-mail: midamln@tin.it
Embassy of Malaysia
Karlavagen 37
P.O. Box 26053
S-10041 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: 46 (8) 791 7690 / 7942
Fax: 46 (8) 791 8761
E-mail: mida@malemb.se
17, Curzon Street
London W1J 5HR, United Kingdom
Phone: 44 (20) 7493 0616
Fax: 44 (20) 7493 8804
E-mail: midalon@btconnect.com
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Consulate General of Malaysia
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority
550, South Hope Street, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States of America
Phone: 1 (213) 955 9183 / 9877
Fax: 1 (213) 955 9878
E-mail: lacamida@aol.com
• Sales Tax Act, 1967.
• Excise Act, 1976.
Category:
Investment promotion agency.
John Hancock Centre, Suite 1515
875, North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611, United States of America
Phone: 1 (312) 787 4532
Fax: 1 (312) 787 4769
E-mail: mida@midachicago.org
Consulate General of Malaysia
313 East, 43 rd Street
New York, NY 10017, United States of America
Phone: 1 (212) 687 2491
Fax: 1 (212) 490 8450
E-mail: mida@midany.org
226 Airport Parkway, Suite 480
San Jose, CA 95110, United States of America
Phone: 1 (408) 392 0617/8
Fax: 1 (408) 392 0619
E-mail: midasanjose@aol.com
2 Oliver Street, Suite 1107
Boston, MA 02109, United States of America
Phone: 1 (617) 338 1128 / 338 1129
Fax: 1 (617) 338 6667
E-mail: midaboston@aol.com
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• High technology, capital intensive and knowledge driven
industries in areas such as:
- Biotechnology;
- Advanced electronics;
- Optics and photonics;
- Wireless technology;
- Display technology (TFT, LCD, plasma and parts).
• Manufacture of intermediate goods in industries such as:
- Machinery and equipment;
- Components and parts;
- Moulds and dies.
• Resourced-based sector, particularly in the following
sectors:
- Food;
- Value added products from oil palm biomass (particle
board, MDF board and animal feed).
• Activities and products in the promoted list (Publication -
Malaysia: Investment in the Manufacturing Sector – Policies,
Incentives and Facilities).
Titles of laws and regulations related with investment:
• Industrial Coordination Act (ICA), 1975.
• Promotion of Investment Act (PIA), 1986.
• Income Tax Act, 1967.
• Customs Act, 1967.
• Free Zones Act, 1990.
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MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (MICCI)
Office/postal address:
C-8-8, 8 th Floor, Block C
Plaza Mont Kiara
No. 2, Jalan Kiara
50480 Kuala Lumpur
P.O. Box.
Phone: (60 3) 62017708
Fax: (60 3) 62017705-6
E-mail: micci@micci.com
URL: www.micci.com
Year established: 1837
Principal functions:
12921, 50792 Kuala Lumpur
• To promote investment and protect free enterprise and the
interest of the international investment community;
• To enhance trade, commerce, industry and investment.
Services/activities:
• Liaises with government ministries and departments;
• Provides an information and consultation service;
• Issues Certificate of Origin and ATA Carnets.
Publications issued:
• MICCI Members' Directory.
• Investor's Guide.
• MICCI Bulletin.
• Annual Report.
Local branches:
MICCI Penang Branch
Phone: (60 4) 2270589
Fax: (60 4) 2270124
MICCI Perak Branch
Phone: (60 5) 2532233
Fax: (60 5) 2533206
MALAYSIAN PALM OIL COUNCIL (MPOC)
Office/postal address:
2 nd Floor, Wisma Sawit
Lot 6, SS6, Jalan Perbandaran
47301 Kelana Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Phone: (60 3) 78064097
Fax: (60 3) 78062272
E-mail: wbmaster@mpoc.org.my
URL: www.mpoc.org.my
Year established: 1990
Principal functions:
• To improve understanding of palm oil, its applications and its
benefits;
• To undertake promotional activities and to remove obstacles
and create opportunities;
• To enhance the marketability and image of Malaysian palm oil
in the world.
Services/activities:
• Promotes a positive image of Malaysian palm oil;
• Packages and disseminates plausible technical information to
influence the market;
• Generates comprehensive market information;
• Collates, analyses and disseminates market information to the
local industry.
Publications issued:
• 16 Health Facts on Palm Oil.
• Fact Sheets on Palm Oil.
• Fats in Human Nutrition.
• Malaysian Palm Oil - A Success Story.
• Malaysian Palm Oil: The Story of a Major Edible Vegetable
Oil.
• Malaysian Palm Oil Directory.
• Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil Applications.
• The Use of Palm Oil in Frying.
Offices abroad:
MICCI Johor Branch
Phone: (60 7) 2224448
Fax: (60 7) 2248088
MICCI Sabah Branch
Phone: (60 88) 248332
Fax: (60 88) 268332
MICCI MNS Branch
Phone: (60 6) 2816998
Fax: (60 6) 2844368
Membership structure:
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
1,050 members.
62-63, Motijheel Commercial Area
7 th Floor, Amin Court Building
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: (880 2) 9571216
Fax: (880 2) 9551836
E-mail: mpopc@bangla.net
31 Avenue Emile Vandervelde
1200 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (32 2) 7748860
Fax: (32 2) 7794371
E-mail: zainuddin@skynet.be
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Rua Estella, 515-Bloco H - Conj. 192
Vila Mariana
0401-002-São Paulo Brazil
Phone: (55 11) 55722699
Fax: (55 11) 50846131
E-mail: mpopc@icn.com.br
Shanghai Westgate Mall Co. Ltd.
Room 1610B, No. 10, Nanjing Road (W)
Shanghai 200041, China
Phone: (86 21) 62182085-6
Fax: (86 21) 62181125
E-mail: mpopc@mail.onloin.sh.cn
No. 54, Michel Bakhoum Street
Dokki-Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Phone: (20 2) 7618190
Fax: (20 2) 7618190
E-mail: mpopc@brainyl.ie-eg.com
C-10, Gulmohar Park
New Delhi 110 049, India
Phone: (91 11) 26520500
Fax: (91 11) 26535315
E-mail: mpopc@giasd101.vsnl.net.in
11- 3 rd Floor, Leeds Centre
Main Boulevard Gulberg III
Lahore, Pakistan
Phone: (92 42) 5716600-1
Fax: (92 42) 5716602
E-mail: mpopc@brain.net.pk
21515 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 690
Torrance, CA 90503, United States of America
Phone: (1 310) 9443910
Fax: (1 310) 9443544
E-mail: mpocusa@aol.com
URL: www.malaysianpalmusa.com
P.O. Box 1591, M.E.C.C. 4301, South Africa
Phone: (27 31) 5666171-2
Fax: (27 31) 5666170
E-mail: mpopc@castcoast.co.za
Products/commodity responsible for:
Palm oil.
Category:
Market promotion for palm oil.
MALAYSIAN PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY BOARD (MPIB)
Office/postal address:
Wisma Nanas
No. 5, Jalan Padi Mahsuri
Bandar Baru UDA
81200 Johor Bahru
Phone: (60 7) 2361211
Fax: (60 7) 2365694
E-mail: umum@mpib.gov.my
URL: www.mpib.gov.my
Year established: 1957
Principal functions:
• To provide financial assistance for research;
• To negotiate agreement on prices and grades of pineapple;
• To regulate production and marketing;
• To administer a cess fund and make recommendations
regarding the rate of cess;
• To administer quality control programmes;
• To collect statistics of the industry;
• To handle any other matters affecting the industry.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes registration of exporters;
• Undertakes registration of canneries, transporter and vendor;
• Endorses canned/fresh pineapple export’s permit;
• Promotes the programmes of marketing development
infrastructure to support the growth of the industry;
• Promotes the quality control programmes, which include the
production of fresh pineapple, canned pineapple and pineapple
base products to ensure that the quality of the products is
within the specification and “Codex Alimentarius” Standard.
Publication issued:
• The Malaysian Pineapple Directory.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Processing of canned pineapple products; processing of related
products such as cottage industries, pharmaceuticals and
cosmetics; domestic market; export market; and research and
development.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Canneries; plantations; cottage industries; and research and
development.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Pineapple Industry (Export Marketing) Regulation, 1957;
• Pineapple Industry (Cess on Export) Regulation, 1959;
• Pineapple Industry (Fruit Control) Regulation, 1957;
• Pineapple Industry (Cannery Control) Regulation, 1959.
Category:
Commodity board.
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MALAYSIAN RUBBER BOARD (MRB)
Office/postal address:
Lembaga Getah Malaysia
Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara)
Tingkat 17 and 18, Bangunan Getah Asli
148 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
P.O. Box: 10150, 50908 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 92062000
Fax: (60 3) 21613139
E-mail: general@lgm.gov.my
URL: www.lgm.gov.my
Year established: 1998 (as a result of the merger of the
Malaysian Rubber Research and Development Board (MRRDB),
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) and Malaysian
Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board (MRELB)).
Principal function:
• To assist in the development and modernization of the
Malaysian rubber industry in all aspects from cultivation of
the rubber tree, the extraction and processing of its raw rubber,
the manufacture of rubber products and the marketing of
rubber and rubber products.
Services/activities:
• To implement policies and developmental programmes to
ensure the viability of the rubber industry in Malaysia;
• To promote and implement research and development
activities in the production, use and consumption of rubber;
• To plan, coordinate and monitor all rubber research and
development activities;
• To regulate the rubber industry, in particular in relation to
dealings in rubber, packing, grading, shipping and export of
rubber;
• To control and monitor the quality of rubber, rubber planting
materials and rubber products;
• To develop, transfer, exploit and promote research findings;
• To provide technical, advisory and consultancy services to the
rubber industry;
• To administer and manage the fund;
• To regulate the Malaysian rubber market and manage the
Malaysian rubber exchange;
• To formulate and implement an international marketing
strategy for the rubber industry of Malaysia;
• To liaise and cooperate with rubber agencies within or outside
Malaysia to further enhance the rubber industry of Malaysia;
• To plan and implement human resources training in line with
the needs of the rubber industry;
• To be the resource and information centre for the rubber
industry.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Journal of Rubber Research.
• Malaysian Rubber Digest.
• Malaysian Rubber Review.
• Monographs.
Local branches:
Lot PT. 117753
Jalan Sultan Azian Shah Utara
31400 Ipoh, Perak DR
Phone: (60 5) 5485048
No. 23F, Jalan Zaaba
70100 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan DK
Phone: (60 6) 7655801
No. 58A, Jalab Buloh Kasap
85000 Segamat, Johor DT
Phone: (60 7) 9311512
No. 4, Jalan IM 6/1, Bandar Indera Mahkota
25200 Kuantan, Pahang DM
Phone: (60 9) 5721210
Lot 3322, Blok 14, Jalan Sultan Tengah
Petra Jaya
93050 Kuching, Sarawak
Phone: (60 82) 447977
No. 127, Taman Peringatan Petagas
P.O. Box 14890
88859 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Phone: (60 88) 212139
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM)
260, Jalan Ampang
P.O. Box 10150
50908 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 42567033
RRIM Research Station
RRIM Research Station Sungai Buloh
47000 Sg. Buloh, Selangor DE
Phone: (60 3) 61561121
RRIM Research Station Kota Tinggi
Batu 3 ½, Jalan Mawai
81900 Kota Tinggi, Johor DT
Phone: (60 7) 8831277
Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre
Brickendonbury, Hertford SG13 8NL
United Kingdom
Phone: (44 1992) 584966
Membership structure: 225 members (as of 1994).
• Ordinary members: producers, manufacturers' buying agents,
estates' selling agents, brokers, dealers (total 208 as of 1994);
• Associate members: overseas members (total 17 as of 1994).
Products/commodity responsible for:
Natural rubber.
Category:
Commodity board.
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NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY OF MALAYSIA (NCCIM)
Office/postal address:
6A, 6th Floor, Menara BGI
Plaza Berjaya, 12 Jalan Imbi
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 21419600
Fax: (60 3) 21413775
E-mail: enquiry@nccim.org.my
URL: www.nccim.org.my
Year established: 1962
Principal functions:
• To represent the numerous interests of the Malaysian business
community domestically and internationally;
• To promote Malaysian exports and investments abroad;
• to help create a conducive climate in Malaysia for foreign
investors.
• To hold consultative status in dealing with the Government
effecting economic, trade, investment, human resources and
infrastructure development.
Services/activities:
• Organizes seminars, workshops, symposia, conferences,
exhibitions and trade missions abroad;
• Participates in annual dialogues with the Ministry of
International Trade, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Human
Resources, Customs Department, Prime Minister's
Department, Port Klang, Authority Standards and Industrial
Research Institute of Malaysia.
Publication issued:
• Suara NCCIM (quarterly, English).
Membership structure:
NCCIM is an umbrella organization grouping five principal
Malaysian private sector organizations concerned with commerce
and industry. The five NCCIM principal members are:
• Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (MCCM);
• The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
of Malaysia (ACCCIM);
• Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of Malaysia (MAICCI);
• Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MICCI);
• Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
NATIONAL TOBACCO BOARD (NTB)
Office/postal address:
Ibu Pejabat
Lembaga Tembakau Negara
Peti Surat 198
15720 Kota Bharu
Kelantan
Phone: (60 9) 7652933
Fax: (60 9) 7642248
E-mail: ltnm@ltn.gov.my
URL: www.ltn.gov.my
Year established: 1973
Principal functions:
• To restructure the production system in order to increase the
efficiency, productivity and viability of the tobacco industry;
• To provide proper and adequate infrastructure and support
services (such as extension, enforcement and marketing) for
the production of quality tobacco and the orderly growth of the
tobacco industry;
• To promote the development of the upstream and downstream
activities of the tobacco sector;
• To uplift the socio-economic status of the farmers;
• To promote the development of crop integration as an
additional source of income to tobacco farmers in achieving
the objectives of the Tobacco Industry Restructuring Plan.
Services/activities:
• Provides comprehensive extension services, farm
mechanization and transfer of technology (from seed
preparation to marketing activities of cured leaves);
• Provides appropriate research and development (R&D)
support;
• Provides adequate funding and proper financial management;
• Promotes other food crops to be integrated with tobacco as
an additional income for the farmers and maximizing
production resources;
• Stabilizes the industry through a quota system;
• Issues licences to curers, grower curers, cigarette
manufacturers and also registers tobacco farmers;
• Provides enforcement services to ensure that all rules and
regulations of NTB Acts are adhered to;
• Produces and distributes quality tobacco seeds;
• Undertakes enforcement activities to ascertain that all the
rules and regulations and techniques are obeyed by all
sectors, monitors and takes necessary actions in preventing
tobacco smuggling activities;
• Provides effective human resources development and
availability of trained and skilled personnel;
• Coordinates between manufacturers, curers and growers.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (Malay).
• Annual Statistics (Malay/English).
• Quarterly Bulletin (Malay).
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Local branches:
Throughout Malaysia.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Tobacco.
Training:
Courses on tobacco management for curers, farmers and staff.
Courses on integrated crop and livestock management fur curers,
farmers and staff.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Food crops/livestock to be integrated with tobacco.
Category:
Commodity board.
PEPPER MARKETING BOARD
Office/postal address:
Lembaga Lada Malaysia
Lot 1115, Jalan Utama
Tanah Putih
93916, Kuching
Sarawak, Malaysia
P.O. Box: 1653
Phone: (60 82) 331811
Fax: (60 82) 336877, 342690
E-mail: info@mpb.gov.my
URL: www.mpb.gov.my
Year established: 1972
Principal function:
• To be responsible for the statutory grading of all Sarawak
pepper for export, licensing of pepper dealers and exporters,
market promotion, farmers’ development, trading and the
development and promotion of pepper storage, processing
and sterilization facilities.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes market regulation through the licensing of
dealers and exporters;
• Provides market extension through dialogues and visits to
farming communities;
• Conducts domestic and overseas market promotion;
• Provides market information service;
• Undertakes statutory grading of pepper for export;
• Trades in pepper and pepper products;
• Undertakes product development on specialty pepper and
new uses of pepper;
• Provides laboratory and industrial services including
processing, steam treatment, storage and physical forward
market.
Publications issued:
• Pepper Market Bulletin (quarterly).
• Pepper Industry Bulletin (ad hoc).
• Sarawak Pepper Flavours the World (international
cookbook).
Local branches:
BDC Industrial Area
P.O. Box 279, 96107 Sarikei, Sarawak
Phone: (60 84) 654161
Fax: (60 84) 653510
Lot 1152 and 1154, SEDC Industrial Estate
Jalan Teng Kung Sui
P.O. Box 476, 96007 Sibu, Sarawak
Phone: (60 84) 211059
Fax: (60 82) 212033
Sub Lot 2, Lot 160
Undup Land District, Km 189
Jalan Sri Aman/ Serian
95007 Bandar Sri Aman, Sarawak
Phone: (60 83) 322139
Fax: (60 82) 324069
Batu 9, Jalan Kelupu
P.O. Box 74, 96507 Bintangor, Sarawak
Phone: (60 84) 691618
Fax: (60 84) 691544
Lot 659, Jalan Industri
P.O. Box 87, 94707 Serian, Sarawak
Phone: (60 82) 874234
Fax: (60 82) 874234
Lot 3510, Kemena Light Industrial Area
No. 3, Jalan Nyigu, 97000 Bintulu, Sarawak
Phone: (60 86) 336900
Fax: (60 86) 311651
Lot 1208, Midgulf Building
Jalan Permaisuri
P.O. Box 1245, 98008 Miri, Sarawak
Phone: (60 85) 420705
Fax: (60 85) 420745
Km 8, Jalan Tun Razak, Susur Enam
80200 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim
Phone: (60 7) 2352071
Fax: (60 7) 2369872
Products/commodity responsible for:
Pepper and pepper products.
Category:
Commodity board; commodity standard institute; export
marketing board; standard, testing, and inspection body; and
government agency.
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THE PALM OIL REFINERS ASSOCIATION OF
MALAYSIA (PORAM)
Office/postal address
801C/802A, Block B
Executive Suites
Kelana Business Centre
97 Jalan SS7/2
47301 Kelana Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Phone: (60 3) 74920006
Fax: (60 3) 74920128
E-mail: poram@poram.org.my
URL: www.poram.org.my
Year established: 1975
Principal functions:
• To collectively support and enhance the status and interest
of the palm oil refining industry;
• To promote the processing, refining and fractionation of
palm oil and the manufacture of all products and byproducts
therefrom;
• To project an international image of sophistication and
reliability;
• To establish an identity with the public at large as an
organization with an important role to play in Malaysia's
economic development and as an organization responsibly
acting in the interest of the community;
• To be both responsive to the Malaysian Government's
overall socio-economic policies and responsible in this role.
Services/activities:
PORAM and the Government:
Through PORAM, palm oil refiners in Malaysia can act
collectively and in unison to better ensure that the Government
understands and recognizes the needs and problems of the
industry at all times. PORAM is represented in the relevant
government bodies, among which are:
• Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB);
• Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC).
Services to members:
• Provides a continuous flow of valuable information to
members, including market reports, summaries of reports on
trade missions and research reports;
• Keeps members informed of new or amended government
regulations affecting members;
• Handles government contacts and the interpretation to
members of the legislative and administrative actions of
government regulations;
• Provides guidance to members on problems arising from
government regulations and procedures;
• Provides facilities for members to meet and resolve common
problems;
• Provides facilities for arbitration under the auspices of the
Association;
• Publishes newsletters, guidebooks, brochures and other
documents desirable for the promotion and enhancement of
the palm oil refining industry;
• Organizes seminars, workshops and training courses for
members;
PORAM and export promotion:
PORAM assists members in establishing business contacts and
promoting their exports, through a wide range of export
promotion activities such as:
• Receiving trade delegations, receiving trade enquiries and
channeling them to members;
• Organizing trade missions and arranging for members'
participation in government-sponsored missions;
• Making recommendations/proposals to Government aimed at
increasing exports of processed palm oil products.
PORAM and related organizations:
Since its inception, the Association has played significant roles in
enhancing the position of the palm oil refining industry in this
country as well as abroad. PORAM works closely with the
Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), the Malayan Edible Oil
Manufacturers' Association (MEOMA), the Malaysian
Oleochemical Manufacturers Group (MOMG) and The Palm Oil
Millers' Association (POMA).
PORAM is a member of the National Institute of Oilseed Products
(NIOP) and the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations
Ltd (FOSFA International). Together with FOSFA International,
PORAM has jointly issued a contract for Palm Oil Products in
Bulk (CIF) or more widely known as the FOSFA 81 Contract.
PORAM is also a founder member of the ASEAN Vegetable Oils
Club (AVOC) and is currently serving AVOC as its Secretariat.
Membership structure: 16 members, 57 associate members
and supplementary members (subsidiary of full members).
The House of PORAM comprises the Chairman of the
Association and a ruling Management Board. Members of the
Management Board lead the other principal committees which are
responsible for specific areas of activity.
These committees are:
1. Commercial and Technical Committee;
2. Price Settlement Committee;
3. Arbitration Rules Execution Committee;
4. Associate Members Committee.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Palm oil products.
Category:
Trade association.
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MALDIVES ASSOCIATION OF TOURISM INDUSTRY
(MATI)
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, Gadhamoo Building
Boduthakurufaanu Magu
P.O. Box: 2056
Phone: (960) 321701, 326640
Fax: (960) 326641
E-mail: mati@dhivehinet.net.mv
URL: www.mati.com.mv/wb/
Year established: 1982
Principal functions:
• To enhance economic and tourism development;
• To seek membership of all important tourism-related bodies;
• To improve organizational capability in serving the members;
• To make the Association become nationally and
internationally recognized;
• To actively participate in policy formulation and national
development planning activities;
• To enhance MATI's role as liaison between the industry and
government;
• To provide members with relevant information to improve
their performance.
Services/activities:
Organizational development:
• Provides training;
• Conducts studies and research on tourism-related issues;
• Maintains a library and computerized database on tourism;
• Enhances in-house expertise on relevant areas;
• Disseminates information via newsletters, bulletins and
magazines.
Sectoral development:
• Attempts to obtain development finance;
• Undertakes activities to promote tourism;
• Attempts to improve the operation of air travel;
• Increases management capabilities;
• Makes bidding procedures for resort islands more favourable;
• Recommends new laws and regulations and suggests
amendments to existing laws and regulations;
• Promotes environmentally sound solid waste disposal
methods;
• Creates awareness of reef resources management;
• Encourages utilization of ozone friendly appliances;
• Promotes excursion, diving, marine sports, game fishing,
souvenirs, arts and culture, entertainment.
vessels with registered beds in the Ministry of Tourism; travel
agents; airlines’ national carriers; shipping companies; transport
operators; convention organizers; public undertakings; travel
writers; tourist service industries and other organizations or
individuals directly involved in the tourism or travel industry of the
Maldives. Active Members have the right to vote.
The Associate Membership of MATI comprises of: tour operators;
entities, association, societies and corporations; and local chapters
of international tourism organizations, with an interest in the aims
and objectives of MATI. Associate Members do not have the right
to vote.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Tourism promotion: Asia/Pacific and Europe.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
MALDIVES INDUSTRIAL FISHERIES
COMPANYLIMITED
Office/postal address:
Block No. 389
Hilaalee Magu
Maafannu, Malé 20-04
Phone: (960) 3323932
Fax: (960) 3323955
E-mail: info@mifco.com.mv
URL: www.mifco.com.mv
Year established: 1 November 1993
Principal functions:
• To produce and promote niche-branded, internationally
accredited and 100 per cent Maldivian-origin manufactured
products to European and Asian destinations;
• To establish branch offices, agencies and subsidiary companies
for the purpose of overseas trading.
Services/activities:
• Manages a fleet of vessels to allow for and to assist in its day
to day operations.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
Membership structure:
MATI’s membership consists of four classes of members: active
members, associate members, members of honour and any other
class of member as determined to be accepted by the executive
board of MATI.
Active membership is open to organizations and individuals
operating and/or managing tourist resorts hotels, guesthouses and
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MALDIVES TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD
Office/postal address:
3rd Floor H. Aage, 12
Boduthakurufaanu Magu
Malé
Phone: (960) 323228
Fax: (960) 323229
E-mail: mtpb@visitmaldives.com
URL: www.visitmaldives.com
Year established: 1998
Principal functions:
• To strengthen and enhance the exclusive image of the
destination in the source markets;
• To position the Maldives as a ‘premium’ destination
worldwide;
• To achieve the growth targets set for the destination in the
marketing plan for each year;
• To diversify the source markets as well as the market
segments to the destination;
• To undertake market research to monitor the world
economic conditions and travel trends in order to identify
market opportunities;
• To monitor and support the private sector in their operations
to maintain viable bed occupancy levels and to iron out
seasonal fluctuations in visitor arrivals.
Services/activities:
• Promotes the Maldives using various forms of media and
other promotional media.
Publications issued:
• Resort and Hotel Guides.
• Promotional leaflets.
• Statistic reports.
• Market reports.
Offices abroad:
Maldives Government Tourist Information Office
Aschaffenburger Str.
96g, 63500 Seligenstadt, Germany
Phone: (49 6182) 9934 857
Fax: (49 6182) 9934 858
E-mail: info@visitmaldives.de
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
TRADE
Office/postal address:
Ghaazee Building
Ameeru Ahmed Magu
Malé 20-05
Phone: (960) 323668, 3315593
Fax: (960) 323840
E-mail: contact@trademin.gov.mv
URL: www.trademin.gov.mv
Year established: 1982
Principal functions:
• To formulate and implement regulations governing imports
and exports;
• To issue import and export licences;
• To issue licences for sale of imported goods;
• To issue licences for foreign parties who wish to conduct
trading activities in the country;
• To inspect and maintain quality control for dried and salted
fish exported from Maldives;
• To maintain calibration standards;
• To undertake registration of trade marks, shipping marks and
logos;
• To formulate industrial development policy;
• To promote, regulate and facilitate private sector investment;
• To issue licences for fishery activities in the EEZ;
• To undertake registration of local and foreign investment;
• To organize the national industrial exhibition.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publication`:
• Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) for the Maldives.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
The Companies Act of the Republic of Maldives. Law No: 10/96.
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Tourism and fisheries.
Category:
National tourism board; and tourism promotion board.
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MARSHALL ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
Majuro, MH 96960
P.O. Box: 1226
Phone: (69 2) 6252525
E-mail: commerce@ntamar.net
URL: www.majurochamber.net
Year established: 1986
Principal function:
• To develop, encourage, promote and protect the commercial,
professional, financial and general business interest of the
Marshall Islands;
• To promote the civic interest and the general welfare of the
community of the Marshall Islands;
• To extend and promote the trade and commerce and to
develop and protect the industry of the Marshall Islands;
• To encourage the development of the transportation and
communication facilities and the various natural and human
resources of the Marshall Islands;
• To procure and support laws and regulations desirable for the
benefit of business in general;
• To provide a forum for the reflection of sentiments of the
business community regarding matters affecting its interest;
• To promote and preserve the practice by businesspeople and
their employees of sound traditional business ethics.
Publication issued:
• Intertrade.
• Trade View (monthly, English).
• WTCB Directory.
Membership structure:
The Majuro Chamber of Commerce is made up of around 50 local
businesses, which employ approximately 2,000 Marshallese
employees with a reported 15,000 dependents. The Chamber is a
non-political and non-aligned non-governmental organization and
associated with most of the Marshall Island's NGO’s.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
TRADE AND INVESTMENT SERVICES DIVISION
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Resources and Development
Majuro, MH 96960
P.O. Box: 1727, Majuro
Phone: (692) 6253206/4020
Fax: (692) 6257471
E-mail: rndsec@ntamar.net, rmitisd@ntamar.net
URL: www.investinrmi.com
Year established: 1988 (re-established in 2000).
Principal functions:
• To facilitate and promote foreign and domestic investment in
the Marshall Islands;
• To increase awareness domestically and internationally of
the Marshall Islands investment climate, on how to conduct
business in the country and on potential investment
opportunities;
• To assist in the development and improvement of
Marshallese products for exports into foreign markets;
• To support and promote the development of small business
in the Marshall Islands, both product-oriented businesses,
through support for entrepreneurship, particularly among the
move vulnerable and economically disadvantaged
Marshallese Communities.
Services/activities:
Small Business Support Unit:
• Acts as point of information and resources for business and
market opportunity assessment;
• Organizes and conducts small business management
workshops and seminars aimed at skills training, in
collabouration with other agencies involved in business
development;
• Assists in developing business plans, proposals, strategic
workplans;
• Supports businesses in securing business capital, small
business loans, etc.;
• Sets policies, guidelines and standards for the establishment
of microenterprise financing services, in cooperation with
communities, NGOs and the private sector;
• Identifies and assists in the removal of legal and regulatory
barriers to the economic participation of disadvantaged
people;
• Advises the Government on business policies conducive to
private sector growth;
• Conducts regular surveys among the local business
community to determine needs, and respond accordingly;
• Establishes and maintains contacts with other small business
support agencies outside the Marshall Islands;
• Develops cooperative partnerships with the Chamber of
Commerce and other local businesses not represented in the
Chamber;
• Coordinates and cooperates with the local Governments,
Ministry of Internal Affairs, academic institutions and other
relevant bodies on local business development;
• Encourages, supports and undertakes, where necessary,
environmental reviews of business projects, in cooperation
with the Environmental Protection Authority and relevant
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local governments, to ensure no undue harm is caused to the
natural environment.
Trade Promotion Unit:
• Encourages and assists the promotion of Marshallese
produce and products, either in its own right or in
cooperation with any organization involved in exporting;
• Conducts and/or facilitates product and market research;
• Facilitates and participates in trade fairs/missions, both
regional and international, in order to promote ongoing
product development, awareness and support;
• Establishes and maintains a database of export products,
including all trade statistics;
• Identifies new trade opportunities;
• Conducts ongoing product profiles;
• Provides assistance to exporters in the area of customs and
quarantine requirements in overseas markets;
• Facilitates the obtaining of funds for the purposes of trade
development and promotion, including discussion and
negotiation with aid donors;
• Undertakes research into any aspect of domestic trade,
commerce and industry, including the conducting of
surveys, gathering statistics and publishing reports from time
to time;
• Coordinates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
formulating advice for the Government on trade policy;
• Creates and maintains a library of trade-related resources for
use by the general public;
• Coordinates and cooperates with the local governments,
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Environmental Protection
Agency, academic institutions and other relevant bodies on
trade-related activities.
Investment Promotion Unit:
• Establishes an effective and efficient “one-stop shop” for
foreign and domestic investment;
• Coordinates and facilitates investment and trade promotion
with overseas representatives;
• Develops and maintains a Foreign Investment Guide;
• Coordinates with other agencies involved in investment
promotional activities;
• Develops and maintains a national database and tracking
system for foreign investment (Registry of Foreign
Investment);
• Develops and maintains a national Reserve List for foreign
investment;
• Facilitates current investors and visitors in an efficient and
timely manner;
• Develops a list of private sector projects, land and partners
available for foreign investment (industry and sector
profiles);
• Researches and promotes new investment opportunities;
• Establishes a database of potential investors, for use by the
general public;
• Facilitates the further development of an enabling
investment environment through close cooperation with the
Attorney General’s Office on investment policies and
legislation;
• Coordinates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
formulating advice for the Government on investment policy
and legislation;
• Coordinates with the Marshall Islands Development
Authority on the Government’s privatization efforts of
SOEs.
Publications issued:
• National Investment Policy Statement.
• General Guide for Foreign Investors.
Offices abroad:
Ambassador to Fiji
41 Borron Road
P.O. Box 2088
Suva, Fiji
Phone: (679) 387899
Fax: (679) 387115
E-mail: rmisuva@sopacsun.org.fj
Ambassador to the Republic of China
4 th Floor, No. 9-1, Lane 62
Tienmou West Road
Shihlin Taipei
Taiwan Province of China
Phone: (886) 2-2873-4884
Fax: (886) 2-2873-4904
E-mail: rmiembtp@ms41.hinet.net
Ambassador to Japan
Rm. #101, Meiji Park Heights
9-9 Minamimoto-Machi
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 53791701-2
Fax: (81 3) 53791810
E-mail: rmito@din.or.jp
Ambassador to the United States of America
2433 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008, United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 2345414
Fax: (1 202) 2323236
E-mail: info@rmiembassyus.org
Consul General to the United States of America
Suite#103, 1888 Lusitania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813, United States of America
Phone: (1 808) 5457767
Fax: (1 808) 5457211
E-mail: rmiconsulate@aol.com
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
18 th Floor, 800 2 nd Avenue
New York, NY 10017, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 9833040
Fax: (1 212) 9833202
E-mail: rmiun@aol.com
Membership structure:
The Division currently has two employees in its small business
support unit, and two in the trade promotion and investment
promotion units. They are under the supervision of the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Resources and
Development.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All exportable products.
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Training:
Small business development, product development, quality
standards.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Fisheries, tourism, agro-forestry.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Advisory Board Act, 1989.
• Foreign Investment Act, 2000.
Category:
Trade promotion organization; and investment promotion
authority.
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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box PS-12
Palikir
Pohnpei 96941
Phone: (691) 3202646, 3205133
Fax: (691) 3205854
E-mail:
URL:
invest@fsminvest.fm
www.fsminvest.fm
Year established: 1996 (successor of the Department of
Resources and Development, 1979).
Principal functions:
• To coordinate and facilitate commerce, industry, trade,
tourism, investment and banking matters at the national
government level;
• To provide/facilitate technical assistance to the states.
Services/activities:
• Coordinates trade information to the state governments and
chambers of commerce in the states;
• Provides and facilitates technical assistance in industry and
tourism development;
• Promotes investment, tourism and trade opportunities.
Publications issued:
• FSM Statistical Yearbook (periodical, English).
• FSM International Visitor Arrivals; 2002 (periodical,
English).
• The FSM Planning Framework, 2000 (triennially, English).
• FSM Consumer Price Index (annually, English).
• FSM 2000 Population and Housing Census Report
(triennially, English).
• FSM Investment Guide (English).
• Promotional brochures (English/Japanese).
Local branches:
Department of Commerce and Industry
Chuuk State Government
P.O. Box 280
Weno, Chuuk FSM 96942
Phone: (691) 3302552, 3302761
Fax: (691) 3302233
E-mail: ckmedc@mail.fm
Department of Commerce and Industry
Kosrae State Government
P.O. Box 600
Tofol, Kosrae FM 96944
Phone: (691) 3703044, 3703170
Fax: (691) 3702066
E-mail: kosraeci@mail.fm
Pohnpei Foreign Investment Board
P.O. Box 539
Kolonia, Pohnpei FSM 96941
Phone: (691) 3206689
Fax: (691) 3205296
Office of Economic Affairs
Pohnpei State Government
P.O. Box AD
Kolonia, Pohnpei FSM 96941
Phone: (691) 3202712, 3202820
Fax: (691) 3205167
E-mail: oea@mail.fm
Department of Resources and Development
Yap State Government
P.O. Box 336
Colonia, Yap FM 96943
Phone: (691) 3502182
Fax: (691) 3502571
E-mail: jgrd@mail.fm
Offices abroad:
Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
1725 N Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20036
United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 2234383
Fax: (1 202) 2234391
E-mail: fsm@fsmembassy.org
Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
2 nd Floor, Reinanzaka Building
1-14-2, Akasaka 1-Chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 35855456
Fax: (81 3) 35855348
E-mail: fsmemb@fsmemb.or.jp
Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
P.O. Box 15493
Suva, Fiji
Phone: (679) 304180
Fax: (679) 304081
E-mail: fsmsuva@sopacsun.sopac.org.fj
Office of the Federated States of Micronesia Consulate-General
3049 Ualena Street, Suite 908
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
United States of America
Phone: (1 808) 8364775
Fax: (1 808) 8366896
E-mail: fsmcgm@lava.net
Office of the Federated States of Micronesia Consulate-General
P.O. Box 10630
Tamuning, Guam 96931
Phone: (1 671) 6469154-6
Fax: (1 671) 6466320
E-mail: fsmcg@kuentos.guam.net
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Products/commodity responsible for:
The Department, through the Trade and Investment Unit,
promotes the development and export of agricultural and fisheries
products and handicrafts, tourism and business development
through foreign direct investment.
Training:
The Department coordinates and facilitates training for personnel
from both the private and public sectors.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture, fisheries and tourism.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• FSM Foreign Investment Act of 1997, PL. No. 10-49.
• FSM Foreign Investment Regulations, 1998.
• Chuuk State Foreign Investment Act of 1998, CSL No. 4-99-
03.
• Chuuk State Foreign Investment Regulations.
• Kosrae State Foreign Investment Act of 1998, S.L. No. 6-163.
• Kosrae State Foreign Investment Regulations.
• Pohnpei Foreign Investor Permit Act of 1986, as amended,
S.L. No. 4L-98-99.
• Pohnpei States’s Foreign Investment Regulations, 1999.
• Yap State Foreign Investment Act, 2002, Y.S.L. No. 5-72.
• Yap State Foreign Investment Regulations.
Category:
Investment promotion authority; Ministry of Trade; trade
facilitation body; trade fair and exhibition authority; and trade
promotion organization.
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN TRADE
AGENCY (FIFTA)
Office/postal address:
Government Building 11
Sambuu Street, 11
Ulaanbaatar 211238
Phone: (976 11) 326040, 310599
Fax: (976 11) 324076
E-mail: fifta@investmongolia.com
URL: www.investmongolia.com
Year established: 1996
Principal functions:
• To promote and facilitate foreign direct investment and
foreign trade in the country;
• To promote industrial development and export growth;
• To promote Mongolia as a destination for new investment
and business.
Services/activities:
Investment Promotion and Cooperation Division:
• Carries out investment promotion activities in order to
facilitate the adequate image of Mongolian investment and
business environment, including organization of conferences
and workshops on investment opportunities in Mongolia and
bilateral business meetings, hosting business and trade
missions;
• Provides investment matchmaking services to both foreign
and Mongolian investors seeking investment and business
cooperation; to introduce investment projects to foreign
investors;
• Maintains close relations with various government and nongovernment
institutions of Mongolia, as well as foreign
embassies and international organizations;
• Prepares various promotional publications and materials on
the investment and business climate of Mongolia;
• Handles information database on investment and business
climates of countries and regions, as well as on activities of
IPAs and international organizations.
Investment Registration and Facilitation Division which provides
investors with the following three staged services:
• Its pre-registration service focuses on providing investors
with first-hand information, advice and guidance on making
investment and doing business in Mongolia, including
professional assistance in compiling registration documents;
• Its registration service is directed to issue a certificate of
incorporation with foreign investment or representative
office based on investor’s application;
• Its post-registration service concentrates on assistances to
investors in facilitating initial stages of the investment
process and running the business, including supporting
import of capital and equipment, issuing official letter to a
responsible authority for investor’s residency permission and
multiple entry visa to Mongolia, and assisting with guidance
on problems faced by investors at relevant authorities level.
Investment, Project and Business Development Division:
• Provides entrepreneurs with business start-up related
information including on business legal environment,
banking and financing issues, main business costs, site
development, licensing regulations;
• Assists entrepreneurs in developing investment project plans,
better managing financial and human resources and finding
out more about product market;
• Supports entrepreneurs in promoting their products, finding
suitable partners for investment projects and bringing their
requirements to the policymaking level.
• Assists national export companies in increasing their ability
to export to overseas markets by providing in-depth research
and market information;
• Organizes overseas trade exhibitions of national export
products;
• Maintains close relations with international trade promotion
organizations;
• Makes a branding and marketing strategy;
• Manages international market and importers database.
Information and Planning Team of Administration Division:
• Maintains investment database structured by sectors and
countries;
• Makes analysis on investment trend and process investment
statistics;
• Provides information on investment statistics to
governmental or non-governmental organizations, companies
and investors upon request;
• Updates FIFTA website with the latest information on
investment, business and trade environment of Mongolia;
• Does FIFTA Strategic Planning;
• Makes FIFTA quarter and annual reports.
Publications issued:
• Business and Investment Guide for Mongolia.
• Investment Policy Statement.
• Sector Profiles (Compiled comprehensive information on
mining, oil, infrastructure, agro-industry, ICT, tourism).
• Investment Seeking Project Profiles (compiled investment
seeking project profiles in mining, oil, infrastructure, agroindustry,
ICT, tourism sector).
• Mongolian Investment Directory - Business Pages (compiled
information on major companies and corporations operating
in Mongolia).
• Business and Investment-related Laws and Regulations (over
50 laws and regulations translated into English and
compiled).
• “MONGOLIA” brochure.
• FIFTA Brochure.
• FDI Review.
• FIFTA Weekly News.
• Multimedia CD-ROM (containes economic, business and
investment environment of Mongolia, particularly,
investment guide, investment opportunities, laws and
regulations, priority sectors’ information and video
presentation).
Offices abroad:
FIFTA does not have offices abroad, but has several FIFTA
representatives in China, Czech Republic, Germany; Taiwan
Province of China, the United Kingdom and the United States of
America.
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Products/commodity responsible for:
Foreign direct investment; and export items.
Training:
Occasionally conduct various investment, business and trade
promotion seminars and courses.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
The existing Foreign Investment Law of Mongolia imposes
high potential for foreign investment in all sectors of the
economy except in the production of narcotics, guns and
explosives, pornography and running a casino.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law on Foreign Investment, 1990 and subsequently revised
in 1993, 1998 and 2002.
Category:
Investment and trade promotion authority.
MONGOLIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(MBDA)*
Office/postal address:
MBDA
Prime Minister Amar’s Street
Ulaanbaatar 13
Local branches:
Arkhangai Rbac
Phone/fax: (976 133) 221215
Baganuur Rbac
Phone: (976 31) 20422
Fax: (976 121) 1239
Darkhan-Uul Rbac
Phone/fax: (976 137) 224610
Dornod Rbac
Phone: (976 158) 211802
Khovd Rbac
Phone: (976 143) 22210
Fax: (976 143) 21212
Orkhon Rbac
Phone/fax: (976 135) 222627
Selenge Rbac
Phone/fax: (976 136) 223639
E-mail: selengerbac@mongol.net
Sukhbaatar Rbac
Phone: (976 151) 2674
Fax: (976 151) 21209
Khubsgul Rbac
Phone: (976 138) 221021
Fax: (976 138) 221037
Products/commodity responsible for:
P.O. Box:
P.O.-20A, Box-39, Ulaanbaatar
Consultancy and business services.
Phone: (976 11) 311150
Fax: (976 11) 311092
E-mail: mbda@mongol.net
Year established: 1994
Principal functions:
• To coordinate and bridge between the private sector and
government organizations;
• To provide advice, consultancy, information and training to
private enterprises, foreign companies and international
agencies.
Services/activities:
• Delivers business consultancy on management, marketing
and financing;
• Conducts marketing research;
• Prepares business plan, SWOT analysis;
• Identifies foreign partners for Mongolian companies,
establishes contacts;
• Negotiates with banks, assists in the loan applications;
• Provides business information;
• Organizes business meetings and training workshops.
Training:
• Business English courses (basic, intermediate and advanced);
• Managers’ training programme (EU);
• MBA outreach programme in cooperation with Maastricht
School of Management.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Small and medium enterprises.
• Sectors: food, agriculture, wool and cashmere processing,
leather processing
Category:
Industrial promotion; and training/research institute.
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MONGOLIAN NATIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (MNCCI)
Office/postal address:
J. Sambuu Street 11
Ulaanbaatar 211238
Phone: (976 11) 312501, 327176, 323974
Fax: (976 11) 324620, 312501
E-mail: chamber@mongolchamber.mn,
odonchimeg@mongolchamber.mn,
orgil@mongolchamber.mn
URL: www.mongolchamber.mn
Year established: 2 July 1960
Principal functions:
• To render overall business services to its members and nonmembers;
• To develop dialogue/partnership with the Government and
its institutions on creating a sound business environment;
• To arbitrate foreign trade disputes;
• To certify foreign trade documentation;
• To register patents and trademarks;
• To organize domestic and international exhibitions and fairs.
Services/activities:
• Renders overall business services to its members and nonmembers;
• Operates public-private sector counseling committees;
• Operates bilateral economic cooperation committees;
• Develops dialogue and partnership with the Government and
its institutions on creating a sound business environment;
• Arbitrates foreign trade disputes;
• Inspects export and import goods on a neutral basis;
• Certifies foreign trade documentation;
• Registers patents and trademarks;
• Promotes export and SMEs;
• Organizes domestic and international exhibitions and fairs;
• Sends and hosts business missions;
• Exchanges business and investment information;
• Promotes public relations with the media and member
companies;
• Conducts training, seminars and conferences.
Publications issued:
• Arbitration in Mongolia, 2006.
• Bureaucracy index 2006.
• Business and development bulletin (monthly).
• Business and investment guide.
• Business education series (overall 67 series).
• Business guide for foreign investors and traders 2006 ( CD-
ROM).
• Business Times Newspaper (weekly, Mongolian).
• Cleaner production pre-assessment reports.
• Consumer confidence index 2002 (English).
• Corruption in Business 2002.
• Economic overview of Mongolia (annually,
English/Mongolian).
• Energy efficiency and cleaner production assessment guide.
• Foreign and domestic survey of agricultural products (twice
a year, Mongolian).
• Green paper of Trade and Industry 2007.
• Inspiring Mongolia newsletter (twice a year).
• Issues of development economy (quarterly, Mongolian).
• Market surveys.
• Metal, Mineral and Raw Material (twice a year, Mongolian).
• MONPRO e-bulletin (monthly).
• Quick scan report on energy efficiency.
• “White Book” on foreign trade (annually, Mongolian).
Local branches:
Arkhangai Province; Bayankhongor Province; Bayan-Ulgii
Province; Darkhan city; Dornod Province; Dundgobi Province;
Erdenet city; Govi-Altai Province; Huvsgul Province; Khenti
Province; Khovd Province; Ovorkhangai Province; Selenge
Province; Tuv Province; Uvs Province and Zavkhan.
Offices abroad:
Davaasuren GALTBAATAR
No. 2, Xiu Shui Beijie
Jian Guo Men Wai,
100600 Beijing, China
Phone: (86 10) 85591433
Fax: (86 10) 85751433
Mobile: (86 13) 466781500
E-mail: gabaya2000@yahoo.com
Tseeuren BINDERIYA
Dietzgenstrasse 31
13156, Berlin, Germany
Phone: (49 30) 53663740
Fax: (49 30) 38100554
Mobile: (49 17) 6201100338
E-mail: mnccigermany@online.de
Ulambayar ULZIINYAM
6 th Floor, Yokohama, World Porters
2-1 Shinko 2 Chome, Naka-ku
Yokohama 231-0001, Japan
Phone: 045 2222061
Fax: 045-2222062
Choiljilsuren ERDENBCHIMEG
Blk.668, Hougang Ave8, # 03-713
530668 Singapore
Phone: 6597373298
Fax: 6563879589
E-mail: respect1@pacific.net.sg
Munkhuu ENKHBAATAR
52 Chemin des Coudriers
1209 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: (41 22) 7888172
E-mail: enhbaatar.m@magicnet.mn
Agvaantseden BAT-ULZII
Espce Louise 18
1050 Bruxels, Belgium
Phone: (32 25) 125537
Fax: (32 23) 740989
E-mail: batulzii@magicnet.mn
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Damba ENKHTUYA
c. buty 7, Landova 1014/15
16300 Praha-Repy Prague, Czech Republic
Mobile: (420) 602174371
Fax: (420) 235312506
E-mail: mtteamcz@czn.cz
Luvsandash ERDENESUVD
Miklosvolgyi Zsoltne
Ond vezer u, 4. III.11
2800 Tatabanya, Hungary
Phone (36 34) 789491
Fax: (36 34) 789491
E-mail: erdenesuvd@freemail.hu
Representative in Turkey
Phone: (90 21) 253165-78
Fax: (90 21) 22917595
Mobile: (90 53) 56753631
E-mail: ulaanaat@yahoo.com
Zagdaa ALTANKHUYAG
Bulivar StroiPhoneei 45
Memerovo 650056, Russian Federation
Phone: (38 42) 736724
Fax: (38 42) 734231
E-mail: altaiz@magicnet.mn
Banzragch MANALSUREN
Ul. Lapina 17-1
Irkutsk 664003, Russian Federation
Phone: (39 52) 243667
Fax: (39 52) 335066
Products/commodity responsible for:
Trade and industry promotion service.
Training:
• Courses on management, marketing, finance and economy
for domestic Mongolian businesspersons;
• Training of director’s assistant;
• Training of professional secretary.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agro and food industry sector, bio-eco production, infrastructure
sector, tourism sector, information and communication technology
sector and other sectors.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Law, 1993 (amendments in 1998 and
2002).
• Foreign Trade Arbitration Law, 2003.
• The Law of Chamber of Commerce, 1995.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion; inspection
institution; trade facilitation body; trade fair and exhibition
authority; training/research institute; and business, export and
investment promotion agency.
Ravdan BAYASGALAN
Kejabe Street Norfolk Toers
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: (25 42) 522640
Fax: (25 42) 623965
E-mail: msraeb1@yahoo.com
Tsedensodnom TSOGTSAIKHAN
Artioma str. 77
04050 Kiev 50, Ukraine
Phone: (38 044) 5314310
Fax: (38 044) 2447225
Mobile: (38 050) 3107944
E-mail: tsogo@dlkiev.relc.com
Nowon-gu
Opian office No. 1312
Sangge-dong 1258, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Phone: (82 31) 9012690
Mobile: (82 10) 48799959
E-mail: bat_batgerel@yahoo.com
Mashlai BATJARGAL
Ul. Konstancinska 5 ml 19
02-942 Warszawa, Poland
Phone: (48 22) 8425169
Fax: (48 22) 6317758
E-mail: batjargalm2001@yahoo.com
Membership structure: Over 1500 members including private
and public companies.
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MYANMAR
DIRECTORATE OF INVESTMENT AND COMPANY
ADMINISTRATION*
Office/postal address:
653/691, Merchant Street
Pabedan Township
Yangon
Phone: (95 1) 372855, 372052, 377053, 377104
Fax: (95 1) 254660
E-mail: DICA.NPED@mptmail.net.mm
Year established: 1993
Principal functions:
• To coordinate foreign and local promotion to invest in
Myanmar;
• To appraise the investment proposal and submit to the
Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) and higher
authorities;
• To monitor and report the performance of the permitted
enterprises to MIC;
• To register and administer limited companies, joint ventures,
partnerships and business associations;
• To coordinate with international and regional organizations
regarding trade and investment affairs.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture sector; agro-supportive industries, export-oriented
industries; petrochemical industries; natural resource-based
industries; and labour-intensive export-oriented industries.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Union of Myanmar Foreign Investment Law, 1988.
• Procedures relating to the Union of Myanmar Foreign
Investment Law, 1988.
• Myanmar Citizens Investment Law, 1994.
• Procedures Relating to Myanmar Citizens Investment Law,
1994.
• Myanmar Companies Act, 1914.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
DIRECTORATE OF TRADE
(Ministry of Commerce)
Office/postal address:
Building No. 3
Nay Pyi Taw
Phone: (95 67) 408234, 408244
Fax: (95 67) 408243
E-mail: dotdg@commerce.gov.mm, dotddg@commerce.gov.mm
Year established: 1984
Principal functions:
• To collect, process and disseminate trade information;
• To establish contacts with foreign buyers;
• To provide technical assistance to State economic and private
enterprises.
Services/activities:
• Disseminates current information on trade development;
• Organizes seminars and workshops;
• Replies to queries received by telephone, correspondence and
personal visits;
• Circulates a fortnightly trade information newsletter.
Publication issued:
• Trade News (monthly, Myanmar/English).
• Commerce Journal (weekly, Myanmar).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agro-based industries.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Union of Myanmar Foreign Investment Law, 1988.
• State-owned Economic Enterprises Law, 1989.
Category:
Ministry of Trade; trade facilitation body, trade fair and exhibition
authority; and trade promotion organization.
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UNION OF MYANMAR FEDERATION OF
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(UMFCCI)
Office/postal address:
No.29, Min Ye Kyawswa Road
Lanmadaw Township, Yangon
Phone: (95 1) 214344, 214345, 214346, 214347, 214348,
214349
Fax: (95 1) 214484
E-mail: umcci@mptmail.net.mm
URL: www.umfcci.com.mm
Year established: 1 April 1999 (formerly: Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, since 1919).
Principal functions:
• To participate in the implementation of the four economic
objectives of the State;
• To participate in efforts for national economic development;
• To safeguard the interest of private business sector;
• To cooperate with the State in economic and social
activities;
• To lead and cooperate with the business associations;
• To act as a bridge between the State and the private sector;
• To support for more competitiveness of SMEs and SMIs;
• To lead the Myanmar business community into the
globalized economy.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes activities to promote trade, industry and
investment.
Publication issued:
• Business (monthly, Myanmar/English).
Local Branches:
• Divisional chambers in Yangon, Mandalay, Sagaing,
Magway, Bago East, Bago West, Ayeyarwady and
Tanintharyi;
• State chambers in Kayin State, Mon State, Rakhine State,
Northern Shan State, Southern Shan State, Kachin State,
Kayah State and Chin State.
Membership structure: 11,527 members (April 2003).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Investment is encouraged for promotion and expansion of
exports; exploitation of natural resources which require heavy
investment; and acquisition of high technology.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The Union of Myanmar Foreign Investment Law, 1988.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF ISLAND DEVELOPMENT AND
INDUSTRY*
Office/postal address:
Government Offices
Aiwo District
Phone: (674) 4443191
Fax: (674) 4443791
Year established: 1968
Principal function:
To administer:
• Telecommunications;
• Lands and surveying;
• Phosphate industry;
• Trade and investment promotion;
• Media and news production centre;
• Fisheries and marine resources authority;
• Agriculture and forestry development;
• Government printery;
• Environment;
• Development projects;
• Culture and tourism.
Publication issued:
Nauru Bulletin (weekly, English).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Transport, communications, real estate, trade, culture and tourism,
fisheries, science and small-scale industries.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Foreign Trust, Estates and Wills Act, 1972.
Nauru Corporation Act, 1972.
Categories:
Industrial promotion; investment promotion authority; Ministry of
Trade; national productivity centre; state trading organization; trade
association; and trade promotion organization.
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BHAKTAPUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (BCCI)*
Office/postal address:
Bhaktapur Industrial District
Byasi 15
P.O. Box: 01, Bhaktapur
Phone: (977 1) 6611348, 6614851
Fax: (977 1) 6612607
E-mail: bcci@wlink.com.np
URL: www.bccinepal.org
Year established: 1966
Principal function:
• To promote economic, trade and industrial development.
Services/activities:
• Business advocacy;
• Business development services;
• Provides and disseminates business information;
• Organizes trade fairs, trade fair participation;
• Trade delegations;
• Export promotion;
• Business Membership Organization (BMO) Promotion
Centre;
• Product Display Centre;
• Handicraft Village.
Publications issued:
• Newsletter (monthly, Nepali).
• Business Directory (biennial, English).
Membership structure:
536 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Service for members and non-members businesses of the country
and abroad.
Training:
Export promotion; Chamber management; Business management;
Taxation/accountancy; ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Tourism; handicraft development; and modernization of
agriculture.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 1992.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
FEDERATION OF NEPALESE CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (FNCCI)
Office/postal address:
Pachali Shahid Shukra FNCCI Milan Marg
Teku, Kathmandu
P.O. Box: 269, Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 262061, 262218, 244758, 266889
Fax: (977 1) 261022, 262007
E-mail: fncci@mos.com.np
URL: www.fncci.org
Year established: 1965
Principal functions:
• To promote business and industry while protecting the rights
and interests of business and industrial communities;
• To act as a catalyst for business and industrial development;
• To advise Government in formulation and execution of
business and industry policies, acts and programmes;
• To foster cooperation with national/foreign organizations;
• To provide up-to-date information services;
• To create awareness and support for quality, environment,
industrial relations, corporate governance, social
responsibility, HIV/AIDS, child labour, etc.
Services/activities:
• Represents private sector in national/international forums;
• Prepares recommendations for promoting exports and
investment;
• Promotes joint ventures by organizing foreign investment
promotion meetings;
• Promotes participation in national/international trade fairs
and exhibitions;
• Promotes better industrial relations;
• Provides expertise, information and research services;
• Strengthens local chambers and associations;
• Promotes entrepreneurship;
• Provides "One-Stop Service” to its members;
• Conducts trainings and workshops on chamber management,
information exchange, documentation, industrial relations,
productivity, agro-entrepreneurship, quality management,
environment, etc.
Publications issued:
• Directory of Members (biannual, English).
• FNCCI Newsletter (monthly, Nepali).
• Journal of Industry and Trade.
• Nepal and the World - A Statistical Profile (annually).
• News and News (monthly, English).
Membership structure: 531 members (90 District and/or
Municipality level chambers; 64 commodity and/or sectoral
associations; 367 leading public and private sector undertakings; 10
bi-national chambers).
Training:
Organizes training/workshops/seminars on a regular basis.
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Category:
Chamber of commerce.
FEDERATION OF WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS
ASSOCIATIONS OF NEPAL (FWEAN)
Office/postal address:
Anam Nagar Junction
Ramshah Path
Kathmandu Nepal
Philippines 2330
Phone: (977-1) 2003080
E-mail: info@fwean.org.np
URL: www.fwean.org.np
Year established: 2002
Principal functions:
• To strengthen the practical and technical skills of women
entrepreneurs through the application of basic training on
information and communication technologies;
• To engage in capacity building of partner organizations to
provide business development services to women
entrepreneurs;
• To serve the purpose of a long-distance and continuing
education for women in the SME sector entrepreneurs;
• To create conditions conducive for business partnerships,
trade collaboration and technology cooperation to meet the
challenge of global competition in the New Economy.
Services/activities:
• Provides Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) training courses for women entrepreneurs;
• Provides virtual product exhibition to project’s beneficiaries
through the WINNER website in promoting their products
and services;
• Provides support to project beneficiaries through business
matching activities such as linking businesses with potential
customers;
Publications issued:
• For a full list of papers and reports, please refer to <
http://www.winner-tips.org/article/frontpage/1>
Category:
Non-profit organization assisting in capacity building for women
entrepreneurs.
NEPAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
Research Section
Chamber Bhawan
Kantipath
Kathmandu
P.O. Box: 198, Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 4230947
Fax: (977 1) 4229998
E-mail: chamber@wlink.com.np
URL: www.nepalchamber.org
Year established: 1952 (non-profit organization promotion
industrial and commercial development).
Principal functions:
• To foster positive relationships between the trading
community and industrialists;
• To develop links with all commercial, industrial and other
similar associations abroad;
• To organize trade fairs;
• To issue certificate of origin;
• To establish or encourage establishment of academic
technical management, and to organize, workshops, training,
seminar and research programme;
• Arbitration.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• A Guide on Import and Export Procedures and
Documentation.
• Chamber News (monthly, English).
• Chamber Patrika.
• NCC Trade Directory Millennium 2000 (English).
• Trade Secrets: The Export Answer Book for Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises, 2001.
Local branch:
NCC Airport Office
Sinamangal, Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 4499830
Fax: (977 1) 4499831
Membership structure: 1,600 registered members and
12,000 enrolled members (life member, ordinary member,
affiliated member, honorary member).
Training:
• Business management, salsesmanship, export-import
procedure and documentation;
• Training on organic product, herbal picking and processing.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Medium- and large-scale industries such as hydropower, tourism,
agro-processing industries, telecommunication and IT.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign investment and one window policy, Industrial
enterprises Act, 1992 (amended).
• Enterprises Act, 1992.
• Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Trade Policy,
1992 (amended).
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• Nepal Company Act, 1964 (amended).
• Trade Policy, 1992.
• Immigration rules, 1994, etc.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
NEPAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION (NIDC)
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 10
Durbar Marga
Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 4228322
Fax: (977 1) 4227428
E-mail: nidc@wlink.com.np
URL: www.nidc.org.np
Year established: 1959
Principal function:
Local branches:
Eastern Regional Office
Mahendra Chowk
Biratnagar, Koshi Zone
Phone: (977 21) 24634, 25304
Western Regional Office
Prithvi Chok, Pokhara
Gandaki Zone
Phone: (977 61) 20518, 20083
Mid-Western Regional Office
Surkhet Road, Nepalgunj
Bheri Zone
Phone: (977 81) 520203
Fax: (977 81) 521430
Far-Western Regional Office
Chatakpur, Dhanagadhi
Seti Zone
Phone: (997 91) 21203, 21603
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
• To provide technical and financial assistance to small,
medium and large industrial enterprises in the private sector.
Services/activities:
• Provides loan facilities for the establishment, operation,
modernization, diversification, expansion and improvement
in productivity of enterprises;
• Engages in the establishment of industries and purchases
their shares and debentures or underwrites these;
• Acts as a guarantor in favour of debtor industry for loans
from local and foreign banks/financial institutions;
• Makes available loans to the industries on the basis of cofinancing
with banks or other financial institutions jointly or
separately;
• Extends loans against hypothecation of movable or
immovable property of raw materials or semi-finished goods
of the industries;
• Extends loans to industries against title deed of the property,
bills of exchange, promissory notes, shares and debentures
of a limited company or bonds issued by the Government as
additional security;
• Purchases and sells shares, debentures or bonds of the
industrial enterprises incorporated as a public limited
company through an institution recognized for security
exchange in accordance with existing laws of Nepal;
• Engages in studies, research, surveys, analyses in connection
with the establishment and operation of industries;
• Mobilizes necessary capital and provides banking facilities,
subject to the provisions of the existing Commercial Bank
Act, for industrial promotion.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English).
• NIDC Bulletin (irregular, English).
• Doing Business in Nepal.
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NEPAL RASTRA BANK
Office/postal address:
Central Office
Baluwatar
Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 419804/5/7
Fax: (977 1) 414553, 410159
E-mail: ofg@nrb.org.np
URL: www.nrb.org.np
Year established: 1956
Principal function:
• To enhance economic development through the issuance of
currency notes, maintenance of stability in the exchange rate
of the Nepalese currency and mobilization of capital.
Services/activities:
• Issues currency notes and coins;
• Acts as the controller of foreign exchange;
• Determines monetary and credit policies and supervises
compliance thereof;
• Undertakes the Government's public debt management;
• Acts as banker as well as economic adviser to the
Government;
• Discharges other functions such as providing financial
assistance to concerned institutions in the form of agricultural
and industrial loans, collecting price statistics, providing
training to personnel involved in banking and finance,
undertaking research in relevant areas, investing in shares and
debentures of different financial institutions in order to
strengthen their financial position, etc.
Dhangarhi Branch
Dhangarhi
Phone: (977 91) 21623
Fax: (977 91) 21322
Janakpur Branch
Janakpur
Phone: (977 41) 20362, 20182
Fax: (977 41) 20302
Kathmandu Banking Office
Thapathali, Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 248900 to 4
Fax: (977 1) 227378
Nepalgunj Branch
Nepalgunj
Phone: (977 81) 20110, 20683
Fax: (977 81) 20226
Pokhara Branch
Pokhara
Phone: (977 61) 20115, 20194
Fax: (977 61) 21561
Siddharthanagar Branch
Siddharthanagar
Phone: (977 71) 20344, 20295
Fax: (977 71) 20189
Category:
Banks.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Commercial Banking Statistics.
• Economic Report.
• Main Economic Indicators (monthly).
• Macroeconomic Indicators of Nepal (yearly).
• Quarterly Economic Bulletin.
• A Policy Research Report on Optimal Number Determination
or Regulatory Reform (July 2007).
• A Glimpse of Nepal's Macroeconomic Situation (2006)
• Other occasional research and survey publications.
Local branches:
Biratnagar Branch
Biratnagar
Phone: (977 21) 22590, 22052, 26522
Fax: (977 21) 26519
Birgunj Branch
Birgunj
Phone: (977 51) 22598, 22053, 21991
Fax: (977 051) 21902
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RASTRIYA BANIJYA BANK*
Central Office
Singhdarbar Plaza
Ramshah Path
Kathmandu
Phone: (977 1) 4252595
Fax: (977 1) 4252931
E-mail: rbb.info@rbb.com.np
URL: www.rbb.com.np
Year established: January 1966
Principal functions:
• To accept deposits;
• To grant loans and advances;
• To invest in government securities, treasury bills, debentures,
shares, etc.;
• To establish letter of credit;
• To perform government transactions in those areas where
there is the absence of Nepal Rastra Bank (central bank);
• To undertake other services including issuing and purchasing
travellers’ cheques, buying and selling foreign currencies,
remitting funds;
• To provide banking services in rural areas and provide credit
to small business enterprises under the Priority Sector Credit
Programme.
Services/activities:
• Provides banking services;
• Provides technical guidance and financial assistance under the
following programmes:
- Intensive banking programme,
- Banking with the poor,
- Production credit for rural women,
- Microcredit project for women,
- Biogas programme, non-polluted electric vehicle.
Publications issued:
• RBB Newsletter (monthly, English/Nepali).
• Balance Sheet (annual, English/Nepali).
• Statistical Bulletin (quarterly, English).
• Upahar (journal, English/Nepali).
Biratnagar Branch
Biratnagar, Koshi Zone
Phone: 22431, 22451, 26582
Fax: 30207
Birgunj Branch
Birganj, Narayani Zone
Phone: 22780, 22590
Fax: 22080
Main Branch Office, Kathmandu
Bishal Bazaar Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone
Phone: 223794, 220138, 222437
Fax: 228337
Nepalgunj Branch
Nepalgunj, Bheri Zone
Phone: 20161, 20309
Fax: 21513
Pokhara Branch
Pokhara, Kaski, Gandaki Zone
Phone: 20084, 21100
Fax: 20084
Rani Branch
Mills Area Rani
Biratnagar, Koshi Zone
Phone: 22432, 24561
Fax: 26685
Offices abroad:
Agencies have been established with major banks throughout the
money market in the world.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture, tourism, etc.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Foreign Investment Act.
Category:
Financing organization.
Local branches:
There are 164 branches located in various parts of the country as
well as 24 exchange centres and 8 supervision offices.
Bhadrapur Branch
Bhadrapur, Mechi Zone
Phone: 20193, 21109
Fax: 20061
Bhairahawa Branch
Bhairahawa, Lumbini Zone
Phone: 20136, 20321
Fax: 22302
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TRADE AND EXPORT PROMOTION CENTRE
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 825
Phone: (977 1) 5525348, 5525362,5525348
Fax: (977 1) 5525464
E-mail: info@tepc.gov.np
URL: www.tepc.gov.np,
www.himalayantradepointkathmandu.com
Year established: 2006
Principal functions:
• To advise the Government of Nepal in formulating the
policies needed for developing and expanding trade and
export of the country;
• To promote the national economy by developing and
expanding trade;
• To organize trade fairs and exhibitions at national and
international level for the promotion of trade;
• To expand national and international markets for agro and
non-agro products produced in rural areas and thereby assist
in poverty alleviation through the development of the rural
economy;
• To organize programmes by coordinating the bodies
concerned with a view to increasing the production of
exportable products,
• To identify markets for exportable products and thereby to
provide support for trade diversification;
• To establish institutions for export promotion and trade
diversification and to provide necessary support to the
established institutions;
• To exchange technical cooperation on import, export and
trade management amongst foreign countries and
international organizations/institutions for upgrading the
quality of exportable products;
• To design appropriate programmes so as to attract
investment for export-oriented and import-substitution
projects at national and international level;
• To collect trade-related information and knowledge-based
matter and to perform tasks relating thereto as an
information-pool;
• To identify the problems arisen in foreign trade and provide
the Government of Nepal with advice for the solution
thereof;
• To provide support for market testing of exportable goods;
• To organize buyers-sellers meet at national and international
level and conduct various types of seminars, workshops and
trainings;
• To simplify quality control, insurance, transportation, among
others of exportable goods and services and to provide
support for promotion and enhancement of other services
related to the export business.
Services/activities:
• Advises the Government of Nepal on trade-related matters
and formulates trade policies to promote and expand trade
and exports of the country;
• Identifies new exportable products and undertakes market
exploration;
• Conducts quality improvement of traditional as well as new
exportable products;
• Organizes, coordinates and arranges the participation in
national as well as international trade fair/exhibitions,
including single country trade fairs and product development
events, etc.;
• Maintains the trade data bank through field surveys, study
tours and acquisition of trade-related information through
various sources and disseminates information;
• Uses a partnership approach in working with the private and
public sectors in promoting and developing trade and exports
of Nepal;
• Organizes and arranges export and trade-related workshops,
seminars and training programmes;
• Publishes overseas trade statistics, bulletin, company and
product profiles, brochures and annual reports, etc.;
• Organizes and arranges activities like buyer-seller meetings
and product development pilot schemes;
• Operates trade point programme.
Publications issued:
• A Glimpse of Nepal’s Foreign Trade, 2006.
• Export Directory of Nepal, 2006.
• Nepal Export Trade Directory, 2006.
• Nepal Overseas Trade Statistics (annually, latest 2005/2006).
• Nepal Trade and Transit Agreements (irregularly).
• Nepal Trade Bulletin (quarterly).
• Profile of Nepalese Gold and Silver Jewellery, 2005.
• Profile of Nepalese Hand Knitted Woolen Carpets, 2005.
• Profile of Nepalese Handicraft Products, 2005.
• Profile of Nepalese Leather Goods, 2005.
• Profile of Nepalese Pashmina Products, 2005.
• Profile of Nepalese Ready-made Garments, 2005.
• Profile of Nepalese Semi-Precious Stones of Nepal, 2005.
• Vyapar Prabardhan Samachar Sewa (monthly, Nepali).
• List of Exportable and Potential Products of Nepal.
• Survey studies and reports.
• Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TEPC) brochure.
Local branch:
Eastern Regional Office
Biratnagar, P.O. Box 14
Phone: (977 1) 21522054
Fax: (977 1) 21526350
E-mail: tpcbrt@nns.com.np
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
All industries except defence-related industries, cigarettes and bidi,
and alcohol (excluding 100 per cent export- oriented).
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Arbitration Act, 2038 (1981).
• Bonus Act, 2039 (1980).
• Company Act, 2053 (1997).
• Contract Act, 2056 (2000).
• Customs Act, 2019 (1962).
• Development Bank Act, 2052 (1995).
• Environment Protection Act, 2053 (1997).
• Environment Protection Regulation, 2054.
• Essential Services Act, 2014 (1958).
• Excise Act, 2058 (2001).
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• Export Import Control Act, 2034 (1978).
• Financial Act, 2059 (2002).
• Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 2019 (1962).
• Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 2049
(1992).
• Income Tax Act 2058 (2002).
• Income Tax Rules, 2059 (2002).
• Industrial Enterprise Act, 2049 (1992).
• Industrial Policy, 1992.
• Labour Act, 2048 (1992).
• Labour Rules, 2050 (1994).
• Mountaineering Rules, 2036 (1980).
• Patent, Design and Trade Mark Act, 2022 (1965).
• Tourism Act, 2035 (1978).
• Travel and Trekking Agency Rules, 2037 (1981).
• Value Added Tax Act, 2052 (1996).
• Value Added Tax Rules, 2053 (1997).
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF
NEW CALEDONIA
Office/postal address:
15, Rue de Verdun
98849 Noumea Cedex
P.O. Box:
M3
Phone: (68 7) 243100
Fax: (68 7) 243131
E-mail: cci@cci.nc
URL: www.cci-nc.com
Year established: 1879
Principal function:
• To inform, advise and guide the management of industrial and
commercial enterprises;
• To represent companies by giving advice to the Government
in the areas of laws, decrees and regulations on commerce,
industry, services, tariffs and tax collection;
• To train members;
• To manage infrastructure: the chamber runs the international
airport of Nouméa-La Tontouta and the airports of Magenta
and the Pins Islands.
Services/activities:
Provides services in the following areas:
• Commerce;
• Commercial monitoring;
• Industry;
• Services and tourism;
• Foreign trade;
• Company coordination;
• Documentation;
• Communication.
Immeuble Auguste Henriot
RT1 P.O. Box 434
Kone 98860
Phone: (68 7) 472043, 413126
Fax: (68 7) 473378
E-mail: kne@cci.nc
Immeuble administratif
Rue Baudoux
Koumac
Phone: (68 7) 423615
Fax: (68 7) 423615
E-mail: kmc@cci.nc
PO Box 23
Poindimie 98822
Phone: (68 7) 427474
Fax: (68 7) 427458
E-mail: pdm@cci.nc
Membership structure: 8456 Members, of which 3269
represent the commercial sector, 3649 the service sector and 1538
the industrial sector (in 2004).
Products/commodity responsible for:
International airport of Nouméa-La Tontouta and the airports of
Magenta and the Pins Islands.
Training:
Members are trained according to their needs, the areas of focus are:
• Continuing vocational training (FPC);
• Apprentice training centre (CFA);
• School of management and commerce (EGC).
Category:
Chamber of Commerce.
Publication issued:
• Aéroport international de Nouméa-la Tontouta. Rapport
d’activité 2004.
• CCInfo (bi-monthly, French).
• Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Rapport d’activité 2004.
• Investor’s Guide to New Caledonia.
• La chambre de commerce et d’industrie. Le réseau au service
des entreprises calédoniennes (French/English).
• Various guides on doing business, on regulations, etc.
(French).
Local Branches:
Rue Duvergier
P.O. Box 88
Bourail 98870
Phone: (68 7) 441190, 441744
fax: (68 7) 441480
E-mail: brl@cci.nc
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY
AND FISHERIES (DAFF)
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 74
Alofi
Phone: (683) 4032
Fax: (683) 4010, 4079
E-mail: tomanogi_t@yahoo.com
Year established: 1956
Services/activities:
• Liaises with market growers regarding the possible export of
produce and methods of production;
• Undertakes quality control and quality assurance services for
fresh produce exports;
• Provides technical advice to the food-processing industries
concerning process control and quality aspects.
Publication issued:
• DAFF Newsletter (bi-monthly, English/Niuean).
Products/commodity responsible for:
• All processed food and some fresh produce (taros,
coconut and yams).
Category:
Commodity board.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT*
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 42
Alofi
Phone: (683) 4200, 4224 to 25
Fax: (683) 4232
Year established:
departments).
Principal function:
1984 (formerly: two separate government
• To undertake planning and development for the Government.
Services/activities:
• Acts as housing authority;
• Handles external affairs;
• Undertakes trade and marketing;
• Undertakes planning and projects;
• Advises on transport policy;
• Undertakes business development and loans;
• Handles tourism development.
Publications issued:
• Agriculture Newsletter (quarterly, English/Niuean).
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) (quarterly, English).
• Tohi Tala Niue (TFN) (weekly, English/Niuean).
• Tourism Newsletter (monthly, English).
Offices abroad:
Niue Consular Office
P.O. Box 68 541, Newton
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: (64 9) 774081, 389720
Fax: (64 9) 389720
2 nd Floor, Samoa House
283, Karangahape Road
Auckland, New Zealand
Products/commodity responsible for:
Handicrafts, honey, fresh vegetables and fruit, root crops.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
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COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(CDA)
Office/postal address:
Saipan MP 96950
P.O. Box: 502149
Phone: (670) 2346245
Fax: (670) 2347144
Email:
URL:
administration@cda.gov.mp
www.cda.gov.mp
Year established: 1985
Principal functions:
• To provide economic loan funds to private and public
sectors for economic development;
• To provide aid for the financing of capital improvement
projects undertaken by the Commonwealth and its
autonomous agencies;
• To serve as the Northern Marianas development bank.
Services/activities:
• Acts as the financial advisor to all Government agencies and
concurs on all public debts of the Commonwealth;
• Aims to increase the capital market-funding base for
Government and public capital improvement through bond
floatation;
• Pursues financing sources to expand its base for direct loans
and technical assistance to the Government for its current
and future programs;
• Restructures debts and provides loan guarantees through
private lending institutions to provide funding for new and
on-going development projects;
• Supports marine, agricultural and commercial activities
through its loan programs;
• Offers technical assistance to existing businesses, thereby
ensuring that clients are equipped with information and
skills to cope with dramatic economic shifts;
• Continues to assess means of improving business and
investment activities for the islands.
Publications issued:
• Economic Indicators Series (quarterly).
• Annual report.
• Setting Up Business in the CNMI: A Guide for Investors.
Local branches:
Tinian Office in the King’s Plaza, San Jose Village and Rota
Office in BP Building, Songsong Village.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Public Law 12-32: Investment Incentive Act of 2000.
Category:
Bank.
SAIPAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
CK, Saipan MP 96950
P.O. Box: 500806
Phone: (16 70) 2337150
Fax: (16 70) 2337151
E-mail: executive@saipanchamber.com
URL: www.saipanchamber.com
Year established: 1959
Principal function:
• To develop, encourage, promote, and protect the commercial,
professional, financial and general business interests in Saipan;
• To promote the civic interests and the general health and
welfare of the community of Saipan;
• To promote trade and commerce and to foster, develop, and
protect the industries of Saipan;
• To encourage the development of transportation,
communications, and the infrastructure of Saipan;
• To encourage the development of human resources of Saipan;
• To initiate, promote, and support laws and regulations which
will benefit business in general;
• To provide a forum for the expression of sentiments of the
business community regarding matters affecting its interest;
• To promote and preserve the practice of sound business ethics;
• To develop and promote working relationships between the
Saipan Chamber of Commerce and its sister chambers in the
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the
Micronesian region as well as internationally.
Services/activities:
• Provides collective representation and a respected "voice for
business" with the CNMI Government via the chamber’s
Government relations programmes;
• Provides access to the chamber’s member information network
via fax, newsletter, etc., as well as the resources of the Asia-
Pacific Council of American Chambers and the United States
Chamber of Commerce, under the Saipan Chamber’s
membership in these organizations;
• Provides significantly reduced “chamber member” pricing at
seminars and workshops;
• Provides prominent listing in the chamber’s directory and
internet webpage free of charge;
• Assists with military visits through the armed forces
committee and coordinates discount packages by chamber
member companies as well as assist with logistics for military
arrivals;
Membership structure:
• Regular (business) membership: any person, proprietor,
business, firm, corporation, partnership, joint stock company,
association, trust or estate possessing lawful authority to do
business in Saipan;
• Associate membership: for persons who are not actively
engaged in commerce as management personnel or principles
of a company, but who have an interest in the well being of the
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community and the chamber’s purposes. An associate member
may vote and may hold office at the board level;
• Non-profit membership: organizations that are chartered by
the CNMI Government as non-profit organizations;
organizational members are entitled to one vote and may hold
office;
• Government Membership: ex-officio Government members:
Government departments/divisions by nature of their focus
and impact on business matters, are designated as ex-officio
members of the chamber. They may designate representatives
to chamber committees but are non-voting members, are not
required to pay membership dues and are not eligible to hold
office at the board level. Government members are non-voting
members, are eligible to chair committees, but may not hold
office at the board level;
• Honorary membership: distinction in public office or affairs
may confer eligibility for honorary membership. Honorary
members shall have all the privileges of members, except the
right to vote, or hold office, and shall be exempt from
payment of dues.
Publications issued:
• Stimulating Investment in the CNMI. A summary of the
proceedings of the Marianas Roundtable Economic
Conference 2005.
• Chamber of Commerce Newsletter (monthly).
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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ALL PAKISTAN COMMERCIAL EXPORTERS
ASSOCIATION
(of rough and unpolished precious and semi-precious stones)
Office/postal address:
1, 2 nd Floor, Al-Jalil Market
Namak Mandi
Peshawar
Phone: (92 91) 2213396
Fax: (92 91) 2213520
Mobile: (92 333) 9295040
E-mail: apceap@brain.net.pk
URL: pakgemshow.com
Year established: 1988
Principal functions:
• To aid and stimulate the production and development of
rough and unpolished precious and semi-precious stones
marketing and export of stones and to promote business in
which Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association of rough
and unpolished and semi-precious stones is engaged;
• To promote the correct understanding and unanimity among
its members in particular and the businesspersons and
industrialists in Pakistan in general on all subjects involving
their common goods, and to safeguard their interests;
• To frame rules and regulations governing the export trade in
rough and unpolished precious and semi-precious stones and
make alterations therein from time to time;
• To make representations to the local and provincial
authorities on any matter concerned with trade, commerce
and industry of its members;
• To elect or nominate members to represent the Association
on any local or public body.
Services/activities:
• Diffuses among its members information on all matters
affecting trade and commerce, and collects, prints,
publishes, issues and circulates papers, periodicals, books,
circulars, statistics and such other publications as may seem
conducive to any of these objects;
• Circulates, fosters and stimulates the spirit of mutual selfhelp
on the principal of cooperation and coordination among
the members of the Association;
• Diffuses among the members information affecting their
trade, commerce and industry, and collects, prints, publishes,
issues and circulates papers, periodicals, books statistics and
such other publication as may be deemed to conducive to the
objects of the Association;
• Renders technical, managerial, supervisory and advisory
assistance to members;
• Frames and enforces rules and regulations with a view to
regularizing the purchase and sale of the products and to
changes therein from time to time in the interest of trade,
commerce and industry and the public;
• Attempts to settle or compromise or arbitrate in disputes
arising between non-members or between a member and a
non-member willing or agreeing to submit to arbitration in
accordance with the arbitration rules of the Association;
• Works actively for the eradication of unethical business
practices from the field of trade, commerce and industry;
• Appoints delegations to present the case of the members of
the Association before the authorities concerned;
• Raises funds to meet the expenses of the Association and
sells, mortgages, disposes of or otherwise deals with all or
any part of the property of the Association;
• Subscribes, pays or donates money, out of the funds of or
collected by the Association for charitable, benevolent,
humanitarian or social purposes and raises and maintains
funds with a view to providing help to dependents of persons
in employment of the Association;
• Buys or acquires, takes on lease or by way of transfer any
property, moveable or immoveable, for the purpose of the
Association;
• Files, prosecutes, defends or concurs, joins in prosecuting or
defending any action, suit, application appeals for or
conducive to the objectives of the Association;
• Subscribes to, and sources affiliation with, the Federation of
Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and procures
from and such information as may be likely to forward the
objectives of the Association;
• Complies with all the requirements of the Trade
Organizations Ordinance, 1961 (XLV of 1961) as amended
from time to time and directive issued thereunder;
• Carries out all such other lawful functions as may be
incidental or conducive.
Local branches:
208 Gems Jewellery Trade
Bleanken Street Office Zebunisa
Saddar Karachi
Phone: (92 21) 5671985
Fax: (92 21) 5687014
E-mail: nauratan@cyber.net.pk
No. 4, AandB, Block F, Super Market, F-6
Islamabad
Phone: (92 51) 2820453
Fax: (92 51) 2820727
E-mail: gems@comsats.net.pk
Camp Office
Khawaz Khella, Swat, NWFP
Phone: (92 936) 744184
Fax: (92 936) 7454556
E-mail: shuaibzs@hotmail.com
Membership structure:
400 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Precious and semi-precious stones.
Training:
In the process of the establishment of gemstones cutting and
Gemological Institute at Peshawar, Pakistan in collaboration with
the Export Promotion Bureau, Government of Pakistan.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Precious and semi-precious stones mining, cutting and polishing.
Category:
Trade facilitation body; and training/research institute.
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BOARD OF INVESTMENT (BOI)
Office/postal address:
Sector G-5/1
Ataturk Avenue
Islamabad
Phone: (92-051) 9206161, 9207531
Fax: (92-051) 9215554, 9206160
E-mail: mail@pakboi.gov.pk
URL: www.pakboi.gov.pk
Year established: 1989
Principal function:
• To promote, encourage and facilitate both local and foreign
investment in Pakistan.
Services/activities:
• Assists the Government in the formulation and review of
national investment policy and laws;
• Identifies and promotes investment opportunities in different
sectors of the economy;
• Acts as a national focal point of contact between the
potential investors and all investment-related government
agencies responsible for providing infrastructure facilities,
etc. to the investors;
• Enhances Pakistan’s international competitiveness and
contributes to its economic and social development;
• Provides support services and assistance to the potential
investors to set up or expand their business in Pakistan
through One Desk Facilitation Service;
• Makes available all essential information, publicity material
and data, etc. to the investors.
Publications issued:
Booklet (English):
• Pakistan Investment Policies, Incentives and Facilities.
Brochures (English):
• Explore the Potential of Pakistan - The New Business
Frontier.
• Investment Opportunities in Pakistan.
• An Open Door for Investors.
• A Compendium on Industrial Estates/Zones in Pakistan.
Investors’ information guides (English):
• Agriculture Sector Profile.
• Power Sector Profile.
• Small and Medium Enterprise Sector Profile.
• IT and Telecom Sector Profile.
• Infrastructure Sector Profile.
• Oil and Gas Sector Profile.
• Tourism Sector.
Local branch:
Board of Investment
Kandawala Building
M.A. Jinnah Road
Karachi
Phone: (92 21) 9215967
Fax: (92 21) 9215078
Investment Facilitation Centre Peshawar
Sarhad Chamber House 2 nd Floor
G.T. Road
Peshawar
Phone: (92 91) 9212743, 9212745
Fax: (92-91) 9212751
E-mail: boipeshawar@pakboi.gov.pk
Investment Facilitation Centre Lahore
136-B, New Muslim Town
Lahore
Phone: (92 42) 5843602
Fax: (9242) 5843603
E-mail: zali@pakboi.gov.pk
Offices abroad:
At present, the Board of Investment does not have offices abroad.
However, 31 Honorary Investment Counsellors (HICs) are
working for the Board of Investment in 23 countries whose
names, addresses (telephones, fax and e-mail) are available on
BOI’s website: www.pakboi.gov.pk.
Membership structure:
27 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Investment promotion and facilitation to boost socio-economic
development in Pakistan.
Training:
BOI does not conduct any courses for outside participants.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Priority sectors for investment in Pakistan are (1) oil and gas; (2)
manufacturing and industry; (3) infrastructure; (4) information
technology; (5) agriculture; (6) tourism; (7) the social sector; and
(8) the services sector.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Foreign investment is fully protected by:
• Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act,
1976.
• Protection of Economic Reforms Act, 1992.
• Foreign Currency Accounts (Protection) Ordinance, 2001.
• Board of Investment Ordinance, 2001.
Category:
Industrial promotion; and investment promotion authority.
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FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (FPCCI)
Office/postal address:
Federation House
Main Clifton
Karachi 75600
P.O. Box: 13875, Karachi
Phone: (92 21) 5873691, 5873693-4
Fax: (92 21) 5874332
E-mail: fpcci@cyber.net.pk, info@fpcci.com.pk
URL: www.fpcci.com.pk
Year established: 1950
Principal functions:
• To advocate the collective opinion, concern and aspiration
of the private sector;
• To offer helpful advice and solid assistance to the
Government in its efforts to promote exports, encourage
foreign investment and stimulate economic activity;
• To bridge between the private sector and the Government;
• To play an active role in presenting problems of trade,
industry and environment and safeguarding the interests of
the private sector through constant dialogue with the
Government.
Services/activities:
• Sponsors general and specialized business and investment
delegations to foreign countries;
• Organizes Pakistan’s participation in international fairs and
exhibitions;
• Maintains constant liaison with Pakistan diplomatic and
commercial missions abroad;
• Exchanges information relating to trade, industry and the
economy with the foreign chambers and institutions;
• Encourages leading exporters of the country by giving them
Export Trophy Awards every year;
• Mediates in the resolution of commercial disputes between
Pakistani and foreign businesspersons.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report of FPCCI Activities.
• Compendium of G-77 CCI of Developing Countries.
• FPCCI Bulletin (monthly).
• Pakistan Trade Directory.
• Souvenir of Annual Export Trophy Awards.
• Brochures of bilateral relations.
• Booklet on Regional Economic Groupings.
Local branches:
Liaison Office in Islamabad:
1 st Floor Chamber House, G-8/1
Aiwan-e-Sanat-o-Tijarat Road
Phone: (51 92) 2251891-3
Fax: (51 92) 2251894
E-mail: fpcci.isb@cyber.net.pk
Regional Office in Quetta:
Lower Ground Floor, Zarghoon Road
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building
Quetta
Phone: (51 812) 8211943, 2823872
Fax: (51 812) 821948
Zonal Office in Lahore:
50-A, Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt-54810
Phone: (92 42) 6670970-71
Fax: (92 42) 6670972
E-mail: fpcci@brain.net.pk
Zonal Office Peshawar:
Suite No. 9 and 10, 2 nd Floor, Azam Towers
Jamrud Road, Peshawar
Phone: (51 91) 5704291-2
Fax: (51 91) 5846259
E-mail: fpccipsh@dslplus.net.pk
Membership structure: 47 chambers of commerce and
industry, and 166 all Pakistan associations of trade and
industry.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Services; training; seminars, conferences, symposia and meetings;
and all areas of business and industry.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
NATIONAL TRADE AND TRANSPORT
FACILITATION COMMITTEE (NTTFC)
Office/postal address:
c/o Pakistan Shippers Council
B-1, Federation House, ST-28
Block-5, Main Clifton
Karachi 75600
Phone: (92 21) 5822871, 5822872
Fax: (92 21) 5821814
E-mail: nttfc@cyber.net.pk, info@nttfc.org
URL: nttfc.org
Year established: 2001
Principal function:
• To facilitate international trade of Pakistan;
• To simplify the documents and procedures related to
international trade of Pakistan and harmonize these with
international practices.
Services/activities:
• Continuously reviews the trade and transport procedures and
system with a view of update their simplification and
harmonization;
• Coordinates efforts of concerned organizations; in the field of
facilitation of international trade and transport
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• Collects and disseminates information on international trade
and transport formalities, procedures, documentation and
related matters;
• Pursues the simplification and alignment of trade and transport
documents on the basis of the Untied Nations Layout Key,
including documents designed for use in computer and other
automated systems;
• Promotes the adoption of standard trade and transport
terminology and international codes for trade and transport
information.
Publication issued:
• Increasing Export and Distribution of Perishables Goods.
• Study of Perishable Products – Mangoes.
• Minimum Qualification Standard for Freight Forwarders.
• Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association
(PIFFA) Code of Conduct.
• Standard Trading Conditions for Freight Forwarders.
• Completion Instruction for Goods Declaration Form.
• Report on Logistics Security in Pakistan.
• Report on Mango Seminar - 13 October, 2004.
• Report on TIR Seminar - 30 November, 2004.
• Trade Transaction Analysis Report.
• Freight Forwarders Report – January 2005.
• Logistic Cost Study.
Membership structure:
The Committee is chaired by the Secretary/Additional Secretary
Ministry of Commerce.
Representatives of the following organizations are members of the
committee: Ministry of Commerce; Ministry of Communications;
Ministry of Ports and Shipping; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of
Planning and Development; Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Livestock; Ministry of Industries, Production and Special
Initiatives; Civil Aviation Authority; Central Board of Revenue;
State Bank of Pakistan; Small and Medium Enterprise
Development Authority; Pakistan Shippers' Council of FPCCI;
Karachi Port Trust; Port Qasim Authority; PNSC/National Ship
Owners; Pakistan Railways; Trade Development Authority of
Pakistan; Multimodal Transport Operators; Federation of Pakistan
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI); Insurance
Association of Pakistan; Dry Port Operators; Pakistan International
Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA); Customs Clearance
Agents Associations; Goods Carriage Associations; Ships Agents
Association; Pakistan Bankers Association; International Chamber
of Commerce (ICC), Pakistan; Pakistan Horticulture Development
and Export Board (PHDEB); Pakistan International Airlines;
Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT); Qasim
International Container Terminal (QICT); Pakistan International
Container Terminal (PICT); Karachi Chamber of Commerce and
Industry; Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Faisalabad
Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Sialkot Chamber of
Commerce and Industry; Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and
Industry; and Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Quetta.
Category:
Trade facilitation organization.
PAKISTAN READYMADE GARMENTS
MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS
ASSOCIATION (PRGMEA)
Office/postal address:
18-A, Shaheen View Building
Block - VI, P.E.C.H.S.
Shahra-e-Faisal
Karachi 75400
Phone: (92 21) 4549073, 4547912
Fax: (92 21) 4539669
E-mail: info@prgmea.org
URL: www.prgmea.org
Year established: 1980
Principal functions:
• To advise, protect, safeguard and promote the rights,
interests and privileges of its members;
• To remove difficulties and shortcomings in the ready-made
garment trade;
• To create sympathy and unity among the manufacturers and
exporters of ready-made garments;
• To disseminate information of interest to the garment trade
and to print literature conducive to the objectives of the
Association;
• To provide forms of contracts and other documents used in
garment trade and commerce;
• To encourage and facilitate the settlement of commercial
disputes by arbitration or conciliation;
• To consider, initiate and promote improvements in the
commercial laws, rules and regulations for representation to
the Government;
• To enter into arrangements with the Government conducive
to the objectives of the Association;
• To issue certificates in accordance with the requirements of
the trade to exercise the rights and objectives of the
Association;
• To cooperate and work with other recognized associations,
chambers of commerce and industries;
• To organize participation in trade fairs and exhibitions and to
organize trade delegations to selected markets abroad;
• To provide service to foreign trade delegations;
• To provide advice and guidance to members on trade,
industry and fiscal aspects of production and exports;
• To advise the Government on textile negotiations with quota
countries and other related export problems of the members
as well as on budgetary, trade and fiscal policies;
• To represent the Association in various government and trade
bodies.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• PRGMEA Directory of Members (annually, English).
• PRGMEA Newsletter (monthly, Urdu/English).
• PRGMEA Circulars (fortnightly, English).
• PRGMEA Members Directory CD (annually, English).
• PRGMEA Export Excellence Awards Ceremony Brochure
(annually, English).
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Local branches:
Zonal Office (North) Prgmea
House, 343-A, New Bhabrra
Main Ferozepur Road, Lahore
Phone: (92 42) 8478909, 8388909, 5852946
Fax: (92 42) 5852946
E-mail: prgmealhr@cyber.net.pk, prgmea_north@yahoo.com
Zonal Office (South)
18-A Shaheen View Building, Block-VI P.E.C.H.S., Shahra-e-
Faisal, Karachi 75400
Phone: 92 21) 4533327, 4535394, 4313087,4382601-3
Fax: (92 21) 4536686
E-mail: prgmea@cyber.net.pk
Sub-Office Sialkot
Oberoy Sports Building
Near Pakistan Muslim League House
Paris Road, Sialkot
Phone: (92 432) 597128
Fax: (92 432) 592683
E-mail: prgmea_skt@hotmail.com
Membership structure:
1,200 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All sorts of woven ready-made garments, made-ups and
accessories.
Training:
Maintains two Technical Training Institutes (PRGTTI):
18-G, Block-VI, PECHS, Karachi
Phone: (92 21) 4526918, 4546446-7
Fax: (92 21) 4546448
E-mail: prgtti@cyber.net.pk
71-L, Gulberg-III, Lahore
Phone: (92 42) 9230756, 9230757
Fax: (92 42) 9230758
E-mail: prgtti@sol.net.pk
Training is being provided in the fields of special marketing in
apparel; quality control and assurance; merchandising; pattern
cutting and grading; inventory control and material management;
garment machine mechanic courses for computerized pattern
generation.
RAWALPINDI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
39 Civil Lines
Mayo Road
Oawalpindi
P.O. Box: 323
Phone: (92 51) 5584397
Fax: (92 51) 5586849
E-mail: rcci@rcci.org.pk
URL: www.rcci.org.pk
Year established: 1952
Principal functions:
• To liaise the business community with the Government and
counterparts abroad;
• To collect and disseminate commercial and industrial
information;
• To organize functions as ISO, TQM and SEMEDA cells;
• To stimulate economic and investment activities.
Services/activities:
• Provides services to the business community.
Publication issued:
• News Bulletin Trade Directory.
Membership structure:
Training:
2,500 members.
Arranges different training courses.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
National industrial zone.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Ready-made garment manufacturing and exporting units
including both woven and knitted.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The Association is registered with the Ministry of
Commerce, Government of Pakistan under the Trade
Associations Act in Category-A.
Category:
Trade association.
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THE SIALKOT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
Shahrah-e-Awain-e-Sanat-o-Tijarat
Sialkot
P.O. Box: 1870
Phone: (92 52) 4261881-3
Fax: (92 52) 4267919, 4268835
E-mail: scci@brain.net.pk
URL: www.scci.com.pk
Year established: 1984
Principal functions:
• To promote, aid, develop, stimulate and protect the
economic interest of Pakistan in general and of those
engaged in industry, agriculture, commerce, trade, banking
an insurance in particular;
• To consider all questions connected with trade, industries,
agriculture, manufacture and commerce and to initiate
and/or support necessary actions connected therewith;
• To consider, support or oppose legislative or other
government measures affecting the economic interest of
businesspersons and industrialists and also to make
representations to the Government or grievances, if any;
• To adjust controversies between members of the Chamber
relating to the commercial, industrial, agricultural and
financial interest of the businesspersons and industrialists;
• To arbitrate in settlements of disputes arising out of
commercial transactions between parties willing and
agreeing to abide by the judgment and decision of the
Chamber;
• To communicate with the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of public bodies within or outside Pakistan and to
concert and promote measures for the projection of trade,
commerce and manufacturers and the labour engaged therein
and to remove mutual hardships;
• To establish a commercial and statistical library.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publication issued:
• Commercial News Bulletin (fortnightly, English/Urdu).
Membership structure: More than 5,000 members
registered.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Surgical instruments, sports goods, leather garments, sportswear,
musical instruments, military uniforms and badges, martial arts,
saddlery, cutlery and kitchenware, etc.
Training:
Offers short-term, trade-related courses for members as well as
non-members.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Manufacturing of surgical instruments, leather garments and
sports goods.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Trade Policy of Pakistan.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
TRADE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PAKISTAN
Office/postal address:
5 th Floor, Block-A
Finance and Trade Centre
Main Shahra-e-Faisal
Karachi 75400
P.O. Box: 1293, Karachi
Phone: (92 21) 9206487
Fax: (92 21) 9206497
E-mail: tdap@tdap.gov.pk
URL: www.tdap.gov.pk
Year established: November 2006 (previously: Export
Promotion Bureau)
Principal function:
• To develop and promote exports holistically, through focus,
synergy and with the collective wisdom and counsel of its
stakeholders;
• To improve market access through advising the Government
on matters of trade diplomacy;
• To lead and promote the ‘business’ image of Pakistan in the
key export markets for Pakistani products and services the
world over.
Services/activities:
• Assists in establishing contact with prospective buyers abroad;
• Explores possibilities for export markets and identifies items
possessing export potential;
• Publishes regularly specialized publications featuring export
opportunities, foreign trade information, training courses,
directory, statistics, etc.;
• Conducts product/market surveys abroad and provides up-todate
intelligence;
• Organizes seminars/conferences and training programmes for
motivating people to export and apprises them of ways and
means of going about the export business;
• Assists in enhancing the skills and knowledge of established
exporters in marketing and promotion for exports;
• Provides inputs, based on its field experience, for the
formulation of export policies;
• Issues GSP Certificates;
• Organizes exhibitions at home and abroad, and assisting the
participation of exporters in such trade displays;
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• Arranges and programmes the visits of overseas buyers and
exploratory missions delegations to Pakistan;
• Assists in resolving trade disputes and operational constraints;
• Provides face-to-face counselling to resolve export problems;
• Maintains a well-organized library;
• Assists in facilitating the standardization and simplification of
procedures;
• Assists in overseas publicity to create brand/country/product
awareness;
• Enhances the awareness of environmental and social issues
such as child labour;
• Helps the industry to adopt standards such as ISO 9000 and
14000;
• Promotes buyer-seller contacts;
• Recommends the establishment of export-oriented industries.
Local branches:
1 st Floor, 26-D
West Kashmir Plaza
Blue Area Islamabad.
Phone: (92 51) 9212174, 9204393,9207348
Fax: (92 51) 9211736, 921596, 9205996
62 Garden Block
Garden Town, Lahore
Phone: (92 42) 9230640-51
Fax: (92 42) 9230609, 9230608
E-mail: lhrhelpdesk@tdap.gov.pk
764/41, P.O. Ayub Medical College
Main Mansehra Road, Abbotabad
Phone: (92 992) 380203
Fax: (92 992) 380181
E-mail: tdap_atd@yahoo.com
Gul Kada, Saidu Sharif, Swat
Phone: (92 936) 9240301
Fax: (92 936) 9240302
E-mail: tdapswat@yahoo.com
63-F, Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Phone: (92 92) 58610-45158
Hall No.5, Commercial Building
Pakistan Red Crescent Society Building
Parsi Colony Road, Sukkar
Phone: (92 71) 9310536
Fax: (92 71) 9310537
Publication issued:
• Export Statistics and Trends.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
Plot No.24
Phase-V Hayatabad, Peshawar
Phone: (92 91) 9217120-5
Fax: (92-91) 9217126
E-mail: tdap.pesh@yahoo.com
Shahrah-e-Iqbal
Quetta
Phone: (92 81) 9201109, 9202491
Fax: (92 81) 9202053
E-mail: tdapquetta@yahoo.com
Aisha Chock
Gulistan Colony No.2, Public Building Area
Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad
Phone: (92 41) 9210202, 9210157
Fax: (92 41) 9210204
E-mail: tdapfsd@fsd.comsats.net.pk
18/A, Govt. Officer’s Residence
Golony (GOR), Hyderabad
Phone: (92 221) 9200172
Fax: (92 221) 9200156
E-mail: tdaphyd@hotmail.com
Paris Road, Sialkot
Phone: (92 432) 9250081, 9250083
Fax: (92 432) 9250082
E-mail: tdapskt@brain.net.pk
97-A, Gulgasht Colony, Multan Cantt
Phone: (92 61) 9210171-74
Fax: (92 61) 9210172
E-mail: tdapmul@brain.net.pk
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TRADING CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN LIMITED
(TCP)
Office/postal address:
Category:
Public limited company handling international trade for and on
behalf of the federal Government.
4 th -5 th Floor, Block B, Finance and Trade Centre
Sharea Faisal
Karachi 74400
P.O. Box: 1244, Karachi 74200
Phone: (92 21) 9202947-9
Fax: (92 21) 9202722, 9202731, 9202592
E-mail: tcpkhi@pk.netsolir.com, tcp@tcp.gov.pk
URL: www.tcp.gov.pk
Year established: 1967
Principal functions:
• To export selected items of public sector corporations,
agencies, etc.;
• To channel export through TCP to various markets under
credit given by the Government to expand business in areas
such as the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS)/Central Asian Republics (CAR)/Malaysia, African
countries, etc;
• To export Pakistani products to new/non-traditional markets
by way of giving concessions/incentives by the Government
to prospective buyers for capturing new markets;
• To perform the innovative role of undertaking the export of
non-traditional items to non-traditional markets on an
experimental basis;
• To undertake and develop the export of fresh
fruits/vegetables and minerals in collabouration and on a
partnership basis with the private sector;
• To import essential commodities in emergent conditions as
in the past;
• To import S.B. oil under future PL-480/416 Programme and
CC Credit, etc;
• To import palm oil from Malaysia under Malaysian credit;
• To import industrial raw materials and other selected bulk
items;
• To utilize credit facilities;
• To undertake countertrade to discover new markets and to
promote exports, particularly to the countries facing cash
constraints;
• To purchase/sell cotton, sugar and other items, etc., as per
the directive of the Federal Government;
• To inspect the quality and quantity of brown rice and to
issue an authenticity certificate for the export of brown rice
to European Union countries.
Local branch:
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt) Limited
Regional Office
1 st Floor, LDA Plaza
Egerton Road, Lahore 54000
Phone: (92 42) 6304349, 6309148, 6316558, 6310980
Fax: (92 42) 6301011
E-mail: tcplhr@yahoo.com, lhr@tcp.gov.pk
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PALAU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
3rd Floor Ben Franklin Building
W.C.T.C. Shopping Center
Koror 96940
P.O.Box 1742
Phone: (680) 4883400
Fax: (680) 4883401
E-mail: pcoc@palaunet.com
URL: www.palauchamber.org
Year established: 1992
Principal function:
• To mobilize the resources of the business community of Palau
to ensure that Palau develops as a free, strong and self-reliant
community.
Services/activities:
• Represents the business community in Palau Government
committees and working groups such as the school-to-work
programme, the committee on population and rights of child,
interagency committee, tax advisory taskforce, natural disaster
taskforce, as well as other ad-hoc committees created to
address short-term issues.
Membership structure: As of 1 March 2006, the chamber of
commerce had 79 members and 5 ex-officio members.
Any company or individual with a current national business license
is eligible to become a member of the Palau chamber of commerce.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
COFFEE INDUSTRY CORPORATION LTD. (CIC)
Office/postal address:
P. O. Box 137
Goroka
Eastern Highlands Province 441
Phone: (675) 7321266,7322466
Fax: (675) 7321431
E-mail: cicgka@datec.net.pg
URL: www.coffeecorp.org.pg
Year established: 1964
Principal function:
• To promote and support the continuing development of a
soundly-based coffee industry in Papua New Guinea in order
to maximize financial returns to all coffee producers and to
contribute to the Government's economic and social policy
goals.
Services/activities:
• Promotes Papua New Guinea coffee internally and overseas;
• Lobbies on behalf of the Papua New Guinea coffee industry;
• Operates pulper maintenance services for growers;
• Provides price and marketing information;
• Maintains a database for the industry and disseminates
information;
• Imposes quality controls through inspection;
• Takes part in negotiations at the International Coffee
Organization (ICO);
• Enforces ICO requirements;
• Undertakes research on coffee;
• Undertakes extension services for smallholder coffee
growers;
• Administers a price stabilization scheme.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Coffee Discussion Papers.
• Coffee Industry Newsletter.
• Coffee Report.
• Papua New Guinea Coffee Export Statistics.
• Papua New Guinea Coffee Journal.
• Technical Advisory Circular.
Local branch:
Aiyura Office
P. O. Box 470
Ukarumpa, Eastern Highlands Province 444
Phone: (675) 7373511, 7373518
Fax: (675) 7373524
E-mail: cofres@datec.net.pg
Industry Operations Division
Export Control Department
P. O. Box 3993
Lae, Morobe Province
Phone: (675) 4725044, 4724979
Fax: (675) 4724934
Office abroad:
Corporation Representative-United Kingdom
St. Lawrence, Kingsway, Hullbridge
Essex SS5 6DR, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 702) 231285
Fax: (44 702) 232373
E-mail: wheeler@globalnet.co.uk
Products/commodity responsible for:
Coffee: green bean, roast and ground.
Training:
• Coffee factory manager course.
• National exporter training course.
• Coffee quality ratio workshop.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Expansion of smallholder production; rehabilitation of the
plantation sector; downstream processing; marketing; and quality
improvement.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Coffee Industry Act of 1991.
• Coffee Industry Regulations.
Category:
Commodity board.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY*
Office/postal address
Waigani 31
National Capital District
Phone: (675) 3011800, 3256080, 3256099, 3259225, 3256047
Fax: (675) 3252403, 3256108
E-mail: tradein@daltron.com.pg
Year established: 2000
Principal functions:
• To ensure that Papua New Guinea attains maximum benefits
from its participation in international expositions, trade fairs,
exhibitions and road shows;
• To undertake market research, formulate export strategies
and marketing plans including export analysis on targeted
markets;
• To maintain trade control measures as well as to devise
relevant control mechanism in order to regulate business and
commercial interest;
• To identify potential investment projects and investment
project profiles for discussion with potential investors during
trade and investment mission overseas;
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• To provide necessary information to potential Papua New
Guinea exporters and importers on the trade regimes of
overseas markets.
Services/activities:
• Provides trade enquiry and information services;
• Provides advisory services;
• Undertakes market surveys for Papua New Guinea products;
• Provides information on overseas markets;
• Prepares an exporters register on logs;
• Prepares an exporters directory;
• Issues log and timber export licenses;
• Issues certificates of origin.
Publications issued:
• A Guide for Papua New Guinea Exports and Importers.
• Commodity brochures on Papua New Guinea export products:
coffee, cocoa, tea, forestry, and fisheries and marine resources
• Statistical digest.
• Papua New Guinea Manufacturers Directory.
Local branch:
Investment Promotion Authority
International Export Promotion Division
P.O Box 5053, Boroko NCD
Phone: (675) 3217311, 3084444
Fax: (675) 320 2237
E-Mail: iepd@ipa.gov.pg
URL: www.ipa.gov.pg
Offices abroad:
Papua New Guinea High Commission
39-41 Forster Cresent
Yarralumla ACT 2600
P.O Box E 432
Kingston, Australia
Phone: (05 61 262) 733322
Fax: (05 61 262) 733732
E-mail: kunducbr @hotkey.net.au
Papua New Guinea Consulate
320 Adelaide Street
Level 3/Suite 12
Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Phone: (05-617) 3221-7915
Fax: (05-617) 3229-6084
E-mail: pngcg@kundubne.org
Papua New Guinea High Commission
279 Willis Street
P.O Box 197
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: (05 64 4) 3852474/5/6
Fax: (05 646) 3852477
Papua New Guinea High Commission
P.O Box 2447
Suva, Fiji
Phone: (05 679) 301244
Fax: (05-679) 300-178
Papua New Guinea High commission
P.O Box 1109
Honoria, Solomon Islands
Phonel: (05 677) 20561
Fax: (05 677) 20562
Mita Kokusai Building 3F 13
4028 Mita 1 Chome
Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: (05 813 3) 4747801, 4
Fax: (05 813 3) 4747275
E-mail: png-tyo@nifty.ne.jp
URL: www.homepage.1.nifty.com/png
Embassy of Papua New Guinea
Ta Yuan Diplomatic Building
Beijing, China
Phone: (05 86 10 6) 5324312
Fax: (05 86 10 6) 5325483
E-mail: kundubj@public.east.cn.net
URL: www.pngembassy.org.cn
Embassy of Papua New Guinea
3 rd de Roxas corner Gamboa street
Makati City, Philippines
Phone: (05 63 2) 811 3465 to 66
Fax: (05 63 2) 811 3468
Embassy of Papua New Guinea
Panin Bank Centre (6 th Floor)
Jalan Jendral Sudirman 1
Yakarta 10270, Indonesia
Phone: (05 62 21) 725225, 12181742
Fax: (05 62 21) 7201012
E-mail: kdujkt@abn:net.id
Consul General
Papua New Guinea Consulate
P.O Box 1947
Jayapurea 99116, Indonesia
Phone: (05 62 967) 531250, 1897
Fax: (05 82 2) 7989856
Email: pngembas1@ppp.kornet.nm.kr
Papua New Guinea High Commission
14 Waterloo Place
London SWIR 4 AR, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 207) 9300922/6
Fax: (44 207) 9300828
Email: kduldn@compusrve.com
Papua New Guinea Embassy
Avenue de Tervuren 430
Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (05 32 2) 7790826/756/609
Fax: (05 32 3) 7727088
Email: kundu.Brussels@skytnet.be
Papua New Guinea Embassy
1779 Massahusetts Avenue NW
Suite 805
Washington, DC 20036, United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 7453680
Fax: (1 202) 7453679
Email: kunduwash@aol.com
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Permanent Mission of Papua New Guinea to United Nations
Suite 405
New York, NY 10017, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 5575001
Fax: (1 212) 5575009
Email: pngun@undp.org
Papua New Guinea High Commission
No. 11, Lingkungan Uthant Ampang
55000 Kuala Lumpur
GPO Box 13506
50812 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: (603 4257) 5405/ 9260
Fax: (603 4257) 6203
Embassy of Papua New Guinea
Unit#210, Doosan We’ve Pavilion Building
58 Soosoong-dong, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Phone: (05 822) 21985771
Fax: (05 822) 21985779
Email: ambassador @kunduseoul.com
Membership structure:
WTO, APEC, ACP-EU, Pacific Islands Forum, Melanesian
Spearhead Group
Products/commodity responsible for:
Coffee beans, arts and culture, artifacts and handicrafts, vanilla
beans, tea, sawn timbers and logs, tuna, reefs fish, bechedemer,
scrap metals, and manufactured products.
Training:
• Textiles training for women
• Small Industries development and training
• Small Business development
Industries where investment is encouraged:
Mining, petroleum, tourism, fisheries, agriculture, forestry,
cottage.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Investment Promotion Authority Act 1992.
• Cottage Business Activities Act 2004
Category:
Ministry of Trade and Industry.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 1621
Port Moresby
Phone: (675) 3213057
Fax: (675) 3210566
E-mail: pngcci@global.net.pg
URL: www.pngcci.org.pg
Principal functions:
• To provide representation for business people with which the
Government can consult and to promote, support or oppose
legislation or other measures affecting the Papua New
Guinea business community;
• To promote business interests of private businesses in Papua
New Guinea and to further the economic development of
Papua New Guinea and to ensure the provision of services
and utilities essential to such progress;
• To collect and circulate statistics and other information
affecting and relating to the business houses within the Papua
New Guinea provinces;
• To play an important role as the representative voice of the
business industry in Papua New Guinea, by providing a
unified approach to the Government and other organizations.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Local branches:
Goroka Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 332
Goroka, EH Province
Phone: (675) 7321319
Fax: (675) 7321839
E-mail: nowek@global.net.pg
West New Britain Chamber of Commerce & Industry
P.O. Box 27
Kimbe
West New Britain Province
Phone: (675) 9835154
Fax: (675) 9835526
Email: info@walindi.com
Lae Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 265, Lae, Morobe Province
Phone: (675) 4722340
Fax: (675) 4726038
E-mail: lcci@global.net.pg
Madang Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 673
Madang
Phone: (675) 8522440
Fax: (675) 8522506
E-mail: jemessersmith@pioneerbible.org.pg
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New Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 424
Kavieng, New Ireland Province
Phone: (675) 9841133
Fax: (675) 9841102
E-mail: pikavieng@datec.net.pg
East New Britain Chamber of Commerce & Industry
P.O. Box 1335
Rabaul, ENB Province
Phone: (675) 9821999
Fax: (675) 9821970
E-mail: rabaulhotel@global.net.pg
Sepik Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 1229, Wewak
East Sepik Province
Phone: (675) 8562950
Fax: (675) 8562979
E-mail: wungen@datec.net.pg
Western Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 523
Mt. Hagen, Western Highlands
Phone: (675) 5422095
Fax: (675) 5422095
E-mail: whpcci@datec.net.pg
Milne Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 143, Alotau, Milne Bay Province
Phone: (675) 6411290
Fax: (675) 6411290
E-mail: grettak@daltron.com.pg
Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 393, Popondetta, Oro Province
Phone: (675) 3297197
Fax: (675) 3297193
Email: pricerite@datec.com.pg
Sandaun Chamber of Commerce & Industry
P.O. Box 290, Vanimo, West Sepik Province
Phone: (675) 8571366
Fax: (675) 8571309
Email: dvisser@daltron.com.pg
PORT MORESBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
6th Floor, Monian Tower
Douglas Street
Port Moresby
P.O. Box: 1764, Port Moresby
Phone: (675) 3213077, 3213254
Fax: (675) 3214203
Email:
URL:
info@pomcci.org.pg, bizcentre@pomcci.org.pg
www.pomcci.org.pg
Principal functions:
• To promote the business interests of private business in Port
Moresby and to further the economic development of Port
Moresby;
• To ensure the provisions of services and utilities essential to
such progress;
• To promote, support or oppose legislation or other measures
affecting the business community;
• To collect and circulate statistics and other information
relating to the business of our members;
• To promote and encourage the memberships of small
businesses;
• To facilitate the voluntary settlement of disputes arising
between our members.
Services/activities:
The Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry operates a
Trade Information Services which has a library with trade
directories, market studies, trade magazines, books and brochures
and catalogues on products, export and import procedures, trade
shows, conference seminars, and training courses.
Publications issued:
• Port Moresby in Brief.
• E-News.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Membership structure:
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
160 Members.
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BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP)
Office/postal address:
International Department
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
A. Mabini corner Pablo Ocampo Sr. Sts.
Malate, Manila 1004
Phone: (63 2) 536 6077
Fax: (63 2) 536 0053
E-mail: cgonzalez@bsp.gov.ph, bspmail@bsp.gov.ph
URL: www.bsp.gov.ph
Year established: 1993 (formerly Central Bank of the
Philippines, 1949-1993)
Principal functions:
On trade:
• To review and formulate policies and rules governing
international trade and disseminate these to the public;
• To provide rediscounting of export financing granted by
banks;
• To compile/prepare reports on the country’s balance of
payments, showing information on trade and investments,
among others;
• To compile data on trade-related external debt and related
transactions;
• To organize and conduct/participate in meetings/dialogues
with exporters to discuss the export outlook and issues
affecting exporters.
On foreign investments:
• To review and formulate policies and rules governing
foreign investments (inward and outward) and disseminate
these to the public;
• To register inward foreign investments and to monitor
transactions pertaining to registered investments;
• To evaluate applications of Philippine residents to purchase
foreign exchange for outward investments that require prior
BSP approval and registration;
• To compile data on registered investments and inflows and
outflows of foreign exchange pertaining to foreign
investments.
Under existing rules, foreign investments are required to be
registered with BSP (through the International Department) if the
foreign exchange to service the repatriation of capital and the
remittances of dividends, profits and earnings thereon shall be
purchased from the Philippine banking system. Foreign direct
investments in equity such as shares of stocks of Philippine
corporations are required to be registered directly with the BSP,
together with investments in: (1) peso time deposits with maturity
of at least 90 days; (2) government securities; and (3) money
market instruments. Foreign investments in stocks listed in the
Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) purchased thru the PSE trading
floor may be registered directly with commercial banks, which
are required to report to the BSP such registration of investments
as well as other related transactions on registered investments.
BSP delegated to commercial banks the registration of foreign
investments in PSE-listed stocks acquired through the PSEtrading
floor.
Services/activities:
• Renders advice and services to exporters and importers on
banking procedures, and trade documentation;
• Monitors compliance of banks/exporters/importers with the
BSP export and import rules including reporting
requirements;
• Evaluates and acts on requests to purchase foreign exchange
to service trade payments that do not squarely fall under
existing rules;
• Monitors credits granted by/outstanding credits of selected
government financial institutions to small- and medium-scale
export enterprises;
• Assists in conducting of studies for further simplification of
export/import procedure s/documentation and export
financing needs of exporters;
• Publishes the annual “Directory of Philippine Merchandise
Exporters”;
• Actively participates in meetings of the Export Development
Council.
Publication issued:
• Directory of Philippine Merchandise Exporters (annually,
English).
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• BSP Circular No. 1389 (Consolidated Foreign Exchange
Rules and Regulations) dated 13 April 1993, as amended.
Category:
Banking - statutory and public
BOARD OF INVESTMENTS (BOI)
Office/postal address:
Industry and Investments Building
385 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City 1200
Metro Manila 1200
Phone: (63 2) 6976682, 8901332, 8953641
Fax: (63 2) 8953521
E-mail: osac@boi.gov.ph
URL: www.boi.gov.ph
Year established: 1967
Principal functions:
• To promote domestic and foreign investments by identifying
investment opportunities, providing investor assistance,
encouraging regional dispersal of industries, and broadening
the entrepreneurial base;
• To build an environment conducive to the expansion of
existing industries and investments, and what will attract new
capital;
• To enhance worldwide competitiveness of Philippine
industries.
Service/activities:
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• Information assistance to local and foreign investors;
• Timely investment advice and facilitation regarding investors’
business transaction;
• Assistance in the selection of ideal investment location;
• Joint Venture Matching Services for international local and
foreign entrepreneurs;
• Investment advice and facilitation for SMEs;
• Business linkages with the public and private sectors;
• Evaluation and supervision of investment applications;
• Training on Investment Promotion;
• Seminar on Investment Networking for Local Executives;
• Facilitation of Environmental Clearance Certificate and
advocacy for environment-related projects;
• Investment briefings, inbound and outbound missions,
seminars and conferences for local and foreign investors;
• After-sales service through the Investment Promotion
Network (IPN), a system of hotlines connecting Investment
Promotion Units (IPUs) across 24 related government
agencies;
• Entrepreneurial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers;
• Industry sectors planning and preparation of Industry sector
profiles.
Local branches:
BOI-Cagayan de Oro Extension Office
c/o DTI-Region X
Corrales-Luna Streets, Cagayan de Oro City
Phone: (63 7) 22278, 723604
BOI-Cebu Extension Office
Espina Building
135 Juana Osmena Extension
Capitol Site, Cebu City
Phone: (63 2) 10017
Fax: (63 2) 52660
BOI-Davao Extension Office
c/o DTI-Davao
Escalona Building, 3/F
Ponciano Reyes Street, Davao City
Phone: (63 7) 6841, 5250, 8984
BOI-Iloilo Extension Office
Cnr. J.M. Basa and Peralta Streets, Iloilo City
Phone: (63 2) 70060
Fax: (63 2) 70083
BOI-Legaspi Extension Office
Del Rosario Building
Rizal Street, Legaspi City
Phone: (63 2) 3347, 23307
Fax: (63 2) 3307
Publications issued:
• Annual Report, 2001.
• BOI-Approved Projects under EO 226.
• Briefing Folios with Basic Facts on the Philippines.
• Checklist on Doing Business in the Philippines.
• Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (R.A. 7042).
• Investment Priorities Plan.
• It's a Pleasure to Do Business in the Philippines (English/
Japanese/Chinese/Korean).
• Omnibus Investments Code of 1987 (E.O. 226).
• Philippines Handy Economic and Trade Indicators.
• The Philippines: Your Competitive Edge.
• Primer on Built-Operate-Transfer Scheme.
• Primer on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) and Built Transfer
(BT) Schemes.
• Primer on Foreign Investment Policies in the Philippines.
• Primer on Foreign Investments Act of 1991.
• Primer on Special Investors Resident Visa (SIRV).
• Rules and Regulations to Implement E.O. 226.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Listed in annual Investment Priorities Plan.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Omnibus Investments Code of 1987 (E.O. 226).
• Rules and Regulations to Implement E.O. 226.
• Foreign Investments Act of 1991.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS (BPS)
Office/postal address:
3/F, Trade and Industry Building
361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City 1200
Phone: (63 2) 7513123, 7514736
Fax: (63 2) 7514706
E-mail: bps@dti.gov.ph
URL: www.bps.dti.gov.ph
Year established: 20 June 1964
Principal function:
• To develop, implement and coordinate standardization
activities in the Philippines.
Services/activities:
• Standards development;
• Standards promotion and media relations;
• Standards information services;
• Enforcement of consumer assistance;
• Product testing services, and certification programme;
• WTO/TBT enquiry print and services;
• International relations;
• Special projects;
• Registration of assessors services;
• Financial, administrative, human resource development, and
information technology services.
Publications issued:
• BPS Information Kit (English).
• List of Philippine National Standards (PNS) under
Mandatory Product Certification.
• Product Guides.
• List of Companies with PS/ICC (monthly, English).
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• Catalogue of Philippine National Standards.
• BPS Directions (through e-mail).
Products/commodity responsible for:
All industrial products.
Training:
Seminars on ISO 9000 - Quality Management, ISO 14000
Environmental Management System and other Philippine
National Standards.
Category:
Standard, testing, certification, and inspection body.
CEBU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY(CCCI)
Office/postal address:
11 th and 13 th Avenue
North Reclamation Area
Cebu City 6000
Phone: (63 32) 2321421-24, 4120137
Fax: (63 32) 2321422,4129461
E-mail: tcpono@cebu-chamber.com
URL: cebubusinesswebportal.com, www.esprint.com/~ccci,
Year established: 1913
Principal functions:
• To promote business and investment development;
• To enhance SME development.
Services/activities:
• Organizes fairs and exhibits;
• Provides training services;
• Disseminates information and maintains databases;
• Encourages labour and management cooperation;
• Establishes industry-academic linkage.
Publication issued:
• Chamber Updates (monthly, English).
Local branches:
32 affiliated industry and professional associations with CCCI.
Membership structure: 2,436 members [936 direct
members and 1,500 indirect members (32 affiliated sectoral
associations)].
Training:
• Sales and Marketing;
• HR Development;
• E-Commerce;
• Global Competitiveness Training.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Information and communication technology; tourism; light
engineering; electronics; semi-conductors; food and agriculture;
and food processing.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; commodity board; industrial promotion;
inspection institution; investment promotion authority;
productivity centre; shipper's council, port authority, national
shipping corporation; trade association; trade facilitation body;
trade fair and exhibition authority; trade promotion organization;
and training/research institute.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI)
Office/postal address:
385 Industry and Investments Building
Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City, 1200
Phone: (63 2) 8956487
Fax: (63 2) 8956487
E-mail: web@dti.dti.gov.ph
URL: www.dti.gov.ph
Year established: 1898
Principal functions:
• To attract and direct investments to areas leading to
balanced agro-industrial developments;
• To reinforce the country's competitive advantage in the
world markets;
• To ensure that the benefits of economic progress reach the
countryside and become every Filipino's gain.
Services/activities:
• Aims to advance the interests of its stakeholders/target
clients, namely investors, businesspeople, exporters, SMEs,
and Filipino consumers;
• Works to ease investment entry and expansion through
incentives and programmes that make aim to make it easy to
set up a business, market and ship products, and undertake
new and larger projects.
• Services for exporters and SMEs include product design,
market promotion and financing.
• Undertakes trainings to upgrade labour’s skills and improve
incomes.
• Makes consumers aware of their rights and seeks to protect
consumers’ rights through, among others, strict enforcement
of fair trade laws and prompt resolution of consumer
complaints.
Publications issued:
• DTI Annual Report.
• Current Awareness Bulletin (monthly).
Local branches:
DTI has 16 regional and 78 provincial offices nationwide.
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Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Act (Republic Act No. 8179).
• Foreign Investment List (Executive Order No. 286).
• Omnibus Investment Code (Executive Order No. 226).
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES
(DAP)
Office/postal address:
DAP Building
San Miguel Avenue
Pasig City
P.O. Box: 12788, Ortigas Centre, Pasig City
Phone: (63 2) 6310921
Fax: (63 2) 6312123
E-mail: academy@dap.edu.ph
URL: www.dap.edu.ph
Year established: 1973
Principal functions:
• To build capacities and partnerships among the key sectors
of Philippine society;
• To generate innovative, value-adding and synergistic
solutions to national and local concerns;
• To join hands with the international community in
promoting sustainable human development and global
competitiveness.
Services/activities:
• DAP offers training and education, technical assistance,
consultancy, research, advocacy and publications in the
areas of governance, productivity and quality, and
management.
Publications issued:
• The Academy publishes books, manuals and monographs on
a wide range of development topics. Featured on the website
are a few of its recent publications which are available for
sale or for free. Interested parties may e-mail
decastrot@dap.edu.ph.
Local branches:
DAP Sa Mindanao (DSM)
Rm. 202 Villa Abrille Building
C. M. Recto Avenue
Davao City 8000
Phone: (63 82) 2212677
E-mail: dapdavao@mozcom.com
DAP Conference Centre (DAPCC)
Barrio Sungay,
Tagaytay City 2720
Phone: (63 46) 4131291, 4131292
E-mail: dapcc@dap.edu.ph
DAP Sa Visayas Office (DSV)
Room 205, LDM Building
M.J. Cuenco cor. Legaspi Sts.
Cebu City
Phone: (63 32) 2541126
Offices abroad:
Since 1973, DAP has been the national productivity organization
(NPO). As NPO, DAP fulfills the country's commitment to the
Asian Productivity Organization (APO) in promoting productivity
in the Philippines. It spearheads the development of productivity
consciousness and promotes the principles, techniques and
practice of productivity and quality in key sectors of the economy.
The APO, of which the Philippines is a founding member, is an
intergovernmental agency dedicated to the promotion of
productivity improvement to accelerate economic growth of
member countries through mutual cooperation.
The APO Headquarters is in Tokyo with the following address:
Asian Productivity Organization
Hirakawa-cho Dai-ichi Seimei Building 2F
1-2-10 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0093, Japan
Category:
National productivity organization (NPO)/productivity centre.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE GROUP (ITG)*
Office/postal address:
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
5 th Floor, Industry and Investments Building
385 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila 1200
Phone: (63 2) 8953318, 8976682 loc. 239
Fax: (63 2) 8953393
E-mail: tgaquino@boi.gov.ph
URL: www.dti.gov.ph, tradelinephil.dti.gov.ph
Year established: The Executive Order 133, signed in 1987,
reorganizes the International Trade Group (ITG) of DTI.
However, several executive issuances were made since 1987 that
authorizes the Secretary of DTI to conduct internal reorganization.
Today, ITG is operating under a lean organizational set-up with
focused agencies catering to specific client needs. ITG has
emerged as the country’s Trade Promotion Office (TPO).
Principal functions:
• To be the primary coordinative, promotive, facilitative and
regulatory arm of the Government for the country’s trade,
industry and investment services;
• To act as catalyst for intensified private sector activity in order
to accelerate and sustain economic growth through: (a) a
comprehensive industrial growth strategy, (b) a progressive
and socially responsible liberalization and deregulation
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programme, and (c) policies designed for the expansion of and
diversification of trade, both domestic and international.
The International Trade Group is involved in standards and
programme development, and policy formulation on international
trade and commerce. It is also tasked to monitor the
developmental, regulatory and service delivery programmes of
DTI that are pertinent to international trade and commerce.
Services/activities:
The ITG agencies are organized by functions, according to the
services required by exporters in their value chain:
Bureau of Export Trade Promotion:
• Formulates and monitors programmes, plans and projects
pertinent to the development, promotion and expansion of the
foreign trade of the Philippines;
• Formulates country and product export strategies;
• Conducts research on new product development and
adaptation opportunities in the export markets, identifies the
domestic supply base for such products;
• Prepares situation reports on all export production; prepares
and updates country and regional market profiles;
• Maintains an integrated information system on all aspects of
the products relevant to export marketing.
Bureau of International Trade Relations:
• Responsible for all matters pertaining to foreign trade relations
(bilateral, regional, multilateral) market access and market
access-related matters;
• Formulates positions and strategies for trade negotiations,
consultations and conferences; supervises trade negotiations,
consultations and conferences.
Foreign Trade Service Corps:
• Assists Philippine businesspersons, producers and exporters
with marketing information and project development support,
and liaises with foreign government agencies;
• Develops market and commercial intelligence for
dissemination to Philippine businesspersons, provides direct
support to DTI’s overseas promotional programmes;
• Assists businesspersons handle complaints against foreign
firms and Governments;
• Supports DTI’s units in import and export administration,
monitoring of trade agreements and investments promotion;
• Is accountable for established foreign investment and export
targets for their respective areas of responsibility.
Publications issued:
• Export/Import Manuals: Handy Guide to Export.
• Export/Import Manuals: Handy Guide to Import.
• Philippine Exporter’s Manual Vols. 1 and 2.
• Philippine Export Development Plan.
• Guidebook on Exports for Local Chief Executives.
• Early Bird News (available on the DTI website).
• Philippine Business Report.
• Online Catalogue of CITEM.
Local branches:
Bureau of Export Trade Promotion (BETP)
5 th -8 th Floor, New Solid Bldg.
357 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave.
Makati City, Metro Manila
Phone: (63 2) 8953654, 8990133, 7593381
Fax: (63 2) 8904707, 8904716
E-mail: infobetp@dti.gov.ph
Bureau of International Trade Relations (BITR)
3 rd Floor, Trade and Industry Bldg.
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave.
Makati City, Metro Manila
Phone: (63 2) 7510384
Fax: (63 2) 7513262
E-mail: bitr_mon@dti.gov.ph
Foreign Trade Service Corps
Coordinating Office (FTSC)
5 th Floor, New Solid Bldg.
357 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave.
Makati City, Metro Manila
Phone: (63 2) 8979659, 8979661, 8979672
Fax: (63 2) 8904774
E-mail: ftscmnl@dti.gov.ph
Offices abroad:
The DTI offices abroad are managed by the Foreign Trade Service
Corps, under the International Trade Group of DTI. The directory
of DTI’s Overseas Trade Offices is available on the Business
Guide of the DTI website: www.dti.gov.ph/contentment.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Construction materials; electronics; food; giftware and holiday
décor; home furnishings; IT and IT-enabled services; marine
products; motor vehicle parts and components; organic and
natural products; and wearables.
Training:
Trade Business Management Courses:
- Export Management Courses,
- Entrepreneurial Development Courses,
- E-commerce Programmes.
Testing and Inspection Courses:
- Food (e.g. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point -
HACCP, Current Good Manufacturing Practice - GMP),
- Garments (e.g. Quality Control for Garment Industry,
Production Management of the Garment Industry),
- Furniture (e.g. Production Management for the
Furniture Industry, Quality Management for the
Furniture Industry),
- Quality and Productivity Courses (e.g. Supervisory
Effectiveness for Improved Quality and Productivity,
ISO 14000 Environment Management System).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
The Board of Investments (BOI) is a government agency under
the Industry and Investment Group (IIG) of DTI, which promotes
investments in the Philippines. Investors, who are located outside
of economic zones, register with the BOI. On the other hand,
investors who wish to locate in economic zones must apply and
register with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
PEZA manages and operates economic zones all over the country
and collects application and registration fees. To facilitate the
processing of export documentation, One-Stop-Export-
Documentation-Centres are located in economic zones. Also, to
facilitate the processing of Permanent Resident Status of foreign
nationals and their families, offices of the Bureau of Immigration
and Deportation are located in economic zones.
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The Investment Priorities Plan 2005 (IPP 2005) is a rolling
annual plan of priority industries and service areas, which are
being encouraged through the grant of fiscal and non-fiscal
incentives. IPP 2005 contains a list of Priority Investment Areas
under the following: Preferred Activities, Other Preferred
Activities, Mandatory Inclusions and the Autonomous Region for
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) List. All activities under these lists
shall be eligible to incentives prescribed under EO No. 226 or the
Omnibus Investment Code, as amended, subject to the general
policies and guidelines of the BOI.
The Preferred Activities covers the Medium-Term Philippine
Development Plan (MTPDP) identified 11 investment areas:
agribusiness, healthcare and wellness products and services, ICT,
electronics, motor vehicle products, energy, infrastructure,
tourism, shipbuilding/shipping, jewelry and fashion garments.
Other Preferred Activities covers other export industries,
clustering and modernization activities.
Mandatory Inclusions cover all areas/activities where the
inclusion in the IPP and/or the grant of incentives under E.O. 226
is mandated by law.
The ARMM List covers priority areas that have been
independently determined by the Regional Board of Investments
(RBOI) of the ARMM in accordance with E.O. 458. The BOI-
ARMM can administer incentives granted to activities located in
the ARMM subject to General and Specific Guidelines.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Export Development Act (Republic Act No. 7844).
• Foreign Investment Act (Republic Act No. 8179).
• Foreign Investment List (Executive Order No. 286).
• Omnibus Investment Code (Executive Order No. 226).
• Retail Trade Liberalization Act (Republic Act No. 8762).
Category:
Design centre; Ministry of Trade; state trading organization; trade
facilitation body; trade fair and exhibition authority; trade
promotion organization; and training/research institute.
PHILIPPINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (PCCI)
Office/postal address:
14/F Multinational Bancorp Center
6805 Ayala Avenue
Makati City
P.O. Box: 1000 Metro Manila
Phone: (63 2) 8433374, 8433158
Fax: (63 2) 8434102
Email:
URL:
pcci@philippinechamber.com
portal.philippinechamber.com/
Year established: 1978
Principal functions:
• To foster closer relations, understanding and cooperation
among the agricultural, commercial and industrial sectors of
the economy by unifying them into one strong and solid
organization for the enhancement of economic growth and
development;
• To serve as the voice of Philippine business and be an
independent forum for the development of a consensus
among the business community on matters of national
concern;
• To take an active role in helping shape the course of national
events and make known its position on issues affecting
national interest;
• To represent the Philippine business community in all forums
at the local, regional, national and international levels;
• To establish and maintain linkages with global organizations
representing agriculture, commerce and industry;
• To initiate, submit recommendations and assist in the
formulation, development, implementation and evaluation of
plans, policies, programs, and all other activities that will
promote the interest of private business;
• To conduct, assist and encourage the compilation of data,
research materials and studies for use in the development of
socio-economic plans, policies and programs and related
activities;
• To act as primary liaison and channel of communication
between business and government on matters and issues of
interest to both;
• To enhance the country's role and status in the community of
nations.
Services/activities:
• Represents the private sector in Government policy-making
bodies;
• Offers access to countrywide business through local
chambers of commerce and industry;
• Matches foreign business inquires with local counterparts
from PCCI’s database and vice versa;
• Provides services that facilitate business processes
(certificates of origin, APEC business travel card; exporter’s
accreditation; electronic lodgement of import entry
declarations);
• Participates as observer in bids and awards of various
Government agencies;
• Enables access to local and international training and
scholarships;
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• Offers a wide range of information services.
Publications issued:
• Voice of Business (VoB).
• Philippine Trade and Industry Directory (annually).
Membership structure: Over 20,000 small, medium and
large corporations as well as local and industry associations.
• Charter members: the founders or incorporators and duly
elected charter members;
• Regular members: private enterprises doing business and
other entrepreneurial activities in the Philippines which are
registered with the appropriate Government agencies and
employ at least five employees;
• Affiliate members: business associations or sectoral
organizations duly registered under the laws of the
Philippines;
• Local chamber members: local chambers of commerce and
industry registered under the laws of the country and duly
accredited with the chamber in accordance with its existing
rules;
• Associate members: entities which do not fall under the
membership classifications stated above.
Training:
Members are provided with first-hand opportunities to attend
training programs here and abroad through PCCI's extensive links
with various local and international Government and private
institutions. The PCCI, in partnership with Jose Rizal University
is also implementing the competencies enhancement programme
which aims to enhance the leadership and management
competencies of its members. PCCI also regularly conducts
Chamber Management Workshops which aim to enhance the
service and advocacy capabilities of its local chambers.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (PEZA)
Office/postal address:
Almeda Building
Roxas Boulevard cornor San Luis Street
Pasay City
P.O. Box: 3403, Makati CPO
Phone: (63 2) 5513454, 5513455
Fax: (63 2) 8916380
E-mail: info@peza.gov.ph
URL: www.peza.gov.ph
Year established: 1995
Principal function:
• To promote investments to the Philippines, particularly in
PEZA economic zones;
• To contribute to the accelerated creation of employment and
other economic opportunities, particularly in the countryside;
• To spur the growth and diversification of exports, by
encouraging and supporting investments in the development
and operation of viable, world class and environment
friendly economic zones.
Services/activities:
• Provides investment information, guidelines and assistance
to prospective PEZA investors and visitors;
• Undertakes promotion and marketing of PEZA Ecozones, IT
Parks and Buildings;
• Provides assistance in the application of investors for
registration as an Ecozone Export Enterprise, Ecozone IT
Enterprise, Ecozone Utilities Enterprise or Ecozone Facilities
Enterprise;
• Facilitates the prompt issuance of investors’ visa to
expatriates working for PEZA locator enterprises;
• Organizes inbound/outbound investment missions.
Publications issued:
• The Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 (Republic Act No.
7916 as amended by Republic Act No. 8748).
• Rules and Regulations to Implement Republic Act No. 7916.
• The PEZA Economic Zones, Your Investment Destination in
Asia.
• Awaiting Your Investments! Philippine Economic Zones:
World-Class Environment-Friendly, Ideal Locations for
World Industry Leaders.
• The PEZA Network (official newsletter published quarterly in
English).
Local branches:
Regular/Public PEZA Ecozones:
Baguio City Economic Zone
Loakan Road, Baguio City
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Bataan Economic Zone
Nassco, Mariveles, Bataan
Cavite Economic Zone
Rosario, Cavite
Mactan Economic Zone
Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan, Cebu
Number of operating/proclaimed special economic zones over the
country: 123 (as of 9 June 2005).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• IT services (software development and applications in
business, e-commerce, education, media and entertainment;
engineering, architectural and other design services; multimedia
graphics, animation, printing and other services; call
centres; data encoding, transcribing and related services; IT
research and development);
• Electronics;
• Electrical machinery;
• Transport and car parts;
• Medical, precision and optical products;
• Precision equipment;
• Processed food;
• Metal products;
• High-value plastic products;
• Refined chemicals;
• Garments and textiles;
• Other manufactures.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 or Republic Act (RA)
7916 as amended by RA 8748.
• Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 7916 as
Amended.
• Omnibus Investment Code (Executive Order No. 226).
Category:
Investment promotion agency.
PHILIPPINE EXPORTERS CONFEDERATION, INC.
(PHILEXPORT)
Office/postal address:
International Trade Centre Complex
Roxas Blvd. Cor. Sen Gil Puyat Avenue
Pasay City 1300
Phone: (63 2) 8332531-4
Fax: (63 2) 8312132, 8310231, 8313707
E-mail: communications@philexport.ph
URL: www.philexport.ph
Year established: 1991 (a merger of the Confederation of
Philippine Exporters and the Philippine Exporters Foundation).
Principal functions:
• To provide programmes and services that will promote the
growth and development of the Philippine export industry;
• To work with the Government in the development of policies
that will support an export-led economic development.
Services/activities:
• Trade advisory and facilitation;
• Specialized training programmes, seminars and workshops;
• Special trade and investment promotions programme;
• Information collection and dissemination;
• Technical support to regional and provincial chapters and
sectoral associations;
• One-stop export documentation centre (OSEDC);
• Bonded warehousing operations;
• Support for trade and investment policy analysis and
advocacy.
Publications issued:
• PHILEXPORT News and Features (weekly, English).
• Industry Update, Policy Advisories.
• Early Bird News Service.
Membership structure: 3,000 members, representing 16 product
sectors and company sizes in the export industry.
Exporters in the regions are reached though 18 regional chapters
based in Baguio (Cordillera Administrative Region, Pangasinan,
Cagayan Valley, Pampanga, Calabarzon, MIMAROPA, Bicol,
Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Leyte, Zamboanga, Cagayan de
Oro, Iligan, Davao, SOCSARGEN, CARAGA, ARMM (Sulu,
Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Tawi-Tawi).
Products/commodity responsible for:
Members produce and export automotive parts and accessories,
chemicals, electronics, food, footware, leather goods, fashion
accessories, furniture, garments, gifts, toys and housewares,
information products, technology and services, metals and nonmetals,
resource-based products and textiles. Also has service
providers such as freight forwarders, brokers, trade associations,
financial institutions in roster.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
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PHILIPPINE EXPORT-IMPORT CREDIT AGENCY
(PHILEXIM)
(Trade and Investment Development Corporation of the
Philippines)
Office/postal address:
17 th Floor, Citibank Tower
Valero Street
1200 Makati City
and
3 rd and 4 th Floors, Citibank Centre
Citibank Plaza
8741 Paseo de Roxas
1226 Makati City
Phone: (63 2) 8934809, 8934632
Trunkline: (63 2) 8481900, 8934204
Fax: (63 2) 8934480, 8934852
E-mail: info@philexim.gov.ph
URL: www.philexim.gov.ph
Year established: 1977
Principal functions:
• To guarantee approved foreign loans for developmental
purposes having special regard to the needs of export-oriented
industries, BOI-registered industries, public utilities and
industries, the promotion of which is encouraged by
government policy;
• To guarantee Philippine banking and financial institutions
against loss that may be incurred in connection with the grant
of loans/credit accommodations to exporters, producers of
export products or contractors with approved service contracts
abroad, organized or licensed to engage in business in the
Philippines;
• To guarantee letters of credit/guarantee issued by Philippine
banks and financial institutions to secure the performance of
approved service contracts abroad entered into by any entity
or corporation organized or licensed to engage in business in
the Philippines;
• To provide insurance cover, credits and appropriate services to
facilitate the export of Philippine goods or services by any
entity, enterprise or corporation organized or licensed to
engage in business in the Philippines;
• To guarantee or provide insurance cover for investments of
any entity, enterprises or corporation organized or licensed to
engage in business in the Philippines;
• To enter into contract of re-insurance with any organized
export credit agency or insurance organization;
• To extend direct loans or other credit facilities to any person
or entity for the financing of export contracts and foreign trade
transactions;
• To provide technical assistance preparation, financing,
execution of development or expansion programmes,
including the formulation of specific project proposals.
Services/activities:
PhilEXIM offers the following export financing programmes:
Guarantee Programmes:
• Preshipment Export Finance Guarantee (PEFG) Program -
guarantee coverage on preshipment working capital loans
extended by participating financial institutions (PFI) to
collateral-deficient small and medium exporters;
• Postshipment Export Risk Guarantee (PERG) Program -
guarantee coverage on export bill purchases arising from
export transactions under PEFG and other receivable financing
extended by PFIs;
Alternative Schemes of PEFG and PERG:
- Export Trade Finance Guarantee (ETFG) - guarantee
coverage on transaction-based loans;
- Revolving Export Loan Guarantee (RELG) - guarantee
coverage to revolving lines;
• Term Loan Guarantee Program (TLGP) - guarantee coverage
on medium- and long-term loans of up to P50 million extended
by PFIs to medium and large exporters, and to small exporters
with PEFG and PERG accounts, for asset acquisition,
expansion and production modernization and related
expenditures;
• General Facility Program (GFP) - guarantee coverage on
domestic and foreign loans of medium and large exporters and
other domestic enterprises to finance any export promotion
activities, import substitution industries and other government
priority projects;
• Omnibus Line Guarantee under the General Facility Program
(OLG-GFP) - guarantee coverage on short-term loans of up to
P300 million granted by banks to large, direct and indirect
exporters, with disbursement against letters of credit (L/Cs),
confirmed purchase orders (CPOs) and confirmed sale
contracts (CSCs);
• Programme for Large Projects in Priority Sectors of the
Government - guarantee coverage on loans from foreign
lending institutions to finance government projects in tourism,
ICT, agri-modernization and infrastructure and other projects
listed under the Investment Priority Plan of the National
Government.
Lending Programmes:
• Short-Term Direct Lending Program - loans of up to P5
million to finance pre-shipment working capital requirements
of SMEs;
• Medium- and Long-Term Direct Lending Program - loans of
up to P40 million to finance capital asset acquisition,
expansion and plant modernization and related expenditures of
SMEs, as well as large exporters;
• Special Credit Facility for Export Development - short-term
loans of up to P1.5 million to finance the pre-shipment
working capital requirements of small exporters;
• SME Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth
(SULONG) – in support of the National SME Development
Plan, the government financial institutions (GFIs)
collabourated to design a uniform lending programme, tailormade
to meet the funding needs of SMEs. Under the unified
lending program, the participating GFIs shall apply simplified
and standardized lending procedures and guidelines, for
example loan purpose, fee structures, interest rates, application
forms, financial ratios and other lending parameters, for
evaluating the loan application of SMEs.
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Trade Credit Insurance Programmes:
• Export Credit Insurance - insurance coverage to exporters
against non-payment by foreign buyers of export shipments on
credit arising from political and commercial risks;
• Domestic Credit Insurance (Globalliance) - insurance
coverage on receivables of a multinational’s subsidiary
companies against non-payment of buyers in the subsidiary’s
country;
• @rating (Credit Rating Service) - a web-based global trade
debt rating service system which certifies, rates and secures
B2B trades online, and assesses the transaction risks involved
as well as the creditworthiness and payment capacity of
buyers across the globe.
Trade Information Exchange System (TRADEX) – an Internetbased
information system designed to enable real-time and
interactive matching and exchange of information on buyers and
sellers in international trade to facilitate financing and other
services (tradex.philexim.gov.ph).
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Corporate Profile of PhilEXIM.
• Newsletter.
• News Bulletin.
• PhilEXIM Law Digest.
• Brochures and primers of programmes.
Local branches:
Naga Field Unit
Unit B-2, 2 nd Floor, DMG Building
Peñafrancia Avenue, Naga City
Fax: (63 54) 4738588
Cebu Field Unit
Room 406 Keppel Centre, Samar Loop
corner Cardinal Rosales Ave., Cebu City
Fax: (63 32) 4738588
Davao Field Unit
Unit 43, 4 th Floor, Landco Building
PDCP Corporate Centre
J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City
Fax: (63 82) 2222241
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Export sector, SMEs and large accounts; and large projects in
priority sectors of the Government, i.e. tourism, ICT, agrimodernization,
infrastructure, energy, and mining projects.
Category:
Export credit insurance; export financing organization;
investment financing organization; export-import credit agency;
and government owned and controlled corporation.
PHILIPPINE SHIPPERS’ BUREAU
Office/postal address:
5 th Floor, Trade and Industry Building
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City 1200
P.O. Box: 3828 Makati Central Post Office, Metro Manila
Phone: (63 2) 7510384, 7512512-3, 7513309
Fax: (63 2) 7513305
E-mail: psb@dti.gov.ph
URL: www.dti.gov.ph
Year established: 1973
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect the common interests of Philippine
exporters, importers and other commercial users of water
transport;
• To consult/negotiate with cartelized, as well as individual
lines, on proposed general and specific freight charges, the
provision and maintenance of adequate, reliable and
economic shipping services, and provision of equitable
shipping contracts;
• To serve as a clearing house of information on shipping
services and other matters of interest to Philippine shippers;
• To bring to the attention of the Government the laws,
policies, rules and regulations that hamper the development
of Philippine trade and commerce, especially those which
may delay or obstruct the speedy, economical and efficient
carriage of goods, and recommend and work for appropriate
legislation and adoption of remedial measures;
• To maintain and develop close relations with shippers’
councils and relevant organizations in Asia and other
countries for the attainment of the objectives of the Bureau;
• To serve as the central implementing authority for the use of
Philippine flag vessels in the country’s foreign trade, as
prescribed by PD 1466.
Services/activities:
• Organizes/strengthens shippers’ associations;
• Undertakes research and analysis of projected increases in
freight rates and various surcharges and other shipping terms
and conditions;
• Computes freight costs of exporters’ shipments to specific
port destinations, as well as price quotations of their exports
to prospective buyers;
• Educates shippers in the proper and economical stuffing,
packing and packaging of export cargoes;
• Secures adequate shipping services for the carriage of
Philippine exports/import through the use of the Philippine
flag vessels, pursuant to PD 1466;
• Conducts seminars/workshops on how to save shipping costs
in the transport of shippers’ cargoes;
• Provides systematic vessel chartering services or charter
vessels for the benefit of Philippine shippers;
• Accredits international and domestic sea freight forwarders.
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Offices abroad:
Philippine consular offices, which may have been delegated
authority by the Bureau to grant waivers pursuant to the
implementation of PD 1466 (Philippine Cargo Reservation Law).
Membership structure: 577 accredited freight forwarders (as
of 1 August 2005) and 11 regional shipping association.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Provides assistance to shippers.
Training:
Conducts seminars/workshops on how to save on shipping costs
in the transport of shippers’ cargoes.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Accreditation/registration of freight forwarding companies.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Executive Order No. 226 “Omnibus Investments Code of
1987”.
• Foreign Investment Act of 1991 - Republic Act No. 7042.
Category:
Ministry of Trade; shipper’s council, port authority, national
shipping corporation; trade facilitation body; and trade support.
PHILIPPINE TRADE TRAINING CENTER (PTTC)
Office/postal address:
PTTC Building
Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue corner Roxas Boulevard
1300 Pasay City
Phone: (63 2) 834-1344 - 49
Fax: (63 2) 834-1343
E-mail: info@pttc.gov.ph
URL: www.pttc.gov.ph
Year established: 1987
Principal functions:
PTTC is an attached agency of the Department of Trade and
Industry that serves as the Government's training arm for micro-,
small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), whether engaged
in domestic or export trade. Its mandates are:
• To design and develop training curricula and corresponding
instructional materials, and conduct training programmes for
MSMEs, business support organizations, and the Government;
• To provide post-training advisory and counselling services;
• To provide customized in-company training programmes and
services;
• To provide a venue for MSMEs as well as large enterprises to
promote their products by marketing, renting out and
maintaining exhibition facilities, and providing events
management support.
Services/activities:
• Conducts seminars/training programmes on:
Entrepreneurship development
- How to start a business;
- Entrepreneurship Development Programme: new
business creation;
- Entrepreneurship Development Programme: business
improvement and sustainability;
- Franchising: how to select and buy a franchise/how to
start and manage a franchise;
- Business plan preparation for beginners;
- Strategic marketing;
- Finding the right market for the right product;
- Basic business recording and cash flow management;
- Effective selling skills;
- Effective market research;
- Effective customer service;
- Setting up an effective customer payment system;
- Developing an effective purchasing system;
- Financial management for SMEs;
- Business risk management;
- Understanding trademarks, patents and copyrights;
- Let your English work at work.
Export management
- Expanding business through export (basics of
exporting);
- Product costing and pricing techniques;
- Effective negotiation skills;
- Market briefings / Market opportunities seminars;
- Import procedures and documentation;
- Understanding customs valuation;
- How to avoid and resolve trade complaints;
- International transportation and INCO terms;
- Chinese-Mandarin/Japanese Business Language
Courses;
- Supply chain management/logistics management.
Trade exhibition management and participation
- Creative and technical aspects of exhibition and visual
merchandising;
- How to participate in trade fairs.
E-commerce/ICT
- Introduction to computers and MS Windows;
- Basic MS Word/MS Excel/MS Powerpoint;
- Adobe Pagemaker;
- Adobe Photoshop;
- Dreamweaver MX;
- Macromedia Flash MX;
- Macromedia Fireworks.
Business support and development
- Basic business advisor’s course;
- Capability build-up for MSME business advisors and
counsellors.
Qaulity and productivity
- Production and operations management;
- Supervisory effectiveness for improved quality and
productivity;
- Effective leadership skills;
- Problem-solving and decision-making techniques;
- Management development program;
- ISO 9000 quality management system;
- ISO 9001: 2000 quality management system
documentation;
- ISO/IEC 17025:1999 standards for laboratory
competence;
- ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory internal audit;
- ISO 14000 environmental management system;
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- Internal quality audit;
- Failure mode and effects analysis;
- Total quality management;
- 5S of good housekeeping;
- Cleaner production;
- Waste minimization;
- Corporate culture; Filipino values in the workplace;
- Statistical process control;
- Corporate social responsibility;
- Time and motion study;
- Introduction to ergonomics;
- The Kaizen philosophy;
- Process optimization through design of experiments;
- Materials management and inventory control.
• Provides training courses and advisory services for the food
and garment sectors. Emphasis is given to operational
efficiency of MSMEs
Quality and productivity improvement for the food sector
- Current good manufacturing practices;
- Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP);
- HACCP documentation;
- Packaging and labelling for processed food;
- Food safety;
- Food labeling requirements;
- Innovative packaging;
- Food branding as a marketing tool.
Quality and productivity improvement for the garment sector
- Production management for the garment industry;
- Quality management for the garment industry;
- Fabric sourcing;
- Fabric and thread: selection and usage;
- Fashion merchandising;
- Colour merchandising;
- Patternmaking;
- Clothing machinery repair and maintenance.
• Rents out exhibition facilities and seminar rooms for domestic
and international trade fairs, conventions, special events and
other promotional activities;
• Conducts WTO capacity-building programmes and maintains
a WTO Resource Centre.
• Maintains an Internet Plaza for use by training participants
and the general public
Publications issued:
Books:
• Trade Secrets: The Export Answer Book for Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises. (March 2000, English; in
cooperation with the International Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO).
• Secrets of Electronic Commerce: A Guide for Exporters.
(June 2001, English; in cooperation with the International
Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO).
Courseware (CD-ROM):
• eBiz Plan – A reference material for preparing a business
plan.
• Exporting made e-Z – A step-by-step guide to prospective
exporters.
Training:
As detailed under services/activities.
Category:
Training institute; trade fair and exhibition venue; and trade
promotion organization.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN CENTER
OF THE PHILIPPINES (PDDCP)
Office/postal address:
Cultural Centre Complex
Roxas Boulevard
1300 Pasay City
Phone: (63 2) 8321112-9
Fax: (63 2) 8323649
E-mail: pddcp@dti.gov.ph, pddcp@mozcom.com
Year established: 1973
Principal functions:
• To promote industrial design as a tool for improving the
quality and competitiveness of Philippine products, and
services the design needs of entrepreneurial groups and
associations from every level of industry;
• To design, develop or improve products and packages based
on market requirements and manufacturer's production
capability;
• To gather and disseminate data on design and market
directions and developments and cultural references, and to
undertake applied research on materials and technologies
related to product development;
• To advance awareness and appreciation of the Industrial
design profession through exhibitions, seminars, dialogue, and
publications.
Services/activities:
• Design of new product, product adaptation, product
diversification or expansion of existing product or line based
on market needs and available technology;
• New design and redesign of packages of food and non-food
products based on requirements of target market;
• Hands-on learning and application of skills such as finishing,
knotting, bleaching and dyeing techniques related to product
development;
• Seminars on product development and trends, and information
on generic product and package design details and processesrelated
to product development;
• Access to design and industry publications for individuals
interested in the study of design.
Publications issued:
• PDDCP Design Digest Update.
• PDDCP Design Digest.
Local branches:
DTI Bldg., corner J.M. Basa - Peralta Streets
Iloilo City
Jomil Bldg., Georgetown Park
Rizal Street, Cabangan
4500 Legaspi City, Albay
Category:
Design centre.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION CENTER
(TIIC)
Office/postal address:
Department of Trade and Industry
Industry and Investments Building
385 Sen. Gil J. at Avenue
Makati City
Phone: (63 2) 8953611
Fax: (63 2) 8956487
E-mail: tiic@dti.gov.ph, tiic@dti.dti.gov.ph
URL: www.dti.gov.ph, www.business.gov.ph
Year established: 1981
Principal functions:
• To design, operate and maintain a system for the collection,
storage and retrieval of trade and industry information;
• To disseminate comprehensive and relevant information on
trade, industry and investments;
• To coordinate and monitor the information campaigns on the
Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) services,
programmes and projects;
• To develop communication programmes promoting Philippine
trade and investment opportunities;
• To provide editorial and creative services in support of other
DTI unit's information programmes.
Services/activities:
• Packages and disseminates publications (print/online) and
periodic reports;
• Provides assistance to DTI agencies;
• Maintains database on trade and investments;
• Provides enquiry services;
• Provides library and reach-out services;
• Maintains/manages a Business Research Centre;
• Maintains a mailing list for publications and information
dissemination.
Publications issued:
• Directory of DTI Officials.
• DTI Annual Report.
• DTI Dataline (biweekly).
• DTI Guide to Services (biennium).
• Philippine Business Report (monthly newsletter).
• DTI papers (occasionally).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Export activities;
• Industrial tree plantation;
• Iron and steel projects;*
• Exploration, mining, quarrying and processing of minerals;*
• Publication or printing of books or textbooks;*
• Refining, storage, marketing and distribution of petroleum
products;
• Ecological Solid Waste Management Act;
• Agricultural/fishery production and processing;*
• Energy sources;
• Logistics;
• Drugs and medicines;*
• Engineered products;*
• Information and communication technology;*
• Infrastructure;
• Mass housing projects including development and manufacture
of housing components;*
• Research and development activities, including biotechnolgy
• Social service;*
• Tourism-related projects endorsed by the Department of
Tourism;*
• Motion picture limited to films with historical and sociocultural
significance, and documentary films;
• New projects and bio-technology projects with a minimum
project cost of US$ 2 million and which were not
commercially undertaken in the Philippines as of 31 December
2001;
• Printing facilities.
* with modernization projects.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• The Omnibus Investment Code of 1987 (Executive Order
No. 226).
• The Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (Republic Act No.
704).
• The Special Economic Zone Act (Republic Act No. 7916).
• The Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992.
• Republic Act No. 7721.
• The Build-Operate-Transfer Act (Republic Act No. 7718).
• Republic Act No. 7888.
• Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (Republic Act No. 8792).
• Export Development Act (Republic Act No. 7844).
• Foreign Investment Act (Republic Act No. 8179).
• Foreign Investment List (Executive Order No. 286).
• Omnibus Investment Code (Executive Order No. 226).
• Retail Trade Liberalization Act (Republic Act No. 8762).
• Safeguards Measures Act (Republic Act No. 8800).
• Transaction Value Act (Republic Act No. 8181).
• Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) (OE # 156).
Category:
Trade and industry development promotion organization.
WOMEN INTO THE NEW NETWORK FOR
ENTERPRENUIALREINFORCEMENT (WINNER)
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, Department of Foreign Affairs Building
Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
Philippines 2330
Phone: (632) 834-4611
E-mail: info@winner-tips.org
URL: www.winner-tips.org
Year established: 2002
Principal functions:
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• To strengthen the practical and technical skills of women
entrepreneurs through the application of basic training on
information and communication technologies;
• To engage in capacity building of partner organizations to
provide business development services to women
entrepreneurs;
• To serve the purpose of a long-distance and continuing
education for women in the SME sector entrepreneurs;
• To create conditions conducive for business partnerships,
trade collaboration and technology cooperation to meet the
challenge of global competition in the New Economy.
Services/activities:
• Provides Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) training courses for women entrepreneurs;
• Provides virtual product exhibition to project’s beneficiaries
through the WINNER website in promoting their products
and services;
• Provides support to project beneficiaries through business
matching activities such as linking businesses with potential
customers;
Publications issued:
• For a full list of papers and reports, please refer to <
http://www.winner-tips.org/article/frontpage/1>
Category:
Non-profit organization assisting in capacity building for women
entrepreneurs.
WORLD TRADE CENTER METRO MANILA
Office/postal address:
2 nd Floor WTCMM Building
Gil Puyat Avenue Extension cor. Macapagal Boulevard
Pasay City 1300
Phone: (63 2) 551 5151
Fax: (63 2) 551 5243
E-mail: wtcclub@wtcmanila.com.ph
URL: www.wtcmanila.com.ph
Year established: 1989
Principal function:
• To provide a variety of services and facilities to members
and clients, which include: access to and exchange of trade
information, business opportunities and trade leads through
WTCA OnLine (www.wtca.org), display and exhibit
facilities, meeting facilities, trade missions, international
trade show participation, training and educational services,
lounge and dining services, and consumer and business
services.
Services/activities:
• Reciprocity - provides members an access to the services and
facilities being offered at all World Trade Centers
worldwide;
• WTCA OnLine - provides access to World Trade Centers
Association’s Internet website which is a premier destination
for businesses who want to succeed in the world of
international trade;
• Trade information service - provides access to various
information on business, trade and investment opportunities,
world markets, trade statistics, e-commerce, government
regulations and other business developments;
• International trade library - maintains a library which houses
an extensive collection of trade journals, directories,
magazines and other publications on world markets, laws and
regulations in different countries, tariffs and other
periodicals;
• Trade missions/trade show participation - organizes
incoming/outgoing trade missions and international trade
show participation in cooperation with other World Trade
Centers abroad;
• Training and educational services - organizes training
programmes and seminars conducted by local and foreign
experts, with topics covering various facets of business and
trade;
• Lounge and dining services - provides lounge and dining
services at special discounted rates to members for their
business meetings and private functions;
• Consumer and business services such as: computer rentals,
Internet access, facsimile and photocopying services,
answering service, translation services and other clerical and
secretarial services;
• Meeting facilities - provides meeting room facilities for
members and guests;
• Display and exhibit services - provides a venue for
showcasing products and services and the newest
technologies in the different industries.
Offices abroad:
World Trade Center Metro Manila is a member of the World
Trade Centers Association (WTCA). WTCA has a total of 300
member centers operating in 85 countries all over the world.
Membership Structure: 236 founding, corporate and
individual members.
Category:
Trade association; trade fair and exhibition authority; and trade
promotion organization.
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA
Office/postal address:
16-1, Yeouido-dong
Yeoungdeungpo-gu
Seoul, 150-996
P.O. Box: 641, Yeouido, Seoul 150-606
Phone: (82 2) 37796114
Fax: (82 2) 7841030
E-mail:
URL:
iro@koreaexim.go.kr
www.koreaexim.go.kr
Year established: 1976
Principal functions:
• To facilitate the sound development of the national economy
and enhance economic cooperation with foreign countries;
• To engage in a variety of financial business activities to
achieve its purpose;
• To extend financial support for export and import
transactions, overseas investment projects, development of
natural resources overseas and trade finance, to operate the
Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) and the
Inter-Korea Cooperation Fund.
Services/activities:
• Provides medium- and long-term export loans to domestic
suppliers, including SMEs, and foreign buyers to support the
export of Korean capital goods and technical services;
• Provides medium- and long-term credits to domestic
importers for the import of raw materials and to domestic
investors for overseas ventures;
• Provides guarantees for domestic and foreign financial
institutions against losses incurred in financing either the
domestic supplier or the foreign buyers;
• Provides economic development cooperation loans for
industrial development and economic stabilization in
developing countries;
• Operates the Economic Development Cooperation Fund
(EDCF) that assists developing countries in implementing
development projects by extending bilateral Official
Development Assistance (ODA) loans;
• Operates Inter-Korea Cooperation Fund under the initiative
and policy coordination of the National Unification Board to
expand mutual exchange and cooperation with the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the areas of home
visits, cultural activities, sports, trade and economic
cooperation;
• Operates Overseas Economic Research Institute to provide
local firms seeking overseas investment opportunities with
coordinated and comprehensive services for launching
businesses overseas.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English).
• A Guide to the Export-Import Bank of Korea
(English/Korean).
• A Guide to EDCF (English/Korean).
• The Project and Structured Finance Program (English).
• Outline of Relending Facility (English).
• Biannual Handbook of Foreign ECAs (Korean).
• Biannual Handbook of Country Information (Korean).
• Monthly Exim Report (Korean).
Local branches:
3 rd Floor, Shinhan Bank Building
71-1 Sangnam-dong, Changwon 641-831
Phone: (82 55) 2876830
Fax: (82 55) 2876831
E-mail: changwon@koreaexim.go.kr
13 th Floor, Samsung Securities Trust Building
190-5, Beomeo-dong
Suseong-gu, Daegu 706-742
Phone: (82 53) 7541021
Fax: (82 53) 7541020
E-mail: daegu@koreaexim.go.kr
16th Floor, Capital Tower Bldg.
931 Dunsan 2-dong
Seo-gu, Daejeon 302-828
Phone: (82 42) 4899715
Fax: (82 42) 4899716
E-mail: daejeon@koreaexim.go.kr
7 th Floor, Korea First Bank Building
9-2 Geumnam-ro 3-ga
Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-023
Phone: (82 62) 2326944
Fax: (82 62) 2326946
E-mail: gwangju@koreaexim.go.kr
15th Floor, KORAM Bank Building
1127, Guwol-dong
Namdong-gu, Incheon 405-220
Phone: (82 32) 2356114
Fax: (82 32) 2356121
E-mail: inchon@koreaexim.go.kr
14 th Floor, Hongwoo Building, 945-1
Daechi 3-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-846
Phone: (82 2) 62486114
Fax: (82 2) 62486119
E-mail: kangnam@koreaexim.go.kr
6 th Floor, LG Bldg.
257-5, Bujeon 2-dong
Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-737
Phone: (82 51) 8175050
Fax: (82 51) 8176060
E-mail: pusan@koreaexim.go.kr
9 th Floor, Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Centre, 906-5
Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-766
Phone: (82 31) 2596600~7
Fax: (82 31) 2596609
E-mail: suwon@koreaexim.go.kr
5 th Floor, Dongyang Investment Bank
1358-8 Dahl-dong
Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-727
Phone: (82 52) 2745272~6
Fax: (82 52) 2745278
E-mail: ulsan@koreaexim.go.kr
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6 th Floor Chungcheongbuk-do SandM Business Centre
1508-1, Gagyeong-dong
Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, 361-802
Phone: (82 43) 2370471
Fax: (82 43) 2370476
E-mail: cheongju@koreaexim.go.kr
10 th Floor KTCU Jeonbuk Bldg., 769-1
Seoshin-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, 560-720
Phone: (82 63) 2716134~8
Fax: (82 63) 2716139
E-mail: jeonju@koreaexim.go.kr
Offices abroad:
Av. Paulista, 1439 cj. 142,
CEP 01311-200, C
Cesar, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Phone: (55 11) 32833021
Fax: (55 11) 32870548
E-mail: exspaulo@dialdata.com.br
Office C-716, Beijing Lufthansa Centre
50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100016, China
Phone: (86 10) 64653371
Fax: (86 10) 64637116
E-mail: exbjing@public3.bta.net.cn
Kexim Asia Ltd.
Suite 2511, 25th Floor, Jardine House
1 Connaught Place, Central
Hong Kong, China
Phone: (852) 28100182
Fax: (852) 28104460
E-mail: keximhk@netvigator.com
Rm. 1422, Hisense Tower No. 17
Donghai west Rd.
Qingdao, 266071, China
Phone: (86 532) 3095896
Fax: (86 532) 3095897
E-mail: sdabby@hanmail.net
19E, PUFA Bldg., No. 588
Pudong Road(S), Shanghai, China
Phone: (86 21) 58768575
Fax: (86 21) 58761782
E-mail: aaron@koreaexim.go.kr
36 Ave. Hoche, 75008 Paris, France
Phone: (33 1) 44218317
Fax: (33 1) 44218315
E-mail: keximparis@yahoo.fr
Zeppelinallee 65-67, Ecke Blanchardstrasse
60487 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: (49 69) 9778320
Fax: (49 69) 9778316
E-mail: eximff@t-online.de
B2 Qutab Hotel Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi 110016 India
Phone: (91 11) 51688721
Fax: (91 11) 51688723
E-mail: bkkim@koreaexim.go.kr
P.T. Koexim Mandiri Finance
Menara Mulia Tower Suite 2007 JL
Jend Gatot Subroto Kav. 9-11
Jakarta 12930, Indonesia
Phone: (62 21) 5257261
Fax: (62 21) 5257260
E-mail: jakarta@koreaexim.go.kr
No. 18 West Daneshvar Street
Shaekhbahaei Avenue, Vanak Square
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Phone: (98 21) 8065301
Fax: (98 21) 8054899
E-mail: last5ever@hanmail.net
Rm. 1904, 19 th Floor, Hibiya Daibiru,
1-2-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0011, Japan
Phone: (813) 35808702-3
Fax: (813) 35808705
E-mail: extokyo@hotmail.com
Paseo de la Reforma #350 Edif.
Torre del Angel piso 8,
Col. Juarez del Cuauhtemoc Mexico DF
Mexico C.P. 06600
Phone: (52 55) 55118445
Fax: (52 55) 55118472
E-mail: mexchoi2003@yahoo.co.kr
Korea Trade Centre, 21th Floor, Warsaw
Financial Centre ul. Emilii Plater 53
00-113, Warszawa, Poland
Phone: (48 22)5206248
Fax: (48 22)5206249
Office Building 1704 A
World Trade Centre
12 Krasnopresnenskaya Nab.
123610 Moscow, Russian Federation
Phone: (7 095) 2582366
Fax: (7 095) 2582368
E-mail: keximmos@sovintel.ru
Level 4, The Gate PO Box 74777
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Phone: (971 50) 2502937
Fax: (971 40) 2279686
Kexim Bank (UK) Limited
Boston House
63-64 New Broad Street
London EC2M 1JJ, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 20) 75625500
Fax: (44 20) 75883642
E-mail: london@koreaexim.go.kr
460 Park Avenue, 8 th Floor
New York, NY 10022
United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 3557280
Fax: (1 212) 3086106
E-mail: exim-ny@earthlink.net
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1300 L Street, N.W. Suite 825
Washington, DC 20005
United States of America
Phone: (1 202) 4088838~9
Fax: (1 202) 4087858
E-mail: eximstn@hotmail.com
16 th Floor, Project Finance Centre
National Bank for Foreign Activity
of the Republic of Uzbekistan
101 Amir Temur Str.
Tashkent 100084, Uzbekistan
Phone: (998 71) 1375944
Fax: (998 71) 1355610
E-mail: exim@dostlink.net
Kexim Viet Nam Leasing Co., Ltd.
9 th Floor, Diamond Plaza Building
34 Le Duan Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Phone: (84 8) 8257000
Fax: (84 8) 8230854
E-mail: keximvt@hcm.vnn.vn
Category:
Export financing organization.
FEDERATION OF KOREAN INDUSTRIES (FKI)
Office/postal address:
2 nd Floor, FKI Building
28-1, Yoido-dong
Yongdeungpo-ku
Seoul 150-756
Phone: (82 2) 37710114
Fax: (82 2) 37710110
E-mail: webmaster@fki.or.kr
URL: www.fki.or.kr
Year established: 1961
Principal functions:
• To promote entrepreneurial spirit and the free enterprise
system;
• To develop a sound national economy through fully mobilizing
entrepreneurs’ knowledge, experience and capital resources;
• To play a vital role in the private sector in promoting economic
cooperation with foreign business communities;
• To conduct research and survey work on domestic and
overseas economic conditions and trends;
• To advise the Government and other interested parties on
economic matters;
• To exchange economic and trade missions with other
countries;
• To sponsor business conferences.
Services/activities:
• Conducts studies on various domestic and international
problems which affect the Korean economy including financial
and fiscal developments, taxation, business trends,
technological development, industrial structure, resources,
urban problems, domestic and foreign trade conditions,
international economy;
• Provides the Government and its agencies with the
consolidated views and recommendations of the private
business community on overall economic policies as well as
specific areas including investment, taxation, financing, price
structure, resources, foreign trade, export credit, technical
cooperation and improvement of industrial structure;
• Promotes international economic cooperation. Bilateral
economic cooperation committees and cooperative bodies
established under the umbrella of FKI have been serving as
principal channels for cooperation between the business sector
of the Republic of Korea and its foreign counterparts.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report, (English).
• Chun Kyung Ryun (monthly, Korean).
• Korean Economic Yearbook (Korean).
• FKI Newsletter (monthly, English, also online).
Membership structure: 354 corporate members and 63
business associations (May 2007).
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
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KOREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (KCCI)
Office/postal address:
45 4 ga Namdaemunro
Jung-gu
Seoul 100 743
Phone: (82 2) 60503114
Fax: (82 2) 21023400
E-mail: trade@korcham.net
URL: english.korcham.net, www.korchambiz.net
Year established: 1884
Principal functions:
• To promote economic development, international cooperation;
• To promote sound development of commerce and industry.
Services/activities:
• Provides counselling and training on business management;
• Organizes seminars, conferences and meetings both domestic
and international;
• Reviews Government economic policies and makes
recommendations to improve any inadequacies in them;
• Undertakes economic research and surveys;
• Operates a library, publishes and disseminates economic
information and handles business enquiries;
• Sends and receives trade missions;
• Certifies trade documents;
• Provides assistance and guidance to foreign investors;
• Provides information on industrial locations;
• Participates in international economic organizations including
International Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of
Asian Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Publications issued:
• Doing Business with Korea (English).
• Economic and Industrial Research Series (Korean).
• Guide to Investment in Korea (English).
• KCCI Quarterly Review (English).
• Weekly Chamber Bulletin (Korean).
• Reports on conferences, seminars and workshops, etc.
(occasional, Korean or English/Korean combined).
• Korean Business Directory (online at www.korchambiz.net).
Office abroad:
401/38 Xiondaiquiche dasha
Shoo Yun Iv, Chao Yong Qv
Beijing
KOREA IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION (KOIMA)
Office/postal address:
KOIMA Building
218 Hankangro 2-ka
Yongsan-ku
Seoul 140-875
Phone: (82 2) 7921581
Fax: (82 2) 7854373
E-mail: cmlee@aftak.com, wskiim@koima.or.kr
URL: www.import.or.kr/index.do
Year established: 1970
Principal functions:
• To approve thereby register membership;
• To confirm foreign-issued offers for sale (or quotations) being
submitted by non-members required for import approval;
• To recommend items adequate for import approval to the
authorities concerned which fall under import restriction;
• To liaise and coordinate affairs in question with the
government authorities concerning the rights and interests of
members;
• To provide a trade balance with international markets as well
as promote mutual trade development, friendly ties and
diversification of import markets;
• To run the office of market consulting for foreign business
people as one part of government import diversification policy.
Services/activities:
• Provides intermediary services in linking foreign firms with
local partners for trade promotion;
• Dispatches buying missions overseas to promote and expand
international trade;
• Makes hotel reservations at special rates on behalf of members.
Publications issued:
• KOIMA Magazine.
• Monthly Bulletin.
• Trading Agents Directory (biennial).
• Other brochures.
Local branch:
3F, Architecture Centre
847-18, Beomchon-1 Dong
Jin-ku, Pusan
Phone: (82 51) 6437142-3
Fax: (82 51) 6437144
Membership structure:
70 local chambers of commerce.
Membership structure:
6804 member firms.
Training:
The Chamber's Vocational Training Centre provides a course in
factory automation data processing, computer and graphic design,
etc.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; and industrial promotion organization.
KOIMA members handle slightly more than 83 per cent of the
Republic of Korea's total import volume and represent over
54,000 overseas suppliers and manufacturers from over 100
countries.
Category:
Trade association.
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KOREA INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION
(KITA)
Office/postal address:
Trade Tower
Korea World Trade Centre
159-1, Samsung-dong
Kangnam-gu
Seoul 135-729
Phone: (82 2) 5515303-6
Fax: (82 2) 5515181, 5515300
E-mail:
URL:
kitaorg@kita.net
global.kita.net/
Year established: 1946
Principal functions:
• To represent all licensed traders in the Republic of Korea;
• To provide foreign businesspersons with information, contacts
and advice;
• To facilitate and promote international trade;
• To represent and enhance the interests of the entire
international business community throughout the Republic of
Korea;
• To function as a leading trade promotion organization in
expanding the Republic of Korea's foreign trade and enlarging
its role in the world market;
• To maintain and operate the Korean World Trade Centre
(KWTC) providing a "one-stop service" to both domestic and
overseas businesspersons;
• To provide supporting services in overseas marketing and to
enhance economic cooperation through trade-related
activities, information services and specialized training
courses.
Services/activities:
• Organizes business matchmaking programmes for trade
missions, hotel accommodation and tour arrangements;
• Undertakes activities to promote international cooperation:
provides member firms with opportunities to interact fully
with the international community, maintains cooperative
relationships with major international organizations;
• Promotes trade facilitation through the business inquiry office
with support of a computerized database, organizes and
dispatches trade missions and market survey teams overseas,
assists visiting trade delegations: provides members with
information on investment and business opportunities
overseas;
• Offers training courses to both international and Korean
businesspersons on trade-related issues including information
technology;
• Operates Korean Convention and Exhibition Centre (COEX):
provides facilities and service for international exhibitions and
permanent display of Sample Showcase and Trade Mart and
foreign trade shows;
• Operates Korean Trade Information Service (KOTIS), a
nationwide online network of databases on economic and
trade statistics, trading systems and procedures, trade and
industrial trends, tariffs and non-tariff barriers,
importers/exporters, buyers/suppliers overseas: provides trade
and business counselling services;
• Operates Korean Trade Information Centres, a clearing house
for trade-related information, publishes a wide range of
periodicals and reports including statistics, handbooks,
directory and catalogues of export products;
• Conducts research and surveys on various subjects relating to
international trade and economy, promotes Korea's
international competitiveness.
Publications issued:
KITA publishes over 100 trade-related materials, including 23
periodicals, some of which are:
• Korea Export (annually).
• Korea Trading Post (monthly).
Local branches:
Local branches in Chunbuk, Daegu, Daejun, Inchun, Kangwon,
Kwangju, Kyungki, Kyungnam, Ulsan, Pusan.
Offices abroad:
Offices abroad in Beijing; Brussels; New York; Shanghai;
Singapore; Tokyo and Washington D.C.
Membership structure:
Training:
70,000 member companies.
KITA operates the International Trade Institute (ITI) whose 47
specialized programmes include numerous trade specialist courses.
The ITI cultivates approximately 10,000 specialists every year by
developing systematic curricula, pursuing new fields of academic
management and identifying promising recruits through advanced
database management.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Promotion Act.
• The Enforcement Decrees of the Foreign Investment
Promotion Act.
• Regulations on Foreign Direct Investment.
• Foreign Exchange Management Law.
Categories:
Trade association; trade promotion organization; training/research
institute; and owner and operator of Korea World Trade Centre
(Seoul).
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KOREA TRADE-INVESTMENT PROMOTION
AGENCY (KOTRA)
Office/postal address:
International Trade Organization Division
300-9, Yomgok-dong
Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-170
P.O. Box: 101, Seocho
Phone: (82 2) 34607114
Fax: (82 2) 34607777
E-mail: digitalkotra@kotra.or.kr
URL: english.kotra.or.kr
Year established: 21 June 1962
Principal functions:
• To promote the Republic of Korea’s foreign trade;
• To promote inbound and outbound investment;
• To explore measures to become truly globalized and a leading
member of the new world economic order.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes trade promotion activities: identifying new
marketing opportunities, arranging business meetings between
domestic and overseas buyers and suppliers, organizing trade
missions abroad;
• Undertakes overseas market studies, product development and
industrial research programmes, namely, Strategic Marketing
Initiative (SMI);
• Organizes and participates in international trade fairs and
exhibitions;
• Provides "Globalization Service" to assist local SMEs in
export marketing;
• Conducts research on international economic trends,
international trade developments and current trade-related
issues;
• Maintains close cooperative working ties with international
and foreign trade organizations;
• Undertakes investment promotion activities through
seminars/meetings, publications, missions, exhibitions and
‘Investment Information Centres’ at Korea Trade Centres
overseas;
• Provides trade information services through a Global Network
which links KOTRA’s Head Office with its Overseas Trade
Office and through KOTRA-NET;
• Publishes and disseminates trade and product-related
materials;
• Provides consultation, advisory and library services;
• Provides marketing support services to local SMEs through
electronic commerce and home page;
• Maintains Korea Investment Service Centre (KISC), a joint
bureau of KOTRA, government officials and specialists in law
and economy which enables one-stop service on
inbound/outbound FDIs.
Publications issued:
• Managing the Road to Globalization: The Korean Experience
(English).
• Introduction to Foreign Direct Investment (English).
• A Practical Labour Guide for Foreign Investors (English).
• Overseas Market News (daily, Korean).
• Investment e-letters.
Local branches:
Room 308, GongYoung B/D
Jung Ang Ro 1-9
Chuncheon Kangwondo
Phone: (82 33) 2564181
Fax: (82 33) 2564182
E-mail: ktckw@kotra.or.kr
5 th Floor, Gwangju Small and Medium Business Support Centre
621-15, Dochen-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju
Phone: (82 62) 9545500/2
Fax: (82 62) 9545505
E-mail: kjktc@kotra.or.kr
12 th Floor, KSBC Building, #-Mt.111-8
Iui-Dong, Paldal-Gu
Suwon City, Kyonggi-Do, 442-270
Phone: (82 31) 2597820/27
Fax: (82 31) 2597848/49
E-mail: kgtc0621@kotra.or.kr
4 th Floor, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building
97-6 Shinwol Dong, Changwon, Kyungsangnam-Do
Phone: (82 55) 2871041/2
Fax: (82 55) 2871030
E-mail: ktckn@kotra.or.kr
2 nd Floor, Daegu Exhibition
Convention Centre (Exco Daegu)
1676, Sangyeok-2dong
Buk-Gu, Daegu 702-845
Phone: (82 53) 3838444
Fax: (82 53) 3838443
E-mail: kotratg@bora.dacom.co.kr
#504, TSSc B/D, 23-14, Jang-Dong
Yusung-Gu, Daejeon
Phone: (82 42) 8641717
Fax: (82 42) 8641716
E-mail: ktctj@kotra.or.kr
3 rd Floor, Office Building
Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre
1291 Woo 2-Dong, Haeundae-Ku, Busan
Phone: (82 51) 7407801
Fax: (82 51) 7407800
E-mail: pusan@kotra.or.kr
16 th Floor, Koram Bank Building
1127 Guwol-Dong, Namdong-Gu, Inchon
Phone: (82 32) 4216456
Fax: (82 32) 4216459
E-mail: inchon@kotra.or.kr
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5 th Floor, Chonbuk Small and
Medium Business Support Centre
337-2 Palbok-1dong, Duckjin-ku
Chonju, Chonbuk
Phone: (82 63) 2144611
Fax: (82 63) 2144811
E-mail: chonbuk@kotra.or.kr
1508-1, Gakyung-dong, Hhungduk-ku
361-802 Cheongju, Chungbuk
Phone: (82 43) 2364492/4
Fax: (82 43) 2364495
E-mail: kotracj@kotra.or.kr
4 th Floor, Tong Yang Investment Bank Co.
B/D, 1358-8, Dal-Dong, Nam-Gu
Ulsan, 680-030
Phone: (82 52) 2277744
Fax: (82 52) 2277745
E-mail: ktcus@kotra.or.kr
Korea Trade Centre, Incheon International Office
2851 Unseo-dong, Joong-gu
Incheon City, 400-340
Phone: (82 32) 7402601/3
Fax: (82 32) 7402600
Taejon Exhibition Centre
3-8 Toryong-dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon
Phone: (82 42) 3653000, 3001, 3002
Fax: (82 42) 3653007, 3008
Offices abroad:
There are 99 overseas Korea Trade Centres in 73 countries located
in:
Middle East and Africa (Amman; Baghdad; Beirut; Cairo;
Casablanca; Dubai; Kuwait; Muscat; Riyadh; Tehran; Tel Aviv;
Alger; Johannesburg; Lagos; Nairobi; Tripoli);
Asia and Oceania (Auckland; Bangkok; Chennai; Colombo;
Dhaka; Hanoi; Ho Chi Minh City; Jakarta; Karachi; Kuala Lumpur;
Manila; Melbourne; New Delhi; Phnom Penh; Singapore; Sydney;
Yangon; Tokyo; Osaka; Nagoya; Fukuoka; Beijing; Chengdu;
Dalian; Guangzhou; Qingdao; Shanghai; Taipei; Hong Kong,
China; Wuhan);
Europe (Amsterdam; Athens; Berlin; Brussels; Budapest;
Bucharest; Copenhagen; Dublin; Frankfurt; Hamburg; Helsinki;
Istanbul; Lisbon; London; Madrid; Milano; Munich; Oslo; Paris;
Prague; Sofia; Stockholm; Vienna; Warsaw; Zagreb; Zürich);
North America (Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; Los Angeles;
Miami; New York; San Francisco; Washington; Toronto;
Vancouver);
Latin America (Bogotá; Buenos Aires; Caracas; Guatemala; Lima;
Mexico City; Montevideo; Panama; Santiago; Santo Domingo; Sao
Paulo);
Russian Federation and Commonwealth of Independent States
(Almaty; Kiev; Moscow; Tashkent; Vladivostok).
Membership structure:
overseas 298).
653 members (domestic 355 and
Training:
English learning courses including conversation and writing.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Investment Promotion Act.
• Enforcement Decree of the Foreign.
• Foreigner’s Land Acquisition Act.
• Act on Private Investment in Infrastructure.
• Industrial Placement and Factory Construction Act.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
KOREAN AGENCY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND
STANDARDS (KATS)
Office/postal address:
96, Gyoyukwongil
Gwacheon-Si
Gyonggi-Do 427-723
Phone: (82 2) 5097400
Fax: (82 2) 5076875
E-mail: standard@kats.go.kr
URL: www.kats.go.kr
Year established: 1973 (formerly: Korean National Institute
of Technology and Quality (KNITQ), changed as of 24 May
1999).
Principal functions:
• To manage a national industrial standardization system;
• To operate a laboratory accreditation system;
• To manage the safety control of electrical appliances and
consumer goods;
• To take responsibility for legal metrology system;
• To provide testing/analysis/evaluation functions to industry;
• To conduct R&D for standardization;
• To operate a national inquiry point for industrial products.
Services/activities:
• Develops and manages Korean Industrial Standards (KS);
• Accredits testing and calibrations laboratories;
• Operates safety certification system for electrical goods;
• Conducts safety inspections for consumer goods;
• Operates national calibration system;
• Designates verification bodies for legal metrology devices;
• Acts as a member organizations sucha as International
Organization for Standardization, International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation, International Electrotechnical
Commission, International Organization of Legal Metrology,
Pacific Area Standards Congress, Asia-Pacific Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation, and Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology
Forum;
• Functions as World Trade Organization Inquiry Point;
• Undertakes research and development of industrial technology
for standardization;
• Operates certification system for technologies;
• Provides technical assistance to small and medium enterprises;
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• Provides technical assistance to developing countries.
Training:
Plans and conducts training programmes on standardization, legal
metrology and laboratory accredition as follows:
• “TIC-CAR Project through the APEC Cooperation Centre for
Conformity Assessment” (2000-2005);
• “Training Program Standardization and Conformity
Assessment” for Experts from ASEAN Countries (2002~).
Category:
Commodity standard institute; industrial promotion; Ministry of
Trade; and standard, testing and inspection body.
KOREAN SHIPPERS COUNCIL (KSC)
Office/postal address:
Trade Tower #4806
World Trade Centre
159-1 Samsung 1-dong
Kangnam-gu
Seoul 135-729
Phone: (82 2) 60005382-8
Fax: (82 2) 60005200
E-mail: kscn@kotis.net, k5kim@kotis.net, annechoi@kotis.net
URL: shippersgate.kita.net/
Year established: 1972
Principal functions:
• To represent the interests of the shippers of the Republic of
Korea concerning transportation of cargoes and to promote
cooperation among shippers, carriers and other organizations
associated with shipping;
• To facilitate international trade by ensuring the smooth flow
of export/import cargoes, reducing logistics expenses,
protecting the rights of shippers, and improving cargo
transportation conditions.
Services/activities:
• Conducts negotiations/consultations on freight rates and
charges and other matters including documentation and
cargo distribution with liner conferences, airlines, inland
truckers, freight forwarders and other interested parties on
behalf of all shippers in the country;
• Provides suggestions/recommendations on shipping matters
to the Government and other transportation-related
organizations to improve domestic cargo transportation
conditions and reduce cargo distribution costs;
• Maintains close relations with international shippers and
shipping organizations;
• Provides advisory services to its members including
shipping schedules and freight rates, conducts research
activities on ways to reduce transportation costs, and
organizes seminars on shipping to enhance the knowledge
and skills for shippers of the Republic of Korea;
• Conducts research on the current situations of logistics and
logistics costs, the possible solutions to enhance logistic
efficiency of infrastructure, the trends of freight rates and the
bottlenecks of shippers;
• Facilitates the national project of making the Republic of
Korea a North-East Asian economic and logistics hub;
• Provides logistics information such as market freight rates,
shipping schedules, logistics news, transportation guidance
and so on via KSC’s website at www.shippersgate.net;
• Operates RADIS (Rate Discount Service) in order to reduce
shippers’ burden of freight costs;
• Operates and facilitates related committees such as the
Logistics Working Committee.
Publications issued:
• Practical Guidelines for Export and Import Transportation
(2000, Korean) – online publication.
• Logistic Facilitation among Korea, Japan and Far Eastern
Russia (2001, Korean).
• Practical Guidelines for Export and Import Transportation
(2001, Korean) – online publication.
• Practical Guidelines for Export and Import Transportation
(2002, Korean) – online publication.
• Cyber Korean Shippers (quarterly, Korean).
Local branches:
7 th Floor, Busan Trade Centre
87-7 Joongang-dong 4-ga Joong-gu
Busan Metropolitan City
Phone: (82 51) 9933300-5
Fax: (82 51) 4634402
E-mail: pusans@kotis.net
7 th Floor, Kukje Officetel
299-2 Shinchon 4-dong Dong-gu
Daegu Metropolitan City
Phone: (82 53) 7537531-3
Fax: (82 53) 7537530
E-mail: taegu@kotis.net
5 th Floor, Trade Centre
1589-1 Woosan-dong Kwangsan-gu
Kwangju Metropolitan City
Phone: (82 62) 9439400-3
Fax: (82 62) 9139404
E-mail: kwangjudv@kotis.net
1 st Floor, Jeonbuk Small and Medium Business Support Centre
337-2 Palbok-dong 1-ga Duckjin-gu
Jeonju Jeonbuk
Phone: (82 63) 2146991-2
Fax: (82 63) 2136993
E-mail: cheonbuk@kotis.net
5 th Floor, Chungbuk Small and Medium Business Support Centre
1508-1 Kagyung-dong Hungduck-gu
Chongju Chungbuk
Phone: (82 43) 2361171-3
Fax: (82 43) 2361174
E-mail: chungbuk@kotis.net
Daejon Small and Medium Business Support Centre #406
23-14 Jang-dong Yusong-gu
Daejon Metropolitan City
Phone: (82 42) 8644620-2
Fax: (82 42) 8644623
E-mail: taejeon@kotis.net
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5 th Floor, Kyungnam Trade Centre
7-4 Yongho-dong
Changwon Kyungnam
Phone: (82 55) 2824115-6
Fax: (82 55) 2822010
E-mail: kyongnamdv@kotis.net
11 th Floor, Renaissance Tower
989-1 Jooan-dong Nam-gu
Incheon Metropolitan City
Phone: (82 32) 4200011-3
Fax: (82 32) 4200016
E-mail: inchondv@kotis.net
3 rd Floor, Kongyoung Building
9 Joongangno 1-ga
Chunchon Gangwon-do
Phone: (82 33) 2563067-8
Fax: (82 33) 2563069
E-mail: gangwon@kotis.net
12 th Floor, Gyunggi Small and Medium Business Support Centre
111-8 Iui-dong San Paldal-gu
Suwon Gyunggi-do
Phone: (82 31) 2597850-3
Fax: (82 31) 2597854
3 rd Floor, Ulsan Small and Medium Business Support Centre
758-2 Yonamdong Buk-gu
Ulsan Metropolitan City
Phone: (82 52) 2873060-1
Fax: (82 52) 2873062
E-mail: ulsandv@kotis.net
Offices abroad:
Room 1201, China World Trade Centre
No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Da Jie
Beijing 100004, China
Phone: (86 10) 65052671-3
Fax: (86 10) 66052670
E-mail: beijing@kotis.net
2 nd Floor, Kamiyacho, Mori Building
4-3-20 Toranomon, Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 54722641
Fax: (81 3) 54722640
E-mail: tokyo@kotis.net
8192 Quinn Terrace
Vienna, VA 22180, United States of America
Phone: (1 703) 8760699
Fax: (1 703) 5735179
E-mail: kwto@kotis.net
Membership structure:
Currently the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has
86,633 members, which are also members of KSC. Trading
companies join voluntarily. They pay entrance fee (about US$
155) and annual membership fee (about US$ 115).
Training:
• KSC organizes many seminars and workshops such as:
• A Seminar on Government’s Policy on Logistics and
Transportation;
• A Seminar on How to Reduce Logistics Costs;
• A Seminar on How to Conduct Global SCM More
Effectively;
• A Workshop on Developing E-Logistics;
• A Seminar on How to Rationalize Korean Logistics System;
• International Conference on Building a Northeast Asian
Logistics Hub in Korea.
Category:
Shipper’s council; port authority; and national shipping
corporation.
Room 3201, New Town Centre
No. 83, Lou Shan Guan Road
Shanghai, 200336, China
Phone: (86 21) 62368287
Fax: (86 21) 62368292
E-mail: laojin@kotis.net
Avenue Louise 165
1050 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (32 2) 6462180
Fax: (32 2) 6467006
E-mail: brussels@kotis.net
460 Park Avenue Suite 2200
New York, NY 10022, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 4218804/06
Fax: (1 212) 2233827
E-mail: newyork@kotis.net
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KOREAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (KSA)
Office/postal address:
Korean Technology Centre Bldg.
701-7, Yeoksam-Dong
Gangnam-Gu
Seoul 135-513
Phone: (82 2) 60094630-2
Fax: (82 2) 60094639
E-mail: marykim@ksa.or.kr
URL: www.ksa.or.kr
Year established: 1962
Principal function:
• To contribute to innovations in business management by
engaging in training, education for building company-wide
quality management systems, and disseminating and
promoting managerial skills such as certification according to
industrial standards for the Republic of Korea and
international standards.
Services/activities:
• Engages in research, training, education and certification for
industrial standardization and quality management;
• Publishes and disseminates industrial standards for the
Republic of Korea.
Publications issued:
• KS Catalogue (annually, Korean).
• Quality and Originality (monthly, Korean).
• Quality Management (monthly, Korean).
Local branches:
14 regional offices.
Office abroad:
Office in China
Room #115, Estoril House
No. 2 Jiangtai Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing, China 100016
Phone: (86 10) 64331897
E-mail: jskim@ksa.or.kr
Membership structure:
4,400 firms.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Training and education; providing information for quality
standards; certification according to national and industrial
standards and international standards.
Training:
On- and offline regular courses in fields of QM, VE, IE, TPM,
Six Sigma, ISO 9000/14000 and so on. Courses can be organized
according to the requirement of customers.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
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NATIONAL AGENCY FOR DIRECT INVESTMENT
(NADI)
Office/postal address:
21/4 Khlebny pereulok
Moscow 121069
Phone: (74 95) 9563957/58
Fax: (74 95) 9563970
RUSSIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
St. Ilyinka, 6
Moscow 109012
Phone: (70 95) 9290009
Fax: (70 95) 9290360
E-mail:
URL:
napi@napi.ru
www.napi.ru/
E-mail: tpprf@tpprf.ru
URL: eng.tpprf.ru
Year established: 2001
Principal function:
• To promote and facilitate investment in the Russian
Federation, providing a one-stop shop for business
development and investment services to both Russian and
international firms and organizations.
Services/activities:
For city, regional and federal authorities:
• Investment attraction strategies: practical, target-based ‘road
maps’ for regional and city administrations on how best to
improve the attractiveness of a region for investment;
• Investment promotion agency creation consulting;
• Sector-based Investment marketing: development and
practical implementation of a region-specific investor
targeting strategy.
For Russian companies:
• Attraction of long-term and equity financing for company
development and expansion: preparation of project
documentation for potential investors, business evaluation,
deal structuring negotiation, search and attraction of
potential investors, and organization of road shows and
presentation of company to investors;
• Attraction of financing for mergers and acquisitions:
preparation of project documentation for potential investors,
evaluation of synergies, deal structuring negotiation, and
attraction of capital;
• Strategic and financial consulting: issue of securities,
mergers acquisitions, and corporate (re)structuring;
• Creation of private investment funds;
• Preparation of companies for entry to public markets.
For foreign companies:
• Research (across the majority of the Russian Federation’s
regions);
• Partner search and selection;
• Product search;
• Federal and regional governmental relations support;
• Opportunity scan;
• Market entry strategies;
• Audit, Tax and Legal Support;
• Intermediation (governmental and business).
Membership structure: Formal alliances and affiliates: Russian
Chamber of Trade and Commerce, the Higher School of
Economics, and the Centre of Legal and Investment Programmes.
Category:
Investment authority.
Year established: 1991
Principal functions:
• To represent the interests of Russian entrepreneurs in their
relations with authorities;
• To create conditions required for the establishment of sociallyoriented
infrastructure of entrepreneurship;
• To provide assistance in the establishment of legislative
environment and entrepreneurial infrastructure.
Services/activities:
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
provides the following kinds of services:
• Examination of goods: Soyuzexpertiza Autonomous Non-
Commercial Organization (SOEX)
Address: 5/2 Ilyinka St., Moscow
Phone: (495) 620-5224
Fax: (495) 620-5675
E-mail: fo@soex.ru
URL: www.soex.ru/
• Protection of intellectual property: Soyuzpatent Ltd.
13 Myasnitskaya Street, Building 5, Moscow 101000, K-9,
City Service Post -9
Phone: (495) 6201661, 6202261
Fax: (495) 6209540, 9219304
E-mail: info@sojuzpatent.com
URL: www.sojuzpatent.com
• Examination and appraisal of property:
Phone: (495) 9235363, 9282525, 9239686
E-mail: ekso@eksotpp.ru
• CARNET ATA;
Phone: (495) 6200152, 6200116, 6200095
Fax: (495) 6200363
E-mail: ata@tpprf.ru
• Authorization of certificates of origin for goods and other
documents dealing with foreign trade: Office for Legal
Contracts of the Legal Department of the chamber
Phone (495) 6200905
• Authorization of circumstances beyond reasonable control
(force majeur): Office for Legal Contracts of the Legal
Department of the chamber
Phone (495) 6200905
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• Cooperation with Territorial Chambers: Department of
Cooperation with Territorial Chambers
5/2 Ilyinka St., Moscow 103012
Phone: (495) 6200209, 6200248
• Courts of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
Association of Average Adjusters
6 Ilyinka St., Moscow 109012
Phone: (495) 6200177, 6200178
Fax: (495) 6200153
E-mail: tpprf@tpprf.ru
• Court of Arbitration for Resolution of Economic Disputes
6 Ilyinka St., Moscow 109012
Phone: (495) 6200149
Fax: (495) 6200189
• International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC)
6 Ilyinka St., Moscow 109012
Phone: (495) 6200007, 6200141
Fax: (495) 6200153
E-mail: mkas_arbitration@tpprf.ru
• Maritime Arbitration Commission (MAC)
6 Ilyinka St., Moscow 109012
Phone: (495) 6200177, 62001-8
Fax: (495) 6200153
E-mail: tpprf@tpprf.ru
• Business information and consultation center
5/2 Ilyinka St., Moscow
Phone: (495) 6200387
Fax: (495) 6200270
E-mail: infocentrum@tpprf.ru
URL: www.ruschamber.org/index.php?l=2
Local Branches:
Regional Chambers exist throughout the entire Russian Federation.
Offices abroad:
Representations are located in Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; China;
Czech Republic; Germany; Hungary; India; Italy; Latvia;
Montenegro; Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of
America.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
ST. PETERSBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Office/postal address:
46-48 Chaikovskogo ul
191123 St. Petersburg
Phone: (7 812) 7196644
Fax: (7 812) 2729713
E-mail: spbcci@spbcci.ru
URL: www.spbcci.ru/english
Year established: 1921
Principal function:
• To support business.
Services/activities:
• Organizes business and cultural programmes for
representatives of foreign enterprises, arranges meetings and
negotiations for foreign and domestic firms and looks for
Russian partners;
• Organizes exhibitions, seminars and other events to promote
trade and disseminates information on exhibitions held abroad;
• Provides advisory services and consultation on trade and
investment-related issues and conducts marketing studies and
provides information on trade and investment;
• Provides translation and interpreter services for conferences,
symposia, seminars and business negotiations;
• Prepares documents for the registration of foreign investment
enterprises;
• Publishes bulletins, proceedings and handbook in cooperation
with foreign firms and institutions;
• Undertakes the execution of orders for direct mail service over
Russian Federation;
• Provides expertise in various trade-related issues;
• Determines the code of nomenclature for customs declaration;
• Executes quality controls of joint venture products.
Publications issued:
• Exhibitions in St. Petersburg (annually, English/Russian).
• St. Petersburg CCI Information Bulletin (monthly, Russian).
Membership structure:
Training:
110 companies (voluntary).
Business Education Centre which holds training seminars
monthly and teaches English and training programme for
foreign businesspersons and companies interested in
conducting business in the northwest region of the Russian
Federation.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Heavy and light industry, agriculture, information technologies.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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SAMOA ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND
EXPORTERS (SAME)
P.O. Box: 3428, Apia, Samoa
Phone: (685) 23377
Fax: (685) 26895
E-mail: info@same.org.ws
URL: www.same.org.ws
Year established: 1981
Principal functions:
• To foster and promote exports from Samoa;
• To assist the development of an efficient, profitable,
competitive, and quality-based expanding manufacturing
sector;
• To promote and protect the manufacturing industry and the
establishment thereof throughout Samoa;
• To collect information on all matters of interest to the
industrial community;
• To represent members before governing authorities in
matters pertaining to the removal or redress of grievances,
where the interest of the Country’s manufacturing sector are
threatened or prejudiced;
• To develop general public interest in the association by
diffusing and propagating information on all matters relating
to its activities;
• To affiliate with, or act in alliance with, or aid and abet any
organisation having similar objectives to the association’s
for the purposes of better attaining or otherwise furthering
the objectives and interests of the association and/or its
members;
• To donate to, or participate in, any matter considered by
members to be in the interest of the community at large;
• To establish and sponsor scholarships or educational grants
and to apply the funds of the association to that effect from
time to time.
Services/activities:
• Represents members’ interests before Government;
• Disseminates information;
• Organizes trade fairs;
• Works to develop skills and enhance marketing.
Membership structure: Over 75 members, covering a range
of businesses and industries in Samoa, from banking
organizations to engineering firms, and agricultural and
horticultural growers to garment manufacturers.
SAMOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
INC.
Office/postal address:
Lotemau Centre
Vaea Street
Apia 685 21578
P.O. Box: 2014
Phone: (685) 25345, 22770, 20926, 20992
Fax: (685) 21578
E-mail: info@samoachamber.com
URL: www.samoachamber.com
Principal functions:
• To promote the best interests of private sector commerce and
industry throughout Samoa;
• To contribute to and, in a constructive way, influence the
formulation of national economic policies.
Services/activities:
• Collects and disseminates information about all matters of
interest;
• Promotes social contact amongst those interested in the private
sector community;
• Redresses and removes grievances in connection with
commerce and industry and settles disputes by arbitration;
Membership structure:
Membership is open to all holders of a business licence in Samoa,
and to training organizations which are exempted from holding a
business licence. Size is of no importance. The smallest members of
chamber are sole traders, and the largest members employ more
than 1000 people.
Training:
Access to training for members and staff in areas of key interest in
business through the in-country training programme sponsored by
the Governments of Australia and New Zealand.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Category:
Trade association.
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TRADE DIVISION, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND TRADE
P.O. Box: L1859, Apia
Phone: (685) 21171, 20471
Fax: (685) 21504
E-mail: mfat@mfat.gov.ws
URL: www.mfat.gov.ws
Year established: 2003
Principal functions:
• To effectively manage, coordinate and facilitate trade policy
issues and trade promotion strategies;
• To ensure Samoa’s active participation in regional and
international trading arrangements.
Services/activities:
• Formulates, recommends and develops appropriate strategies
in consultation with stakeholders on trade policy and
promotion strategies;
• Ensures that Samoa’s participation and obligations under
international trading arrangements are effectively
implemented and that benefits from membership to such
agreements are realized;
• Implements the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
(PICTA) and the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic
Relations (PACER);
• Facilitates and coordinates negotiations on Samoa’s
accession to the WTO;
• Facilitates and coordinates Samoa’s interests in the New
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Pacific
ACP countries and the European Union, and other trading
arrangements;
• Pursues excellent market access opportunities and provides
advice to Samoan exporters;
• Provides and disseminates trade-related information through
an efficient system;
• Conducts research and analysis of new issues and
developments on the multilateral trade agenda;
• Facilitates any new trade agreements/arrangements.
Samoa Consulate General
P.O. Box 1313
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Phone: (68 4) 6335919
Fax: (68 4) 6335929
Samoa Embassy
20 Avenue de l’Oree
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (322) 6608454
Fax: (322) 6750306
E-mail: samoaembassy@skynet.be
Samoa High Commission
13 Culgoa Curcuit
O’Malley ACT 2606
Canberra, Australia
Phone: (612) 62865505
Fax: (612) 62865678
E-mail: samoahcaussi@netspeed.com.au
Samoa Mission to the UN
800 2 nd Avenue, 4 th Floor Suite 400J
New York 10017, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 5996196
Fax: (1 212) 5990797
E-mail: samoa@un.int
Samoa High Commission
1A Wesley Road, Kelburn
P.O. Box 1430
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: (644) 4720953
Fax: (644) 4712479
E-mail: shc@paradise.net.nz
Products/commodity responsible for:
Fish; coconut cream; nonu products; kava; taro; beer; coconut oil;
and copra meal.
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
Publications issued:
• American Samoa Market 2006.
• Corporate Plan 2006 – 2009.
• Directory of Technical and Financial Assistance to the
Private Sector (biennial).
• Exporters Database.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade News Bulleting
(quarterly).
• News Bulletin.
Office abroad:
Samoa Trade Commission
Samoa House, 283 Karangahape Road
P.O. Box 68-147, Newton
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: (64 9) 3031012
Fax: (64 9) 3021168
E-mail: samoa@tradeconsulate.com
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INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE (IE
Singapore)
Office/postal address:
230 Victoria Street, #09-00
Bugis Junction Office Tower
Singapore 188024
Phone: (65) 63376628
Fax: (65) 63375253
URL:
www.iesingapore.com
Year established: 1983 (formerly known as the Singapore
Trade Development Board).
Principal functions:
• International Enterprise Singapore is an agency under the
Ministry of Trade and Industry spearheading the
development of Singapore’s external economic wing;
• The mission is to promote the overseas growth of Singaporebased
enterprises and international trade. With a global
network in over 30 locations and the “3C” framework of
assistance – Connections, Competency, Capital – IE
Singapore offers services to help enterprises export, develop
business capabilities, find overseas partners and enter new
markets. At the same time, the International Enterprise
Singapore works to position Singapore as a base for foreign
businesses to expand into the region in partnership with
Singapore-based companies.
Services/activities:
Competency
IE Singapore has a wide range of assistance programmes and
resources to help Singapore-based enterprises build
internationalisation competencies.
• Capability Development Programmes: provide enterprises
with the assistance to develop business capabilities in
branding, design, manpower, distribution, intellectual
property and financial management;
• IE Singapore Resource Centres: carry an extensive
collection of print and electronic business resources and is
the first step to any overseas venture;
• Publications: i.e. journal - IE’s flagship, bi-monthly
publication that provides regular trade and business
information;
• ieXport: an e-learning courseware that provides advice and
assistance to existing and potential exporters;
• Trade Statistics: available in print, CD-ROM and
subscription-based online service;
• IE Singapore Portal (www.iesingapore.com): provides a host
of market and industry information and event updates.
Connections
IE Singapore’s global network offers businesses the necessary
connections to venture overseas.
• Online business matching services such as BuySingapore;
• Events and initiatives to promote the utilization of
Singapore’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs);
• Business missions and trade fairs to help enterprises explore
overseas opportunities;
• Business networking platforms such as Network China,
Network India and Network Indonesia.
Capital
To help enterprises gain access to capital, develop their financial
management capabilities and to defray developmental costs of
expanding overseas, IE Singapore provides financial tools, grants
and tax incentives to help companies explore overseas business
opportunities confidently.
• Financial tools: enterprise fund, loan insurance scheme II,
regionalization finance scheme, trade credit iInsurance
programme;
• Grants to help companies defray developmental costs related
to external consulting, airfare and accommodation, feasibility
studies, bid-related expenses, salary, marketing and
promotional activities among others;
• Tax Incentives: double deduction for overseas investment
development expenditure, double tax deduction for market
development, and overseas enterprise incentive.
Offices abroad:
Bangkok, Beijing, Chengdu, Chennai, Chongqing, Dalian, Doha,
Dubai, Franfurt, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong
Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico
City, Moscow, Mumbai, New Delhi, New York, Qingdao,
Santiago, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm,
Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Xi’an, Yangon.
Category:
Government statutory board.
MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE (MAS)
Office/postal address:
MAS Building
10 Shenton Way
Singapore 079117
P.O. Box:
52, Robinson Road
Phone: (65) 62255577
Fax: (65) 62299229 Ricoh 2700L
E-mail: webmaster@mas.gov.sg
URL: www.mas.gov.sg
Year established: 1970
Principal functions:
• To conduct monetary policy and issue currency, and to manage
the official foreign reserves and the issuance of government
securities;
• To supervise the banking, insurance, securities and futures
industries, and develop strategies in partnership with the
private sector to promote Singapore as an international
financial centre;
• To build a cohesive and integrated organization of excellence.
Services/activities:
• Promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through
monetary policy formulation and macroeconomic surveillance.
• Manages Singapore’s exchange rate, foreign reserves and
liquidity in the banking sector.
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Publications issued:
• MAS Annual Report.
• Monthly Statistical Bulletin.
• MAS Macroeconomic Review.
• Financial Stability Review.
• Consumer Guides.
Offices abroad:
MAS New York Office
17 State Street, 25 th floor
New York, NY 10004, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 8094018
Fax: (1 212) 8096067
MAS London Office
Representative Office
1 st floor Old Change House
128 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4BJ, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 20) 73326300
Fax: (44 20) 73326309
Category:
Integrated Central Bank.
PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY CORPORATION
LTD. (PSA)
Office/postal address:
Corporate Communications Department
PSA Building
460 Alexandra Road
Singapore 119963
Phone: (65) 62794266, 62794010
Fax: (65) 62744261, 62794213
E-mail: ccd1@psa.com.sg
URL: www.psa.com.sg
Year established: 1964
Year corporatized: 1997
Principal functions:
• To operate port and logistics businesses around the world;
• To provide shippers an unrivalled choice of 250 shipping
lines with connections to 600 ports in 123 countries. This
includes daily sailings to every major port in the world.
Services/activities:
• Port Services: provides a comprehensive range of portrelated
services, including cargo-handling, warehousing and
distribution. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, PSA Marine, also
offers a comprehensive range of marine services including
pilotage, ocean and harbour towage, international salvage
and emergency response, heavy lift services, marine
transportation and marine advisory.
• Container Terminals: operates four container terminals in
Singapore at Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, Brani and Pasir
Panjang. It has 37 berths, including 6 berths at its new megaterminal
at Pasir Panjang Terminal. Equipped with 15-metre
deep berths and quay cranes with an outreach of 18 rows
across, the new terminal can accommodate the world's
largest container vessels available in the world today.
Utilizing innovative Bridge Cranes that can stack containers
nine-high, Pasir Panjang Terminal exemplifies the new
generation of ports;
• International Business: participates in 14 port projects in 8
countries: the Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge in
Belgium; Muara Container Terminal in Negara, Brunei
Darussalam; Dalian, Fuzhou, Fuzhou Jiangyin International
and Guangzhou Container Terminals in China; Tuticorin
Container Terminal and Pipavav Port in India; Voltri
Terminal Europa and Venice Container Terminal in Italy;
Sines Container Terminal in Portugal; Inchon Container
Terminal in the Republic of Korea; and Aden Container
Terminal in Yemen;
• Portnet.com Pte Ltd.: through www.portnet.com, a wholly
owned subsidiary, PSA also provides its customers with
advanced IT systems to help them increase their productivity
and reduce costs. The backbone of the Portnet.com suite of e-
products is the PORTNET® system, which had 7,000
subscribers and around 69 million transactions in year 2000.
PORTNET® is the world's first nation-wide e-commerce
network that has the participation of the entire shipping and
port community that operates through Singapore;
• Logistics Services: includes the management of airport
ground-handling services, the operations of two multipurpose
terminals, cruise and passenger terminals, exhibition
services and supply chain management.
Publications issued:
• PSA Port View (monthly, English).
• Annual Report.
Training:
• PSA Institute is the training arm of PSA Corp. In addition to
the training of PSA employees, the Institute also provides
training for personnel from the local and regional maritime
industries. PSA Institute also provides training for
participants from other ports, through a range of courses on
port management, operations, engineering and ship-handling.
Some of the courses offered are Port Management and
Operations, Management of Container Operations and
Effective Management of a Multi-purpose Terminal;
• Simulators are used where appropriate to provide realistic
training scenarios for trainees, thus reducing the time
required on actual equipment. It is an effective tool for
corrective training and skill-upgrading. PSA Institute uses
both Crane Simulators and Full Mission Ship handling
simulator for training purposes.
Category:
Port authority.
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SINGAPORE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY (SCCCI)
Office/postal address:
47 Hill Street #09-00
Singapore 179365
Phone: (65) 63378381
Fax: (65) 63390605
E-mail: corporate@sccci.org.sg, research@sccci.org.sg.
URL: www.sccci.org.sg
Year established: 1906
Principal functions:
• To develop and promote industry and commerce in Singapore:
- provide useful contacts and information on local and
international business trends and developments,
- organize trade and investment missions to explore and
create business opportunities as well as establish closer
ties with trading partners,
- organize seminars and exhibitions based on advances and
developments in the business, technology and economic
arenas,
- publish business leads, business opportunities and
features on economic and business trends,
- compile and analyze economic data and statistics on new
and existing markets,
- identify and embark on projects with members that will
enhance and bring benefits to their operations,
- attend to trade enquiries from members and the public;
• To promote culture, education and community activities:
- conduct staff training programmes and language and
computer courses,
- organize talks, seminars and activities on cultural and
educational issues,
- provide scholarships and awards to recognize and
promote academic excellence,
- organize public charities and welfare works to address
the needs of the less fortunate and promote community
cohesiveness;
• To develop closer ties between government and private sector:
- maintain regular dialogues with ministries, statutory
boards and relevant government departments,
- keep members abreast of economic policies and provide
their feedback to the Government,
- maintain constant interaction with and represent the
interests of the Chinese business community in
Singapore.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English/Chinese).
• Chinese Enterprise (monthly, English/Chinese).
• Council Members' Directory (biennial, English/Chinese).
• The Price of Peace (Chinese).
• Eternal Vigilance - The Price of Freedom (Chinese).
Membership structure:
Trade association member, life corporate member, ordinary
corporate member, life individual member, ordinary corporate
member.
Training:
The Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business (SCCIOB) is
a non-profit training and education body registered under the
Registry of Societies and an affiliated member of the SCCCI.
The Institute’s history as a training and education provider can be
traced back to 1984 when it first started as a Training Centre with
governmental aid and upgraded to its current status, the Institute of
Business, in 1996.
The Institute aims to be a leading training institution, providing
quality, up-to-date and practical training and education to the local
and foreign communities, and to promote lifelong learning in the
Asia-Pacific region.
The objective of the Institute is to promote the development of both
local and overseas industries through the organization of quality
educational and training activities. A wide range of training and
development programmes are offered by the Institute for all levels
of local and foreign working adults and overseas students. These
programmes are structured into three main categories: Business
Studies Programmes, Language and Culture Programmes and
Training Promotion Programmes.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Services/activities:
• Organizes business conferences, seminars and workshops;
• Organizes trade missions to take part in trade/industry fairs
and investment talks in regional and international markets;
• Helps members to increase business exposure and gain trade
opportunities by listing them in a e-membership directory;
• Provides business matching facilities;
• Prepares customized statistical reports;
• Represents members' business interests;
• Is authorized to issue Certificates of Origin to any registered
trader or manufacturer of local goods, or products meant for
re-export.
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SINGAPORE COMMODITY EXCHANGE (SICOM)
Office/postal address:
#23-04/05, Peninsula Plaza
111 North Bridge Road
Singapore 179098
Phone: (65) 63385600
Fax: (65) 63389116
E-mail: marketing@sicom.com.sg
URL: www.sicom.com.sg
Year established: 1992 (formerly RAS Commodity Exchange
(1992); name changed in February 1994 to better reflect its aim to
become a broad-based commodity exchange).
Principal functions:
• To regulate, promote and develop commodity futures trading
in Singapore, including the establishment and dissemination
of official prices for various grades and types of rubber;
• To provide clearing facilities, endorse Certificates of Origin
and licences for packers, shippers and manufacturers;
• To provide a centralized and regulated marketplace for
commodity futures trading in Singapore;
• To maintain financial integrity of the marketplace through its
membership criteria, trading rules, and audit and market
surveillance activities;
• To maintain a Clearing House to facilitate and clear all futures
contracts transacted between buyers and sellers who are
Clearing Members;
• To develop into a premier commodity exchange within the
Asian time zone.
Services/activities:
• Conducts market research, develops and launches suitable
new futures contracts;
• Educates the commodity trading community and the public on
the economic benefits of futures trading;
• Endorses Certificates of Origin and processes licences for
rubber dealers, packers, shippers and manufacturers of
technically specified rubbers (TSRs) under the Rubber
Industry Act (Cap. 280);
• Establishes and disseminates official prices for various grades
and types of rubber;
• Provides clearing facilities on all SICOM’s futures contracts.
Publications issued:
• Singapore Commodity Exchange Rules and Regulations.
• The Singapore Rubber Market, 2003 (English/Chinese).
Membership structure: 125 members comprising seven
categories: Clearing Brokers, Clearing Market Makers, Clearing
Dealers, Non-clearing Trade Members, Non-clearing Associate
Members, Non-clearing Brokers and Non-clearing Individual
Members (or "Locals").
Products/commodity responsible for:
RSS1, RSS3, TSR20(FOB), RSS3 index and robusta coffee futures
contracts.
Training:
Commodity futures trading course organized by the International
Trade Institute of Singapore.
Category:
Commodity futures exchange.
SINGAPORE MANUFACTURERS’ FEDERATION
(SMa)
Office/postal address:
No 1, Science Centre Road
#02-02 The Enterprise
Singapore 609077
Phone: (65) 6826 3000
Fax: (65) 6822 8828
E-mail: hq@smafederation.org.sg
URL: www.smafederation.org.sg
Year established: 1932 (formerly Singapore Confederation
of Industries (SCI), name changed in July 2003).
Principal functions:
• To represent and promote the interests of manufacturers and
manufacturing-related industries (defined as manufacturing
community) in Singapore;
• To encourage cooperation amongst the manufacturing
community, as well as between the manufacturing
community and the Government;
• To promote the sales of Singapore-made goods at home and
abroad;
• To promote the productivity and technological upgrading of
the manufacturing community, especially among the SMEs.
Services/activities:
• Makes representations to government bodies at home and
abroad on matters affecting the manufacturing community;
• Liaises with local associate groups such as the various
chambers of commerce, the Singapore Business Federation
as well as with the numerous statutory boards on matters of
common interest;
• Liaises with foreign economic associations and
businesspersons;
• Organizes trade missions abroad and participates in
international trade fairs;
• Provides accreditation of quality management system
certification bodies and test labouratories;
• Produces an annual trade directory and guide for buyers to
promote local goods and services as well as a bimonthly
newsletter and a quarterly publication to keep members
informed of developments in the manufacturing community,
investments and Singapore trade;
• Operates an economics research section and a library which
receives publications from all over the world;
• Endorses Certificates of Origin and other export documents;
• Acts as the national body to implement and administer the
international articles number system (bar coding) in
Singapore;
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• Acts as the national body to implement the e-supply chain
management programme in Singapore;
• Conducts skills upgrading courses.
Publications issued:
• The Singapore Manufacturer (annually).
• Tradelink (annually).
• SMa Connect (bi-monthly).
• Other directories and handbooks (ad hoc).
Membership structure:
2,800 members.
Ordinary member: any company that is directly engaged in any
type of manufacturing and manufacturing-related activity in
Singapore is eligible to join as an ordinary member.
General member: any company which is not directly involved in
any manufacturing activity but provides a service to
manufacturers may be admitted as a general member. General
members have full voting rights too.
Any association with less than 50 per cent of its members who
are ordinary members of SCI can also join as a general member.
Life member: any person or company who contributes a
minimum of US$ 250,000 to SCI can join as a life member
(subject to the approval of the Executive Committee).
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
SINGAPORE NATIONAL SHIPPERS' COUNCIL
(SNSC)
Office/postal address:
SCCCI Building
47 Hill Street, #07-05
Singapore 179365
Phone: (65) 3372441
Fax: (65) 3363851
E-mail: snsc@pacific.net.sg
URL: www.snsc.org.sg
Year established: 1972
Principal functions:
• To represent the interest of Singapore exporters, importers,
manufacturers, producers, trade associations, commodity
associations and other organizations associated with trade in
relation to the transport tof goods and/or commodities;
• To secure the greatest possible cooperation between exporters,
importers, manufacturers, producers, trade associations,
commodity associations and other organizations associated
with trade;
• To secure efficient, economical and adequate shipping services
and transport facilities;
• To present a united front in negotiations and consultations with
transport operators, port authorities, Governments and other
organizations engaged in transportation services;
• To arrange for and/or obtain the most suitable mode and terms
of transportation;
• To undertake all other things as the Council may deem fit
to achieve the objectives set out herein.
Services/activities:
• Updates members on current major issues and developments in
the shipping industry;
• Organizes training courses, workshops, tea-cum-talks, forums,
and seminars for its members and interested parties;
• Acts as a resource centre which carries out research on
shipping developments periodically to look into the needs of
shippers;
• Publishes an annual report and a bi-monthly magazine.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Shippers' Times (bi-monthly).
Membership structure:
Ordinary members: comprising individual companies, firms or
businesses associated with the import and export trade, and trade or
commodity associations, guilds and other organizations associated
with trade.
Associated members: comprising mainly freight forwarders and
agents who have no voting rights.
Category:
Shipper’s council.
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SINGAPORE QUALITY INSTITUTE (SQI)
Office/postal address:
66 Tannery Lane #06-07
Sindo Building
Singapore 347805
Phone: (65) 4674225
Fax: (65) 4674226
E-mail: enquiries@sqi.org.sg
URL: www.sqi.org.sg
Year established: 1971 (formerly Singapore Quality
Reliability Associations).
Principal functions:
• To promote an appreciation of the importance of quality in
Singapore;
• To correlate quality activities of all members of the Institute;
• To provide means for the interchange of information among
individuals and organizations;
• To promote training and education in the field of quality.
Services/activities:
• Conducts certification and developmental courses for
the industry on quality;
• Conducts evening talks;
• Conducts educational visits for members;
• Updates members with bi-monthly publication QC Focus;
• Organizes social functions such as the presentation
ceremony/annual dinner and dance.
Publications issued:
• SQI Newsletter.
• Yearbook.
Membership structure:
Individual and corporate members.
Training:
Organizes training courses for industrial diploma in quality,
certified quality manager, certified quality engineer, certified
reliability engineer, certified quality supervisor, certified quality
technician, certified quality inspector, certified service quality
executive, certified service quality, six sigma champion training,
certified six sigma black belt, certified six sigma green belt.
Category:
Training institute.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES AND
EMPLOYMENT*
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box G-26
Honiara
Phone: (677) 28614, 22856
Fax: (677) 25084
E-mail: pscommerce@pmc.gov.sb, ps@commerce.gov.sb
URL: www.commerce.gov.sb
Principal functions:
• Investment;
• Local entrepreneur;
• Immigration;
• Labour;
• Trade and testing;
• Industrial development;
• Commerce;
• Internal and external trade.
Services/activities:
• Designs an economic and financial package which aims to
rehabilitate struggling businesses and encourage new
investments;
• Repeals and replaces the Foreign Investment Act;
• Establishes infrastructure and land for various investments;
• Establishes a one-stop shop to receive and decide on
investment proposals;
• Reserves areas of investment opportunities for indigenous
Solomon Islanders;
• Sets up trade consulars in selected overseas countries;
• Researches into alternative sources of imports and
encourages bulk purchase;
• Creates an investment climate which will yield more jobs
through increased foreign investment and by providing
more development opportunities in rural areas;
• Provides more financial assistance to local Solomon
Islanders through the use of its fiscal and monetary policies;
• Encourages more practical training to local business people;
• Allocates available land for development purposes;
• Supports and encourages trade delegations to other trading
partner nations;
• Establishes an industrial commission to promote fair trading
and arbitrates over unfair trading between businesses and
corporations.
SOLOMON ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY (SICCI)
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box 650
Panatina Plaza
Honiara
Phone: (677) 39542
Fax: (677) 39544
E-mail: sicci@solomon.com.sb
URL: www.solomonchamber.com
Principal function:
• To represent the best interests of members through
engagement and in partnership with the Solomon Islands
Government and other stakeholders.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal function.
Publication issued:
• Newsletter (monthly, English).
Membership structure: 76 financial members and 9
executive members.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Coffee Processing Facility; cargo vessels; Bina Habour and Noro
Development; duty free zones; Wairokai Industrial seaport;
Suava Bay Fisheries Centre; Ranadi and Henderson Industrial
Estates; and Pineapple Juice processing facility; Selwyn Bay
Industrial Seaport; and Vanikoro Industrial seaport.
Category:
Ministry of Commerce.
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BOARD OF INVESTMENT OF SRI LANKA (BOI)
Office/postal address:
Level 26, West Tower
World Trade Centre
Echelon Square
Colombo 1
Phone: (94 11) 2427000
Fax: (94 11) 2447995
E-mail: info@boi.lk, infoboi@boi.lk
URL: www.boi.lk
Year established: 1978 (formerly Greater Colombo
Economic Commission, changed to BOI in 1992).
Principal functions:
• To promote, approve and facilitate foreign direct investment
into Sri Lanka and to administer the eight Export Processing
Zones at Katunayake, Biyagama, Koggala, Mirigama,
Wathupitiwela, Polgahawela, Mawathagama and Horana.
• To administer the industrial parks at Kandy, Seethawaka and
Mirijjawila, and the Export Processing Park at Malwatta.
Services/activities:
The BOI provides advice and assistance at each stage of the
investment process and can help in the following ways:
• Provides information and guidance before submission of the
application and coordinating approvals from other agencies,
if required;
• Evaluates applications and provides concessions, where
applicable to the project;
• Provides assistance during the start-up of the project: site
selection and clearance, advice on factory building and other
technical matters, arranges support services such as water,
power, waste treatment and telecommunications;
• Makes recommendations to immigration authorities for
issuing resident visas;
• Facilitate import/export clearance and customs procedure for
the import of capital goods, raw materials and the export of
the final product;
• Advises on environmental norms and facilitating
environmental approvals;
• Assists, when necessary, in the maintenance of good
industrial relations and in the formation and operation of
Employee Councils;
• Provides post-approval services by a separate division
within the BOI.
Publications issued:
Mini brochure:
• Make it in Sri Lanka, June 2003 (English/Japanese/Korean/
French/Chinese).
Sectoral brochures:
• Textile & Apparel Sector - An overview, May 2002
(English).
• The IT Industry, June 2003.
Country profiles:
• Direct Investment by Indian Companies in Sri Lanka, 2003
(English).
• Direct Investment by UK companies in Sri Lanka, 2002
(English).
• Direct Investments by German Companies in Sri Lanka - An
Overview, January 2003 (English).
• Direct Investments by Japanese Companies in Sri Lanka,
April 2003 (English, Japanese).
• Direct Investment by US Companies in Sri Lanka, 2000
(English).
• Direct Investment by Australian Companies in Sri Lanka,
2003 (English).
Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement:
• Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement - Investment
Opportunities, April 2003 (English).
• Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement: A Sectoral Analysis,
June 2000 (English).
• Impact of Indo-Lanka FTA on the Electronic Sector, June
2000 (English).
• Impact of Indo-Lanka FTA on the Agriculture Sector, July
2000 (English).
• The Complete Duty Structure of the Potential Sectors for
Investment, April 2002 (English).
• Indo-Lanka FTA: Potential Products for Investment in Sri
Lanka by Country of Origin, February 2001 (English).
• Duty Rates and Values of Major Indian Imported Products,
Sector and Country of Origin, March 2001 (English).
• Selection of Potential Electronics Items for Investment in Sri
Lanka by Country of Origin, May 2001 (English).
• Some Key Issues to be Addressed, May 2001 (English).
• The Major Issues and Proposals - After 12 Months of Trade,
July 2001 (English).
Other:
• Factor Cost, June 2003 (English).
• Investor Magazine - Newsletter, 11 th Edition, April 2003.
• Investment Opportunities (English/Sinhala/Tamil).
• BOI “Puwath” - Sinhala Newsletter.
• BOI publication on infrastructure, June 2003.
• Mini CDs - Invest in Sri Lanka (English/French).
• BOI Corporate Video (English/French/Japanese).
• Labour Standard and Employment Relations Manual.
• General Guidelines for Factory Buildings.
• Environmental Norms.
Local branches:
BOI Office: EPZ, Katunayake
Phone: (94 1) 2252364-5, 2252140, 2252038
Fax: (94 1) 2252030
BOI Office: BEPZ, Biyagama
Phone: (94 1) 465206-9
Fax: (94 1) 465227
BOI Office: KEGPZ, Koggala
Phone: (94 9) 83323
Fax: (94 9) 83370
BOI Office: Kandy Industrial Park, Kandy
Phone: (94 8) 420019
Fax: (94 8) 420091
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BOI Office: Seethawaka Industrial Park, Avissawella
Phone: (94 36) 31082/3
Fax: (94 36) 31083
BOI Office: Horana EPZ
Phone/Fax: (94 34) 69296, 69752
BOI Office: Hiriyala Dedicated Economic Centre
Phone/Fax: (94 37) 28656
BOI Office: Malwatta Export Processing Park
Phone/Fax: (94 33) 88826
BOI Office: Mawathagama EPZ
Phone/Fax: (94 37) 98147
BOI Office: Mirigama EPZ
Phone/Fax: (94 33) 74657
BOI Office: Polgahawela EPZ
Phone/Fax: (94 37) 44657
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
• Manufacture of non-traditional goods for export including
deemed exports;
• Export-oriented services;
• Manufacturing of industrial tools and/or machinery;
• Small-scale infrastructure projects;
• Information technology (IT), IT-enabled services and ITrelated
training institutes;
• Regional operation headquarters;
• Any industrial, agriculture, construction or services or any
other business activities approved by the Board;
• Research and development;
• Agriculture and/or agro-processing other than processing of
black tea;
• Export trading house;
• Large-scale infrastructure:
−
−
Power generation, transmission and distribution,
Development of highways, seaports, airports, railways
and water services, establishment of industrial estates.
Any other infrastructure.
• Large-scale (new/existing) projects;
• In addition to the above target sectors:
− Existing enterprises undertaking an expansion,
− Non-performing or under-performing enterprises.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Greater Colombo Economic Commission Law No. 4 of
1978.
• Greater Colombo Economic Commission (Amendment) Act
No. 43 of 1980.
• Greater Colombo Economic Commission (Amendment) Act
No. 21 of 1983.
• Greater Colombo Economic Commission (Amendment) Act
No. 49 of 1992.
• BOI (amendment) Act No. 10 of 2002.
Category:
Investment promotion organization
CEYLON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE*
Office/postal address:
50 Navam Mawatha
Colombo 02
Phone: (94 1) 2452183, 2421745, 2329143
Fax: (94 1) 2437477, 2449352
E-mail: info@chamber.lk
URL: www.chamber.lk
Year established: 1839
Principal functions:
• To promote and protect the interest of the business sector in Sri
Lanka and abroad;
• To consider all questions connected with business in Sri
Lanka;
• To circulate statistical and other information relating to trade
and industry, in particular with a view to promoting exports
and investment;
• To liaise with governmental authorities in matters relating to
business;
• To maintain contacts with chambers of commerce and industry
in other countries.
Services/activities:
• Maintains close contacts with overseas chambers of commerce
and organizations such as the International Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO, ESCAP and UNIDO;
• Maintains close links with other chambers and trade
associations in Sri Lanka;
• Serves as the representative of the business sector in liaison
with the Government;
• Helps the Government to ascertain the views of the private
sector on relevant matters;
• Operates 18 bilateral Business Councils with Australia;
Benelux (Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands); Canada;
Denmark; Finland; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia;
Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Norway; Pakistan; Republic of
Korea; Singapore; Sweden and Eastern Europe; United
Kingdom;
• Represents and expresses the opinions of the business
community in Sri Lanka on business matters;
• Provides an information service to its members with a view to
promoting trade service associations;
• Organizes outward investment and trade promotion missions
and receives inward trade and investment promotion missions;
• Provides a panel of expert quality surveyors who can certify
the quality of export cargo;
• Registers export documents;
• Operates a Board of Arbitration with a view to a speedy
settlement of trade disputes;
• Operates a library;
• Conducts seminars/workshops of relevance to the business
community;
• Issues business/trade publications and bulletins;
• Provides advisory service on export marketing/promotion;
• Provides secretarial services to 18 Bilateral Councils;
• Operates a Foreign Trade/Information Division.
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Publications issued:
Bulletins:
• Business Opportunities Bulletin.
• Library Alert.
• Library News.
• Overseas Buyers Contacts.
• Periodical Highlights.
• Techno Info.
• Trade Contacts.
• Trade Reporter.
Publications:
• Annual Report.
• Annual Review of Business and Trade.
• Directory of Exporters.
• Enterprise (a tabloid).
• Register of Members.
• Sri Lanka in Brief (a booklet).
Membership structure:
515 members.
Encompasses virtually every sphere of economic activity in
Sri Lanka - industry, import, export, agriculture, banking, hirepurchase,
leasing, tourism, shipping, engineering, mining,
consultancy services, wholesale, retail, financial services,
legal, broking, construction and other services and includes
every size of business ranging from the sole proprietorship to
the multinational.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is a member of the
Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and
Industry and the Sri Lanka National Council of the International
Chamber of Commerce.
Members of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce include
organizations engaged in practically every type of economic
activity in Sri Lanka. Membership is open to organizations of any
nationality.
Training:
The Chamber nominates candidates from its membership for
training courses and seminars offered under various aid
programmes, through the Government.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SRI
LANKA
Office/postal address:
450, D R Wijewardene Mawatha
Colombo 10
P.O. Box: 1375, Colombo
Phone: (94 11) 2689600, 5 374801-3
Fax: (94 11) 2689596
E-mail: sg@nccsl.lk
URL: www.nccsl.lk
Year established: 1948
Principal functions:
• To promote trade activities;
• To assist the Government in the formation of trade policies
and issuance of commercial documents.
Services/activities:
• Provides trade information;
• Trade fairs and delegations;
• Organizes trade-related seminars and workshops;
• Makes representations to the government bodies;
• Issues commercial documents;
• Advises the Government on trade-related matters.
Publications issued:
• NCCSL Newsletter.
• Directory of Members.
• Trade Information Bulletin.
Membership structure:
400 members.
The Chamber is the focal point for member companies
representing virtually the entire spectrum of industry, trade and
commerce in Sri Lanka. Among them, the Chamber counts some
of the most vibrant and progressive business houses in the
country.
Training:
Short-term training course and seminars, workshops only for local
members and non-member companies.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Joint ventures.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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SRI LANKA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
(SLBDC)
Office/postal address:
32B, 5th Floor
Huejay Court
Sir Mohammed Macan Markar Mawatha
Colombo 3
Phone: (94 11) 2434952, 2437684-5
Fax: (94 11) 2541170
URL:
www.slbdc-lk.org
Year established: 1984
Principal functions:
• To develop, strengthen and stimulate business and industry in
Sri Lanka;
• To provide a comprehensive package of services in the areas
crucial to business and industrial development.
Services/activities:
• Assists in setting up new businesses as well as expanding and
diversifying existing businesses, improving business
performance/profitability and establishing link-ups for joint
ventures and marketing;
• Assists in selecting business opportunities, developing
enterprises and conducting market surveys/feasibility studies;
• Human resource and enterprise development:
• Surveys/studies and special assignments.
Training:
Customer-based training programmes to meet human resources
development needs:
• Training programme on productivity for executives and other
staff;
• Managerial skills development programme for supervisors;
• Supervisory skill development workshop for technicians and
production workers;
• Skills development programme on interviewing skills for
senior and middle level managers;
• Management orientation training programmes for new
recruits;
• Enhancement of management competencies (EMCO);
• Human resource management programme;
• Customer service excellence programme;
• Stress and time management for middle level managers;
• Business communication skills development programme;
• Training programme on attitude building;
• Workshops on corporate/strategic planning.
Training of trainers programmes:
Personnel attached to Government, semi-government and private
institutions can avail themselves of these programmes conducted in
general training methodologies and theories of adult learning.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization and organization with training
functions.
SRI LANKA EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION (SLECIC)
Office/postal address:
Level 4, Export Guarantee House
42 Nawam Mawatha
Colombo 2
Phone: (94 74) 719410-3
Fax: (94 74) 719400
E-mail: info@slecic.lk
URL: www.slecic.lk
Year established: 1979
Principal functions:
• To issue policies to exporters of goods and services against
non-receipt or delayed receipt of payments resulting from
commercial and non-commercial risks;
• To issue guarantees to banks and other financial institutions
to facilitate the granting of pre- and post-shipment finance;
• To issue guarantees to persons or institutions abroad in
connection with goods exported from Sri Lanka or for the
due performance of any services to be rendered to such
persons or institutions within or outside Sri Lanka;
• To provide financial assistance to exporters for the
promotion and development of export from Sri Lanka;
• To help exporters to diversify and expand exports, find new
markets and sell their goods abroad on competitive terms of
payment;
• To provide guarantees to exporters against losses that may be
sustained in undertaking market surveys, publicity and any
other promotional measures in foreign countries;
• To re-finance and provide refinancing facilities to banks and
other financial institutions in respect of credit facilities
granted by such banks and institutions for the promotion of
exports;
• To undertake market studies abroad for promotion of exports
from Sri Lanka and to conduct seminars and courses on
various aspects of export promotion and to collect and
disseminate information relating to marketing possibilities
and procedures;
• To act as agent of the Government, or with the approval of
the Government on its own account, to provide insurance and
guarantees, undertake such responsibilities and discharge
such functions as are considered by the Government as
necessary in the national interest;
• To discharge such other functions as the Corporation may
consider as necessary for the achievement of any of its
objects.
Services/activities:
• Issues insurance policies to exporters against non-payment
by buyers abroad due to commercial and non-commercial
(political) risks. Policies include standard, specific and smallscale
insurance policies. Policies also cover export of
services, shipments on consignment basis and entrepot trade;
• Issues Guarantees to commercial banks to facilitate the
granting of finance to exporters. This facilitates granting of
working capital at pre- and post-shipment;
• Issues direct export performance guarantees to the
International Chamber of Commerce-Sri Lanka (ICC) for
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exporters to obtain the ATA Carnet Document to participate
in trade fairs and exhibitions abroad;
• Type of Policies available:
- Export Payment Insurance Policy: designed to
indemnify exporters against losses they may suffer due
to non-payment or delayed payment due to
commercial/non-commercial (political) risks: is
operated on the whole turnover principal which means
the exporters should declare all their credit shipment to
all their buyers;
- Specific Policy: issued to cover specific buyers, specific
destinations or a specific transaction;
- Entrepot Trade Shipment Policy: designed to cover nonpayment
risks of shipments effected to a third country
from a second country by exporters operating in Sri
Lanka;
- Comprehensive Services Policy: issued to exporters of
services to cover non-payment or delayed payment by
overseas buyers due to commercial or non-commercial
risks;
• Type of Guarantees available:
- Export Production Credit Guarantee: issued to
commercial banks against domestic letters of
credit/confirmed orders opened by exporters in favour
of manufactures/producers/suppliers, enabling them to
obtain finance for the procurement of goods to be
supplied to exporters;
- Pre-shipment Credit Guarantee: for exporters to obtain
pre-shipment finance on more liberal terms for
purchasing raw materials, manufacture, processing of
goods and packing for export against Letters of Credit
or Confirmed Orders;
- Post-Shipment Credit Guarantee: issued to commercial
banks to enable them to grant post-shipment finance to
exporters on more liberal terms;
- Export Performance Guarantee: issued to commercial
banks as a counter guarantee (which is non-financial in
nature) to enable them to issue bid bonds, performance
bonds, etc., for export of services: it also helps banks to
issue guarantees to the director general of customs for
export of garments to clear raw materials and
accessories used to make finished products for export: it
helps postponement of import duty until realization of
export proceeds;
- Export Performance Guarantee Covering the ATA
Carnet System: issued to ICC facilitating issue of ATA
Carnets to participate in trade fairs and exhibitions
abroad;
- Whole-turnover Bank Guarantee Scheme covering cost
of passage advances to Sri Lankans going abroad for
employment. This guarantee scheme extends coverage
to banks with respect to advances granted to migrant
workers in respect of entire predeparture loan;
- Whole-turnover Pre/Post Shipment Guarantee: issued to
commercial banks to enable them to grant pre/post
shipment finance to total exporter clientele of the bank
on liberal terms;
The above credit guarantees cover of non-payment by the
exporter/non-fulfilment of obligations by the exporter due to
this insolvency or protracted default.
• BiZinfo: providing financial information and credit status
reports on overseas companies to the banking sector is
branded as BiZinfo. SLECIC acts as a 'Reseller' of credit and
status reports from a network of principals worldwide.
• Export Finance: SLECIC-Export Finance caters to the postshipment
needs of medium- and small-scale exporters by
encashing their export bills and thereby improving their cash
flow.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• SLECIC Newsline (quarterly newsletter).
• Product Brochures.
Membership structure: Secretary of the Treasury and the
Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Category:
Export credit insurance; export financing organization; trade
facilitation body; and trade promotion organization.
SRI LANKA EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD
(SLEDB)
Office/postal address:
42 Navam Mawatha
Colombo 2
P.O. Box: 1872, Colombo
Phone: (94 1) 300723-4, 300705-11
Fax: (94 1) 300715, 300724
E-mail: serve@edb.tradenetsl.lk, ch@edb.tradenetsl.lk,
tisinfo@edb.tradenetsl.lk
URL: www.srilankabusiness.com
Year established: 1979
Principal functions:
• To promote and develop products and services for export
from Sri Lanka;
• To motivate exporters by providing assistance and removing
disincentives for exports;
• To induce the expansion of production of export-related
products and services;
• To provide specialized support services to producers and
exporters.
Services/activities:
• Formulates export policies for the preparation of the National
Export Development Plan;
• Assists research and development, product adaptation,
supply/supplier and market development activities for
exports from Sri Lanka;
• Organizes overseas market surveys and promotional
programmes, which include support for exporters’
participation in trade fairs, sales missions and other export
promotion efforts;
• Provides services to exporters, simplification of trade
procedures and training to export organizations;
• Provides trade information and advisory services to
exporters, overseas importers, policymakers and government
officials;
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• Entrepreneurship development export marketing, export and
import procedures, quality and productivity improvement,
product specific programmes for export-oriented small and
medium enterprises;
• Conducts “Exporters’ Forum” to resolve problems of
exporters related to infrastructure procedures;
• Develops entrepot trade;
• Programmes for supply development, product development,
product adaptation and quality improvement;
• E-promotion (web hosing and designing, web advertising,
web links, CD-ROM preparation);
• E-communication (e-mail, Internet and videoconferencing);
• Itineraries of business/travel meeting.
Publications issued:
• Business Lanka (quarterly, English).
• Expo News (fortnightly, English/Sinhalese).
• Sri Lanka Directory of Exporters.
Local branches:
Provincial Office (Central Province)
22B Kotugodella Veediya
Kandy
Phone: (94 8) 2233592
Fax: (94 8) 2201147
E-mail: kandycp@tradenetsl.lk
Provincial Office (North-Western Province)
22/1, Mihindu Mawatha
Kurunegala
Phone: (94 37) 2221972
Fax: (94 37) 2224256
E-mail: nwpedb@tradenetsl.lk
Provincial Office (Southern Province)
41, Devamitta Mawatha
China Gardens
Middle Road, Galle
Phone: (94 9) 2223595
Fax: (94 9) 2223595
E-mail: sdag@tradenetsl.lk
Office abroad:
Sri Lanka Trade Promotion Office India
Sri Lanka Trade Centre
F 135, Phase III
Spencer Plaza
769, Anna Salai
Chennai 2, India
Products/commodity responsible for:
All non-traditional products and services.
Training:
• Certificate course on import and export procedures (7 days);
• Course on operational aspects of international trade (10
days).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Board of Investment Law No. 4 of 1978.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
SRI LANKA HANDICRAFTS BOARD (LAKSALA)*
Office/postal address:
Laksala
60 York Street
Colombo 01
P.O. Box: 538, Colombo
Phone: (94 11) 2323635
Fax: (94 11) 2446582
E-mail: laksala@itim.net, chair@itim.net
URL: www.laksala.lk
Year established: 1983
Principal functions:
• To undertake the promotion, marketing and export of Sri
Lanka handicrafts;
• To maintain shops and showrooms, both in Sri Lanka and
abroad, for the display and sale of handicrafts and to conduct
displays, exhibitions and sales.
Services/activities:
• Establishes, maintains, operates and assists in the
establishment, maintenance and operation of centres,
workshops or other institutions for the purpose of creating, or
adapting designs to be used in the production of handicrafts
and the marketing of goods produced at such centres or other
institutions;
• Expands the production of handicrafts and improves the
quality of the raw material used for such production and of the
finished products;
• Cooperates with scientific and technical institutions,
organizations and agencies for the improvement of crafts
materials and craft production techniques;
• Acts as the Certifying Authority of EEC Certificates of Origin
for handicrafts.
Publications issued:
• Brochures, catalogues and Laksala web.
Local branches:
The commercial arm consists of the Laksala sales outlets. Within
a period of 40 years, Laksala has established 17 branches in
Colombo-Fort, Bambalapitiya, Bentota, Galle, Hotel Galadari,
Kandy, Katubedda, Katunayake (Airport), Kurunegala, Matara,
Moragalla, Negambo, Nuwara-Eliya, Polgolla, Thummulla,
Tangalle and Sigiriya.
Export-oriented projects.
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Offices abroad:
Franchise Agent for the United Kingdom
ARP Enterprises
2 Pages Hill, Muswall Hill
London N10 1QA, United Kingdom
Phone: (44 208) 3654618
Fax: (44 208) 3654619
Franchise Agent for Australia and New Zealand
Exotic Concepts Pty. Ltd.
Shop 5/300, Beach Road
Black Rock, Victoria 3193, Australia
Fax: (61 3) 95890299
Franchise Agent for Japan
Gesyla Japan Co. Ltd.
Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 38426871
Fax: (81 3) 38426859
Products/commodity responsible for:
Jewellery with stones; silver jewellery; silver items; silver-plated
items; brass items; wood carvings; ebony items; wooden wall
hangings; bamboo items; lacquered items; musical items; masks;
coconut items; seashell items; handloom (Polgolla); handloom
(other); voil; mosquito nets/pillows/pillowcases/embroidered
pillowcases; batik wall hangings; cloth dolls; lace; flags;
embroidered handkerchiefs; batik dresses/batik sarongs, cushion
cover-bags (Myanmar); handloom sarongs/ready-made garments;
handloom vetti; serviettes/dusters/carpets; reedware items
(Wetakey); reedware (Iluck); reedware (Nava); reedware items
(mats); palmyrah items; talipot items; leather items; coir items;
clay items (unglazed); clay items (glazed); plaster of Paris items;
soft toys/wintage cars; baby garments; oxidized items; artificial
flowers; thread items; plywood items; tea/wax
item/spices/macrams; cards; embroidered table cloths, etc.; bed
covers and sheets; wool carpets; copper items; bracts (Matalu);
B/S/C (brass, silver and copper mixed product); precious stones;
semi-precious stones; paintings; granite items; silk; wooden
furniture; glass items; natural stones (non gems);
paintings/statues.
Training:
Trains local youths at present for the fields of woodcarving, lace,
pottery, reed weaving, textiles, carpentry and flower making.
SRI LANKA IMPORTERS', EXPORTERS' AND
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION (SLIEMA)
Office/postal address:
28 Rajamalwatta Road
Colombo 15
P.O. Box: 12, Colombo
Phone: (94 1) 2696321
Fax: (94 1) 268480, 2522524
E-mail: worldtrd@slt.lk
Year established: 1955
Principal functions:
• To collect enquiries and he latest information on trade,
investment, new markets and opportunities and disseminate
essential information to its members and other interested
companies;
• To process and promptly answer both import-export enquiries
from overseas, and disburse them among interested parties;
• To act as a go-between to establish profitable contacts,
meetings with exporters, importers, investors, entrepreneurs
and other international business and financial institutions at
home and abroad;
• To undertake a "Business Start-up Scheme" which aims to
make small businesspersons around the country aware of
measures taken to support them and provide them with
consultation, financial and legal services.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Membership structure:
Category:
200 members.
Trade association; trade facilitation body; trade fair and
exhibition authority; trade promotion organization; and
training/research institution.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Pottery, terra cotta and handicrafts.
Category:
State trading organization.
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SRI LANKA SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL
Office/postal address:
c/o Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
50 Nawam Mawatha
Colombo 2
P.O. Box: 274, Colombo
Phone: (94 11) 2421745-7
Fax: (94 11) 2449352
E-mail: sushani@chamber.lk
URL: www.slsc.ws
Year established: 1966
Principal functions:
• To represent and carry out consultations and negotiations
with shipping lines on behalf of shippers with regard to
freight rates, availability and adequacy of shipping services,
port efficiency, port charges, port facilities and others;
• To make representations to the Government on matters and
issues affecting ship users and port users;
• To carry out training programmes to educate ship users and
port users on shipping procedures and other related matters.
Services/activities:
• Acts on behalf of ship users and port users by making
representations to the Government and other agencies on
matters concerning the affairs of both importers and
exporters, such as negotiating competitive freight rates,
resolving of trade disputes/complaints and making
representations to safeguard interests of importers/exporters;
• Provides advisory services on shipping, freight, ports,
customs formalities and other related activities of ship users
and port users;
• Provides expertise from within the Council to importers and
exporters for training and development in selected areas.
Publication issued:
• Annual Report (English).
Membership structure:
members.
Training:
16 members and 22 associate
No regular training courses, but conducts short-term seminars,
training programmes to create awareness on export-related issues.
Category:
Shipper’s council; port authority; and national shipping
corporation.
SRI LANKA TEA BOARD
Office/postal address:
574 Galle Road
Colombo 3
P.O. Box: 1750
Phone: (94 11) 2587814, 2587773
Fax: (94 11) 589132, 2587341
E-mail: promotion@pureceylontea.com
URL: www.pureceylontea.com
Year established: 1976
Principal functions:
• To regulate the production and cultivation of tea;
• To regulate the establishment and operation of tea factories;
• To regulate the conduct of tea auctions;
• To regulate the sale of tea and the export of tea;
• To assist and encourage scientific and technological research;
• To conduct, assist and encourage research into the economic
state of the tea industry;
• To facilitate securing of supplies of machinery and equipment
for the development of the tea industry in Sri Lanka;
• To provide financial or advisory services on matters relating to
the tea industry and to publish such statistics at its discretion;
• To safeguard the interests of the workers in the tea industry;
• To collect statistics from growers, manufacturers, dealers or
other persons on any matter relating to the tea industry and to
publish such statistics at its discretion;
• To regulate, control and direct all institutions and organizations
engaged in the management of tea estates and in the
production and marketing of tea;
• To provide the necessary liaison between the tea industry and
the departments of Government or State Corporations;
• To develop the tea industry through research and promotion in
Sri Lanka and in world markets.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• Sri Lanka Tea Board Annual Report.
• Sri Lanka Tea Board Monthly Statistical Summary.
• Sri Lanka Tea Board Annual Statistical Bulletin.
• Newsletter (bimonthly).
• Tea Market Update (quarterly).
Local branches:
Regional Office - Bandarawela
1 Ambatenna Gardens
Bandarawela
Phone: (94 57) 2222812
Regional Office - Galle
20 Lower Dickson Road
Galle
Phone: (94 9) 2232052
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Regional Office - Gampola
140 Ambagamuwa Road, Gampola
Phone: (94 81) 2352279
Regional Office – Ginigathena
Norisland Ambagamuwa, Ginigathena
Phone: (94 60) 2519970
Regional Office - Matara
4 Wijetunga Mawatha, Matara
Phone: (94 41) 2222636
Regional Office – Mathugama
Mathugama Multipurpose Corporative Society Building
Mathugama
Phone: (94 60) 2342438
Regional Office - Ratnapura
9 Moragabayata, Ratnapura
Phone: (94 45) 2222136
Offices abroad:
Tea Promotion Unit
Sri Lanka Embassy
2-1-54, Takanawa
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 54489122, 34401611/6912
Fax: (81 3) 54489121
E-mail: ceylontea@vesta.ocn.ne.jp
Tea Promotion Unit
Sri Lanka Embassy
Al. Wilanowska 313A
02-665 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: (48 22) 8538896/7
Fax: (48 22) 8538907
E-mail: srilankatea@neostrada.pl
Tea Promotion Unit
Sri Lanka Embassy
24, Shchepkina Str.,
Moscow, Russian Federation
Phone (74 95) 6881363, 6883511
Fax: (74 95) 6881363, 6883511
E-mail: ceyteabu@online.ru
Tea Promotion Unit
Consulate General of Sri Lanka
P.O. Box 51528
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Phone: (97 14) 3987871
Fax: (97 14) 3987872
E-mail: ctbureau@emirates.net.ae
Products/commodity responsible for:
Tea in bulk, packets, bags and other tea products (all originating
from the plant Camellia Sinensis).
Category:
Standard, testing, aid inspection; and trade promotion organization.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
REPUBLIC TAJIKISTAN (ICC RP)
Office/postal address:
21 Valamat-Zade Str.
734012 Dushanbe
Phone: (992 3722) 15284
Fax: (992 3722) 11480
E-mail: chamber@tpp.tj
URL: www.tpp.tj
Year established: 1960
Principal functions:
• To further the development of the economy and its
integration to the world economic system;
• To form a modern structure of market relations;
• To create favourable conditions for business activities and
the worldwide spreading of trade, economic and scientifictechnical
relations with other countries.
Services/activities:
• Provides information services;
• Deals with foreign economic activities;
• Provides juridical services;
• Provides services in protecting of objects of industrial
property;
• Undertakes activities on expertise of the goods, certificates
of origin and evaluation activity;
• Organizes fairs and exhibitions;
• Provides assistance to development of enterprise activity.
Local branches:
Sugd regional chamber of commerce and industry
1 Mavlonbekova Ave.
735700 Khujand city
Sugd Region
Phone: (992 3422) 66728
Fax: (992 3422) 64254
Khatlon regional chamber of commerce and industry
63 A Ayni Str.
735140 Kurgan, Teppa city
Khatlon region
Phone: (992 3222) 23314
Fax: (992 3222) 23625
Branch of chamber of commerce and industry
"Pomiroblupravleniye"
26 Lenina Str.
736100 Khorog city
Phone: (992 291) 6773
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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BOARD OF TRADE OF THAILAND*
Office/postal address:
150/2 Rajabopit Road
Pranahkon, Bangkok 10200
Phone: (66 2) 6221860-70
Fax: (66 2) 6221880, 6221882, 6221991
E-mail: inc@thaiechamber.com
URL: www.thaiechamber.com
Year established: 1955
Principal functions:
• To act as the central business organization to promote and
protect the trading interests of the country and the Thai
business community;
• To represent the business community to inform and advise the
government sector on important policies and issues which
affect trade, industry, commerce and investment;
• To promote trade and business contacts between
importers/exporters of Thailand and foreign importers/
exporters;
• To promote cooperation among enterprises and to act as an
intermediary between the Government and the private sector;
• To undertake by arbitration the settlement of disputes arising
out of trade and commerce.
• Issues Certificates of Commodity Standard and other
commercial certificates;
• Provides trade arbitration services;
• Provides ATA Carnet services.
Publications issued:
• Business Directory (English).
• Economic Newsletters (biweekly, Thai).
• Business Opportunities (biweekly, English).
Membership structure:
Ordinary members:
- The Thai chamber of commerce
- Foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand (23)
- Trade associations (71)
- Public enterprises (7)
Associate members:
- Individual companies and partnerships (500).
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
Please contact the Board of Investment.
Category:
Trade association.
Services/activities:
• Informs the Government and its agencies of the views and
recommendations of the private business community on
economic and trade policies which affect trade, industry and
commerce;
• Participates in discussions of economic and trade policy
formulation and plans for trade and market development;
• Provides statistical data and information on domestic and
foreign markets and changes in economic and trade policies
and legislation;
• Provides services to members by informing and channelling
trade enquiries and business opportunities directly and/or
through publications;
• Maintains a trade reference library for use of members;
• Publishes trade directories and publications for the interest of
members;
• Organizes meetings, seminars and training on economic, trade
and technical matters for members;
• Organizes trade missions abroad and encourages participation
in international trade fairs and exhibitions;
• Arranges business meetings for foreign trade missions;
• Organizes and stimulates the organization of international
trade fairs and exhibitions in the country;
• Undertakes market studies, research and surveys of domestic
and export markets;
• Facilitates communication and the exchange of views on
economic and trade issues among members, as well as among
members and government departments and public bodies;
• Strengthens and expands economic and trade cooperation with
foreign private business organizations and regional economic
organizations in trade, investment, tourism and financing and
expedites exchange of trade, technical, marketing, and
managerial information and experience;
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BUREAU OF TRADE MEASURES
Office/postal address:
Department of Foreign Trade
44/100 Nonthaburi 1 Road
Nonthaburi 11000
Phone: (66 2) 5474756
Fax: (66 2) 5474736
E-mail: dft_info@mocnet.moc.go.th
URL: www.dft.moc.go.th
Year established: 1942
Principal functions:
• To encourage trade activities between state agencies or
between state agencies and international trade organizations
with an aim to boost the benefits of export;
• To protect Thailand’s trade interests by pursuing and solving
problems involving trade barriers set by Thailand’s trade
partners;
• To exercise its functions to gain trade preferences and
encourage the private sector to pay more attention to trade
preferences;
• To study and follow up the trade situation so as to cope with
Thailand’s external trade problems;
• To study and follow up the development of Thai trade
partners’ trade restrictions and regulations;
• To study and follow up the foreign trade situation of Thai
principal products for the benefit of Thailand’s economy
including ways and means to reduce barriers to Thailand’s
export and import;
• To promote Thailand’s external trade for the benefit of the
Thai economy;
• To study and analyze trade measure, trade barrier and nontariff
barrier of Thai partners;
• To solve trade measures imposed by trading partners on
Thai exporters who have not complied with WTO
Agreements;
• To study and evaluate trade competitiveness and the effect
of Thailand’s trade partner measures.
Services/activities:
• Operates as a representative of Thailand’s trade sector;
• Coordinates between public organizations for trade
facilitation of the private sector, such as the Federation of
Thai Industries and the Thailand Chamber of Commerce.
Training:
Seminar of topics on the European Union’s regulation on Food
Safety Law, REACH, WEEE, RoHs, EurepGAP, and Japan’s
positive list system.
Category:
Commodity standard institute; Ministry of Trade; and standard,
testing and inspection body.
DEPARTMENT OF EXPORT PROMOTION (DEP)
Office/postal address:
22/77 Rachadapisek Road
Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Phone: (66 2) 5115066-77, 5120093-104
Fax: (66 2).5121079, 5131917
E-mail: tidep@depthai.go.th
URL: www.depthai.go.th
Year established: 1952
Principal functions:
• To promote Thai products in foreign markets through various
activities;
• To cooperate with public and private organizations concerned
to develop and promote Thai exporting under the policy and
procedure issued by the Export Development Committee;
• To conduct research and plan market strategies for export
promotion;
• To suggest means and procedures to solve and eliminate the
export problems and obstacles;
• To develop the knowledge, skill and quality of Thai exporters
in an attempt to enable them to conduct their export business
more successfully;
• To prepare trade information and provide services for Thai
manufacturers/exporters and foreign importers;
• To cooperate with organizations concerned to improve and
develop the quality and design of Thai products to serve
foreign markets;
• To cooperate and coordinate with other institutions and
organizations both domestic and overseas to develop and
promote Thai exports.
Services/activities:
• Conducts marketing research, product research for planning
policymaking;
• Provides advisory services for export marketing, information
and research, and product adaptation and development;
• Undertakes buyers services;
• Conducts export training for the business community and
public agencies;
• Directs, organizes and sponsors trade displays, fairs and
exhibitions;
• Directs, organizes and sponsors selling and buying missions;
• Collects and disseminates market information through
publications and issues publicity materials;
• Facilitates links between Thai exporters and overseas
importers through trade advisory and information services;
• Conducts studies of problems affecting exports in order to
recommend possible solutions;
• Operates overseas trade centres and a National Exhibition
Centre;
• Acts as focal point for technical cooperation in trade
promotion;
• Acts as Secretariat of the Export Development Committee and
executor of the International Trade Promotion Fund.
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Publications issued:
• Exporters' Review (fortnightly, Thai).
• Statistics Files (monthly/annually, English).
• Thailand: Practical Guide for Business Visitors.
• Thailand's Selected List of Exporters (biennial, English).
• Product brochures, fair catalogues.
Local branches:
198/1 Thaloung Road, Tambol Watmai
Muang District, Chanthaburi 22000
Phone: (66 39) 325963,300009
Fax: (66 39) 325962
E-mail: epcchan@hotmail.com
29/19 Singharaj Road,Si Phum
Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200
Phone: (66 53) 216350-1, 221376
Fax: (66 53) 215307
E-mail: dephd@depthai.go.th
269/74-75 Mithaphap Road
Muang District, Khon Kaen 40000
Phone: (66 43) 325025-8
Fax: (66 43) 325029
E-mail: repckk@depthai.go.th
7-15 Jootee-Uthit 1 Road,
Haadyai District, Songkhla 90110
Phone: (66 74) 234349, 231744
Fax: (66 74) 234329
E-mail: dephd@hadyai.loxinfo.go.th
148/59 Kanjanavitee Road
Tambon Bang Kung, Muang District
Suratthani 84000
Phone: (66 77) 286108, 289916,
Fax: (66 77) 288632
Mobile: (66 1) 5697936
E-mail: depsurat@depthai.go.th
Offices abroad:
DEP cooperates with Office of Commercial Affairs, under Office
of the Permanent Secretary, as follows:
Africa: Ghana.
Asia and Pacific: Australia; Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam;
Cambodia; China; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan;
Republic of Korea; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Malaysia;
Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan Province of China;
Viet Nam.
Europe: Austria; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Germany;
Hungary; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Russian Federation; Spain;
United Kingdom.
Latin America: Brazil; Chile.
Middle East: Islamic Republic of Iran; Israel; Saudi Arabia;
South Africa; Turkey; United Arab Emirates;
North America: Canada; United States of America.
Training:
The Department organizes a number of Thai and English
language training/seminar programmes annually in areas
related to trade promotion including export marketing,
product adaptation, and financing export documentation.
Acceptance of trainees from other developing countries for
programmes in the English language will be considered on
a case-by-case basis.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE NEGOTIATIONS (DTN)*
Office/postal address:
44/100 Nontaburi 1 Road
Bangkrasor
Nonthaburi 11000
Fax: (66 2) 5475630-1
E-mail: dtnwebmaster@moc.go.th
URL: www.dtn.moc.go.th, www.thaifta.com
Year established: 1942
Principal functions:
• To act as core coordinator in formulating and recommending
international economic policy measures;
• To provide recommendations on international trade policy;
• To formulate and recommend positions and strategies
supporting multilateral/bilateral trade negotiations and Free
Trade Area negotiations, and to participate therein;
• To formulate and recommend positions and strategies
supporting negotiations under regional, subregional and other
international groupings, and to participate therein;
• To research and analyse the impact of economic evolution
both short and long term, in order to support the formulation
of policy and trade negotiations’ position;
• To develop international trade and economic information
system;
• To perform other duties as stipulated by law, by the Ministry
of Commerce or by assignment given by the Cabinet of
Ministers.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• ASEAN Economic Community: Thailand’s Opportunities
(Thai).
• ASEAN-China Free Trade Area: Effects to Thailand (Thai).
• The Future of Doha Negotiation Round: Success Factors
(Thai).
• Thailand and FTA: Opportunities or Threat (Thai).
• China-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership
Arrangement (CEPA) (Thai).
• Singapore: Thailand’s Economic Partnership in ASEAN
(Thai).
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• Bilateral Acccession Agreement: Thailand-Russia (Thai).
• Thailand’s International Trade Negotiations (Thai)
• ASEAN Competitiveness (Thai).
Category:
Trade negotiation organization.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THAILAND (EXIM
THAILAND)
Office/postal address:
EXIM Building,
1193 Phaholyothin Road
Phayathai 10400
Phone: (66 2) 2713700, 2780047, 6172111
Fax: (66 2) 2713204
E-mail: info@exim.go.th
URL: www.exim.go.th
Year established: 1993
Principal function:
• To provide financial services for the promotion of Thailand’s
exports, imports as well as domestic and overseas investments
for national development.
Services/activities:
• Working capital:
- Pre-shipment financing (baht, US dollar and yen)
- Small exporters financing facility (SEFF)
- Express export credit (EEC)
- Export supplier’s finance
- Packing credit plus
- Financing facilities for re-export
- Negotiation of export bills;
• Term loans:
- Term loan for business expansion
- Long-term credit for export of capital goods
- Merchant marine financing
- Trade fair financing;
• Financing facilities for service providers for exports:
−
−
Financing facilities for logistics service providers
Financing facilities for export quality inspection
laboratory;
• Financing for overseas projects:
- Financing facilities for overseas construction contracts
- Financial facilities for overseas investment
- Financing facilities for Thai restaurants overseas
- Investment Insurance;
• Export credit insurance:
- Export credit insurance for exports under L/C
- Export credit insurance for exports under D/P, D/A and
O/A
- Buyer/bank risk assessment service (BRA);
• Medium- and long-term export insurance;
• International trade services;
• Export advisory services;
• Revolving guarantee for import duty payment.
Publications issued:
• Annual report (Thai/English).
• Brochure on EXIM Thailand’s Financial Facilities, 2006
(Thai, English).
• Company profile, 2006 (Thai, English).
• EXIM E-NEWS, newsletter (monthly, Thai).
Local branches:
Offices and branches in Bangkok and the vicinity areas:
Business Promotion Office at Department of Export Promotion
Thailand Export Mart Building, 3 rd Floor, Department of Export
Promotion
22/77 Ratchadapisek Road
Lad Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
Phone: (66 2) 5115772-3
Fax: (66 2) 5115774
Bangna-Trad Km. 3 Branch
Thosapol Land Building 3, Ground Floor
947 Moo 12, Bangna-Trad Km. 3 Road
Bangna, Bangna, Bangkok 10260
Phone: (66 2) 7440551-3, 7440556-7, 7440573-4
Fax: (66 2) 7440571
Rama II Branch
174/112-113 Moo 6, Soi Rama II Soi 60, Rama II Road
Samaedam, Bang Khunthian, Bangkok 10150
Phone: (66 2) 8941994
Fax: (66 2) 8941813
Rama IV Branch
Green Tower, Ground Floor
3656/2 Rama IV Road
Klongton, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110
Phone: (66 2) 3673300-6, 2401133, 2401157
Fax: (66 2) 3673307-8
Rangsit Branch
44, 46, 48 Soi Phaholyothin 87, Phaholyothin Road
Prachathipat, Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani 12130
Phone: (66 2) 5364677-82
Fax: (66 2) 5364683-4
Sathorn Branch
Empire Tower, Ground Floor
195 South Sathorn Road
Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
Phone: (66 2) 6700300-8
Fax: (66 2) 6700309
Branches in other provinces:
Chiang Mai Branch
158/5-6 Chiang Mai-Lampang Road
Paton, Muang, Chiang Mai 50300
Phone: (66 53) 220596-7, 220541
Fax: (66 53) 220585
Hat Yai Branch
Sinbenjapol Building
24 Soi P. Nataphol 2, Sripuwanart Road
Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110
Phone: (66 74) 428722-6, 221131-2
Fax: (66 74) 221133-4
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Khon Kaen Branch
381/44-45 Mittraphap Road
Nai Muang, Muang, Khon Kaen 40000
Phone: (66 43) 271535-7
Fax: (66 43) 271538
Laem Chabang Branch
53/71-74 Moo 9, Sukhumvit Road
Thungsukhla, Sriracha, Chonburi 20230
Phone: (66 38) 330121-6
Fax: (66 38) 330127-8
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Export of all kinds of goods; overseas investments with (partial or
full) Thai interest.
Category:
Export credit agency with a diverse range of export and
investment financing facilities.
FEDERATION OF THAI INDUSTRIES (FTI)
Office/postal address:
4 th Floor, Zone C
Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre
60 New Rajadapisek Road
Klongtoey
Bangkok 10110
Phone: (66 2) 2294255
Fax: (66 2) 2294941-2
URL:
www.fti.or.th
Year established: 29 December 1987 (formerly Association of
Thai Industries (ATI), 1967-1987).
Principal functions:
• To act as the sole representative of all industrial enterprises in
Thailand;
• To promote industrial development;
• To disseminate information on technology;
• To conduct testing of products and issue Certificate of Origin
and Certificate of Quality Assurance, Certification of
Existence/Non-existence of producers/suppliers of raw
materials in Thailand for claiming of investment promotion
privileges under the Investment Promotion Act;
• To offer appropriate advice and recommendations to the
Government for the overall benefits of the industrial sector;
• To ensure that the FTI members comply with the laws
governing industrial activities.
Services/activities:
• Provides consultancy services, workshops, training, seminars,
educational and observation tours within the country and
aboard;
• Encourages the study and upgrading of skills in various
specific industries;
• Operates the Human Capacity Building Institute, Institute of
Industrial Energy and Industrial Environment Institute within
the organizational structure of FTI to encourage all technical
services and the coordination of technology transfer;
• Provides registration of products under EAN-UCC Standard
Barcode and EDI in Supply Chain;
• Encourages members’ Code of Ethics and Corporate Good
Governance;
• Produces and distributes a bimonthly magazine (Industry
Focus) and education videos;
• Disseminates information through the internet (www.fti.or.th);
• Produces FTI Directory and CD-ROM;
• Serves as the national secretariat of the ASEAN Chambers of
Commerce and Industry or ASEAN-CCI;
• Cooperates with Ministry of Foreign Affairs in issuing the
APEC business travel card;
• Serves as the secretariat of the Asia-Europe Business Forum
(AEBF);
• Participates in WTO joint committee, which comprises the
Board of Trade of Thailand, the Thai Banker Association and
FTI to study and follow up WTO rules, regulations and
concerned issues.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (Thai).
• FTI Directory (English).
• Industry Club Directories (English/Thai).
• Industry Focus (bimonthly, Thai).
• Provincial Chapters Directories (English/Thai).
• Other newsletters.
Local branches:
FTI Provincial Chapters:
Pathum Thani Chapter
Boonrawd Brewery Co. Ltd.
999 Samsen Road
Dusit, Bangkok 10300
Phone: (66 2) 2411360-9, 2434731-40
Fax: (66 2) 2412539
97/7 Inchannarong Road
Nai-Muang
Muang, Bureeram 31000
Phone: (66 44) 617483
Fax: (66 44) 617483
2 nd Floor, Royal Commemorate Community Centre
Yuthadamnoen Road
Muang, Chachoengsao 24000
Phone: (66 38) 814409
Fax: (66 38) 814409
Chainat Industry Office
Moo 7, Kao Ta Pha
Muang, Chainat 17000
Phone: (66 56) 416464
Fax: (66 56) 416465
310/90 Nontanakorn Road
Muang, Chaiyaphum 36000
Phone: (66 44) 812795
Fax: (66 44) 812795
200 Thanon Thaluang, Watmai
Muang, Chantaburi 22000
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Phone: (66 39) 312851
Fax: (66 39) 302986
1 st Floor, Northern Industrial Promotion Centre Building
158 Tung Hotel Road
Muang, Chiang Mai 50000
Phone: (66 53) 304346-7
Fax: (66 53) 246353
4 th Floor, Macro Building
862/10 Paholyotin Road
Tambon Robwiang, Muang, Chiang Rai 57000
Phone: (66 53) 715399
Fax: (66 53) 742233
Industry Promotion Centre
5 th Floor, 67 Moo 1, Sukhumvit Road, Moo 1 Samed
Muang, Chonburi 20000
Phone: (66 38) 288507
Fax: (66 38) 288508
Chumphon Town Hall
190 Sahakorn Road
Thatapao, Muang, Chumphon 86000
Phone: (66 77) 512361
Fax: (66 77) 512362
Lert Kasikorn Group Co. Ltd.
68/21-3 Moo 1 Tambon Nakonchum
Lianmuang Road, Kamphaeng Phet 62000
Phone: (66 55) 799759
Fax: (66 55) 722788
84 Moo 4, Tambon Wangsala, Amphur
Thamuang, Kanchanaburi 71130
Phone: (66 34) 561178, 561187
Fax: (66 34) 661182
4 th Floor, Kow Yoo Hah Motor Building
359/2 Mittaphab Road
Muang, Khonkaen 40000
Phone: (66 43) 324886
Fax: (66 43) 324885
1/23-24 Watchara Road
Krabi-Yai, Muang, Krabi 81000
Phone: (66 75) 620-084 or (66 1) 4775580
Fax: (66 75) 620-084
2 nd Floor, New Lampang Provincial Industrial Office
Lampang-Denchai Road
Phrabhat, Muang, Lampang 52000
Phone: (66 54) 265079
Fax: (66 54) 265080
2 nd Floor, Northern Region Industrial Estate
60 Moo 4 Ban-Klang, Muang, Lamphun 51000
Phone: (66 53) 552271
Fax: (66 53) 552272
Sahafam Co., Ltd.
99 Moo 8, Saraburi-Lomsuk Road
Huayhin, Chaibadan, Lopburi 15130
Phone: (66 36) 643206
Fax: (66 36) 643207
87 Moo 1 Nakhien, Muang
Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000
Phone: (66 75) 312040
Fax: (66 75) 346121, 312040
55 Moo 7, Petchakasem Road
Klongmai, Sampran, Nakhonpathom 73110
Phone: (66 34) 223131
Fax: (66 34) 223132
Nakorn Swan Viriyalai Technology College
Pahol Yothin Road, Nongkrod
Muang, Nakorn Swan 60240
Phone: (66 56) 334565
Fax: (66 56) 229969
276/11 Phol Saen Road, Nai Muang
Muang, Nakornratchasima 30000
Phone: (66 44) 267117-8
Fax: (66 44) 267118
Faikaew, Poopeang
Nan 55000
Phone: (66 54) 771616, 751539
Fax: (66 54) 751359
Government Offices Centre
37 Moo 9, 1 st Floor, Koakkien
Muang, Narathiwat 96000
Phone: (66 73) 512205
Fax: (66 73) 512205
E-mail: ftinwt@hotmail.com
Government Offices Centre
Udorn-Nongkhai Road
Muang, Nongkhai 43000
Phone: (66 42) 421272
Fax: (66 42) 411999
9/2 Moo 5, Talingchan-Supanburi Road
Saothonghin, Bang Yai, Nontaburi 11140
Phone: (66 2) 9032051
Fax: (66 2) 9032052
355 Moo 8 Naklua Road, Bana
Muang, Pattani 94000
Phone: (66 73) 334611
Fax: (66 73) 334611
335 Phaholyothin Road
Bhantom, Muang, Payao 56000
Phone: (66 54) 481266, 412877
Fax: (66 54) 481797, 431160
42 Moo 4, Phetchabun-Chaleanglub
Muang, Phetchabun 67000
Phone: (66 56) 748650-1
Fax: (66 56) 748649
87/2 Phetchakasem Road
Tonmamuang
Muang, Phetchaburi 76000
Phone: (66 32) 414128
Fax: (66 32) 414128
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4/91-92 Sara Lung Road
Nai Muang, Muang, Phichit 66000
Phone: (66 56) 612450
Fax: (66 56) 612450
808/1-2 Pichaisongkram Road
Nai Muang, Muang, Phitsanulok 65000
Phone: (66 55) 258497, 212101
Fax: (66 55) 241718
3 rd Floor, 123 Asia Road, Khlong Suanphlu
Phra Nakhonsi Ayutthaya 13000
Phone: (66 35) 345966
Fax: (66 35) 345967
369 Moo 5
Sai Ban Namcham 1-Ban Rongkhem Road
Mae Lai, Muang, Phrae 54000
Phone: (66 54) 649731/741
Fax: (66 54) 649731/741
2 nd Floor, Phuket Provincial Industrial Office
48/4 Dumrong Road, Talad Yai
Muang, Phuket 83000
Phone: (66 76) 240362
Fax: (66 76) 240362
67 Moo 3, Bang Boriboon
Muang, Prachinburi 25000
Phone: (66 37) 200678
Fax: (66 37) 200678
65 Sukjai Road
Muang, Prachubkhirikhan 77000
Phone: (66 32) 611030, 611580
Fax: (66 32) 602344
41/125 Thamuang Road
Kao Nivhet, Muang, Ranong 85000
Phone: (66 77) 824689
Fax: (66 77) 824689
33 Amphur Road, Namuang
Muang, Ratchaburi 70000
Phone: (66 32) 337301/315048
Fax: (66 32) 323346
140/20 Moo 1 Sukhumvit Road
Noenphra, Muang, Rayong 21080
Phone: (66 38) 808177
Fax: (66 38) 808178
Inter Concrete Industry Co., Ltd.
143 Moo 5, Jangsanit Road
Nivetch, Tawatburi, Roi-et 45170
Phone: (66 34) 569010, 527123-6
37 Office Building
Srisamut Road
Paknam, Samutprakarn 10270
Phone: (66 2) 7028675-6
Fax: (66 2) 7028673
923-49 Ekachai Road, Mahachai
Muang, Samuthsakorn 74000
Phone: (66 34) 836740, 833606
Fax: (66 34) 836740
13 Soi Pichaironnarongsongkram
Pahol Yothin Road, Muang, Saraburi 18000
Phone: (66 36) 212940
Fax: (66 36) 212940
Singburi-Bangpan Road
Muang, Singburi 16000
Phone: (66 36) 523149
Fax: (66 36) 523149
Muang, Sisaket 33000
Phone: (66 45) 631616
Fax: (66 45) 613497
3 rd Floor, Southern Industrial Promotion Centre
165 Karnjanavanich Road
Namnoi, Hatyai, Songkla 90110
Phone: (66 74) 211902-3
Fax: (66 74) 211903
9 Moo 4, Ruayai
Muang, Suphanburi 72000
Phone: (66 35) 555210, 555267
Fax: (66 35) 545601
99/44-46 Moo 2
Karnchana Vidhi Road
Vat Pradu, Muang, Suratthani 84000
Phone: (66 77) 212520
Fax: (66 77) 273977
60 Jitbumroong Road
Muang, Surin 32000
Phone: (66 44) 511348
Fax: (66 44) 514348
8/1-2 Soi Ruamraeng, Intarakiri Road
Mae-sod, Tak 63110
Phone: (66 55) 542381, 542927
Fax: (66 55) 542927
322/10 Moo 5, Nongsamed
Muang, Trad 23000
Phone: (66 39) 511945, 512619
Fax: (66 39) 520228
85 Kokkan Road
Tapthieng
Muang, Trung 92000
Phone: (66 75) 218699
Fax: (66 75) 212841
2 nd Floor, Ubon Ratcha Thanee Provincial Industrial Office
Surasakdi Road
Muang, Ubon Ratchathanee 34000
Phone: (66 45) 262449
Fax: (66 45) 262449
83/21 Wattana Road
Muang, Udorn Thani 41000
Phone: (66 42) 246498
Fax: (66 42) 246498
280/9 Baromaard Road
Muang, Uttaradhit 53000
Phone: (66 55) 440389
Fax: (66 55) 414449
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36 Sribumrung Road
Sateng, Muang, Yala 95000
Phone: (66 73) 243316 or (66-1) 6781010
Fax: (66 73) 243615
New regional chapters:
1 st Floor, Industrial Development Centre
Toonghotel, Chiang Mai 50000
Phone: (66 53) 304346-7
Fax: (66 53) 246353
44/4 Moo 11, Nawamidth
Kannayao, Bangkok 10230
Phone: (66 2) 5100051-62 ext. 701
Fax: (66 2) 5105737
5/9-12 Moo 7, Bangna-Trad Road (Km.41)
Bangsamak, Bangpakong
Chachoengsao 24180
Phone: (66 38) 538155
Fax: (66 38) 538099
267/11 Polsann Road, Naimuang
Muang, Nakhonrajasrima 30000
Phone: (66 44) 267117-8
Fax: (66 44) 267118
165 Kanchanawanid Road
Namnoi, Hadyai Songkla 90110
Phone: (66 74) 211902
Fax: (66 74) 211903
Industry clubs:
Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Club, Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Industry Club, Aluminium Industry Club, Auto Parts
Industry Club, Automotive Industry Club, Ceramic Industry Club
of Thailand, Chemical Industry Club, Electrical, Electronics and
Allied Industry Club, Environmental Management Industry Club,
Food Processing Industry Club, Footwear Industry Club, Garments
Industry Club, Gems and Jewellery Industry Club, Glass
Manufacturers Club, Granite and Marble Industry Club, Leather
Based Industry Club, Machinery and Metal Work Industry Club,
Petrochemical Industry Club, Petroleum Refining Industry Club,
Pharmaceuticals Industry Club, Plastic Industry Club, Printing
Industry Club, Pulp and Paper Industry Club, Roofing and
Accessories Industry Club, Rubber Based Industry Club, Textile
Industry Club, Thai Furniture Industry Club, Thai Gas
Manufacturers Industry Club, Thai Panel Product Industry Club,
Thailand Fellowship of Cement Manufacturer, Thailand Iron and
Steel Industry Club.
Membership structure:
5,400 members.
Ordinary membership: any industrial enterprises in the country who
must comply with the Factory Act or the trade association in the
industrial sector.
Associate membership: those individuals and juristic persons not in
the industrial sector or other trade associations. These members are
grouped into industrial club and countrywide provincial chapters.
Category:
Industrial promotion organization.
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
Office/postal address:
Ministry of Public Health
Tiwanond Road, Muang District
Nonthaburi 11000
Phone: (66 2) 5907001, 5907003, 5907063
Fax: (66 2) 5918636
E-mail: drug@fda.moph.go.th, food@fda.moph.go.th
URL: www.fda.moph.go.th
Year established: 1974
Principal function:
• To protect consumer’s health, to ensure safety, quality and
efficacy of health products under responsibilities of the Thai
FDA, i.e. foods, drugs, psychotropic substances, narcotics,
medical devices, volatile substances, cosmetics and hazardous
substances available in the country. This has to be
implemented in accordance with laws and international
agreements.
Services/activities:
• Grants licences for manufacturing and importation of all
products, including food commodities, pharmaceuticals,
narcotic and psychotropic substances, medical devices and
household hazardous substances;
• Strictly regulates the above-mentioned products to ensure and
monitor safety quality and efficacy of both high-risk and lowrisk
products;
• Controls advertisement of food and drug products and provides
guidance related to the above-mentioned products for
entrepreneurs and organizations involved;
• Acts as an information service centre to disseminate relevant
information and publications;
• Carries out post-marketing surveillance and monitoring job,
including the direct sampling of the products for labouratory
analysis and testing to find out whether or not the distributed
products do conform to their regulatory standards;
• Supervises manufacturing plants to upgrade their production
process to meet with the standard criteria, such as Good
Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazardous Analyses
Critical Criteria Point (HACCP);
• Monitors adverse reactions of health products in Thailand and
disseminates summarized reports to network hospitals and
WHO;
• Participates in various activities and cooperates with many
international organizations, such as WHO, UNDP;
• Acts as the national focal point for the International
Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and Adverse Drug
Reaction Monitoring Centre of WHO (ADRM);
• Provides public education information through various types of
media such as radio, television, newspaper, posters, electronic
machines, audio-text system;
• Organizes training courses and seminars.
Publications issued:
• FDA Journal.
• Medical and Health Product Bulletin.
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Local branches:
Provincial Public Health Offices (located in all provinces
throughout the country).
Products/commodities responsible for:
Foods; drugs; psychotropic substances; narcotics; medical
devices; volatile substances; cosmetics; and hazardous
substances.
Training:
Various training courses (both national and international) related
to regulatory control of health product.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Drug Act B.E. 2510 (1967).
• Psychotropic Substance Act B.E. 2518 (1975).
• Food Act B.E. 2522 (1979).
• Narcotic Act B.E. 2522 (1979).
• Medical Devices Act B.E. 2531 (1988).
• The Emergency Decree on Prevention against Abuse of
Volatile Sustances B.E. 2535 (1990).
• Cosmetic Act B.E. 2535 (1992).
• Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992).
• The single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961.
• Commentary on the protocol amending at Geneva on 25
March 1972.
• The International Convention on Psychotropic Substances
1971.
• The International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk
Substitute 1981.
• The United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988.
Category:
Standard, testing, and inspection body.
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AUTHORITY OF THAILAND
(IEAT)*
Office/postal address:
618 Nikom Makkasan Road
Rajthevee
Bangkok 10400
Phone: (66 2) 2530561
Fax: (66 2) 2526582, 2534086
E-mail: ieat@ieat.go.th, investment.1@ieat.go.th
URL: www.ieat.go.th
Year established: 1972 (as a State Enterprise attached to the
Ministry of Industry).
Principal functions:
• To provide a one-stop service for Thai and foreign industrial
organizations from start to completion, including all types of
permits, information and advice on investment and how to set
up, incentive and privileged, promoted zones, loan services
and design of factory;
• To establish "industrial estates" which are fully equipped with
standardized infrastructure and public utilities;
• To provide strategic trade and manufacturing bases that are
integrated concurrently with the social and cultural
environment.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes surveying, planning, designing, construction and
maintenance of facilities and provision of services to industrial
operators and persons engaged in activities beneficial to or
connected with industrial operations;
• Designates categories and sizes of industrial activities
permissible in an industrial estate;
• Supervises living conditions of workers in an industrial estate;
• Controls the operation of industrial enterprises, and the
utilization of land in an industrial estate in accordance with
rules, regulations and laws;
• Handles investment;
• Issues bonds or other instruments for investment.
Publications issued:
• Annual Reports
• Corporate
- Supporting Industries and Factories in Industrial Estate.
- Corporate Information 2001.
- Information 2001.
- Success Today Toward a Sustainable Future 2002.
• Brochure
- Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT).
- Paradise of Investment Success and Happiness.
- Southern Region Industrial Estate (Songkhla).
- Phichit Industrial Estate Rubber City.
- Rubber City.
- Halal Food Processing.
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Local branches:
• General Industrial Zone (GIZ): this area is reserved for the
location of industrial manufacturing for export and or
domestic consumption.
• Export Processing Zone (EPZ): this area is reserved for the
location of industrial manufacturing, trade and service with
the minimum export of at least 40 per cent. Most of the
industrial estates with EPZ will have a government custom
house for fast clearing.
• Commercial Zone: this area is reserved for commercial
support such as bank, post office, regular supplies and other
facilities to serve the industries in the industrial zone.
• Residential Zone: this area is reserved for the residence
purposes of both the employers and employees.
Zone 1 (6 central provinces surrounding Bangkok):
Bangchan Industrial Estate
60 Moo 14, Seiree Thai Road
Minburi, Bangkok 10510
Phone: (66 2) 5170744, 5171895, 5179653, 9060399
Fax: (66 2) 5176965
Gemopolis Industrial Estate
47/31 Moo 4, Sukhapibal 2 Road
Prawes, Bangkok 10260
Phone: (66 2) 3260221-3, 3260137
Fax: (66 2) 3260220
Company Office:
Phone: (66 2) 7270022
Fax: (66 2) 7270099
Latkrabang Industrial Estate
94 Chalong Krung Road
Lamplathiew, Latkrabang, Bangkok 10520
Phone: (66 2) 3260221-3, 3260234, 3260137
Fax: (66 2) 3260220
Bangplee Industrial Estate
136/2 Moo 17, Thepharuk Road
Bangsaothong Subdistrict
Samutprakarn 10540
Phone: (66 2) 3152200, 7050697-9
Fax: (66 2) 3151498
Bangpoo Industrial Estate
649 Sukhumvit Road, Bangpoo Mai
Muang, Samutprakarn 10280
Phone: (66 2) 3240358, 7093450-3
Fax: (66 2) 3230730-1
Samut Sakhon Industrial Estate
39/5 Moo 2, Bangkrajao
Maung, Samut Sakhon 74000
Phone: (66 34) 490066-8
Fax: (66 34) 490070
Zone 2 (12 provinces surrounding Zone 1):
Bangpa-In Industrial Estate
139 Moo 2, Udomsorayuth Road
Klong Jik, Bangpa-In, Ayudhaya 13160
Phone: (66 35) 258409-10
Fax: (66 35) 258411
Ban Wa Industrial Estate (Hi-Tech)
99 Moo 5, Asia-Nakhon Sawan Road, Km. 59-60
Ban Wa, Bangpa-In
Ayudhaya 13160
Phone: (66 35) 250141
Fax: (66 35) 244651
Saharattananakorn Industrial Estate
103 Moo 4, Bangprakru
Nakhon Luang, Ayudhaya 13220
Phone: (66 35) 350777, 350141, 3501/44
Fax: (66 35) 244651
Company Office:
Phone: (66 35) 359884-7
Fax: (66 35) 359889
Gateway City Industrial Estate
Highway 331, Km. 10
T. Hua Saem Rong, Plangyao
Chachoengsao 24190
Phone: (66 38) 575274-6
Fax: (66 38) 575274
Well Grow Industrial Estate
78 Moo 1, Bangna-Trad Road, Km. 36
Bangpakong, Chachoengsao 24180
Phone: (66 38) 570001
Fax: (66 38) 570002
Amatanakorn Industrial Estate
700 Moo 1, Klongtamru
Bangna-Trad Road, Km. 57
Muang, Chonburi 20000
Phone: (66 38) 213011-2
Fax: (66 38) 213013
Chonburi Industrial Estate (Bo-Win)
331/8-9 Moo 6, Highway 331, Km. 91-92
Bowin, Sriracha, Chonburi 20230
Phone: (66 38) 954543-4, 954546
Fax: (66 38) 954545
Company Office:
Phone: (66 38) 345234, 345251
Fax: (66 38) 38345233
Pinthong Industrial Estate
789 Moo 1, Nong Ko-Laem Chabang Road
Nong-Kham, Sriracha, Chonburi 20280
Phone: (66 38) 954543-4
Fax: (66 38) 954546
Company Office:
Phone: (66 38) 296334-7
Fax: (66 38) 296333
Nong Khae Industrial Estate (Saraburi)
Phaholyothin Road, Km. 92-93
Nong Khae, Saraburi 18140
Phone: (66 35) 258409-10
Fax: (66 35) 258411
Company Office:
Phone: (66 36) 371720-2
Fax: (66 36) 371721
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Saraburi Industrial Estate (Kaeng Khoi)
72 Banthad, Kaengkhoi, Saraburi 18100
Phone: (66 35) 258409-10
Fax: (66 35) 258411
Company Office:
Phone: (66 36) 245131-2
Fax: (66 36) 245131
Ratchaburi Industrial Estate
110 Moo 9, Don Sai
Photharam, Ratchaburi 70120
Phone: (66 32) 375718-9
Fax: (66 32) 356938
Zone 3 (60 provinces or remainder of Thailand including Laem
Chabang Industrial Estate):
Laem Chabang Industrial Estate
49/19 Moo 5, Sukhumvit Road, Km. 125-128
Thungsukhla, Sriracha, Chonburi 20230
Phone: (66 38) 490942-5
Fax: (66 38) 490940-1
Khon Kaen Industrial Estate
86 Friendship Highway
Samran Sub-District
Muang, Khon Kaen 40000
Phone: (66 43) 379436, 241834
Fax: (66 43) 379436
Northern Region Industrial Estate
60 Moo 4, Super-Highway Road
Bangklang, Muang, Lamphun 51000
Phone: (66 53) 581050, 581061, 581 054, 581070-2
Fax: (66 53) 581060
Phichit Industrial Estate
71 Moo 1, Tambon Nhonglum
Amphur Wachira Baramee, Phichit 66220
Phone: (66 56) 692191-2
Fax: (66 56) 692193
Amata City Industrial Estate
7 Highway 331, Km. 95
Mapyangporn, Pluakdaeng
Rayong 20230
Phone: (66 38) 490942-5
Fax: (66 38) 490940
Company Office:
Phone: (66 38) 346007
Fax: (66 38) 345771
Eastern Industrial Estate
18 Pakorn Songkhrao-Rat Road
Huay Pong, Muang, Rayong 21150
Phone: (66 38) 683930-8, 681128-9
Fax: (66 38) 683941
Company Office:
Phone: (66 35) 258409-10
Fax: (66 38) 683963
Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong)
112 Moo 4, Highway 331, Km. 91.5
Pluakdaeng, Rayong 21140
Phone: (66 38) 954543-4
Fax: (66 38) 954546
Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate
1 Road I-1, Tambol Map Ta Phut
Muang, Rayong 21150
Phone: (66 38) 683930-8, 681128-9
Fax: (66 38) 683941
Padaeng Industrial Estate
1 Padaeng Road, Padaeng Industrial Estate
Map Ta Phut, Muang, Rayong 21150
Phone: (66 38) 683930-8, 681128-9
Fax: (66 38) 683941
Company Office:
Phone: (66 38) 683318-20
Fax: (66 38) 683361
Thai-Singapore Industrial Estate
Highway 3138, Km.29
Tasit, Pluakdaeng, Rayong 21150
Phone: (66 2) 2569798, 2569035-6
Fax: (66 2) 2569553
Southern Industrial Estate (Songkhla Province)
9/6 Moo 4, Chalung
Hadyai, Songkhla 90110
Phone: (66 74) 472182-3
Fax: (66 74) 472182
Asia Industrial Estate
682 Moo 2, Banchang
Sukhumvit Road, Km. 201
Rayong 21150
Bangkok Office:
Phone: (66 2) 2315800, 2315900
Fax: (66 2) 2315933
Products/commodity responsible for:
• Establishment of industrial estates;
• Management and services of utility systems and other
facilities;
• Management of properly and commercial activities;
• Development and management of industrial ports;
• Provision of supplies and services in order to enhance quality
of life and the environment, as well as the balanced synergy
between businesses, communities and society;
• Management of the environmental and occupational safety;
• One-stop-services for permission, approval and special
privileges.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Rubber industry; textile industry; agro-industry; Halal food
industry; fishery industry; SMEs auto supporting industry;
aviation industry; and waste recycling industry.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act B.E. 2522
(1979).
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 1/2525 (1982). Subject: criteria and conditions
surcharge under the law on promotion of investment, import
duty and business tax in the export processing zone.
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 2/2535 (1992). Subject: Criteria and
conditions of payment of surcharge under the law on
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promotion of investment, import duty, value added tax and
excise tax in the export processing zone.
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority
of Thailand, No. 5/2535 (1992). Subject: criteria, method
and conditions of take the goods used for products into the
export processing zone with tax exemption or refund of
taxes.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 107/2535 (1992). Subject: application for tax
exemption for the industrial operator in the export
processing zone.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 109/2535 (1992). Subject: application for tax
exemption for the industrial operator in the export
processing zone.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 194/2535 (1992). subject: Form of certificate,
a written permission and report.
• Announcement of the Director-General of the Revenue
Department Governing the Value-Added Tax. Subject:
criteria, method and conditions for importing of products
into the kingdom and transporting them to the export
processing zone; and for selling of products of the bonded
warehouse in the category of duty-free shop under the law
governing customs as per section 77/1 (14) (a) of the code
of revenue.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 62/2537 (1994).
• Subject: list of goods to be transported into the export
processing zone under section 48 of the Industrial Estate
Authority of Thailand B.E. 2522 (1979).
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 2/2525 (1982). Subject: Criteria, method and
conditions for permission to transport goods out of the
export processing zone.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 1/2531 (1988). Subject: requirements on
criteria, method and conditions in an application and
approval for operating in industrial estate.
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority
of Thailand, No. 3/2525 (1982). Subject: criterion, methods
and process for approval of person to access and stays in the
export processing zone.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 3/2535 (1992). Subject: criteria, procedures
and conditions in granting approval to own land in industrial
estates.
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority
of Thailand, No. 6/2535 (1992). Subject: criterion, methods
and condition for obtaining approval and giving approval to
operate business in industrial estate (2 nd revised edition).
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority
of Thailand, No. 64/2536 (1993). Subject: general criterion
on land development in industrial estate.
• Announcement of the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand, No. 95/2538 (1995). Subject: general criteria on
land development in industrial estate (revised).
• Announcement of the Board of Industrial Estate Authority
of Thailand, No. 2/2540 (1997). Subject: to stipulate for
category of industrial operation, trading and service to be
received permit to operate in export processing zone.
Category:
Export processing zone; industrial promotion; and investment
promotion authority.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF INVESTMENT (BOI)
Office/postal address:
555 Vibhavadi - Rangsit Road
Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900
Phone: (66 2) 5378111, 5378555
Fax: (66 2) 5378177
E-mail: head@boi.go.th
URL: www.boi.go.th
Year established: 1958
Principal functions:
• To promote investment and stimulate economic growth;
• To manage investment promotion incentives and to
encourage investment in priority industries which are
important and beneficial to the development of the country.
Services/activities:
• Grants tax and non-tax incentives and guarantee to projects;
• Offers business-related services to investors which include
assistance in obtaining required licences and permits, finding
prospective joint-venture partners, and assisting in
identifying subcontractors and suppliers opportunities.
Publications issued:
• A Business Guide to Thailand.
• A Guide to the Board of Investment.
• Cost of Doing Business in Thailand.
• BOI Investment Review (monthly newsletter).
Local branches:
46 Moo 5, Leam Chabang Industrial Estate
Sukhumvit Road, Tambol Toongsukhla
Amphur Sriracha, Chonburi 20230
Phone: (66 38) 491820-40
Fax: (66 38) 490479
E-mail: chonburi@boi.go.th
2112/22, Mittraphab Road
Amphur Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 3000
Phone: (66 44) 213184 to 86
Fax: (66 44) 213182
E-mail: korat@boi.go.th
177/54 Moo 17 Mitraphap Rd.
Muang, Khonkaen 40000
Phone: (66 43) 271300-2
Fax: (66 43) 271303
E-mail: khonkaen@boi.go.th
Airport Business Park #108-110
90 Mahidol Road
Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai 50100
Phone: (66 53) 203400
Fax: (66 53) 203404
E-mail: chmai@boi.go.th
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Thai Sivarat Building 3rd Floor,
59-15 Boromtrilokkanat 2 Road,
Naimuang District, Muang, Phitsanulok 65000
Phone: (66 55) 248111
Fax: (66 55) 248777
E-mail: phitsanulok@boi.go.th
7-15 Chaiyong Building
Jootee-Unit 1 Road, Haad Yai
Songkhla 90110
Phone: (66 74) 347161-5
Fax: (66 74) 347160
E-mail: songkhla@boi.go.th
49/21-22 Sriwichai Road
Tambol Makamtia
Amphur Muang, Suratthani 84000
Phone: (66 77) 284637, 284622
Fax: (66 77) 284638
E-mail: surat@boi.go.th
Offices abroad:
Bethmannstr 58, 5. OG
60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: (49 69) 9291230
Fax: (49 69) 92912320
E-mail: fra@boi.go.th
61 Broadway, Suite 2810
New York, NY 10008, United States of America
Phone: (1 212) 4229009
Fax: (1 212) 4229119
E-mail: boiny@aol.com, nyc@boi.go.th
Royal Thai Embassy
8 th Floor, Fukuda Building West
2-11-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 35821806
Fax: (81 3) 35895176
E-mail: tyo@boi.go.th
Ambassade Royale de Thailande
8, Rue Greuze
75116 Paris, France
Phone: (33 1) 56902600-1
Fax: (33 1) 56902602
E-mail: par@boi.go.th
Royal Thai Consulate-General
2 nd Floor, Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu
Shanghai, China
Phone: (86 21) 63219621
Fax: (86 21) 62319383
E-mail: shanghai@boi.go.th, boishanghai@sh163.net
Royal Thai Consulate-General
611 North Larchmont Boulevard, 3 rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90004 United States of America
Phone: (1323) 960 1199, 4669645, ext. 20
Fax: (1 323) 4661559, 9601190
E-mail: boila@sbcglobal.net
Royal Thai Consulate-General, Osaka
Bangkok Bank Building, 5 th Floor
1-9-16 Kyutaro-Machi, Chuo-Hu
Osaka 541-0056, Japan
Phone: (81 6) 6269226-7, 62711395
Fax: (81 6) 62711394
E-mail: osaka@boi.go.th
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture and agricultural products; mining, ceramics and basic
metals; light industry; metal products, machinery and transport
equipment; electronics industry and electrical appliances;
chemicals, paper and plastics; and services and public utilities.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Investment Promotion Act 1977, Investment Promotion Act
(No. 2) 1991 and Investment Promotion Act (No. 3) 2001.
• Board of Investment Announcement No. 1/2000 and No.
2/2000.
Category:
Investment promotion authority.
PORT AUTHORITY OF THAILAND (PAT)
Office/postal address:
444 Tarua Road
Klongtoey District
Bangkok 10110
Phone: (66 2) 22693000
Fax: (66 2) 26727156
E-mail: central@port.co.th, patonline@port.co.th
URL: www.port.co.th
Year established: 1951
Principal functions:
• To provide services and facilities to vessels and cargoes;
• To conduct dredging operations and maintenance of the bar
channels and basins;
• To supervise stevedoring, handling, moving, storing and
delivering of cargoes;
• To cooperate and coordinate with other government agencies
concerned and international ports;
• To develop organization to cope with the economic growth.
Services/activities:
• Manages and develops its organization to be the main
infrastructure supporting the country’s sustainable
competitiveness;
• Cooperates with the Government and the private sector to
invest in port promotion business in order to modernize the
cargo transportation system, to facilitate logistics chain among
ports as well as to support multimodal transportation.
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Publications issued:
• Bi-monthly PAT Magazine (Nitayasan Karntarua) (Thai).
• PAT's Annual Report (Thai/English).
• House Journal (Sarnsampan), (Thai).
• Brochures, leaflets, etc. (Thai/English).
Local branches:
Laem Chabang Port
Toongsukhla Sub-district
Sriracha District
Chonburi 20230
Phone: (663) 8490000
Fax: (663) 8490149
E-mail: lcp@lcp.pat.or.th
Products/commodity responsible for:
Container and conventional cargo.
Training:
The Authority arranges training in the following areas: working
development; basic management; port administration;
management; cargo storage; warehousing; cargo handling
equipment drivers; mechanical technician; security guard;
dangerous goods; cargo handling; improving port performance;
containerization; basic computer; English for Meeting and
Discussion; etc.
The courses conducted in English are Port Administration,
Development in Container Shipping and Intermodalism, Training
in Application of Information Technology, and Human Resource
Development and Re-engineering in Port Industry.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Port Operations at Bangkok Port, Laem Chabang Port, Chiang
Saen Port, Chiang Khong Port and Ranong Port for instance
container terminal, cargo handling equipment, etc.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
All contracts shall be governed by and constructed
according to the law and regulations of the Government of
Thailand.
Category:
Port authority.
THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (TCC)*
Office/postal address:
P.O. Box: 2-146, Bangkok 10200
Phone: (66 2) 6221860-70
Fax: (66 2) 6221882, 6221991
E-mail: inc@thaiechamber.com
URL: www.thaiechamber.com
Year established: 1933
Principal functions:
• To enhance competitiveness of business;
• To lead private sectors in negotiating with the Government;
• To be highly recognized by members;
• To be highly recognized by the public;
• To network with all provincial Chambers of Commerce;
• To cooperate with the government sector on economic and
trade development;
• To support the role of Chamber of Commerce and trade
associations in promoting, developing and solving economic
problems such as overseas goods exhibitions;
• To report on the FTA negotiations;
• To organize the Thailand business forum.
Services/activities:
• Organizes domestic and international trade fairs and
exhibitions;
• Establishes business information centre;
• Builds business networking centre;
• Issues Certificates of Origin;
• Issues Certificate of Commodity Standards;
• Provides Certify ATA Carnet;
• Organizes and support seminar and training through Thai
Entrepreneur Development Institution (TEDI);
• Provides service related to arbitration work.
Publications issued:
• Thai Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory (biennial,
English).
• Thailand Showcase: A Buyer's Guide (annually, English).
Membership structure:
Category:
26,035 companies.
Chamber of commerce.
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THAI PLASTIC AND PETROCHEMICAL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER (TPDC)
Office/postal address:
TPI Tower
26/56 Chan Tat Mai Road
Kwang Tungmahamek
Khet Sathorn
Bangkok 10120
Phone: (66 2) 6785050, 6785000 ext. 10080-1
Fax: (66 2) 6785159
E-mail: tpdc@tpigroup.co.th
URL: www.tpigroup.co.th/tpdc/index.html
Year established: 1996
Principal functions:
• To promote export opportunities for Thai manufacturers of
plastics and the articles thereof;
• To support export potential of Thai manufacturers of plastics
and the articles thereof;
• To enhance business opportunities between Thai
manufacturers of plastic and the articles thereof, and those in
foreign countries.
Services/activities:
• Facilitates trade missions to visit the centre which is
Thailand’s only specialized one-stop-service plastic centre;
• Arranges matchmakings between the members and interesting
overseas businesspersons;
• Participates in international and local exhibitions and trade
fairs;
• Provides data of plastic importers worldwide to the members;
• Organizes training programmes aimed at enhancing
members’ readiness for more business opportunities;
• Represents its members in seeking business opportunities in
trade promotion forums.
Membership structure:
105 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Plastics and articles ranging from petrochemical products, molds
and machinery for plastic industry, semi-finished plastic
components, and finished plastic products.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Trading of plastic raw materials, plastic finished products, plastic
semi-finished products, molds and machinery for plastic
processing.
Category:
Export marketing board; trade association; trade promotion
organization; training/research institute; and permanent
exhibition centre.
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND NATIONAL
PLANNING
Office/postal address:
Vuna Road
Nuku'alofa
P.O. Box: 87, Nuku'alofa
Phone: (676) 23066
Fax: (676) 26011
E-mail: info@finance.gov.to
URL: www.finance.gov.to
Principal functions:
• To serve as the key economic and financial policy adviser to
the Government;
• To formulate and implement fiscal and economic policies and
programmes that foster growth, create jobs and strengthen the
economy and social well being of Tonga;
• To ensure high standards of financial and economic
management in Government.
Services/activities:
• Provides analysis and policy advice on economic and
financial issues, options and their implications;
• Provides leadership in the formulation and management of
the Government's annual programme budget, with due
attention to the Government's economic, social and other
goals the financial and economic position of the Kingdom;
• Provides the highest standards of financial management in
respect of the Government's revenues and expenditures;
• Ensures the prompt and effective collection of revenues, with
the highest standards of integrity and efficiency;
• Provides and disseminates essential statistical information on
the economy, Government and people of Tonga;
• Implements government decisions;
• Communicates the economic and financial issues, possible
options and government decisions within and outside
Government and acts as an effective conduit for listening to
the views of participants in the economy from all parts of the
Kingdom.
TONGA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY INC.
Office/postal address:
Taufa' Ahau Road
Nuku'alofa
P.O. Box: 1704, Nuku'alofa
Phone: (676) 25168
Fax: (676) 26039
E-mail: chamber@kalianet.to
Year established: 1982
Principal function:
• To promote and protect business interest and to foster new
business opportunities for its members throughout the country.
Services/activities:
• Provides information and advice;
• Undertakes introductions to professional and business people
locally and overseas;
• Organizes overseas exhibitions and trade missions;
• Organizes seminars, workshops, meetings and conferences;
• Coordinates with other organizations locally and overseas;
• Liaises with government on commercial and industrial issues;
• Provides secretarial and photocopying services;
• Operates a business library.
Publications issued:
• Journals (English).
• Members Directory (English).
Membership structure:
Category:
100 members.
Chamber of commerce; and industrial promotion organization.
Category:
Ministry of Finance.
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TONGA TRADE DIVISION
Office/postal address:
c/o Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
Salote Road
Nuku’alofa
P.O. Box: 110, Nuku’alofa
Phone: (676) 25483
Fax: (676) 25410
E-mail: info@mlci.gov.to, haungap@mlci.gov.to
URL: mlci.gov.to/index.php/tongatrade-division/
Training:
Conducts entrepreneurship development and short-term training
programmes in management fields (basic financial management
and marketing, and others).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture and fisheries (mainly processing).
Category:
Export processing zone; Ministry of Trade; trade facilitation body;
trade fair and exhibition authority; trade promotion organization;
and training/research institute.
Year established: 1997
Principal function:
• To assist in expanding and diversifying Tonga’s export
earnings by fostering and promoting sustainable export
trade.
Services/activities:
• Is responsible for the development of profiles and liaises for
inward and outward trade missions;
• Organizes business visit programmes and development of
investment portfolios
• Identifies markets through research and gap analysis;
• Assists in the development of exporters marketing skills and
facilitates the development and implementation of market
management plans for product groups;
• Advises and acts on international trade policy issues
pertinent for Tonga, including negotiations, monitoring,
implementation and analysis of trade agreements (bilateral,
regional and multilateral);
• Disseminates information to facilitate trade such as
commodity pricing, labelling and other regulatory
information directly related to export trade.
Publication issued:
• Trade Directory (annually, English).
• Business Guide (online).
Local branches:
Vava’u Branch
c/o Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries
Office abroad:
Tonga Trade - New Zealand
c/o Royal Tongans
Shop 27, Royal Oak Mall, 691 Manukau Road
P.O. Box 24-419, Royal Oak
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: (64 9) 6242810
Fax: (64 9) 6243064
E-mail: rtanz@yoyager.co.nz
Products/commodity responsible for:
All products for export.
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EXPORT PROMOTION CENTER OF TURKEY
(IGEME)
Office/postal address:
Mithatpasa Cad. No. 60
06420 Kizilay
Ankara
Phone: (90 312) 4172223
Fax: (90 312) 4172233
E-mail: igeme@igeme.org.tr
URL: www.igeme.org.tr
Year established: 1960
Principal function:
• To promote Turkish exports.
Services/activities:
• Research and development;
• Trade information;
• International relations;
• Publicity and promotion;
• Training programmes;
• Trade point - Ankara.
Publications issued:
• Turkish Export Directory (also CD-ROM version, English).
• Turkey Country Report (annually, English).
• Trading Highlights from Turkey (periodical-3 times a year,
English).
• Turkey Brochure (in various languages).
• Balkan Trade Bulletin (periodical-2 times a year, English).
• Product/Sector Catalogues (English).
• Product/Sector Brochures (English).
• Guide Books for Exporters.
• Guide for Businesspersons (English).
• Other publications prepared in Turkish.
• Looking From IGEME (periodical-3 times a year).
• Reports on Export Markets.
• Reports on Sectorial Basis.
• Publications on Turkish Foreign Trade Regime.
Local branches:
Marmara Regional Office
Dis Ticaret Kompleksi Cobancesme Mevkii
Sanayi Cad. D Blok 4
Kat Yenibosna, Bahcelievler, Istanbul
Phone: (90 212) 4540800
Fax: (90 212) 4540801
E-mail: igemeist@igeme.org.tr
Agean Regional Office
Atatürk Cad. No: 382
Alsancak, Izmir
Phone: (90 232) 4886000
Fax: (90 232) 4886177
E-mail: igemeege@igeme.org.tr
Offices abroad:
Rotterdam Office
Turkish Trade Promotion Office (TIPO)
P.O. Box 2396
300 CJ Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: (31 10) 4124212
Fax: (31 10) 4136554
E-mail: ttpo.igeme@planet.nl
Lefkosa Office
Sakarya Sokak Mertcan 5 Apt. No. 22 K:3
Koskluciftlik, Lefkosa
Mersin 10
Phone: (90 392) 2284346, 2271176
Fax: (90 392) 2272031
Category:
Trade facilitation body; and trade promotion organization.
ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
Resadiye Caddesi
Eminönü
Istanbul 34112
Phone: (90 212) 4556081, 4556412, 4556100
Fax: (90 212) 5131565, 5201656
E-mail: ito@ito.org.tr
URL: www.ito.org.tr
Year established: 1880
Principal functions:
• To facilitate and promote activities of members, preserving
professional discipline, ethics and solidarity, promotion of
economic development;
• To improve Turkey’s image internationally and placing it
among the most reputable countries in the world;
• To establish new market facilities abroad.
Services/activities:
• Conducts economic and social research and studies;
• Provides documentation and advisory services;
• Hosts trade delegations and representatives from all over the
world;
• Participates in international fairs (national participation and
infostands);
• Organizes Partnership’s Day;
• Organizes product exhibitions;
• Participates in domestic fairs;
• Provides arbitration services;
• Organizes fairs, exhibitions, informative seminars, panels
and conferences;
• Monitors and protects consumer rights;
• Provides trade registration and company registration
services;
• Approves export documents.
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Publications issued:
• Economic Indicators (quarterly, English).
• Economic Report (annually, English).
• Istanbul Ticaret (weekly newspaper, part English).
• Itovizyon (monthly magazine, part English).
• Price Indices (monthly, English).
• Social Economic Indicators in Istanbul (annually, English).
• Turkey in Figures (annually, English).
• Turkey: Business Partner (English).
Local branches:
Istoç Branch
Istanbul Toptancilar Çarsisi
Ada 8 No. 85
Mahmutbey, Bagcilar, Istanbul
Phone: (90212) 6596950-53
Fax: (90212) 6594583
Kadikoy Branch
Hasan pasa Egitim Mahallesi
Poyraz Sokak, Erdemler Is Merkezi
A Blok No. 9
Kadikoy, Istanbul
Phone: (90 216) 4186095-7, 4492852-3
Fax: (90 216) 4186096, 4492854
Perpa Branch
Perpa Is Merkezi
B Blok, K. 2 No. 79
Okmeydani, Istanbul
Phone: (90 212) 2101790-93, 3205460-62
Fax: (90 212) 2101794
Yeni Bosna Branch
TC Basbakanlik Dis Ticaret Mustesarligi
Istanbul Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon Ihracatci Birlikleri
Coban cesme Mevkii, Dis Ticaret Kompleksi
Yenibosna, Istanbul
Phone: (90 212) 4540583/86/88, 4540608/42, 4540110
Membership structure:
359,171 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All kinds of products and services.
Training:
Istanbul Commerce University which is an affiliated institution;
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Professional Training Centre.
Upon demand from institutions of higher education departments
such as economics and management in Istanbul, ICOC provides
training opportunities to these students in its member and affiliate
organizations and in ICOC Units. Demands for training programs
by foreign chambers of commerce are met in ICOC as well as
with the aid of International Training Exchange Programme
AIESEC.
IZMIR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
Atatürk Cad. No:126 Pasaport
35210 İzmir
P.O. Box: 35210, Izmir
Phone: (90 232) 4984200
Fax: (90 232) 4453474
E-mail: info@izto.org.tr
URL: www.izto.org.tr
Year established: 1885
Principal function:
• To deliver services that meet the needs and expectations of
members and to contribute to the development of commercial
and economic life of Turkey.
Services/activities:
• Provides services to improve the trade potential.
Membership structure:
Training:
More than 65,000 members.
Meetings and conferences organized to improve the trade
potential and the relations with other countries. The chamber is
the only chamber in Turkey having an independent training
center. In parallel to its mission, the chamber is establishing the
Izmir Economics University, that has a universal identity and
cooperates with the business community. Business schools will be
organized in the form of vocational schools and will have the aim
of training middle-level labor force. The chamber will open up
fashion schools in order to help members cope with the keen
competition prevailing in the world and follow the rapidly
changing and developing technology.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Whole city.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Regulations for foreign trade and customs.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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MINISTRY OF TOURISM, TRADE AND COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
Private Mail Bag
Fanafuti
Phone: (688) 20182
Fax: (688) 20829
E-mail: mttc@tuvalu.tv
Year established: 1975
Principal functions:
• To promote tourism industry in Tuvalu;
• To promote trade and investments, cooperation and
marketing;
• General management and administration on any matters
relating to tourism, trade and commerce.
Services/activities:
As detailed under Principal functions.
Publications issued:
• FORUM Secretariat publications on trade and investment.
• TCSP publications on tourism, products and services
(various).
• Tourism promotional materials on Tuvalu.
Membership structure:
10 staff members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Tourism, trade and commerce.
Training:
• Training courses on Start Your Business (SYB);
• Training courses on Improve Your Business (IYB).
Organizes these courses in association with ILO/UNIDO/UNDP
and the Development Bank of Tuvalu.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Case by case.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Foreign Direct Investment Act, 1996.
Category:
Ministry of Trade.
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UZBEKISTAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
OF UZBEKISTAN
Office/postal address:
6, Buhoro Street
Tashkent 700047
Phone: (998 71) 1320901
Fax: (988 71) 1320903
E-mail: info@chamber.uz, secretariat@chamber.uz
URL: www.chamber.uz
Year established: 2004
Principal functions:
• To draft and enforce relevant laws, rules and
regulations that are related to fulfilling its functions;
• To create favourable conditions for the further
development of entrepreneurship;
• To improve the business-environment;
• To facilitate business links of domestic entrepreneurs
with foreign partners;
• To promote domestic goods and services on foreign
markets;
• To attract foreign investments for creation of new or
modernize existing companies, manufacturing of
finished competitive production;
• To assists the development of economy, to its
integration into the world economic system,
establishment of trade and economic, scientific and
technical relations of entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan
with entrepreneurs of other countries;
• To unite and support of members of the chamber;
• To represent interests and protection of the rights of
entrepreneur- members of the chamber;
• To form a complete system of a market
infrastructure.
Services/activities:
• Provides assistance to the accelerated development of
entrepreneurship;
• Assists entrepreneurs in expansion of business
contacts with the foreign partners and investors;
• Organizes business visits of delegations of
entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan and invites into
Uzbekistan foreign entrepreneurs;
• Provides entrepreneurs with wide spectrum of
services, including information and consultation
support, organization of business-catalogues
publications, covering the information on domestic
manufacturers, production made by them and
investment opportunities, and also data on potential
partners and opportunities of modern technologies
purchase;
• Implements measures to further improve the business
environment;
• Represents and protects the rights and legitimate
interests of entrepreneurs, including in relations with
state bodies and an economic board concerning their
registration, certification of production, licensing and
to other questions, and also at disposal of legal
proceeding in courts;
• Supports the development of the education system
and professional training for entrepreneurs;
• Maintains the database of the entrepreneurs on the
basis of the state register of the enterprises and the
organizations;
• Participates in creation of system tripartite (the union
of hired workers, the union of employers and the
government) cooperation, elaboration and carries out
national economic and social policy;
• Assists in settling disputes between enterprises.
Local branches:
Regional branches are located in Andijan region,
Bukhara region, Jizzak region, Kashkadarya region,
Republic of Karakalpakstan, Navoi region, Namangan
region, Samarkand region, Syrdarya region,
Surkhandarya region, Tashkent region, Ferghana region
and Khorezm region.
Membership structure:
Membership can be individual and/or associated
(collective):
• Individual members: entrepreneurs of private, small
and large businesses, physical persons;
• Associated (collective) members: commercial banks,
branch and territorial economic associations,
insurance organizations, private entrepreneurship
support funds and enterprises entering into them.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
UZBEK FOREIGN ECONOMIC
INFORMATION AND COMMERCIAL
CENTER “UZINCOMCENTER”
Office/postal address:
107-A, Amir Temur Street
Tashkent, 700084
P.O. Box: 524, Tashkent
Phone: (998 71) 1385808, 1370870
Fax: (998 71) 1370871
E-mail: info@uzincomcenter.uz
URL: www.uic.uz
Year established: 1992
Principal functions:
• To promote export-oriented products of local
manufacturers to the world market;
• To assist in importing high-quality products;
• To promote foreign economic activity of the
Republic of Uzbekistan;
• To promote foreign trade of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
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Services/activities:
• Provides marketing, consulting, publishing/printing,
trade, translation and depositary services;
• Organizes training courses;
• Provides Internet services.
Publication issued:
• The Largest Opportunities Investment Guide of
Uzbekistan for 2000 (English).
• Foreign Trade Regime of the Republic of
Uzbekistan for 2002 (Russian).
• Information Bulletin (quarterly, Russian).
• Directory “Producers and Exporters of Uzbekistan
2003-2003” (English).
• Directory “Foreign Investments” (annually,
Russian/English).
• Directory “Harmonized System Codes of Foreign
Economic Activity” (annually, Russian).
Training:
• Computer literacy; programming; basics of
management; marketing and development of foreign
economic activity, business English;
• Languages: Uzbek, English, Uzbek for foreigners.
with attraction of foreign investors in 2000-2001
years”, 1999.
• Resolution “On measures designed to stimulate the
attraction of foreign capital when implement
privatization of the state property”, 1998.
• Instruction of the Cabinet of Ministers “Approval of
the Provision on the procedure for the exemption
from value-added tax imposed on technological
equipment”, 1998.
• Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On foreign
investments”, 1998.
• Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On guarantees
and measures designed to protect rights granted to
foreign investors”, 1998.
• Decree by the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan “On additional measures for stimulation
of investment projects execution”, 1998.
• Decree of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan about additional measures for bank
service improvement of companies with foreign
investment, 1998 and others.
Category:
Trade promotion organization; industrial promotion;
export marketing board; training/research institute; and
investment promotion authority.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Textile sector, and all indigenous products and raw
materials as well as import substitution products.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan “On additional measures to
strengthen the legal protection of direct foreign
investment”, 2003.
• Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan “About investment program
of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2002 year”, 2001.
• Decree of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan “On measures to attract direct foreign
investment into oil and gas prospecting and
extraction”, 2000.
• Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan “On state monitoring of the
course of implementation of projects included into
Investment Program of the Republic of Uzbekistan”,
2000.
• Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan “On Investment Program of
the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2000 year”, 1999.
• Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers “On
measures designed to implement priority investment
projects with participation of foreign investments”,
1999.
• Regulations “on the procedure for extending freely
convertible currency denominated credits to finance
investment projects”, 1999.
• Law “On investment activity”, 1998.
• Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan “On measures for
denationalization and privatization of enterprises
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VANUATU
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
OF VANUATU
Office/postal address:
Rue Pierre Lamy
Port Vila
VANUATU GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND COMMERCE
Office/postal address:
PMB 030
Port Vila
P.O. Box: 189, Port Vila
URL:
www.vanuatu.net.vu/industry.html
Phone: (678) 27542
Fax: (678) 27543
E-mail: vancci@vanuatu.com.vu,
ccitrade@vanuatu.com.vu
URL: www.vanuatuchamber.com
Year established: 1995
Principal functions:
• To represent all business licence holders in dealings
with persons, organizations, public or private at the
national or international level;
• To collect and disseminate relevant information;
• To promote commerce and industry;
• To provide training and support to members.
Services/activities:
• Organizes networking opportunities;
• Offers member benefits and support;
• Provides local and national policy representation;
• Provides advisory service to start-up or expanding
businesses;
• Offers a comprehensive programme of training and
development activities;
• Undertakes website development to take advantage of
the global community and Vanuatu's tax friendly
status.
Publication issued:
• Bisnis Taem (English/Bislama).
Local branches:
Local chambers exist in Torba, Sanma and luganville,
penama, Malampa, Shefa, Port Vila, and Tefea regions.
Membership structure:
More than 5,00 members.
All business licence holders are automatically members of
one of the seven Chambers of Commerce.
Training:
Principal function:
• To provide general business advice, guidance and
assistance to both local and foreign investors.
Services/activities:
• Examines business ideas for their practicality,
viability and conformity with local laws;
• Gives guidance to new business investors;
• Prepares business plans for bank finance;
• Assists entrepreneurs in securing technical training
for their employees;
• Assists manufacturing businesses in the pursuance of
overseas markets for products made in Vanuatu;
• Pursues and facilitates contacts between foreign
investors and local authorities.
Products/commodity responsible for:
The Government of Vanuatu wishes to promote and
encourage industries which produce goods for export
markets, add value to local resources, raise the level of
general and technical skills in Vanuatu, create
employment and provide training opportunities for local
people. Import substitution industries will be accorded
less emphasis than enterprises which address export
markets.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Investment opportunities in Vanuatu are many and varied.
The Government of Vanuatu offers investors an
environment that is regarded as one of the most liberal
systems in the world today.
Preferred sectors are
• Agricultural based products;
• Forestry and wood products;
• Fisheries and marine products;
• Tourism.
Category:
Government body.
Main language for training is in Bislama. Future courses
may be conducted in either English or French.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agro-based industries; and tourism related projects.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
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VANUATU INVESTMENT PROMOTION
AUTHORITY (VIPA)
Office/postal address:
1st Floor
Pilioko House
Port Vila
Phone: (678) 24096, 24441
Fax: (678) 25216
Email:
URL:
investment@vanuatu.com.vu
www.InvestInVanuatu.com
Year established: 1998
Principal functions:
• To expeditiously facilitate, promote and foster
foreign investment in Vanuatu and to generate
greater economic prosperity for the people of
Vanuatu.
• To provide a service to all foreign investors from
initial inquiry to a project’s operational stage and
even beyond.
Services/activities:
• Provides general information packages and advice
on investment opportunities, incentives and
investment procedures in Vanuatu.
• Facilitates business expansions and variations.
• Facilitates investors’ requests for work permits,
residence permits, business licences and other
Government approvals.
• Issues approval certificates to foreign investors.
Publication issued
• National Investment Policy, March 2005 (English).
Titles of laws and regulations, including year passed,
on foreign investment:
• Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Act No. 15
of 1998.
Category:
Investment Authority.
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DANANG TRADE AND SERVICE COMPANY
Office/postal address:
07 Tran Phu str
Danang City
Phone: (84 511) 826831
Fax: (84 511) 873002
E-mail: tscdn@dng.vnn.vn, thangtsc@dng.vnn.vn
Year established: 29 March 1998 [Wholly owned by the
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)].
Principle functions:
• To support the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
Industry;
• To facilitate cooperation between foreign business and
VCCI.
Services/activities:
• Provides advisory services on investment and business;
• Provides services concerning trade fairs and exhibitions;
• Organizes overseas missions;
• Organizes short-term professional training courses.
Membership structure:
17 members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Seafood; pepper; tea; coffee; cinnamon; and spice.
Category:
Industrial promotion, investment promotion. and trade promotion
organization.
DIRECTORATE FOR STANDARDS AND QUALITY
(STAMEQ)*
Ministry of Science and Technology
Office/postal address:
8 Hoang Quoc Viet
Cau Giay
Hanoi
Phone: (84 4) 7562608
Fax: (84 4) 8361556
E-mail: tttt@tcvn.gov.vn
URL: www.tcvn.gov.vn
Year established: 1962
Principal functions:
The Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ) is the
governmental body under the Ministry of Science and Technology
having responsibility to advise the Government on issues in the
fields of standardization, metrology and quality management in
the country and representing Viet Nam in international and
regional organizations in the fields concerned.
The main activities are:
• To prepare the rules and regulations on standardization,
metrology and quality management and submit them to the
authorities for approving;
• To organize the supervision and control on the
implementation of the approved rules and regulations;
• To establish the organization system on standardization,
metrology and quality management and provide
methodological guidance for all activities of the above
system;
• To organize the development of national standards and
maintain the national metrology standards;
• To provide the product quality and quality system
certification, testing and calibration labouratory
accreditation;
• To implement the state supervision on quality of goods and
measurement;
• To conduct studies on standardization, metrology and quality
management;
• To carry out the activities of information, training and
international cooperation on standardization, metrology and
quality management.
Services/activities:
Standards and Quality Centre:
• To study disciplines on standardization and its related
matters, to draft policies and legal documents on developing
and applying Viet Nam national standards (TCVNs);
• To set up programmes and plans on developing and applying
TCVN standards and participating in the preparation of
international standards; to supervise and inspect on
implementation of these programmes or plans;
• To establish and supervise branch commissions and technical
committees and subcommittees on standardization;
• To publish, print and distribute TCVN standards and other
documents relating to standardization;
• To carry out consultative, information and training activities
in the standardization field;
• To provide consultative services on developing branch,
company standards and conformity assessment activities;
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• To be representatives of Viet Nam in regional and
international organizations for standardization; to cooperate
with these organizations and other countries in the
standardization field.
Metrology Centre:
• To establish, maintain and custody national measurement
standards;
• To ensure trace ability of measurement standards to SI
system;
• To conduct scientific and technical research in metrology;
• To develop measurement and evaluation technology for
industries;
• To carry out metrology activities of dissemination
measurement, technology, calibration, testing, information,
training and international cooperation;
• To organize scientific study on measurement, standards of
measuring unit, verification methods and equipments;
• To take part in writing legal regulations on metrology, plans
for national metrology development.
Training Centre:
• To set up basic and follow-up training programmes, to
organize the compilation of textbooks and reference
documents;
• To organize training courses on standardization, quality
management, testing and measurement techniques for
managers, officers and technicians of government bodies,
provincial and city organizations and business;
• To cooperate with international organizations on training for
standardization metrology and quality management
(organizing seminars, workshops, training courses;
organizing study tours and training courses overseas;
organizing training for foreign trainees in Viet Nam.)
Information Centre:
• To serve as a national reference library which collects,
maintains and updates international/regional/foreign and
domestic information and documentation relating to
standards-metrology-quality (SMQ) issues and the others
concerned;
• To provide domestic research and development institutions
and all economic sectors with information on standards,
technical regulations, accreditation and certification and
recognition procedures and others in various service forms;
• To play the role of a national member of ISONET, the
Information Network of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO).
Viet Nam Productivity Centre (VPC):
• Formulating development strategy, objectives and methods
in productivity improvement in Viet Nam;
• Disseminating, impacting and carrying out productivity
promoting activities in Viet Nam and international
organizations;
• Researching all productivity factors; training, consulting in
productivity improvement for enterprises and socioeconomic
organizations;
• Undertaking projects and other activities organized by APO;
establishing a Membership Network, formulating the
Productivity Movement throughout the country;
• Managing staff, equipment, asset and finance of the Centre
in accordance with state policies.
Quality Certification Centre (Quacert):
• To take part in developing orientation policy, plan,
regulations on quality certification in Viet Nam;
• To join in studying the elements’ effect on quality,
quality assurance, total quality management to enhance
product and service quality for entrepreneurs and social
organizations;
• To carry out product certification for quality mark in
conformity with national or international standards;
• To participate in training and dissemination activities on
quality and certification;
• To take part in bilateral and multilateral international
cooperation in concerned sectors.
Viet Nam Accreditation Bureau:
• To develop a plan and programme on quality
accreditation;
• To carry out the auditing for recognizing the
competence of certification bodies, inspection bodies,
testing and calibration labouratories; play a role as
Secretariat of the National Accreditation Committee;
• To take part in training auditing assessors and run
registeration for auditing assessors;
• To take part in development of Viet Nam National
Standards, training courses and related propaganda
activities;
• To be Viet Nam’s representative in the international and
regional organizations on accreditation.
Viet Nam WTO/TBT Office
• To notify any technical regulations and conformity
assessment procedures adopted or proposed in Viet
Nam to the WTO Secretariat; to receive the notification
from other WTO country members and to notify to
relating document bodies in accordance with WTO;
• To answer reasonable questions which concern the
technical regulations, standards (including proposal
draft), conformity assessment procedures adopted or
proposed in Viet Nam, and technical barriers to trade in
accordance with WTO/TBT Agreement;
• To organize all professional activities and popular
knowledge to relevant individual, organization bodies
about the technical barriers to trade;
• To provide information and consultant services on
technical barriers to trade for domestic and foreign
individual, organization, in accordance with the current
governmental regulations and laws;
• To carry out multilateral and bilateral international
integration activities on the technical barriers to trade.
Viet Nam-German Technology Transfer and Training Centre:
• To plan and organize training courses on welding
technique, automation, automobile;
• To provide technical assistance and consultancy to
entrepreneurs to upgrade and renew technology;
• To organize compilation of training documents, quality
handbooks for technical training and technology-applied
consultancy;
• To transfer technology, provide entrepreneurs with
information and services of technique and equipment;
• To take part in international cooperation in related
sectors.
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Magazine of Standards, Metrology and Quality:
• To publish magazine, other special publications on
standards, metrology, quality and customers’ rights
protection;
• To disseminate the magazine to state authorities,
research institutes, entrepreneurs, universities;
• To play a role as contact point with other relevant
organizations to disseminate activities of SMQ on the
mass media.
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Centre (SMEDEC):
• To study targets, orientation, policies, measures;
establish technical-support projects to accelerate SME
development, improve the effectiveness of production
and product/service quality;
• To support technical assistance, consultancy SMEs on
barcode, financial techniques to develop production and
improve product/service quality;
• To carry out consultant activities on standards,
metrology, quality for SMEs;
• To organize training courses for SMEs on product
quality management, manufacturing management,
financial management, business administration,
marketing and technics;
• To provide SMEs with information as follows:
standards, metrology, product quality, technology,
equipments, innovation, business and other related to
manufacturing development, business and services.
Main activities:
• Carries out state inspection, testing, calibration of goods
quality, measuring equipment;
• Maintains, utilize measurement standards, verifies measuring
equipment as authorized by STAMEQ;
• Takes part in developing Viet Nam national standards and
international standards;
• Provides training and information activities as authorized by
STAMEQ;
• Collabourates with domestic and foreign organizations in the
field of inspection, testing, verification, calibration.
Local branches:
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Street
Cau Giay, Hanoi
Phone: (84 4) 7564188
Fax: (84 4) 8361199
97 Ly Thai To Street
Da Nang City
2 Ngo Quyen Street
Da Nang City
Phone: (84 511) 820868, 831511, 848376
Fax: (84 511) 820868, 910064
49 Pasteur Street
District1
Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: (84 8) 8294274
Fax: (84 8) 8293012
Publications issued:
• Magazine for SMQ, (monthly, Vietnamese).
• TCVN News (bimonthly, English).
• Library information (bimonthly, Vietnamese).
• Subject publication.
Membership structure: 16 member centres and 60
provincial departments for standards, metrology and quality.
Products/commodity responsible for:
All industry sectors.
Training:
• Technical training for entrepreneurs and/or successors
aiming at improving their technical capability;
• Technology and management training for SMEs aiming at
improving technology and management competency;
• Extension training: to improve the capability of SMEs
extension officers.
All the training courses are conducted by experienced, highly
qualified resource persons, coming from reputed foreign
institutions or well-known Vietnamese educational institutions.
The content of training courses as well as the teaching method are
specially studied to be most adaptable to SME entrepreneurs.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• 13/1999/PL-UBTVQH10, Order No. 04/L-CTN
promulgating the Ordinance on the Protection of Consumers'
Interests, 1999-04-27.
• 14/1999/Q§-TTg, Decision No. 14/1999/QD-TTg on the
establishment of the Department for Management of Food
quality, Hygiene and Safety under the Ministry of Health,
1999-02-04.
• 14-Q§/KHCN, Decision No. 14-QD/KHCN issuing the
Regulation on Registration of Commodities Quality of the
Specialized Aquatic Product Service, 1997-01-09.
• 17/2000/Q§-BXD, Decision No. 17/2000/QD-BXD of
August 2, 2000 promulgating the Regulation on quality
control of construction works, 2000-08-02.
• 20/2000/Q§-BTC, Decision No, 20/2000/QD-BTC dated
21/02/2000 issuing the Table of charge and fee rates for the
aquatic resource protection, 2000-02-21.
• 22/2000/Q§-BTC, Decision No, 22/2000/QD-BTC dated
21/02/2000 issuing the charge and fee rates for plant
protection and quarantine.
• 23/2000/Q§-BTC, Decision No, 23/2000/QD-BTC dated
21/02/2000 promulgating Tables of charges and fees for food
quality hygiene and safety control.
• 27/2000/Q§-BTC, Decision No, 27/2000/QD-BTC dated
24/02/2000 on the issuance of fee levels for granting
certificates of technical and quality evaluation of
communications and transport equipment and means, 2000.
• 37/2001/TTLT/BKHCNMT-TCHQ, Joint Circular guiding
the customs procedures for and quality inspection of export
and import goods subject to the State quality inspection,
2001-06-28.
• 57/CP, Decree No.57-CP on sanctions against administrative
violations in the measurement and quality of goods, 1997-05-
31.
• 65/2000/TT-BTC, Circular No. 65/2000/TT-BTC of July 5,
2000 guiding the management and use of food quality,
hygiene and safety control charges and fees, 2000-07-05.
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• 86/1998/Q§-BNN-BVTV, Decision No. 86/1998/QD-BNN-
BVTV banning the use of a number of plant protection drugs
in Viet Nam's agricultural production, 1998-06-24.
• 86-CP, Decree No. 86/CP on assignment of State
management responsibilities for the quality of goods, 1995-
12-08.
• 90/2000/Q§-BTC, Decision No. 90/2000/QD-BTC of June
1, 2000 promulgating the Tables of fee levels for aquatic
product quality, safety and hygiene control, 2000-06-01.
• 104/2000/Q§-BNN-KHCN, Decision No. 104/2000/QD-
BNN-KHCN promulgating the Provisional Regulation on
the inspection of quality of concrete in irrigation works by
the non-destructive method of using ultra-sonic measuring
machines and concrete guns, 2000-10-13.
• 106/Q§-T§C, Promulgating regulation or the seal of
verification for state bodies of metrology and other entities
which received the authorization of verification, 1991-07-27.
• 107-T§C/Q§, Promulgating regulation on form of
certification of state bodies of metrology and other bases
which received the authorization of state verification, 1991-
07-20.
• 116/2000/TT-BTC, Circular guiding the regime of
management and use of fees for aquatic product quality
safety and hygiene control, 2000-12-19.
• 117/2000/Q§-BKHCNMT, Decision No. 117/2000/QD-
BKHCNMT dated 26/01/2000 promulgating the 2000 list of
export goods and import goods subject to the State quality
inspection, 2000-01-26.
• 125/2000/Q§-BNN-BVTV, Decision on exceptional
registration of a kind of plant protection drug in Viet Nam,
2000-12-06.
• 143/2001/Q§-TCB§, Decision No. 143/2001/QD-TCBD
promulgating the Regulation on control of quality of the post
and telecommunications services and networks, 2001-02-28.
• 171/1999/N§-CP, Decree No. 171/1999/ND-CP dated
07/12/1999 detailing the implementation of the Ordinance
on protection of traffic works with regard to riverway traffic
works, 1999-12-07.
• 172/1999/N§-CP, Decree No. 172/1999/ND-CP dated
07/12/1999 detailing the implementation of the Ordinance
on protection of traffic works with regard to land road traffic
works, 1999-12-07.
• 228/1999/Q§-TTg, Decision No. 228/1999/QD-TTg dated
15/12/1999 adding the objective of ensuring foodstuff
quality, hygiene and safety to the National Target Program
for elimination of a number of social diseases and
dangerous, 1999-12-15.
• 380-Q§, Promulgating regulation on state specialized
inspection bodies in metrology, 1991-07-01.
• 540/TTg, Administrative operation on measurement and
commodity - quality circulated in market, 1995-09-05.
• 560/TT-KCM, Guiding the implementation of Decree No
86/CP dated 8 December 1995 of Government relating to
assign responsibility of State management in commodity
quality, 1996-03-21.
• 650/2000/Q§-BTS, Decision No. 650/2000/QD-BTS dated
04/08/2000 promulgating the Regulation on the State
inspection and certification of quality of aquatic goods,
2000-08-04.
• 1010/2000/Q§-BYT, Decision No. 1010/2000/QD-BYT
dated 30/3/2000 issuing the list of food commodities subject
to quality registration, 2000-03-30.
• 1091/1999/Q§-BKHCNMT, Decision No. 1091/1999/QD-
BKHCNMT promulgating the Regulation on the State
control of import-export goods quality, 1999-06-22.
• 1479/Q§-T§C, Promulgating regulation on accreditation and
certification of quality, 1995-08-25.
• 1645/1999/Q§-BKHCNMT, Decision No. 1645/QD-
BKHCNMT by the Minister of Science Technology and
Environment amending the list of export, import goods
which were checked the quality 1999 by the State, 1999.
• Law on Foreign Investment in Viet Nam, 1999.
• Order No. 16/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 dated 6 October 1999,
Ordinance on metrology.
• Order No. 18/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 dated 24 December
1999, Ordinance on goods quality.
• Decree No. 65/2001/ND-CP dated 28 September 2001,
issuing legal system for measuring units of Viet Nam.
• Decree No. 6/2002/ND-CP dated 14 January 2002, concrete
guidance on implementation of ordinance on metrology.
• Decision No. 2424/2000/QD-BKHCNMT dated 12
December 2000, temporary guidance on supplier’s self
declaration of conformity.
• Decision No. 2425/2000/QD-BKHCNMT dated 12
December 2000, temporary guidance on supplier’s self
declaration of standards development.
• Decision No. 13/2001/QD-BKHCNMT dated 6 January
2001, temporary guidance on safety certification.
• Decision No. 1/2003/QD-BKHCN dated 30 January 2003,
decision on management of quality, intellectual property,
technology transfer to domestic assembled and imported
motorbike, engine and spare parts.
Category:
Standards, testing and inspection body.
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INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING AND TRAINING
CENTER (ICTC)
Office/postal address:
46 Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi
Phone: (84 4) 8261980
Fax: (84 4) 8261978
E-mail: pthung.ictc@yahoo.com.vn
Year established: 1 October 1993 (Pursuant to Decision
No.1096/TM-TCCB by Ministry of Trade, Granted License No.
275 to operate in the scientific and technological field by the
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment on 18 April
1994).
Principle function:
Three mains functions: commercial consulting and training in the
context of internal and external affairs and research for supplying
new science technology in Viet Nam.
Services/activities:
• Organizes and implements commercial and economic
consulting activities for individuals and organizations within
and outside the country;
• Organizes classes to improve professional skills, foreign
language, vocational training for individuals and
organizations;
• Researches and studies scientific projects for the purpose of
promoting cooperation relationships in terms of economics,
trade, investment and training and applies the results on
commercial activity in Viet Nam;
• Holds international seminars and conferences;
• Holds workshops on issues in the commercial field;
• Cooperates to research and to exchange information with
internal and external partners on issues in the commercial
field;
• Organizes tourist and business tours;
• Organizes overseas missions;
• Collects and disseminates information on domestic and
foreign trade as well as economic issues;
• Provides services concerning advertisement, trade fairs and
exhibitions, and science and techniques.
Publications issued:
• The results of Uruguay Round conference on trade
municipal system, 2000.
• Research on making mechanism and policies for producing
development of main exports of Vietnam, 2003 (State
subject).
• Research on international treaties of commerce, specially on
service-commerce for the integrating process into
international economics of Vietnam, 2003.
• Research on producing interior equipment from material of
fibre glass composite, 2003.
Membership structure:
The International Consulting and Training Center is a member of
the Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam. There are 20 members.
Training:
• Courses on informatic technology;
• Courses on foreign languages: English, Chinese, French, etc;
• Courses on professional competence of foreign trade and
international economic integration;
• Courses on long-term and short-term vocational training.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Services and investment for research, training and cooperation as
well as projects of commercial development.
Category:
Investment financing organization, investment authority; trade fair
and exhibition authority; trade promotion organization; and
training/research institute.
INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION CENTRE
(ITPC)
Office/postal address:
51 Dinh Tien Hoang Street
District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: (84 8) 8236738, 9101304, 8297426, 9100092
Fax: (84 8) 8242391, 9104733
E-mail: itpc@hcm.vnn.vn, itpcinfodept@hcm.vnn.vn
URL: www.itpc.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
Year established: 1964 (as Export Development Centre; restructured
in 1982 as Foreign Trade Development Centre, and
renamed Foreign Trade and Investment Development Centre
(ITPC) in 1992).
Principal functions:
• To advise municipal authorities on policies and measures to
improve business environment and enhance competitiveness
of Vietnamese products;
• To provide information on trade and investment;
• To organize trade and investment promotion activities;
regular government-business meetings to tackle businessrelated
problems such as taxes, customs, land;
• To promote foreign direct investment and provide one-stop
services for foreign investors;
• To support SMEs;
• To offer secretarial and business centre services (package or
partial service at the client's request) to local and foreign
businesspersonsn.
Services /activities:
Information:
• Provides economic information on import-export investment
and economic laws;
• Prints various publications;
• Provides legal consulting services to domestic and foreign
enterprises;
• Maintains databank on domestic and foreign businesspersons
and enterprises;
• Provides documents of local and foreign studies specializing
in import, export and investment;
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Trade promotion:
• Guides and supports foreign businesspersons in searching
for business counterparts;
• Undertakes trade brokerage (import-export);
• Organizes business missions, in and out of the country,
boosting import-export, exploring new markets;
• Organizes seminars on trade promotion, trade shows;
especially annual trade fairs of high quality Vietnamese
goods throughout Viet Nam and in the neighboring
countries;
• Conducts market studies, marketing surveys for domestic
and foreign businesspersons and annual consumer polls;
• Promotes investment;
• Makes introduction of the Ho Chi Minh City investment
projects to delegations of foreign investors;
• Supports foreign investors in searching for local
counterparts;
• Provides services for domestic and foreign businesspersons;
• Lends office space and provides package (or partial) services
for local and foreign companies/businesspersons.
Supporting small- and medium- scale enterprises:
• Undertakes management training courses for SMEs;
• Provides consulting services on obtaining loans, equipment
to serve and develop production;
• Provides information for enterprises;
• Provides consulting services on business formalities
(accepting to provide regular legal consulting services for
individual enterprise);
• Operates a permanent showroom of Vietnamese importexport
products.
Publications issued:
• Export-Import-Investment Directory (annually, English).
• Vietnam Export-Import Tariff Schedule (annually, English).
• Vietnam Legal update.
• Transparency on economic performance of Viet Nam and
Ho Chi Minh City (quarterly and bi-yearly,
Vietnamese/English).
• Trade and Investment Promotion Bulletin (weekly,
Vietnamese).
• Guidebook for investing and doing business in Viet Nam;
and booklets on trademark, international business practices,
Q&A on taxes.
• Saigon Tiep Thi (Saigon Marketing) (weekly,Vietnamese).
• Saigon Tiep Thi online.
• Consumer Guide for Men (monthly, Vietnamese).
• Explore (monthly, Vietnamese).
Local branch:
92-96 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City (Showroom)
Office abroad: Viet Nam House in Singapore; other offices to be
opened in Japan, Europe and the United States of America.
Membership structure:
76 members.
Training:
Management training courses for SMEs (in cooperation with
ESCAP); training courses on trade promotion, export marketing,
branding, corporate management skills.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Branches, lines and domains eligible for investment preferences:
• Afforestation, zoning for forest regeneration; planting
perennial trees on unused land, bare hills or mountains; land
reclamation; salt-making; and aquaculture in unexploited
water areas;
• Infrastructure construction, mass-transit development;
development of education and training, healthcare and
national culture;
• Export goods production and trading;
• Offshore fishing; processing of agricultural, forestry and
aquatic products; technical services in direct service of
agricultural, forestry and fishery production;
• Scientific research and technological development, scientific
and technological services; consultancy on legal matters,
investment, business, business administration, intellectual
property right protection and technology transfer;
• Other branches and lines.
List of projects with special investment encouragement:
• Production or processing with 80 per cent or more of the
products for export;
• Processing of agricultural products, forest products
(excluding timber) or aquatic products from domestic raw
materials, with 50 per cent of the products for export;
• Production of new breeds with high quality and economic
efficiency;
• Agricultural farming, forestation, aquaculture;
• Production of new materials, rare and precious materials,
application of new biotechnologies; new technologies for the
manufacture of information and telecommunication
equipment;
• Hi-tech industries;
• Investment in research and development;
• Manufacture of waste treating equipment;
• Production of antibiotics raw materials;
• Pollution treatment and environmental protection, waste
treatment;
• Investment under BOT, BTO or BT contracts.
List of projects with investment encouragement:
• Production or processing with 50 per cent or more of
products for export;
• Production or processing with 30 per cent or more of the
products for export and with the use of large percentages of
domestic raw materials and materials (valued from 30 per
cent or more of the production cost).
• With intensive employment of Vietnamese labourers and
efficient use of natural resources available in Viet Nam;
• Processing of farm produce, forest products (excluding
timber), aquatic products;
• Preservation of food, post-harvest preservation of farm
produce;
• Mineral exploration, exploitation and intensive processing;
• Development of petro-chemical industry; construction and
operation of oil and gas pipelines, depots, ports;
• Manufacture of equipment, detail groups in oil, gas, mineral
or fuel exploitation; manufacture of big lifting and lowering
equipment;
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• Manufacture of high-quality steel, alloy nonferrous metals,
special metals, steel cast, spongy iron for industrial use;
• Manufacture of machine tools for metalworking,
metallurgical equipment;
• Manufacture of precision tools, safety check and inspection
equipment; manufacture of molds for metal and non-metal
products;
• Manufacture of medium- and high-voltage electric
equipment;
• Manufacture of diesel engines through advance technologies
and techniques; manufacture of dynamic and hydraulic
machines and spare parts, compressors;
• Manufacture of automobile and motorbike spare parts;
manufacture and assembly of construction equipment,
machines and vehicles; manufacture of technical equipment
for transport service;
• Shipbuilding, manufacture of equipment and spare parts for
freighters, fishing ships;
• Manufacture of information and telecommunications
equipment;
• Manufacture of electronic components and equipment,
informatics technology;
• Manufacture of agricultural equipment, spare parts,
machines, irrigation and drainage equipment;
• Production of assorted insecticide raw materials;
• Production of base chemicals, pure chemicals, dyes, specialuse
chemicals;
• Production of cleansing raw materials, chemicals activities;
• Production of special-type content, composite materials,
soundproof, electric-insulated and heat-resistant materials,
wood substitute composite materials, refractory materials
constriction plastic, glass fibers;
• Production of light construction materials;
• Production of paper pulp;
• Production of silk, assorted yarns and special fabric for
industrial use;
• Manufacture of high-class raw materials for production of
export footwear and garments;
• Manufacture of high-quality packaging for export goods;
• Manufacture of medical equipment in analytical technology
and extracting technology in medicine;
• Production of drug raw materials, medicines of GMP
international standards.
• Improvement, development of energy sources;
• Mass transit;
• Construction and renovation of bridges, land roads, airports,
harbours, railway stations, car terminals, railways;
• Construction of water plants, water supply and drainage
systems;
• Construction: commercial operation of infrastructures of
industrial parks, export processing zones, hi-tech parks.
List of geographical areas where investment is encouraged:
• Section A: geographical areas facing extremely difficult
socio-economic conditions;
• Section B: geographical areas facing difficult socioeconomic
conditions.
List of fields with conditional investment:
• Investment only in forms of joint venture or business
cooperation contract:
- Construction and commercial operation of international
telecommunication networks, local telecommunication
networks (only in form of business cooperation contract);
- Production and processing of oil, gas, rare and precious
minerals;
- Consulting services (excluding technical consultancy);
- Air, rail and sea transport: mass transit, construction of
harbors and airports (excluding BOT, BTO and BT
projects);
- Production of industrial explosives;
- Forestation;
- Tour business;
- Culture;
• Products which must ensure the export percentage
requirement:
- The compulsory export percentages for home-made
products which have already met the quantitative and
qualitative requirements shall be announced for each
period by the Ministry of Planning and Investment;
• Processing projects which must be linked to investment in
creation of raw material sources:
- Dairy production and processing;
- Vegetal oil and cane sugar production;
- Timber processing;
• Projects for investment in import services, domestic
distribution services shall comply with the Prime Minister’s
regulations.
List of fields not licensed for investment:
• Projects which are detrimental to national security, defense
and public interests;
• Projects which cause harm to historical and cultural relics,
fine traditions and customs of Viet Nam;
• Projects which cause harm to the ecological environment;
projects on treatment of hazardous wastes brought from
overseas into Viet Nam;
• Projects for the production of toxic chemicals or use of
hazardous agents banned under international treaties.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Law on Foreign Investment in Viet Nam (1996);
• Law on Amendments and Supplements to a number of
articles of the Law on Foreign Investment in Viet Nam in
2000;
• Decision No. 53/1999/QD-TTg dated 26 March 1999 on
some measures to encourage FDI;
• Decree No. 24/2000/ND-CP on detailed regulations on the
implementation of the Law on Foreign Investment in Viet
Nam; 3 / 0 U IA/L
• Circular No. 12/2000/TT-B^H of the Ministry of Planning
and Investment providing guidelines for FDI in Vietnam;
• Decree No. 27/2003/ND-CP dated 19 March 2993 on
amendments and supplements to a number of articles of
Decree No. 24/2000/ND-CP;
• Communique No. 187/pg-QHQT dated 1 April 2003 of the
Government Office on correction of Decree No.
27/2003/ND-CP;
• Decision No. 36/2003/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister date 11
March 2003 on foreign investors' contribution of capital to
and purchase of shares in Vietnamese enterprises.
Category:
Trade and investment promotion organization.
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VIETNAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY (VCCI)
Office/postal address:
International Trade Centre
9 Dao Duy Anh Street
Hanoi
Phone: (84 4) 5742022
Fax: (84 4) 5742020, 5742030
E-mail: vcci@fmail.vnn.vn, vbfhn@hn.vnn.vn
URL: www.vcci.com.vn, vibforum.vcci.com.vn
Year established: 1963
Principal functions:
• To promote and assist trade, investment and other business
activities in Viet Nam and abroad;
• To represent the Vietnamese business community,
Vietnamese employers and business associations for
promotion and protection of their interests in domestic and
international relations;
• To serve as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas
among business enterprises;
• To liaise with the Vietnamese State on matters concerning the
economic activity and business environment in Viet Nam;
• To represent the Vietnamese business community for the
promotion and protection of the lawful, legitimate interests of
the business community and labour users in Viet Nam in
domestic and international relations;
• To promote the development of business enterprises,
entrepreneurs, the cooperation among business entities and to
offer assistance in trade and investment, economic and
technological cooperation and other business activities of
enterprises in Viet Nam and abroad.
Services/activities:
• Issues publications and provides information about Viet
Nam's economy and foreign trade;
• Assists Vietnamese organizations in acquiring information on
foreign markets, scientific and technological developments,
international laws and regulations on foreign trade;
• Issues Certificate of Origin of Vietnamese export goods and
endorses other documents used in international trade;
• Represents foreign parties in application for registration of
patents and trade marks;
• Assists foreign businesspersons who contemplate doing
business in Viet Nam in such useful services as
intermediation, trade information, business consultancy,
establishment of their representative offices, arrangement for
business tours/ appointments;
• Arranges for Viet Nam's participation in international trade
fairs and exhibitions abroad and assists the Vietnamese and
foreign parties in the introduction and advertisement of goods
and services;
• Arranges seminars and talks with competent organizations
both at home and abroad on selected topics such as banking,
finance, foreign direct investment, trade, legal and
management issues, technologies;
• Organizes various courses on business and investment
management, enterprise creation, marketing, trade promotion,
foreign business languages;
• Provides services for the settlement of all disputes in foreign
trade relations through the Viet Nam International Arbitration
Centre, settles all cases of general average at the request of the
concerned parties through the Subcommittee of General
Average Adjusters (attached to the Chamber);
• Promotes the development of SMEs in Viet Nam through the
Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Centre (SME-PC);
• Helps in the registration and protection of intellectual property
and technology transfer in Viet Nam and abroad;
• Collects and studies the views and suggestions of business
enterprises for reflection, recommendation and advice to the
State on legal matters and economic policies for the
improvement of the business environment;
• Participates in the formation and implementation of the
strategy for socio-economic development and international
economic integration, to participate in the conferences, and
missions for economic and trade negotiations in line with State
regulation;
• Organizes activities for the promotion and encouragement to
business enterprises on the strict observance of laws,
improvement of socio accountabilities; good business ethics
and culture and sound working relations, protection of the
environment and participation in other social activities in line
with the Chamber’s objectives.
Publications issued:
• Business Forum Newspaper (Monday, Wednesday and Friday
every week, Vietnamese).
• Business Forum Magazine (weekly, English).
• Vietnam Business Directory (annually, Vietnamese).
• Vietnam Info (CD-ROM).
• Doing business in Vietnam (guidebook).
Local branches:
171 Vo Thi Sau
District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: (84 8) 9329568
Fax: (84 8) 9325472
E-mail: vcci-hcm@hcm.vnn.vn
1 Ho Quy Ly, Ward 2, Vung Tau City
Phone: (84 64) 816072
Fax: (84 64) 859651
29 Cach Mang Thang Tan Street
Can Tho City
Phone: (84 71) 824918
Fax: (84 71) 824169
E-mail: vcci-cantho@hcm.fpt.vn
256 Tran Phu Street, Danang City
Phone: (84 511) 821719
Fax: (84 511) 822930
E-mail: vcci.dn@dng.vnn.vn
10 Dinh Tien Hoang Street
Haiphong City
Phone: (84 31) 842894
Fax: (84 31) 842243
E-mail: vccihp-hv@hn.vnn.vn
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68 Yersin Street
Nha Trang City
Phone: (84 58) 810363
Phone: (84 37) 754640
Fax: (84 37) 754641
E-mail: vccith@hn.vn.vn
155 Tran Phu Street
Vinh City, Nghe An
Phone: (84 38) 844012
Fax: (84 38) 842026
Members structure: 5,500 membes (as at the end of 2004).
Training:
Regularly organizes training activities in appropriate forms to
develop human resources for business enterprises, to help
entrepreneurs enhance their knowledge, management skills and
business capacity.
Category:
Chamber of commerce.
VIETNAM SUPERINTENDENCE AND INSPECTION
JOINT STOCK COMPANY (VINACONTROL)
Office/postal address:
54 Tran Nhan Tong Street
Hanoi
Phone: (84 4) 8226021, 9433840, 9436011
Fax: (84 4) 9433844
E-mail: vinacontrolvn@hn.vnn.vn
URL: www.vinacontrol.com.vn
Year established: 1957
Principal function:
• To provide inspection of goods and other related services.
Services/activities:
• Inspects quality, quantity, marking and packing of goods and
commodities (including machinery, production line and
gemstones);
• Undertakes overall supervision of the goods during
production, delivery, preservation, transportation,
loading/discharging; supervision of installing and
assembling equipments, production line; assessment,
consultant and supervision of construction project;
• Provides survey on means of transportation, container;
marine survey; gas-free inspection of the ship before
repairing or scrap;
• Samples, tests and analyses at labouratory;
• Provides damage survey; acting as the agent for insurance
companies in damage survey, adjuster and settling claims;
• Provides fumigation, property valuation, non-destructive test
(NDT); welding test; test and calibration of tools and
measuring equipment; calibration of tank, lighter; tallying,
sealing service; auditing quality management system on
request;
• Provides inspection service on request and supplying
certificates for managerial purpose of various fields to the
Government such as origin of the goods; quality
management; safety and hygiene of the goods; balance of
investment project; environment protection (industrial
hygiene; water treatment; waste water, etc.) and custom
clearance service;
• Provides advisory, audit and certification services on
international management standards; advisory on quality of
goods;
• Carries out entrustment inspection and other services of local
and international inspection organizations;
• Provides hotel and office for rent.
Local branches:
Vinacontrol Can Tho
14/10 A,B Le Hong Phong road, Binh Thuy District, Can Tho
City
Phone: (84 71) 887911
Fax: (84 71) 887944
E-mail: vinacontrolct@hcm.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Danang
255 Le Duan, Danang City
Phone: (84 511) 891087, 821031
Fax: (84 511) 830084
E-mail: vinacontroldn@dng.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Dung Quat
Binh Thuan Commune, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province
Phone: (84 55) 201929
Mobile: 0903570909
Vinacontrol Haiphong
56 and 80 Pham Minh Duc
Haiphong City
Phone: (84 313) 760065, 760453-4
Fax: (84 313) 760103
E-mail: vinacontrolhp@hn.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Hanoi
96 Yet Kieu, Hanoi City
Phone: (84 4) 9429241, 9421343
Fax: (84 4) 9421002
E-mail: vinacontrolhn@hn.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Ho Chi Minh City
80 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan
District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: (84 8) 8438624, 9316704, 9316323
Fax: (84 8) 9316961, 8437861
E-mail: vinacontrol@hcm.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Lang Son
Phai Tran T-junction, Hoang Dong ward, Lang Son City, Lang
Son Province
Phone: (84 25) 870080
Fax: (84 25) 870080
E-mail: vinacontrolls@hn.vnn.vn
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Vinacontrol Nha Trang
26 Me Llinh, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa Province
Phone: (84 58) 510348
Fax: (84 58) 510347
E-mail: vinacontrolnt@dng.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Phu My
Phu My town, TanThanh District, Baria Vung Tau province
Phone; (84 64) 876563
Fax: (84 64) 893780
E-mail: vinacontrol_pmt@yahoo.com
Vinacontrol Property Valuation Co. Ltd ( Vinacontrol PV)
54 Tran Nhan Tong street, Hanoi City
Phone: (84 4) 8226024
Fax: (84 4) 9433844
E-mail: vncpv@vinacontrol.com.vn
Vinacontrol Quang Ninh
11 Hoang Long
Ha Long City
Quang Ninh Province
Phone: (84 33) 825535, 826736
Fax: (84 33) 826169
E-mail: vinacontrol-qn@hn.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Quy Nhon
5 Tang Bat Ho, Qui Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province
Phone: (84 56) 892565
Fax: (84 56) 892528
E-mail: vinacontrolqnh@dng.vnn.vn
Vinacontrol Vinh
14 Mai Hac De, Vinh City, Nghe An Province
Phone: (84 383) 840299
Fax: (84 383) 844819
E-mail: vinacontrolvinh@yahoo.com
Dac Lac Representative Office
26 Le Loi street, Tan Loi district, Buon Me Thuot City, Dac Lac
Province
Phone: (84 50) 950351
Quang Ngai Representative Office
131 Le Trung Dinh, Quang Ngai Province
Phone: (84 55) 822083
Fax: (84 55) 822083
E-mail: vinacontrolqng@dng.vnn.vn
Membership structure:
Category:
Inspection institution.
Over 600 members.
VIETNAM TRADE INFORMATION CENTER (VTIC)
Office/postal address:
46 Ngo Quyen Street
Hanoi
Phone: (84 4) 8262316, 8250713
Fax: (84 4) 9349117
E-mail: support@vtic.vn
URL: www.vtic.vn/
Year established: 1989
Principal function:
• To collect, analyze and disseminate information on domestic
and international economy, trade, marketing, price and
investment.
Services/activities:
• Publishes various bulletins and books concerning economy,
trade, marketing, price, international trade, investment,
economic relations and cooperation between Viet Nam and
foreign countries;
• Offers advisory services;
• Organizes seminars on investment and trade;
• Establishes a computerized national trade network known as
VINANET with three servers located in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh
City and Danang and connected to various terminals in major
markets throughout Viet Nam, being the host of Viet Nam
national home page on the ASEMCONNECT network at
www.asemconnectvietnam.gov.vn;
• Builds up an economic and trade databank and disseminates
information.
Publications issued:
• Ngoai Thuong (foreign trade; weekly, Vietnamese).
• Thi truong (daily market; Vietnamese).
• Thi truong-Gia ca-Vat tu (market and prices and material;
Vietnamese).
• Thong tin Thuong mai (trade information; weekly,
Vietnamese).
• Thi ruong-Thuong nghiep Vietnam (Viet Nam market and
commerce; monthly, Vietnamese).
• Thuong mai-Doanh nghiep (commerce and enterprises;
weekly, Vietnamese).
Local branches:
173 Hai Ba Trung Street
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: (84 8) 8237192
Fax: (84 8) 8237192
132 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street
Da Nang City
Phone: (84 511) 826927
Fax: (84 511) 830125
Category:
Ministry of Trade; trade facilitation body; and trade
promotion organization.
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REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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ASIA PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR TRADE
FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESS
(AFACT)
Office/postal address:
22 floor-a, No. 333, Section 2
8 th Floor, No.133, Section 4
Minsheng E. Road
Taipei 105, Taiwan Province of China
Phone: (886 2) 27139000 #588
Fax: (886 2) 27176511
E-mail: secretariat@afact.org
URL: www.afact.org
Year established: April 1999 (AFACT was reorganized
through the migration from ASEB (Asia EDIFACT Board, 1990-
1999)).
Principal function:
• To guide, stimulate and promote the development and use of
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business (UN/CEFACT) standards in its member countries
and economies.
Services/activities:
• Annual Plenary Meeting;
• Steering Committee Meeting;
• Working Group Meetings (online and offline);
• Annual EDICOM Conference.
Organizational structure:
The AFACT Plenary is composed of all the participants. Under
the AFACT Plenary, there is the Steering Committee composed
of six members, a chair, two vice-chairs and Asia Rapporteur.
There are 11 working groups formed under AFACT, each with its
own scope of work and responsibilities. The Working Groups are
Awareness and Education Working Group (AEG), Financial
Working Group (FWG), Transportation Working Group (TWG),
Customs Working Group (CWG), Supply Chain Working Group
(SCWG=PWG+ECWG), Security Working Group (SWG), Air
Transportation Working Group (ATG), Legal Working Group
(LWG), Inter-networking Implementation Committee (IIC),
Business collaboration Framework Working Group (BCFWG)
and XML Working Group (XMLWG).
Membership structure:
17 countries and economies.
Australia, Cambodia, China, Taiwan Province of China, India,
Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Viet Nam.
Category:
Trade facilitation body; and trade promotion organization.
ASIAN AND PACIFIC COCONUT COMMUNITY
(APCC)
Office/postal address:
3 rd Floor, Lina Building
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B7
Kuningan
Jakarta 12920, Indonesia
P.O. Box: 1343, Jakarta 10013, Indonesia
Phone: (62 21) 5221712-3
Fax: (62 21) 5221714
E-mail: apcc@indo.net.id, apcc-ed@indo.net.id
URL: www.apccsec.org
Year established: 1969 (formerly Asian Coconut Community,
name changed in 1975).
Principal function:
• To promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities of the
coconut industry for maximum economic development.
Services/activities:
• As detailed under Principal function.
Publications issued:
• Cocoinfo International (semi annually, English).
• Cocomunity (monthly, English).
• Coconut Statistical Yearbook (annually, English).
• Cocotech Meetings Proceedings:
- Coconut Based Farming System (27 th ),
- Small Scale Processing on Coconut Products (28 th ),
- Coconut Trade and Marketing (29 th ),
- Product Diversification as a Strategy for Market
Development for Coconut Products (30 th ),
- Coconut Industry into the 21st Century (31 st ),
- Global Competitiveness of the Coconut Industry (32 nd ),
- Technology Transfer and Application in Relation to the
Coconut Industry (33 rd ),
- Environment-Friendly Coconut and Coconut Products
(34 th ),
- Technological Development in Coconut Production
Product Diversification, Processing and Marketing (35 th ),
- Promoting Coconut Products in a Competitive Global
Market (36 th ),
- Sustainable Coconut Industry in the 21 st Century (37 th ),
- Health and Wealth from the Tree of Life (38 th ),
- Strategic Agenda to make Coconut Industry Globally
Competitive (39 th ),
- New Approaches to Product Diversification, Value
Addition and Global Marketing of Coconut Products
(40 th ),
- Strategies for Enhancing Productivity and Income of
Coconut Farmers (41 st) ,
- Global Development Affecting the Development of the
Coconut Industry.( 42 nd ),
• CORD - Coconut R&D (semi annually, English).
• Directory of Coconut Traders and Equipment Manufacturers.
• Guidelines for Promoting of Organic Farming in Coconut.
• Coconut Processing Information Series. Technology Sheets:
Generated Technologies of Coconut Product Diversification
for Small Scale Industry (English).
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• Coconut Oil for Health and Nutrition (English).
• Coconut Leaf Beetle Brontispa longissima (English).
• Coconut Eriophyid Mite Aceria guerreronis (English).
Other studies:
• Assessment of Experience of New Varieties of Coconuts: Field
Studies in India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu.
• Coconut Industry (Country studies in Micronesia (Federated
States of), Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Vanuatu and Viet Nam).
• The Coconut Palm - Botany and Breeding.
• Desiccated Coconut Processing.
• Energy Values and Uses of Coconut Products.
• Facts and Fallacies about Coconut Oil.
• The Isolated Coconut Seed Garden at Ambakelle - Facts and
Figures.
• Studies on Coconut Production and Productivity [country
studies on India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka and
Vanuatu].
• Studies on Domestic Marketing of Coconut Products (country
studies on Fiji, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu)
• Studies on Domestic Processing of Coconut Products (country
studies on Fiji, India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Sri
Lanka and Vanuatu).
• Waste Heat-Recovery Unit for the Carbonization of Coconut
Shells.
Organizational structure:
The Community was set up under the Agreement Establishing the
Asian Coconut Community, negotiated under the aegis of the
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP). Each member State is represented in the Community by
one representative with plenipotentiary authority. A member State
may also designate one or more advisors to accompany its
representative. The Community may invite any non-member State
or interested international or nongovernmental organization to
participate in a consultative capacity in its consideration of any
matter of particular concern to it. The chairmanship of the
Community is held in turn in alphabetical order for one year by
representatives of member States.
The Community is served by a Secretariat, headed by an Executive
Director appointed for a three-year term and extended to another
three years by the session. The Community meets once in each
calendar year but may also be called to extra sessions when
necessary. In addition, a Permanent Panel on Coconut Techno-
Economic Studies (COCOTECH) meets once in two years to
undertake technical studies and submit recommendations on
coconut policies, strategies and programmes for decision by the
Community sessions.
Membership structure:
15 countries.
Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and Viet
Nam.
Category:
ASIAN CLEARING UNION (ACU)
Office/postal address:
No. 207/1 Pasdaran Avenue
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
P.O. Box 15875/7177
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Phone: (98 21) 2847676
Fax: (98 21) 2842077
E-mail: acusecret@cbi.ir
URL: www.asianclearingunion.org
Year established: 1974
Principal functions:
• To provide a facility for the multilateral settlement of
payments between the participants for all current international
transitions and capital transactions;
• To promote trade expansion and monetary cooperation among
the members and to encourage the use of participants'
currencies in settlements;
• To provide for currency swap arrangement among participants.
Service/activity:
• The agent administers the clearing operations and currency
swap arrangement within the ACU Procedure Rules.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English).
• Monthly Newsletter (English).
Organizational structure:
The ACU was set up under the Agreement establishing the Asian
Clearing Union which was negotiated under the aegis of the
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP). Each participant appoints one Director and one Alternate
Director to the Board of Directors. The Board selects a Chairman
and a Vice-Chairman from its members. The Board meets at least
once a year and decisions are taken by a simple majority vote of all
Directors, except as provided for in the Agreement. The Board of
Directors may make arrangements with a central bank or monetary
authority of a participant to provide the necessary services and
facilities for the operation of the clearing facility. The Board
accepted the offer of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of
Iran to act as Agent for the Union.
Membership structure:
8 countries.
Participation is open to all central banks or monetary authorities of
members and associate members of ESCAP. Its current members
are central banks of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Islamic
Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Category:
Monetary arrangements.
Intergovernmental organization.
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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
Office/postal address:
6 ADB Avenue
Mandaluyong City
1550 Metro Manila, Philippines
Phone: (63 2) 632 4444
Fax: (63 2) 636 2444
E-mail: information@adb.org
URL: www.adb.org
Year established: December 1966
Principal function:
• To help its developing member countries in Asia and the
Pacific reduce poverty and improve their living conditions
and quality of life.
Service/activity:
Membership structure: 67 members (48 regional; 19
nonregional).
Regional members: Afghanistan; Armenia, Australia; Azerbaijan;
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; People's
Republic of China; Cook Islands; Fiji Islands; Georgia; Hong Kong,
China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; Republic of
Korea; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia;
Maldives; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Mongolia; Myanmar;
Nauru; Nepal; New Zealand; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea;
Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka;
Taiwan Province of China; Tajikistan; Thailand; Timor-Leste;
Tonga; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; and Viet Nam.
Nonregional members: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
Kingdom, and United States of America.
Category:
Banks.
• Headquartered in Manila, ADB helps its developing member
countries through policy advice, loans, technical assistance,
grants, guarantees and other equity investments;
• ADB fights poverty by encouraging economic growth, social
development, and good governance;
• In an increasingly interdependent world, ADB promotes
regional cooperation and integration in partnership with
Governments, the private sector, and non-government and
international organizations;
• ADB’s operations are financed with contributions from 67
member nations—48 from the region;
• Its triple-A credit rating helps it mobilize funds for
development.
Publications issued:
Wide range of publications available, for example:
• Asian Development Outlook 2007:
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2007/default.asp.
• Key Indicators 2006:
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2006/d
efault.asp
• Energy for All:
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2006/
default.asp
• Asian Environment Outlook 2005:
http://www.adb.org/environment/aeo/
• Toward E-Development in Asia and the Pacific: A Strategic
Approach for Information and Communication Technology.
For further information please refer to www.adb.org/publications.
Organizational structure:
ADB is a development finance institution set up under the
Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank that was
negotiated under the aegis of the Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Board of Governors is
vested with all the powers of the Bank and delegates its authority to
the Board of Directors. The ADB President, who is Chairman of
the Board of Directors, is the head of the Bank's management. He is
assisted by four Vice-Presidents who are responsible for the various
programmes, projects and departments, and a Managing Director
General.
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ASIAN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
CORPORATION LTD (AFIC)
Office/postal address:
Registered Office
78 Shenton Way #29-03
Singapore 079120
Phone: (65) 63236236
Fax: (65) 63233607
E-mail: email@afic.com.sg, aficsp@singnet.com.sg
Year established: 1989
Principal functions:
• To provide investment, lending, underwriting, guarantees, feebased
merchant banking and other related activities with focus
on private sector development in the developing countries of
Asia and the Pacific;
• Merchant Banking licence with the Monetary Authority of
Singapore.
Services/activities:
• Loans, equity participation, underwriting, guarantees and
related merchant banking services.
Publication issued:
• Annual Report (English).
Office abroad:
Regional Headquarters:
19 th Floor, Wynsum Corporate Plaza
Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center
P.O. Box 13746, Pasig City 1605
Metro Manila, Philippines
Phone: (632) 6368150
Fax: (632) 6353689-90
E-mail: asianfinance@aficmla.com.ph
Organizational structure:
AFIC, a public company limited by shares, is incorporated under
the Companies Act of Singapore and approved as a merchant a
bank with Asian Currency Unit licence by the Monetary Authority
of Singapore. It was founded on the initiative of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) to supplement ADB's private sector
operations. To facilitate close coordination with the ADB, AFIC's
regional headquarters are located in Manila.
Membership structure: ADB is the largest shareholder and the
other shareholders are mainly financial institutions.
Category:
Financial institution.
ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATION (APO)*
Office/postal address:
1-2-10 Hirakawacho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0093, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 52263920
Fax: (81 3) 52263950
E-mail: apo@apo-tokyo.com
URL: www.apo-tokyo.com
Year established: 1961
Principal function:
• To help member countries increase productivity through
mutual cooperation.
Services/activities:
• Performs the roles of think tank, catalyst, regional advisor,
institution builder and clearing house for member countries;
• Undertakes research studies and surveys at both the macro and
micro levels to identify productivity issues;
• Develops human resources through technical assistance;
• Develops the capabilities of the national productivity
organizations of member countries;
• Promotes green productivity, which is the integration of
productivity improvement and environmental protection;
• Disseminates information on productivity through newsletter,
journal, reports and audiovisual training aids.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English).
• APO News (monthly, English).
• APO Productivity Journal (semi-annually).
• Reports of proceedings of symposia/study meetings/seminars.
• Survey and research reports.
Organizational structure:
The governing body of APO is the supreme organ, comprising
directors designated by each member government. The governing
body annually elects a Chairperson and two Vice-Chairperson from
amongst the Directors who act on all important matters when the
governing body is not in session. The Secretariat is the executive
arm of the Organization. It has the following functions:
administration and finance; research/planning; industry; agriculture;
environment; and information and public relations.
Membership structure:
19 members: Bangladesh; China; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; India;
Indonesia; Islamic Republic of Iran; Japan; Lao People’s
Democratic Republic, Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Pakistan;
Philippines; Republic of Korea; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand and
Viet Nam.
Category:
Productivity centre.
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ASIAN REINSURANCE CORPORATION (ARC)
Office/postal address:
17 th Floor, Tower B
Chamnan Phenjati Business Centre
65 Rama 9 Road
Huaykwang
Bangkok 10320, Thailand
ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)
Office/postal address:
35 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119616
Phone: (65) 67756012
Fax: (65) 67756013
Phone: (66 2) 2452169, 2452190, 2452197-9
Fax: (66 2) 2481377, 2488011
E-mail:
URL:
info@apec.org
www.apec.org
E-mail: asianre@asianrecorp.com
URL: www.asianrecorp.com
Year established: 1979
Principal functions:
• To operate as a professional reinsurer accepting business from
the insurance markets in member States as well as other
markets in the region and elsewhere and to retrocede its
surpluses after net retention with priority given to the national
insurance and reinsurance markets of member States;
• To invest a sizeable proportion of its funds within the region.
Services/activities:
• Serves as a regional centre for the collection of insurance
information and the development of expertise in insurance and
reinsurance to be put at the disposal of national insurance
markets of the member States;
• Provides technical assistance to the national insurance markets
of the member States.
Publication issued:
• Annual Report.
Organizational structure:
ASIANRE is an intergovernmental organization set up under the
Agreement establishing the Asian Reinsurance Corporation
negotiated under the aegis of the Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). A Council of Members
(equivalent to Board of Directors) is the governing body with one
representative from each member state. It normally meets once a
year. A Management Board comprising Chairperson, Vice-
Chairperson, General Manager (Chief Executive Officer) and
Assistant General Manager is responsible for the direction of
management within the guidelines given by the Council.
Membership structure: Regular members: 10 countries;
associate members: 6 institutions (non-ESCAP member countries,
private organizations, private corporations, non-governmental
organizations, multilateral institutions, etc.) Regular members are:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Islamic Republic
of Iran, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Training:
Reinsurance seminar (one week).
Category:
Commercial enterprise.
Year established: 1989
Principal functions:
• To achieve free and open trade and investment in Asia and
the Pacific by 2010 for developed member economies and
2020 for developing ones;
• To promote trade and investment liberalization, business
facilitation, and economic and technical cooperation;
• To give priority to the following six areas of economic and
technical cooperation: developing human capital, fostering
safe and efficient capital markets, strengthening economic
infrastructure, harnessing technologies of the future;
promoting environmentally sustainable growth, and
encouraging the growth of small and medium-sized
enterprises.
Services/activities:
• Holds discussions regarding trade, economic cooperation,
investment liberalization and stronger multilateral trading
systems;
• Addresses the challenges of the New Economy in the
following areas: Managing globalization, the Action Agenda
for the New Economy, creating new opportunities,
strengthening the multilateral trading system, making APEC
matter more through the electronic-Individual Action Plans;
• Provides access to databases, including the APEC Tariff
Database, a webpage on import regulations in APEC
economies; the APEC project database of project activities
being undertaken by APEC fora; LMI database of labour
market information; APEC Electronic Individual Action Plan
(e-IAP).
Publications issued:
Available at www.apec.org/apec/publications.html.
Organizational structure:
The APEC Chair, which rotates annually among members, is
responsible for chairing the annual Economic Leaders' Meeting,
selected Ministerial Meetings and Senior Officials Meetings among
others. Australia is the APEC Chair for 2007 and Peru will be the
APEC Chair in 2008.
APEC Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) are held regularly prior to
every ministerial meeting making recommendations to the Ministers
and to carry out their decisions. It oversees and coordinates, with
approval from Ministers, the budgets and work programmes of the
APEC fora.
Other ministerial meetings are also being held in the following
areas: meetings for ministers of education, energy, environment and
sustainable development, finance, human resources development,
regional science and technology cooperation, small and medium
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enterprises, telecommunications and information industry, trade,
transportation and women.
APEC has 4 committees, 11 working groups and other APEC fora.
The Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) aims to create an
APEC perspective on trade and investment issues and to pursue
liberalization and facilitation initiatives. The Economic Committee
(EC) analyses economic trends and issues in support of APEC's
trade and investment liberalization and facilitation and economic
and technical cooperation agendas. The Budget and Management
Committee (BMC) advises APEC senior officials on budgetary,
administrative and managerial issues. The SOM Steering
Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE) assists
the SOM in coordinating and managing APEC’s economic and
technical cooperation (ECOTECH) agenda.
The working groups deal with the following areas: agricultural
technical cooperation, energy, fisheries, human resources
development, industrial science and technology, marine
resource conservation, small and medium enterprises,
telecommunications and information, trade promotion,
transportation and tourism.
In 1995, APEC Economic Leaders established the APEC Business
Advisory Council (ABAC), composed of up to three senior
business people from each member economy to advise Leaders on
the implementation of APEC action plans and on other specific
business sector priorities.
Secretariat
The APEC Secretariat, located in Singapore, serves as the central
link and core support mechanism for all APEC activities.
The Executive Director of the Secretariat is seconded from the
member economy chairing APEC, for one year. The Deputy
Executive Director is appointed by the economy designated to
assume the chair the following year.
Membership structure:
21 members.
Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Hong Kong,
China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua
New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Republic of Korea; Russian
Federation; Singapore; Taiwan Province of China; Thailand;
United States of America and Viet Nam.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization.
ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING
INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
(ADFIAP)
Office/postal address:
2nd Floor, Skyland Plaza
Senator Gil Puyat Avenue
City of Makati 1200
Metro Manila, Philippines
Phone: (63 2) 8161672, 843 0932, 843 5892
Fax: (63 2) 817 6498
E-mail: inquiries@adfiap.org
URL: www.adfiap.org
Year established: 1976
Principal function:
• To advance sustainable development by strengthening the
development finance function and institutions, enhancing
capacity of members, and advocating development finance
innovations.
Services/activities:
• Professional career training and development;
• Networking opportunities;
• Business cooperation;
• Information technology.
ADFIAP pursues the following activities to achieve its mission:
• Advocacy programmes to support its belief that excellence and
good governance in development financing is key to
sustainable development;
• Continuing professional education and certification
programme for bankers involved in the financing of
development through the Asia-Pacific Institute of
Development Finance;
• Consultancy and advisory services through the Asia-Pacific
Strategic Center for Development Finance;
• Publication of the Journal of Development Finance (JDF), the
ADFIAP Newsletter, the ADFIAP Chief Executive
Memogenda, Governance, Greenbank, SMEToolbox, ADFIAP
Annual Report, books, surveys and research reports;
• Membership meetings held in different countries of the region;
• Forums, seminars and professional gatherings organized in
cooperation with international organizations that share
common development objectives with ADFIAP, i.e. the Asian
Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank Institute (WBI),
the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC), United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), Association for Overseas
Technical Scholarship (AOTS), and others;
• Promotion and management of Internet projects such as SME
Finance Initiative (www.smefi.com), a knowledge forum and
business network in support of small and medium enterprises,
ADFIAP.org (www.adfiap.org), the official website of the
Association, DFIs for Governance website, policies, practices
and programs on bank governance (www.governanceasia.com)
and Environmental Governance Standards for
internal management systems and bank lending (www.egsasia.com);
• Business and development networking through the ADFIAP
Fund to support development projects of members.
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Publications issued:
• Journal of Development Finance (JDF).
• History of Development Finance in Asia and the Pacific: Its
Evolution and Impact (Volumes I and II).
• Principles and Practices of Development Banking (Volumes I,
II, III).
• ADFIAP Chief Executive Memogenda.
• ADFIAP Greenbank.
• Governance.
• ADFIAP SMEToolbox.
• ADFIAP Annual Report.
• ADFIAP Newsletter (both printed and online).
• Who’s Who in Development Financing in Asia and the
Pacific.
Organizational structure:
The General Assembly meets at least every two years consisting of
authorized representatives of member institutions, elects a Board of
Directors (meets twice a year), which appoints a Chairperson, three
Vice Chairpersons and Treasurer. The Secretariat is headed by the
Secretary General acting as its executive officer.
Membership structure: 83 institutions in 37 countries and
territories.
This includes some institutions outside the Asia-Pacific region such
as those in Canada, Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman and Jamaica,
which aim to establish closer links with development financing
institutions in the region. The Asian Development Bank is a Special
Member of the Association. ADFIAP is also a founding member of
the 200-member strong World Federation of Development
Financing Institutions (WFDFIs) comprising the regional
associations in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle
East.
Category:
Development finance association.
ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCING
COUNTRIES (ANRPC)
Office/postal address:
7 th Floor, Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara)
148 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: (60 3) 21611900, 21611937, 21611935
Fax: (60 3) 21613014
E-mail: anrpc@streamyx.com
URL: www.anrpc.org
Year established: 1970
Principal functions:
• To bring about coordination in the production and marketing
of natural rubber (NR);
• To promote technical cooperation amongst members;
• To bring about remunerative and stable prices for natural
rubber.
Services/activities:
• Organizes seminars, workshops, training courses and meetings
connected with:
- progress and development of rubber smallholders,
- NR marketing,
- NR quality, packaging and pricing,
- NR cost of production in member countries, and
- development of rubber-based manufacturing in
member countries;
• Makes studies of the world rubber position and examines the
short- and long-term problems facing the natural rubber
industry;
• Promotes research and development in production, processing,
marketing and consumption of natural rubber;
• Sets up such institutional arrangements as may be considered
necessary;
• Cooperates with appropriate international organizations;
• Makes recommendations to members whenever necessary.
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Publications issued:
• ANRPC Quarterly Natural Rubber Statistical Bulletin.
• ANRPC Economic and Statistical Review (half-yearly)..
• ANRPC News (quarterly).
• Reports of studies and meetings of the Association
• Study reports and working papers for the reference of Member
Governments.
Organizational structure:
The Assembly, which is the supreme body of the Association, is
made up of all members of the ANRPC; its regular session is
usually held once a year. The Executive Committee of the
Association exercises the functions of the Association between
sessions of the Assembly. It consists of all members of the
Association and it is empowered to determine procedural matters
and formulate such rules for the proper functioning of the
Secretariat.
The Executive Committee appoints and determines the membership
and functions of other committees. Each committee elects its
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Statistics Committee of the ANRPC and (2) Industry Matters
Committee of the ANRPC. For specific purpose, Working Groups
and Expert Groups are established whenever needed.
The Secretariat of the Association functions: to provide the
necessary link between members; to make preparations for all
meetings of the Assembly, the Executive and other committees and
to service such meetings; to maintain liaison with international
organizations whose work is of interest to the Association; to make
such studies as specified from time to time by the various
committees of the Association; and to carry out the directives of the
Association.
Membership structure:
Membership is open to Governments of rubber producing
countries. There are 9 members now: China, India, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and
Viet Nam. These 9 countries together account for 94 per cent of the
total world production of natural rubber.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Natural rubber.
Training:
Can arrange (through Member Governments) training on various
aspects of cultivation, production, processing and marketing of
natural rubber.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Production, processing and marketing of natural rubber are the
areas of investment opportunities, however, the association only
assists its Member Governments.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization.
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
(ASEAN)*
Office/postal address:
ASEAN Secretariat
70A, Jalan Sisingamangaraja
Jakarta 12110, Indonesia
Phone: (62 21) 7243372, 7262991, 7262410
Fax: (62 21) 7398234, 7243504
E-mail:
URL:
public@aseansec.org
www.aseansec.org
Year established: August 1967
Principal functions:
• To accelerate the region’s economic growth, social progress
and cultural development through active collaboration in
agriculture, industry, trade, transportation and communication;
• To promote South-East Asian studies and to provide assistance
in training and research;
• To maintain close and beneficial cooperation with existing
international and regional organizations with similar aims;
• To promote regional peace and stability through abiding
respect for justice and the rule of law and adherence to the
principles of the United Nations.
Services/activities:
• Enhances economic cooperation among its members;
• Accelerates the implementation of the Common Effective
Preferential Tariff scheme for ASEAN Free Trade Areas;
• Establishes external relations, i.e. ASEAN-European Union.
Publications issued:
• AFTA Reader.
• Annual Report of the ASEAN Standing Committee.
• ASEAN: An Overview.
• ASEAN Document Series.
• ASEAN Functional Cooperation: From Strength to Strength.
• The ASEAN Selected Statistics.
• ASEAN Update.
• Investing in ASEAN.
Organizational structure:
The annual Meeting of the Heads of Government is the highest
authority. Policy guidelines are provided by the annual Ministerial
Meeting, consisting of the Foreign Ministers of member countries.
The Standing Committee carries out the work between meetings.
Economic cooperation is overseen by the Senior Economic Officials
Meetings and the Economic Ministers. The Foreign Ministers and
Economic Ministers meet whenever necessary as the Joint
Ministerial Meeting (JMM).
Membership: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization.
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ASSOCIATION OF TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FOR
FOREIGN TRADE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
(ATIFTAP)
Office/postal address:
Unit 1201-1202 EGI Taft Tower Condominium
Taft Avenue, Manila
Philippines
Phone: (63 2) 303 1442
Fax: (63 2) 3031443
BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BSEC)
Office/postal address:
Sakıp Sabancı Caddesi
Müşir Fuad Paşa Yalısı
Eski Tersane
34460 İstanbul
Turkey
Phone: (90 212) 229 63 30-35
Fax: (90 212) 229 63 36
E-mail: admin@atiftap.org
URL: www.atiftap.org
Email:
URL:
info@bsec-organization.org
www.bsec-organization.org
Year established: 1992
Principal function:
• To strengthen training institutions in the foreign trade sector in
the participating countries.
Services/activities:
• Offers training programmes for managers on all aspects of
management, export- and e-readiness;
• Offers counseling services to businesses on management,
building marketing and production capabilities, managing
export transactions and utilizing information communication
technologies in the management of the business processes;
• Builds local and national capacities by designing and
delivering training programmes for trainers;
• Promotes exchange programmes of students, faculty and
experts, training programmes and materials including joint
research projects;
• Provides access to up-to-date and significant information
about trade opportunities, using each other as a resource,
expertise available in the participating institutions, and
training materials and formation centre;
• Participates in regional meetings and technical cooperation
projects;
• Designs postgraduate-level international business programmes
and courses.
Publications issued:
• Researches: E Trade Assessment of the Philippines; Export
Financing; ASEAN E-Readiness Report.
• WWW cases: Winning with the web.
Organizational structure:
The establishment of ATIFTAP is based on a regional project. Its
founding countries are China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the
Philippines and Thailand.
Membership structure:
Training:
21 institutions from 8 countries.
Training on the Business Management System.
Year established: 1992
Principal functions:
• To act in a spirit of friendship and good neighborliness and
enhance mutual respect and confidence, dialogue and
cooperation among the Member States;
• To further develop and diversify bilateral and multilateral
cooperation on the basis of the principles and rules of
international law;
• To act for improving the business environment and
promoting individual and collective initiative of the
enterprises and companies directly involved in the process of
economic cooperation;
• To develop economic collaboration in a manner not
contravening the international obligations of the Member
States including those deriving from their membership to
international organizations or institutions of an integrative or
other nature and not preventing the promotion of their
relations with third parties;
• To take into account the specific economic conditions and
interests of the Member States involved;
• To further encourage the participation in the BSEC process
of economic cooperation of other interested states,
international economic and financial institutions as well as
enterprises and companies.
Organizational structure:
The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs is the principal
regular decision making organ of the BSEC. The Chairman-inoffice
coordinates all activities carried out within the framework
of the BSEC and ensures the proper conduct of the BSEC
proceedings as well as the implementation of the resolutions and
decisions adopted. The Chairmanship rotates every six months.
Upon request of the Chairman-in-office, the Troika ( “Troika”
means the System which consists of the Chairman-in-Office, the
previous and the next Chairmen of the BSEC or their
representatives) convenes at the appropriate level in order to
exchange views on current and prospective activities of the BSEC
and on its relations with other international organizations and
institutions.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization.
Category:
Training/research institution.
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BAY OF BENGAL INITIATIVE FOR MULTI-
SECTORAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC
COOPERATION (BIMSTEC)
Office/postal address:
BIMSTEC Center
Building No. 20 5 th Floor
The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce
126/22-25 Vibhavadee-rangsit Rd., Dindaeng
Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Phone: (66 2) 6923162-3
Fax: (66 2) 6923161
E-mail: bimstecinfo@tradestrategies.org
URL: www.bimstec.org
Year established: BIMSTEC established in 1997; BIMSTEC
Center established in 2004.
Principal functions:
• BIMSTEC is a regional cooperation framework which
consists of 13 areas of cooperation in all possible dimension,
be they economic, social or cultural.
• BIMSTEC Centre serves as a mini-secretariat to BIMSTEC
Working Group in Bangkok which is one of the driving
mechanisms of BIMSTEC.
Services/activities:
• BIMSTEC Centre currently acts as a mini-secretariat to
BIMSTEC and serves as a channel of communication
between BIMSTEC and other international organisation
such as ADB and ESCAP.
Publications issued:
• BIMSTEC Intra-trade studies (2005).
Membership structure: BIMSTEC comprises of 7 countries
with Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand as founding
members. Later Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan joined the group.
Training:
There are a couple of training courses held in the past few years
in some areas of cooperation, to enhance greater capacity
building among the member countries, including:
• International training programme on bio-energy;
• Training courses on “Trans-Asian Railway Networks”;
• Series of workshop on energy and agriculture cooperation.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
BIMSTEC has been holding series of business and economic
forums where both private and public sectors of the respective
member countries are encouraged to participate. A BIMSTEC
free trade agreement negotiating process has been undertaken
since September 2004 by the trade negotiating committee. It is
expected to be completed and finalised by the end of 2007 or
before the 2 nd BIMSTEC Summit which will be held in February
2008.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization; and chamber of commerce, trade
association.
ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (ECO)
Office/postal address:
1 Golbou Alley
Kamranieh
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
P.O. Box: 14155-6176, Tehran
Phone: (98 21) 2831731, 2831733, 2291305
Fax: (98 21) 2831732
E-mail:
URL:
registry@ecosecretariat.org
www.ecosecretariat.org
Year established: 1985 (formerly Regional Cooperation for
Development (RCD)).
Principal function:
• To promote regional economic, technical and cultural
cooperation among member States.
Services/activities:
• Encourages sustainable economic development of member
States;
• Undertakes progressive removal of trade barriers and
promotion of intraregional trade through the Economic
Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement;
• Enhances greater role of the ECO region in the growth of
world trade;
• Gradually integrates the economies of the member States
with the world economy;
• Develops transport and communications infrastructure
linking the member States with each other and with the
outside world;
• Encourages economic liberalization and privatization;
• Mobilizes and utilizes ECO region’s material resources;
• Effectively utilizes the agricultural and industrial potentials
of the ECO region;
• Undertakes regional cooperation for drug abuse control,
ecological and environmental protection and strengthens
historical and cultural ties among the peoples of the ECO
region;
• Cooperates with regional and international organizations.
Publications issued:
• ECO News Bulletin (quarterly).
• ECO Environmental Bulletin (quarterly)
• ECO Trade Officer Working Group (TOWG Newsletter)
monthly.
• Summit Communiqués and Declarations.
• MOU’s and Agreements with international and regional
organizations and agencies.
Membership structure: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Islamic
Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan,
Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Category:
Intergovernmental regional organization for economic
cooperation; and regional economic organization.
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION FOR
MARKETING INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL
ADVISORY SERVICES FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS
IN THE ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION (INFOFISH)
Office/postal address:
1 st Floor, Wisma PKNS
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
P.O. Box: 10899, 50728 Kuala Lumpur
Phone: (60 3) 26914466, 26914614, 26914794
Fax: (60 3) 26916804
E-mail: infish@po.jaring.my, infish@tm.net.my
URL: www.infofish.org
Year established: 1981
Principal function:
• To provide marketing information and technical advisory
service for fish and fishery products in the Asia-Pacific region.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes trade promotion services by identifying new
marketing opportunities for companies in the Asia-Pacific
region and new sources of supply for importers;
• Provides current and long-term marketing information
services by offering sales support through publications;
• Provides technical advisory services on aquaculture, fishing
technology and on all phases of handling, processing and
marketing of fish and fishery products;
• Conducts regular training courses and workshops on handling,
processing, inspection and quality assurance;
• Undertakes consultancy services on all aspects of fisheries
including fishing, aquaculture, processing and marketing;
• Organizes international trade conferences, exhibitions,
workshops, seminars and training programmes.
Organizational structure:
INFOFISH is an intergovernmental organization hosted by the
Government of Malaysia. A national liaison office is maintained in
each member country. INFOFISH maintains close links with the
worldwide fish marketing information network of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) comprising
FAO-GLOBEFISH, INFOPESCA (Latin America), INFOPECHE
(Africa), INFOSAMAK (Arab countries), EUROFISH (Eastern
Europe) and INFOYU (China).
Membership structure:
INFOFISH is open to all countries in Asia and the Pacific with
present membership comprising the following major fish producing
countries in the region: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Islamic
Republic of Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Malaysia,
Maldives, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon
Islands, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Since 1996, INFOFISH is open to selected companies, corporate
bodies, institutions and associations, academia, etc., linked to the
fishery field, irrespective of nationality to join as Associate
Members through invitation.
Category:
Marketing information and technical advisory services for fish
and fishery products.
Publications issued:
• The Fish Inspector (quarterly, English).
• INFOFISH Fishing Technology Digest for Asia-Pacific
(quarterly, English).
• INFOFISH International (bimonthly, English).
• INFOFISH Technical Handbook Series.
• INFOFISH Trade News (fortnightly, English).
• Papers of Tuna 2000 Bangkok Conference (English).
• Papers of Tilapia 2001 Kuala Lumpur Conference (English).
• Papers of Shrimp 2001 Chennai Conference (English).
• Papers of Tuna 2002 Kuala Lumpur Conference (English).
• Papers of Tuna 2004 Bangkok Conference (English).
• Warta Akuakultur (quarterly, Indo-Malay).
• The Production and Marketing of Organic Aquaculture
Products - Proceedings of Organic Aquaculture and Sea
Farming 2004 Global Technical and Trade Conference
(English).
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INTERNATIONAL JUTE STUDY GROUP (IJSG)
Office/postal address:
145 Monipuripara
Tejgaon
Dhaka 1215
Bangladesh
P.O. Box: 6073, Gulshan, Dhaka
Phone: (880 2) 9125581-5
Fax: (880 2) 9125248-9
E-mail: info@jute.org
Year established: April 2002
Principal functions:
• To administer the provisions of the Agreement establishing
the Terms of Reference of the International Jute Study
Group, 2001;
• To provide an effective framework for cooperation and
consultation between the jute exporting and importing
countries for the development of the jute economy;
• To provide a forum for the active participation of the private
sector in the development of the jute sector;
• To improve structural conditions in the jute market;
• To increase the competitiveness and quality of jute and jute
products, upholding jute’s positive environmental aspects.
Services/activities:
• Undertakes projects of research and development, market
promotion and cost reduction so as to improve the structural
conditions in the jute market;
• Collects, collates and disseminates information relating to
jute and jute products;
• Undertakes market promotion activities to promote existing
and new diversified jute products;
Publications issued:
• Annual Report (English).
• IJSG News ( biannual, English).
Organizational structure:
IJSG was established under the Agreement Establishing the
Terms of Reference under the aegis of the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Council
of the International Jute Study Group is the highest body of IJSG
and consists of all members. There is a Committee on Projects
(COP) which is responsible to and works under the general
direction of the Council. There is also a Private Sector
Consultative Board (PSCB) constituted by the Associate
Members, belongs to organizations and entities of the jute
industry and trade in the producing as well as in the importing
countries who are not entitled to full membership.
Membership structure: 4 Members and 45 Associate
Members.
As of 22 July 2007, the IJSG has the following members:
Bangladesh, India, Switzerland, European Union and its 27
Member States - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
Associate Members have also joined IJSG.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Jute, kenaf and allied fibres.
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Industries related to jute, kenaf and allied fibres.
Category:
International commodity body.
INTERNATIONAL PEPPER COMMUNITY (IPC)
Office/postal address:
4 th Floor, LINA Building
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B7
Kuningan, Jakarta 12920
Indonesia
Phone: (62 21) 5224902-3, 5227664
Fax: (62 21) 5224905
E-mail: ipc@indo.net.id, ed@ipcnet.org (Executive Director)
URL: www.ipcnet.org
Year established: 1972
Principal function:
• To promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities relating
to the pepper economy with a view to achieving maximum
accelerated economic development.
Services/activities:
• Coordinates and stimulates research on technical and
economic aspects of production, including research on
diseases affecting the pepper plant, research on development
of disease-resistant and high-yielding varieties;
• Facilitates the exchange of information on programmes and
policies, and on any other aspects relating to production;
• Develops programmes for increasing consumption in
traditional and new markets;
• Intensifies and coordinates research on new uses of pepper;
• Undertakes further joint action for the relaxation of tariff and
non-tariff barriers and for the removal of other obstacles to
trade;
• Coordinates standards of quality so as to facilitate
international marketing;
• Keeps under constant review developments relating to
supply, demand and prices of pepper;
• Carries out investigations into the causes and consequences
of fluctuations in the prices of pepper and suggest
appropriate solution;
• Improves statistical and other information on pepper
production, consumption, trade and prices, including
techniques of production and consumption forecasting;
• Undertakes such other activities and functions as may be
deemed desirable in the interests of the world pepper
economies.
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Publications issued:
• Abstracts Research Findings on Pepper (English).
• Directory of Exporters and Importers of Pepper and other
Spices, Latest 2006 edition (CD, English).
• Pepper News & Market Review (monthly newsletters,
English, print and web version).
• Pepper Statistical Yearbook, Latest 2004 Edition (2000 -
2004) (CD, English).
• Weekly Prices Bulletin (by e-mail/fax, weekly, English
published every Friday and can be downloaded from the
website).
• IPC/FAO Pepper Production Guide for Asia & Pacific (in
CD and book version).
• Grandma’s Home Remedies with Pepper (German/English).
• IPC recipes book (Peppered Tales on the Table).
Organizational structure:
Each full member country is represented in IPC by a
representative with plenipotentiary authority. The Chairmanship
is held in turn by a representative of each member country, in
alphabetical order, who holds office for one year. IPC is served
by a Secretariat located in Jakarta and is headed by an Executive
Director.
Membership structure:
members.
6 full members and 2 associate
IPC is an intergovernmental organization of six pepper producing
countries established in 1972 under the auspices of ESCAP. The
full members of IPC are Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri
Lanka, and Viet Nam. Papua New Guinea and Hainan Province
of China, which is represented by Department of Agriculture, are
associate members.
Products/commodity responsible for:
Pepper (Piper nigrum L.).
Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Post-harvest processing and product development for pepper and
its byproducts.
Category:
Trade promotion organization.
INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER
ORGANIZATION (ITTO)
Office/postal address:
5 th Floor, International Organizations Center
Pacifico-Yokohama
1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-Ku
Yokohama 220-0012
Japan
Phone: (81 45) 2231110
Fax: (81 45) 2231111
E-mail: itto@itto.or.jp
URL: www.itto.or.jp
Year established: 1983
Principal functions:
• To provide an effective framework for cooperation and
consultation between tropical timber producing and
consuming members with regard to all relevant aspects of the
tropical timber economy;
• To promote the expansion and diversification of international
trade in tropical timber and the improvement of structural
conditions in the tropical timber market, by taking into
account, on the one hand, a long-term increase in consumption
and continuity of supplies, and, on the other, prices which are
remunerative to producers and equitable for consumers, and
the improvement of market access;
• To promote and support research and development with a view
to improving forest management and wood utilization;
• To encourage increased and further processing of tropical
timber in producing member countries with a view to
promoting their industrialization and thereby increasing their
export earnings;
• To encourage members to support and develop industrial
tropical timber reforestation and forest management activities;
• To encourage members to support and develop industrial
tropical timer;
• To improve marketing and distribution of tropical timber
exports of producing members;
• To encourage the development of national policies aimed at
sustainable utilization and conservation of tropical forests and
their genetic resources, and maintaining the ecological balance
in the regions concerned.
Services/activities:
• Funds projects either in its producing member countries or
globally in the fields of activity of its Committees;
• Provides a forum for producer/consumer discussions;
• Publishes guidelines and convenes training workshops, expert
panels, seminars and other public forums on issues designed to
encourage sustainable management, utilization and trade in the
forestry sector;
• Publishes reports on its projects and activities;
• Acts as a repository for information and conducts market
surveys among its Members;
• Cooperates with other international organizations to promote
lasting improvements in the welfare of the forestry sectors of
its tropical Member countries.
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Publications issued:
Wide range of publications available in English, French and
Spanish, for example:
• Annual Report 2006.
• ITTO Mangrove Workplan, 2002-2006.
• Forest Certification: Pending Challenges for Tropical
Timber, 2002.
• Achieving Sustainable Forest Management in Indonesia.
• Making SFM Work. ITTO's first twenty years, 2007
(English/French/ Spanish)
• Mission in Support of the Government of the Congo for the
Realization of ITTO Objective 2000 and Sustainable Forest
Management.
• Tropical Forest Update (TFU) (quarterly, English/French/
Spanish).
• Tropical Timber Market Information Service (MIS) (biweekly,
English).
For further information, please refer to www.itto.or.jp.
Organizational structure:
ITTO was set up under the International Tropical Timber
Agreement, 1983, negotiated under the aegis of the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In 1994, a
new agreement was negotiated and came into force on 1 January
1997. The governing body is the International Tropical Timber
Council which is composed of representatives of Member States.
The biannual sessions of the Council are accompanied by the
meetings of its three Committees on Economic Information and
Market Intelligence, Reforestation and Forest Management, and
Forest Industry. The ITTO Secretariat is the executive arm and
similarly structured into three divisions with the addition of
Management Services. The Executive Director is appointed by the
Council.
Membership structure: The membership comprises tropical
timber producing and consuming countries.
Producers:
• Africa: Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo;
• Asia and Pacific: Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, , Malaysia,
Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and
Vanuatu;
• Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru,
Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago
Consumers: Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, EU (Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia), Japan,
Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and
United States of America.
Category:
Commodity organization.
ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANDINDUSTRY (ICCI)*
Office/postal address:
ST 2/A, Block9, KDA Scheme 5 Clifton
Karachi-75600
Pakistan
P.O. Box: 3831, Karachi
Phone: (92 21) 5874756, 5874910, 5830646, 5830535
Fax: (92 21) 5870765, 5874212
E-mail: icci@icci-oic.org
URL: www.icci-oic.org
Year established: 1979
Principal function:
• To strengthen closer collaboration in the field of trade,
commerce, shipping, banking, promotion of investment
opportunities and joint ventures in the member countries.
Services/activities:
• Encourages trade, industry, agriculture and handicrafts;
proposes economic policies advantageous to its members and
creates avenues for the collaboration amongst its members
and similar organizations throughout the Islamic world in
their efforts for economic development;
• Promotes investment opportunities and joint ventures among
the member countries;
• Organizes trade fairs, joint show rooms, exhibitions,
seminars, lectures and publicity campaigns as and where may
be thought advisable.
Publications issued:
• Perspectives of the Islamic Economy.
• Quarterly Magazine (Arabic/English/French).
Offices abroad:
Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
P.O. Box 1264
Jeddah 211431
Saudi Arabia
Phone: (96 62) 6515111
Fax: (96 62) 6510179
E-mail: jcci@mail.gcc.com.bh
Membership structure:
Products/commodity responsible for:
All products.
Training:
57 OIC member countries.
• SMEs;
• Information technology;
• Packaging of perishable and general consumer products;
• Quality assurance system under ISO 9000 programme.
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Areas/industries where investment is encouraged:
Agriculture; engineering and communication industries;
food/fruit processing industries; grading and packaging of food
products; fishery and livestock; furniture industry and ceramic
and glassware; information technology; oil/gas exploration and
refining; petroleum products; petrochemicals and industrial dye;
tourism related services; and transportation by sea and land.
Category:
Chamber of commerce; industrial promotion; trade facilitation
body; and trade promotion organization.
PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION COUNCIL
(PECC)
Office/postal address:
29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119620
Phone: (65) 67379823
Fax: (65) 67379824
E-mail: info@pecc.org
URL: www.pecc.org
Year established: 1980
Principal functions:
• To serve as a regional forum for cooperation and policy
coordination to promote economic development in the Asia-
Pacific region;
• To enhance cooperation and policy coordination in areas
including trade, investment, finance, human resource
development, natural resources (agriculture, fisheries,
minerals and energy), industrial adjustment, and the
improvement of transportation and communication
capabilities;
• To provide information and analytical support to APEC
ministerial meetings and working groups;
• To channel and facilitate private sector participation in the
formal process;
• To work closely with other regional and global organizations
which have complementary objectives and programmes, i.e.
Asian Development Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD), United Nations
agencies, the World Bank and WTO.
Services/activities:
• General Meeting: The major forum of PECC held every two
years with relevant regional and international organizations;
• Standing Committee (SC) and Coordinating Group (CG):
meet twice a year to discuss economic issues/measures, and
review and plan the PECC work programme;
• Task Forces, Fora and Projects Groups are the primary
mechanisms for PECC work programme. Their coverage
includes trade, investment, finance, HRD and all major
industrial sectors.
Publications issued:
• PECC Economic Outlook - Forecast (annually, English).
• PECC Economic Outlook - Structure (annually, English).
• Pacific Food Outlook (annually, English).
• Issues@PECC (four issues annually, English).
Membership structure: 27 members (23 full members, 2
associate members and 2 institutional members).
Full members committees: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada;
Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia;
Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Peru;
Philippines; Russian Federation; Singapore; Pacific Islands
Forum; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; United States of
America and Viet Nam.
Associate members: French Pacific Territories and Mongolia.
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Institutional members: Pacific Trade and Development
Conference (PAFTAD) and Pacific Basin Economic Council
(PBEC).
Each member committee comprises tripartite, senior
representatives from business, government and academic circles.
Category:
International independent and economic cooperation body.
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT*
Office/postal address:
Private Mail Bag
Suva
Fiji
Phone: (679) 3312600
Fax: (679) 3305573, 3312226
E-mail: info@foraec.org.fj
URL: www.forumsec.org.fj
Year established: 1973 (formerly South Pacific Bureau for
Economic Cooperation, changed to South Pacific Forum
Secretariat in 1988 and then to Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
in 2000).
Principal functions:
• To implement the directives of the Forum, to disseminate its
views and to represent its concerns effectively;
• To provide the Forum and its associated bodies with
secretariat and support services;
• To provide quality policy advice and analysis to the Forum
and its members, coordinating where necessary with other
agencies involved;
• To implement regional policies and programmes that
support the priorities of Forum countries and enhance their
capacity to contribute to the welfare of their members,
giving special attention to the smaller and more
disadvantaged States;
• To promote sustainable regional development of the region
in the interests of its people;
• To encourage regional cooperation and partnerships;
• To foster a commitment to excellence in the service of
Forum Members among Secretariat staff, including by
developing staff resources;
• To manage the resources of the Forum efficiently and
effectively so as to provide the best possible service to
Forum members
Service/activity:
• Works towards achieving the above primary functions,
which reflect the Secretariat’s mandate from the Forum, as
well as its corporate role.
Publications issued:
• Foreign Investment Climate in South Pacific Forum
Countries, 2001.
• Trade Route Asia Pacific, 2000.
• Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat: Annual Report 2000-
2001.
• Profiles of Forum Member Countries.
• SPARTECA: A reference handbook for Forum Island
Country Exporters.
• Trade Forum (bi-monthly newsletter).
• Forum Review (quarterly newsletter).
• Economic Outlook (three times per year).
Offices abroad
Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission
P. O. Box 774
12 th Floor, 48 Emily Place
Auckland 1, New Zealand
Phone: (64 9) 302 0465
Fax: (64 9) 377 6642
E-mail: info@pitic.org.nz
Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission
Level 11, 171 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2001, Australia
G.P.O. Box 5407, Sydney, Australia
Phone: (61 2) 9299 2350
Fax: (61 2) 9299 2151
E-mail: info@pitic.org.au
URL: www.pitic.org.au
Pacific Islands Centre
5 th Floor, Sotobori Sky Building
2-11 Ichigayahonmura-cho
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-0845, Japan
Phone: (81 3) 3268 8419
Fax: (81 3) 3268 6311
E-mail: ouchi@pic.or.jp
Pacific Islands Forum Trade Office
1 Xin Dong Lu, 5-1-3-1 Ta Yuan Diplomatic Compound
Chaoyang District, Beijing
China 100600
Phone: (86 10) 65326622
Mobile: (86 139) 11180521
Fax: (86 10) 65326360
E-mail: answers@pifto.org.cn
URL: www.pifto.org.cn
Membership structure:
16 countries.
Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Niue,
Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga,
Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Products/commodity responsible for:
The Forum Island Countries (FICs) encourage investment in a
wide range of areas including tourism, fisheries, forestry,
agriculture, manufacturing and other local value added
processing, and services.
Titles of laws and regulations on foreign investment:
• Most of the FICs are either developing or improving their
national investment policies, and thus working towards the
development of their foreign investment bills.
Category:
Intergovernmental organization.
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PACIFIC ISLANDS SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NETWORK (PISBDCN)
Office/postal address:
c/o University of Guam
UOG Warehouse B Room #2
Mangilao 96923, Guam
P.O. Box: 5404
Phone: (67 1) 7352590
Fax: (67 1) 7342002
SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY
(SPC)
Office/postal address:
BPD 5
98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia
Phone: (687) 262000
Fax: (687) 263818
E-mail: spc@spc.int
URL: www.spc.int
Email:
URL:
casey@pacificsbdc.com
www.pacificsbdc.com
Year established: 6 February 1947 (formerly South Pacific
Commission, name changed in 1998).
Principal function:
• To support the growth and economic development of the
United States affiliated Pacific islands in the western pacific
region by providing high quality one-on-one confidential
counseling and training to existing and prospective small
businesses.
Services/activities:
• Offers a counseling service without charge to small business
owners and prospective owners;
• Sponsors a programme of open enrolment training courses,
conferences and workshops that are designed to enhance the
skills and knowledge of existing and prospective small
business owners/managers;
• Develops a cooperative working relationship with minority
organizations to insure that the full spectrum of PISBDCN
programmes are available to disadvantaged and minority
citizens;
• Provides specialized village outreach programmes provide
counseling services beyond the confines of the network’s
service centres offices to the ‘on site’ locations of its clients
throughout the network;
• Strives to increase access to venture capital and loanable
funds throughout the network;
• Develops and provides access to a depository of business
and economic data for its clients and the small business
community and disseminates respective information;
• Provide its clients with access to basic and advanced
management technologies (i.e. accounting, marketing, wordprocessing
systems, research, and tax) as well computer
laboratories;
• Acts as a catalyst to foster an international trade program for
the network;
• Works to develop a network for technology transfers that
encourage partnerships between small business and the
academic community to help commercialize universitybased
research.
Organizational Structure:
Each service center contributes to the services provided by the
network.
Membership structure:
Pacific Islands Small Business Development Centres are located in
the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Yap); Marshall
Islands (Majuro) and Palau (Korror).
Category:
Training/research organization.
Principal functions:
• To implement the activities and projects identified as priorities
by its members and incorporated in its annual work
programme;
• To provide technical assistance, advisory services,
information, research and clearing house services to Island
countries and territories of the region;
• To conduct regional conferences and technical meetings, as
well as training courses, workshops and seminars at the local,
subregional and regional levels;
• To assist in developing local expertise and promote regional
cooperation with emphasis on self-reliance and development
activities.
Service/activity:
The SPC integrated work programme focuses on technical
assistance, education and training, delivered through courses,
workshops and seminars at the local, subregional and regional
levels. SPC also has strong applied research components,
particularly in its oceanic fisheries and agriculture programmes. It is
a bilingual organization, with English and French as its working
languages.
Publications issued:
• Annual Report.
• Report of the Conference of the Pacific Community; Report
of Conference of Representatives of Governments and
Administrations.
• Technical publications, reports of meetings, statistical
bulletin, newsletters (fisheries, nutrition, health, women),
extension materials.
Organizational structure:
SPC is the oldest regional organization in the Pacific. It is a nonpolitical
organization, gathering countries and territories as full
members irrespective of their political status.
SPC’s policies are set by the Conference of the Pacific
Community, held every second year. The chief executive of SPC
is elected at this conference.
To ensure that SPC responds to the expressed needs of its Island
members, the Conference of Representatives of Governments and
Administrations approves the work programme and budget each
year. Requests carry government or administration approval, and
are transmitted to the Secretariat via official country or territory
contacts. Also contributing to the formulation of the work
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programme are regional conferences and technical meetings,
which gather specialists working in the region to ensure that SPC
remains effective.
SPC has three divisions: Social Resources (including public
health, culture, women, youth, community training, media centre,
and demography and statistics), Marine Resources (coastal
fisheries, oceanic fisheries and maritime) and Land Resources
(sustainable management of forest and agriculture systems and
biosecurity and trade facilitation).
Membership structure:
26 member countries and territories.
SPC implements programmes that benefit 22 Pacific Island
countries and territories. These are: American Samoa, Cook
Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue,
Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn
Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu,
Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.
The 26 members of SPC include the above island countries and
territories plus the four remaining founding countries: Australia,
France, New Zealand and the United States of America.
SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION
Office/postal address:
No 41 Liangmaqiao Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100600, China
Phone: (86 10) 65329806, 65329807
Fax: (86 10) 65329237, 65329838
E-mail: sco@sectsco.org
URL: www.sectsco.org
Year established: 2001
Principal function:
• To strengthen mutual trust and good-neighbourly relations
among member states;
• To promote their effective cooperation in political affairs,
economy and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, and
educational spheres as well as in energy, transportation,
tourism and environment protection fields;
• To safeguard regional peace, security and stability;
• To strive towards creation of a democratic, just, reasonable
new international political and economic order.
Organizational structure:
The Council of Heads of Member States is a supreme body
responsible for decision-making. It holds regular sessions once a
year and makes decisions and issues instructions on all the
important matters of the organisation. It meets to discuss the
strategy of multilateral cooperation and priority directions within
the SCO framework; to decide on actual matters of principle
regarding economic and other cooperation, as well as to approve
next year budget of the Organisation. Besides meetings of the
Councils of Heads of State and Heads of Government there also
exists the mechanism of annual meetings of Ministers of Foreign
Affairs, Ministers of economy, transport, culture, defence, security,
General Public Prosecutors, as well as Heads of border and
authorities of Ministry of extreme measures.
The Council of National Coordinators serves as the coordination
mechanism within the SCO framework. The Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation has two permanent bodies; the Secretariat in Beijing
and the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent. The
Secretary-General and the Director of the Executive Committee are
appointed by the Council of Heads of State for a period of three
years.
Membership structure: 6 Member States: China, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. 4
Observer States: India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Mongolia and
Pakistan. Secretary-General: Bolat K. Nurgaliev.
Category:
Intergovernmental organisation.
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SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL
COOPERATION (SAARC)
Office/postal address:
SAARC Secretariat
P.O. Box 4222
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977 1) 221794, 221785
Fax: (977 1) 227033, 223991
E-mail: saarc@saarc-sec.org
URL: www.saarc-sec.org
Year established: 8 December 1985
Principal functions:
• To promote the welfare and to improve the quality of life;
• To accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural
development in the region and to provide all individuals the
opportunity to live in dignity and to realize their full potential;
• To promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the
countries of South Asia and to contribute to mutual trust,
understanding and appreciation of one another's problems;
• To promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the
economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields;
• To strengthen cooperation among themselves in international
forums on matters of common interests;
• To cooperate with international and regional organizations
with similar aims and purposes.
Services/activities:
• The integrated programme of action: agriculture; health and
population; tourism, meteorology; education, postal services;
environment, prevention of drug trafficking and abuse; rural
development; science and technology; sports, arts and culture;
communications; transportation; and women in development;
• Poverty eradication;
• Trade and economic cooperation;
• People-to-people contact: audiovisual exchange programme,
scheme for promotion of tourism, documentation centre,
fellowships scheme and youth volunteers programme.
Publications issued:
Free publications:
• Agreement on Establishing the SAARC Food Security Reserve.
• Agreement on SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement
(SAPTA).
• Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC).
• Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the
Secretariat.
• Provisional Rules of Procedure.
• SAARC - A Profile.
• SAARC Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances.
• SAARC Newsletter (monthly).
• SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism.
• SAARC Youth Resolution.
• SPECTRUM (magazine of the SAARC Secretariat).
For further information, please refer to www.saarc-sec.org.
Organizational structure:
Summit
The highest authority of the Association rests with the Heads of
State or Government, who meet annually at Summit level.
Council of Ministers
Comprising the Foreign Ministers of Member States, it is
responsible for formulating policies; reviewing progress; deciding
on new areas of cooperation; establishing additional mechanisms;
and deciding on other matters of general interest. It meets twice a
year and may also meet in extraordinary session by agreement of
Member States.
Standing Committee
Comprising the Foreign Secretaries of Member States, it is entrusted
with the task of overall monitoring and coordination of programmes
and the modalities of financing; determining intersectoral priorities;
mobilizing regional and external resources; and identifying new
areas of cooperation
Technical Committees
Comprising representatives from the Member States; formulate
programmes and prepare projects in their respective fields which
make up the Integrated Programme of Action under SAARC.
SAARC Secretariat
Coordinates and monitors the implementation of SAARC activities,
services the meetings of the Association and serves as the channel
of communication between SAARC and other international
organizations.
Trade and Economic Cooperation
An Inter-Governmental Group (IGG) has been setup to undertake
the Round of Trade Negotiations under the SAARC Preferential
Trading Arrangement (SAPTA). Similarly an Inter-Governmental
Expert Group (IGEG) has been established to work out the stages
required for transition from SAPTA to SAFTA (South Asian Free
Trade Area). A separate body, namely, the Committee of
Participants, follows up on the progress of the trade negotiations
under SAPTA.
The Committee on Economic Cooperation (CEC) comprising the
Commerce Secretaries of Member States was set up on 1991. It
oversees the implementation of specific measures, policies and
programmes within the framework of SAARC to strengthen and
enhance intraregional cooperation in the fields of trade and
economic relations.
Membership: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Permanent headquarters
Executive Secretary, Programme Coordinator
SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Permanent Headquarters
House No. 5, Street No. 59, F-8/4
Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: (92 51) 2281395, 2281396, 2280608
Fax: (92 51) 2281390
E-mail: saarc@isb.comsats.net.pk
Constituent units
Constituent units in Dhaka, Thimphu, New Delhi, Mumbai, Malé,
Kathmandu, Karachi, Lahore, Colombo.
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WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES (WASME)
Office/postal address:
Plot No. 4, Sector 16-A
Noida 201 301
Uttar Pradesh
India
Phone: (91 120) 2515241
Fax: (91 120) 2515243
E-mail: wasme@vsnl.com, info@wasmeinfo.org
URL: www.wasmeinfo.org
Year established: November 1980 (formerly World
Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises, name changed in
April 1994).
Principal functions:
• To promote and strengthen an international movement for
the promotion of SME;
• To establish closer ties of understanding and cooperation
among organizations, both governmental and nongovernmental
engaged in the promotion and protection of
small and medium sized enterprises in each member
country;
• To facilitate greater technical cooperation between the
SMEs of developed and developing countries and within
developing countries;
• To mobilize public opinion on all problems pertaining to
SMEs;
• To undertake special surveys and studies on problems
relating to SMEs;
• To present to the United Nations and other international
bodies memoranda, reports, studies and recommendations
with a view to securing their fullest support to the various
suggestion contained therein.
Services/activities:
• Secures enterprise-to-enterprise cooperation in terms of
technology transfer, training skill development and
marketing between enterprises of industrialized countries
and developing countries and amongst the developing
countries themselves;
• Maintains a roster of experts/consultants whose services can
be utilized for accelerating the pace of industrial
development in the developing countries, particularly in the
least developed counties;
• Ensures greater business cooperation amongst enterprises of
the South and the North including transfer of technology;
• Participates in various conferences, seminars, workshops
and high level expert group meetings convened by the
different national and international agencies;
• Participates in various international seminars, workshops,
conferences of SMEs, to collaborate in the organization of
the same;
• Organizes or sponsors consultations, seminars, workshops
and conference on issues/subjects of relevance to SMEs with
respect to legislations, policies, systems, projects,
programmes and schemes;
• Acts as a clearing house of information relating to SMEs
with respect to legislations, policies, systems projects,
programmes and schemes;
• Identifies appropriate institutions and facilitates training of
personnel and beneficiaries of the member/associate
institutions in WASME member countries;
• Undertakes special studies and research on areas of relevance
to SMEs;
• Establishes a fully computerized International Network of
Industrial Technology and Trade Information based at
WASME Headquarters with potential online linkages with
United Nations agencies and European Commission
countries;
• Strengthens or assists in setting up associations of SMEs and
women entrepreneurs;
• Publishes and disseminates news magazine, reports of
workshops/seminars, studies, research papers and articles of
interest to members/associate institutions;
• Provides information services through its Technology and
Trade Promotion Exchange Centre (WASME/TPX);
• Provides training to rural youth and guides them in setting up
their own enterprises through WASME Rural Small Business
Development Centre (RSBDC).
Publications issued:
• WASME News Magazine (monthly).
• World Small Enterprise Series 1-8.
• Report: First International Symposium on rural
Industrialization, 2000.
• Report: First Global Conference on Micro Enterprises,
2001.
• Report: XII th International Conference on Small and Medium
Enterprises, 2001.
• Report: XIII th International Conference on Small and
Medium Enterprises, 2002.
• Report: World Convention on Small and Medium Enterprises
2002, 2003.
• DISC News (bi-monthly).
Offices abroad:
Offices abroad in Paris, Moedling, Brussels, Neuilly-Sur-Seine,
Chevy Chase, Petaling Jaya, Versoix, Bangkok.
Membership structure:
112 countries.
Membership comprises of SME associations, chambers of
commerce and industry, governmental and non-governmental
promotion agencies, development financial institutions, and
research and planning bodies.
Training:
Sponsored Capacity Building Programmes for SMEs and SMEpromotional
Organizations and Rural Enterprises Development
Programmes.
Category:
Non-governmental organization of small and medium-sized
enterprises (NGO of SME).
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Abamakoro Trading Ltd.* - Kiribati 113
Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) 1
Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) 1
Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) 2
Afghan National Insurance Company 2
Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) 3
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) – India 66
All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association 159
All-China Federation Of Industry and Commerce/All-China
General Chamber Of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) 40
American Samoa Chamber of Commerce 5
American Samoa Small Business Development Center (AS-
SBDC) 5
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) - India 67
Armenian Development Agency 7
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business (AFACT) - Taiwan Province of China 252
Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) - Indonesia 252
Asian Clearing Union (ACU) - Islamic Republic of Iran 253
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Philippines 254
Asian Finance and Investment Corporation Ltd. (AFIC) -
Singapore 255
Asian Productivity Organization (APO)* - Japan 255
Asian Reinsurance Corporation (ARC) - Thailand 256
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Singapore 256
Association for Foreign Investment & Cooperation (AFIC) -
Armenia 7
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia
and the Pacific (ADFIAP) - Philippines 257
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
(ANRPC) - Malaysia 258
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)* -
Indonesia 259
Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia
and the Pacific (ATIFTAP) - Philippines 260
Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 13
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation
(AZPROMO) 13
Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas (BSP) 172
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) 16
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) 17
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) 18
Bank of the Lao PDR 115
Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export
Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL)* - India 68
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) - Thailand 261
Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(BNCCI) - India 69
Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)* -
Nepal 148
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 27
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) - Turkey 260
Board of Investment (BOI) - Bangladesh 19
Board of Investment (BOI) - Pakistan 160
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) 207
Board of Investments (BOI) - Philippines 172
Board of Trade of Thailand* 217
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India 69
Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) 31
Brunei Industrial Development Authority (BINA) 31
BSC Business and Community Development - Armenia 8
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 70
Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) - Philippines 173
Bureau of Statistics and Plans - Guam 56
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Bureau of Trade Measures - Thailand 218
Business Advisory Services Center (BASC) - Bangladesh 21
Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business
Associations (CAMFEBA) 35
Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) - Fiji 48
Cashew Export Promotion Council of India 71
Caspian Investment Centre (CIC) - Azerbaijan 14
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Central Silk Board - India 71
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce* 208
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Astana 111
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kyrgyzstan* 114
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New Caledonia 155
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of
Armenia 9
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan 237
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vanuatu 239
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Republic of
Tajikistan (ICC RP) 216
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic
Republic of Korea 47
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Trade of French
Polynesia 52
Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council
(CAPEXIL) - India 73
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
(CCPIT) 40
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic
Cooperation (CAITEC) 41
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong,
China 58
CITIC Group* - China 43
Coconut Development Board - India 74
Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd. (CIC) - Papua New
Guinea 168
Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) -
Northern Mariana Islands 157
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 76
Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce Inc. 45
Cook Islands Development Investment Board 45
Council for Leather Exports - India 76
Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) 35
Danang Trade and Service Company - Viet Nam 241
Delhi Chamber of Commerce 77
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
- Niue 156
Department of Commerce, Industries and Employment* -
Solomon Islands 206
Department of Domestic and Foreign Investment (DDFI) -
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 115
Department of Economic Affairs - Micronesia (Federated
States of) 139
Department of Export Promotion (DEP) - Thailand 218
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 147
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Philippines 174
Department of Trade and Industry* - Papua New Guinea 168
Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN)* - Thailand 219
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) 179
Development Bank of American Samoa 6
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) 22
Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)* - Viet
Nam 241
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration* -
Myanmar 145
Directorate of Trade - Myanmar 145
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Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 261
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited
(ECGC) 78
Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) 3
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) - Bangladesh 23
Export Promotion Center of Turkey (IGEME) 234
Export Promotion Department (EPD) - Cambodia 36
Exporters Club - Malaysia 119
Export-Import Bank of India 79
Export-Import Bank of Korea - Republic of Korea 186
Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM THAILAND) 220
External Trade Service - French Polynesia 52
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) -
Malaysia 119
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FBCCI) 24
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) 81
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) 82
Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium
Enterprises (FISME) 83
Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) - Republic of Korea 188
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) 121
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FNCCI) 148
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FPCCI) 161
Federation of Small and Medium Industries (FOSMI) - India 83
Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) 221
Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry 48
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 49
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Thailand 224
Food Corporation of Bhutan 27
Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) -
Mongolia 141
Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) - Bangladesh 25
Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) - Kazakhstan 111
Foreign Trade Development Centre - India 84
Garment Manufacturers’ Association in Cambodia 36
Gegharkunik Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Armenia 11
Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 54
Georgian National Investment Agency (GNIA) 54
Guam Chamber of Commerce 56
Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority
(GEDCA) 57
Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India
Ltd. (HHEC) 85
Handloom Export Promotion Council - India 85
Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries (HKCSI) 58
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) 59
Hong Kong Exporters’ Association 59
Hong Kong Franchise Association (HKFA) 60
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) 60
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) 61
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) 62
India International Trade Centre (IITC) 86
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) 87
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cochin 89
Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) 89
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) (Deemed University) 91
Indian Investment Centre (IIC) 92
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)* 225
Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 106
Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) 92
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Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran
(ISIRI) 107
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing
Information and Technical Advisory Services for
Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific Region
(INFOFISH) - Malaysia 262
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) -
Viet Nam 245
International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) 200
International Institute for Trade Relations Promotion
(ITRP) - Islamic Republic of Iran 107
International Jute Study Group (IJSG) - Bangladesh 263
International Pepper Community (IPC) - Indonesia 263
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) -
Japan 264
Invest Hong Kong 63
Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) - Viet
Nam 245
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) - Indonesia 103
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines 108
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)* -
Pakistan 265
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce - Turkey 234
Izmir Chamber of Commerce - Turkey 235
Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC) 93
Kazakhstan Investment Promotion Center (KAZINVEST) 112
Kish Free Zone Organization - Islamic Republic of Iran 108
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) -
Republic of Korea 189
Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) - Republic of
Korea 189
Korea International Trade Association (KITA) -
Republicof Korea 190
Korea Trade and Economy Institute (KOTEI)* -
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 47
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) -
Republic of Korea 191
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 192
Korean Shippers Council (KSC) - Republic of Korea 193
Korean Standards Association (KSA) - Republic of Korea 195
Laboratory for Quality Testing of Export and Import
Goods - Indonesia 104
Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(LNCCI) 116
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development
Centre (MVIRDC) - India 93
Macao Chamber of Commerce 117
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) 117
Macau Importers and Exporters Association* 118
Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) 94
Malaysia Export Credit Insurance Berhad (MECIB) 123
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
(MATRADE) 124
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) 125
Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (MICCI) 128
Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOC) 128
Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) 129
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) 130
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) 134
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited 134
Maldives Tourism Promotion Board 135
Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce 136
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka 25
Ministry of Commerce (MOC) - Cambodia 37
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Afghanistan 4
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade - Maldives 135
Ministry of Finance and National Planning - Tonga 232
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Commerce - Tuvalu 236
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development - Armenia 11
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) 200
Mongolian Business Development Agency (MBDA)* 142
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Direct Investment (NADI) - Russian
Federation 196
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) -
Indonesia 104
National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) - India 95
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
NCCIM) 131
National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka 209
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’)
Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic 15
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(NIMSME) - India 96
National Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Promotion and
Development Office (SMEPDO) - Lao People’s
Democratic Republic 116
National Tobacco Board (NTB) - Malaysia 131
National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee
(NTTFC) - Pakistan 161
Nepal Chamber of Commerce 149
Nepal Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) 150
Nepal Rastra Bank 151
Office of the Board of Investment (BOI) - Thailand 228
Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical
Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) - Islamic Republic of Iran 109
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) - Sinagpore 266
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat* - Fiji 267
Pacific Islands Small Business Development Centre Network
(PISBDCN) - Guam 268
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (PRGMEA) 162
Palau Chamber of Commerce 167
Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce and Industry 170
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) - India 96
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) 177
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) 178
Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) 179
Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM) 180
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) 182
Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) 38
Planning and Development Office, Office of the Secretary to
Government* - Niue 156
Plastics Export Promotion Council - India 97
Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) 229
Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Papua
New Guinea 171
Port of Singapore Authority Corporation Ltd. (PSA) 201
Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines
(PDDCP) 183
Promotion and Entrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Rastriya Banijya Bank* - Nepal 152
Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Pakistan 163
Rubber Board - India 98
Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 196
Saipan Chamber of Commerce - Northern Mariana Islands 157
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Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters
(SAME) 198
Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 198
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - New
Caledonia 268
Semaun Holdings SDN BHD - Brunei Darussalam 33
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) - China 269
Shanghai Small Enterprises Trade Development Service
Center 43
Shellac Export Promotion Council - India 99
Siem Reap Chamber of Commerce (SRCC) 38
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(SCCCI) 202
Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) 203
Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) 203
Singapore National Shippers’ Council (SNSC) 204
Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) 205
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(SICCI) 206
Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) 100
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) - Nepal 270
Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGPEC) - India 101
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (SLBDC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) 211
Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (LAKSALA)* 212
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’
Association (SLIEMA) 213
Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council 214
Sri Lanka Tea Board 214
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry 197
Suva Chamber of Commerce and Industry 50
Tahiti Invest - French Polynesia 53
Technical Information Center of Iran Co. Ltd. (TICI) 109
Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC)* 230
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development
Center (TPDC) 231
The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM) 133
The People's Bank of China (PBC) 44
The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry -
Pakistan 164
Tobacco Board - India 102
Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 232
Tonga Trade Division 233
Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TPC) - Nepal 153
Trade and Industry Department - Hong Kong, China 64
Trade and Industry Information Center (TIIC) -
Philippines 184
Trade and Investment Services Division - Marshall
Islands 136
Trade Department - Brunei Darussalam 33
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan 164
Trade Development Office - Bhutan 29
Trade Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade -
Samoa 199
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (IRAN TPO) 110
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited (TCP) - Pakistan 166
Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) 50
Tschong-Rig Knowledge Centre - Bhutan 29
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (UMFCCI) 146
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Vanuatu Government Department of Industry, Trade and
Commerce 239
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Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA) 240
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) 248
Vietnam Superintendence and Inspection Joint Stock
Company (VINACONTROL) 249
Vietnam Trade Information Centre (VTIC) 250
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises
(WASME) - India 271
World Trade Center Metro Manila 185
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Abamakoro Trading Ltd.* - Kiribati 108
Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) 1
Afghan National Insurance Company 1
Afghanistan International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) 2
Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) 2
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) - India 61
All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association 151
All-China Federation Of Industry and Commerce/All-China
General Chamber Of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) 36
American Samoa Chamber of Commerce 4
American Samoa Small Business Development Center (AS-
SBDC) 4
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) - India 62
Armenian Development Agency 6
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business (AFACT) - Taiwan Province of China 247
Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) - Indonesia 247
Asian Clearing Union (ACU) - Islamic Republic of Iran 248
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Philippines 249
Asian Finance and Investment Corporation Ltd. (AFIC) -
Singapore 250
Asian Productivity Organization (APO)* - Japan 250
Asian Reinsurance Corporation (ARC) - Thailand 251
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Singapore 251
Association for Foreign Investment & Cooperation (AFIC) -
Armenia 6
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia
and the Pacific (ADFIAP) - Philippines 252
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
(ANRPC) - Malaysia 253
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)* -
Indonesia 254
Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia
and the Pacific (ATIFTAP) - Philippines 255
Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 12
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation
(AZPROMO) 12
Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas (BSP) 165
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) 15
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) 16
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) 17
Bank of the Lao PDR 110
Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export
Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL)* - India 63
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) - Thailand 256
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) - Thailand 256
Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(BNCCI) - India 64
Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)* -
Nepal 142
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 25
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) - Turkey 255
Board of Investment (BOI) - Bangladesh 18
Board of Investment (BOI) - Pakistan 153
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) 200
Board of Investments (BOI) - Philippines 166
Board of Trade of Thailand* 210
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India 64
Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) 28
Brunei Industrial Development Authority (BINA) 28
BSC Business and Community Development - Armenia 7
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 65
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Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) - Philippines 167
Bureau of Statistics and Plans - Guam 51
Bureau of Trade Measures - Thailand 211
Business Advisory Services Center (BASC) - Bangladesh 20
Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business
Associations (CAMFEBA) 32
Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) - Fiji 44
Cashew Export Promotion Council of India 66
Caspian Investment Centre (CIC) - Azerbaijan 13
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 167
Central Silk Board - India 66
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce* 201
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Astana 106
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kyrgyzstan* 109
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New Caledonia 148
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of
Armenia 8
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan 230
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vanuatu 232
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Republic of
Tajikistan (ICC RP) 209
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic
Republic of Korea 43
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Trade of French
Polynesia 47
Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council
(CAPEXIL) - India 68
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
(CCPIT) 36
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic
Cooperation (CAITEC) 37
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce - Hong Kong,
China 53
CITIC Group* - China 39
Coconut Development Board - India 69
Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd. (CIC) - Papua New
Guinea 161
Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) -
Northern Mariana Islands 150
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 71
Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce Inc. 41
Cook Islands Development Investment Board 41
Council for Leather Exports - India 71
Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) 32
Danang Trade and Service Company - Viet Nam 234
Delhi Chamber of Commerce 72
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
- Niue 149
Department of Commerce, Industries and Employment* -
Solomon Islands 199
Department of Domestic and Foreign Investment (DDFI) -
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 110
Department of Economic Affairs - Micronesia (Federated
States of) 133
Department of Export Promotion (DEP) - Thailand 211
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 141
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 141
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Philippines 168
Department of Trade and Industry* - Papua New Guinea 161
Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN)* - Thailand 212
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) 168
Development Bank of American Samoa 5
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) 20
Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)* - Viet
Nam 234
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Directorate of Investment and Company Administration* -
Myanmar 139
Directorate of Trade - Myanmar 139
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 256
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited
(ECGC) 73
Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) 3
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) - Bangladesh 21
Export Promotion Center of Turkey (IGEME) 227
Export Promotion Department (EPD) - Cambodia 33
Exporters Club - Malaysia 114
Export-Import Bank of India 74
Export-Import Bank of Korea - Republic of Korea 179
Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM THAILAND) 213
External Trade Service - French Polynesia 47
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) -
Malaysia 114
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FBCCI) 22
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) 76
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) 77
Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium
Enterprises (FISME) 78
Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) - Republic of Korea 181
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) 116
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FNCCI) 142
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FPCCI) 154
Federation of Small and Medium Industries (FOSMI) - India 78
Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) 214
Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry 44
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 45
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Thailand 217
Food Corporation of Bhutan 25
Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) -
Mongolia 135
Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) - Bangladesh 23
Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) - Kazakhstan 106
Foreign Trade Development Centre - India 79
Garment Manufacturers’ Association in Cambodia 33
Gegharkunik Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Armenia 9
Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 49
Georgian National Investment Agency (GNIA) 49
Guam Chamber of Commerce 51
Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority
(GEDCA) 52
Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India
Ltd. (HHEC) 80
Handloom Export Promotion Council - India 80
Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries (HKCSI) 53
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) 54
Hong Kong Exporters’ Association 54
Hong Kong Franchise Association (HKFA) 55
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) 55
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) 56
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) 57
India International Trade Centre (IITC) 81
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) 82
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cochin 84
Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) 84
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) (Deemed University) 86
Indian Investment Centre (IIC) 87
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)* 218
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Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 101
Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 101
Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) 88
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran
(ISIRI) 102
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing
Information and Technical Advisory Services for
Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific Region
(INFOFISH) - Malaysia 257
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) -
Viet Nam 238
International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) 193
International Institute for Trade Relations Promotion
(ITRP) - Islamic Republic of Iran 102
International Jute Study Group (IJSG) - Bangladesh 258
International Pepper Community (IPC) - Indonesia 258
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 169
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) -
Japan 259
Invest Hong Kong 58
Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) - Viet
Nam 238
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) - Indonesia 98
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines 103
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)* -
Pakistan 260
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce - Turkey 227
Izmir Chamber of Commerce - Turkey 228
Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC) 88
Kazakhstan Investment Promotion Center (KAZINVEST) 107
Kish Free Zone Organization - Islamic Republic of Iran 103
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) -
Republic of Korea 182
Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) - Republic of
Korea 182
Korea International Trade Association (KITA) - Republic
of Korea 183
Korea Trade and Economy Institute (KOTEI)* -
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 43
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) -
Republic of Korea 184
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 185
Korean Shippers Council (KSC) - Republic of Korea 186
Korean Standards Association (KSA) - Republic of Korea 188
Laboratory for Quality Testing of Export and Import
Goods - Indonesia 99
Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(LNCCI) 111
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development
Centre (MVIRDC) - India 89
Macao Chamber of Commerce 112
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) 112
Macau Importers and Exporters Association* 113
Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) 89
Malaysia Export Credit Insurance Berhad (MECIB) 117
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
(MATRADE) 118
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) 119
Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (MICCI) 122
Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOC) 122
Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) 123
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) 124
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) 128
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Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited 134
Maldives Tourism Promotion Board 135
Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce 136
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka 25
Ministry of Commerce (MOC) - Cambodia 37
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Afghanistan 4
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade - Maldives 135
Ministry of Finance and National Planning - Tonga 232
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Commerce - Tuvalu 236
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development - Armenia 11
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) 200
Mongolian Business Development Agency (MBDA)* 142
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Direct Investment (NADI) - Russian
Federation 196
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) -
Indonesia 104
National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) - India 95
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia
(NCCIM) 131
National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka 209
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’)
Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic 15
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(NIMSME) - India 96
National Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Promotion and
Development Office (SMEPDO) - Lao People’s
Democratic Republic 116
National Tobacco Board (NTB) - Malaysia 131
National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee
(NTTFC) - Pakistan 161
Nepal Chamber of Commerce 149
Nepal Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) 150
Nepal Rastra Bank 151
Office of the Board of Investment (BOI) - Thailand 228
Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical
Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) - Islamic Republic of Iran 109
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) - Sinagpore 266
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat* - Fiji 267
Pacific Islands Small Business Development Centre Network
(PISBDCN) - Guam 268
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (PRGMEA) 162
Palau Chamber of Commerce 167
Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce and Industry 170
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) - India 96
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) 177
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) 178
Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) 179
Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM) 180
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) 182
Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) 38
Planning and Development Office, Office of the Secretary to
Government* - Niue 156
Plastics Export Promotion Council - India 97
Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) 229
Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Papua
New Guinea 171
Port of Singapore Authority Corporation Ltd. (PSA) 201
Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines
(PDDCP) 183
Promotion and Fntrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Rastriya Banijya Bank* - Nepal 152
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Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry -
Pakistan 163
Rubber Board - India 98
Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 196
Saipan Chamber of Commerce - Northern Mariana
Islands 157
Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters
(SAME) 198
Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 198
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - New
Caledonia 268
Semaun Holdings SDN BHD - Brunei Darussalam 33
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) - China 269
Shanghai Small Enterprises Trade Development Service
Center 43
Shellac Export Promotion Council - India 99
Siem Reap Chamber of Commerce (SRCC) 38
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(SCCCI) 202
Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) 203
Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) 203
Singapore National Shippers’ Council (SNSC) 204
Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) 205
Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(SICCI) 206
Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) 100
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) - Nepal 270
Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGPEC) - India 101
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (SLBDC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) 211
Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (LAKSALA)* 212
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’
Association (SLIEMA) 213
Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council 214
Sri Lanka Tea Board 214
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry 197
Suva Chamber of Commerce and Industry 50
Tahiti Invest - French Polynesia 53
Technical Information Center of Iran Co. Ltd. (TICI) 109
Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC)* 230
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development
Center (TPDC) 231
The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM) 133
The People's Bank of China (PBC) 44
The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry -
Pakistan 164
Tobacco Board - India 102
Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 232
Tonga Trade Division 233
Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TPC) - Nepal 153
Trade and Industry Department - Hong Kong, China 64
Trade and Industry Information Center (TIIC) -
Philippines 184
Trade and Investment Services Division - Marshall
Islands 136
Trade Department - Brunei Darussalam 33
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan 164
Trade Development Office - Bhutan 29
Trade Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade -
Samoa 199
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (IRAN TPO) 110
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited (TCP) - Pakistan 166
Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) 50
Tschong-Rig Knowledge Centre - Bhutan 29
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Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (UMFCCI) 146
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Vanuatu Government Department of Industry, Trade and
Commerce 239
Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA) 240
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) 248
Vietnam Superintendence and Inspection Joint Stock
Company (VINACONTROL) 249
Vietnam Trade Information Centre (VTIC) 250
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises
(WASME) - India 271
World Trade Center Metro Manila 185
Commodity boards, marketing and state trading
organizations
Bureau of Trade Measures - Thailand 218
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Central Silk Board - India 71
Coconut Development Board - India 74
Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd. (CIC) - Papua New Guinea 168
Council for Leather Exports - India 76
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) -
Niue 156
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) 107
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information
and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products
in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH) - Malaysia 262
International Jute Study Group (IJSG) - Bangladesh 263
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) - Japan 264
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 192
Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOC) 128
Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) 129
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) 130
National Tobacco Board (NTB) - Malaysia 131
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
Rubber Board - India 98
Singapore Commodity Exchange (SICOM) 203
Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board (LAKSALA)* 212
Tobacco Board - India 102
Export Marketing Board
Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export
Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL)* - India 68
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic Republic
of Korea 47
Council for Leather Exports - India 76
External Trade Service - French Polynesia 52
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
Shellac Export Promotion Council - India 99
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development
Center (TPDC) 231
Trade Development Office - Bhutan 29
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Export processing zones
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Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) 17
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)* 225
Kish Free Zone Organization - Islamic Republic of Iran 108
Tonga Trade Division 233
Government agency
Brunei Industrial Development Authority (BINA) 31
Bureau of Statistics and Plans - Guam 56
Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) - Fiji 48
International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) 200
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) 117
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
Vanuatu Government Department of Industry, Trade and
Commerce 239
Industrial promotion
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) 16
Board of Investment (BOI) - Pakistan 160
Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) 31
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic
Republic of Korea 47
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 76
Cook Islands Development Investment Board 45
Danang Trade and Service Company - Viet Nam 241
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 147
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) 22
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FBCCI) 24
Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) - Republic of Korea 188
Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) 221
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 49
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) 60
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) 61
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)* 225
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran
(ISIRI) 107
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)* -
Pakistan 265
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) -
Republic of Korea 189
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 192
Korean Standards Association (KSA) - Republic of Korea 195
Macau Importers and Exporters Association* 118
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) 134
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited 134
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka 25
Mongolian Business Development Agency (MBDA)* 142
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (NIMSME) - India 96
National Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Promotion
and Development Office (SMEPDO) - Lao People’s
Democratic Republic 116
Nepal Industrial Development Corporation (NIDC) 150
Promotion and Fntrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) 203
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (SLBDC) 210
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Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. 232
Trade and Industry Department - Hong Kong, China 64
Trade and Industry Information Center (TIIC) - Philippines 184
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Intergovernmental organization
Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) - Indonesia 252
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Singapore 256
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
(ANRPC) - Malaysia 258
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)* -
Indonesia 259
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) - Thailand 261
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) - Turkey 260
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 261
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat* - Fiji 267
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - New Caledonia 268
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) - China 269
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Nepal 270
Trade and Industry Department - Hong Kong, China 64
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International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) -
Viet Nam 245
Invest Hong Kong 63
Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) - Viet
Nam 245
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) - Indonesia 103
Kazakhstan Investment Promotion Center (KAZINVEST) 112
Kish Free Zone Organization - Islamic Republic of Iran 108
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) -
Republic of Korea 191
Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) 125
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Direct Investment (NADI) - Russian
Federation 191
Office of the Board of Investment (BOI) - Thailand 228
Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical
Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) 109
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) 178
Semaun Holdings SDN BHD - Brunei Darussalam 33
Tahiti Invest - French Polynesia 53
Trade and Investment Services Division - Marshall
Islands 136
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority (VIPA) 240
Investment authorities, investment promotion
organizations
Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) 2
Association for Foreign Investment & Cooperation (AFIC) -
Armenia 7
Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation
(AZPROMO) 13
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) 17
Board of Investment (BOI) - Bangladesh 19
Board of Investment (BOI) - Pakistan 160
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) 207
Board of Investments (BOI) - Philippines 172
Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB)
Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) - Fiji 48
Caspian Investment Centre (CIC) - Azerbaijan 14
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic Republic
of Korea 47
CITIC Group* - China 43
Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) 35
Danang Trade and Service Company - Viet Nam 241
Department of Domestic and Foreign Investment (DDFI) -
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 115
Department of Economic Affairs - Micronesia (Federated
States of) 139
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 147
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration* -
Myanmar 145
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 49
Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) -
Mongolia 141
Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) - Kazakhstan 111
Georgian National Investment Agency (GNIA) 54
Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority
(GEDCA) 57
Indian Investment Centre (IIC) 92
Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)* 225
Productivity centres, design centres
Asian Productivity Organization (APO)* - Japan 255
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 147
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) 179
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) 61
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
Product Development and Design Center of the
Philippines (PDDCP) 183
Shippers' councils, port authorities, national shipping
corporations
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) 18
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 70
Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) - Philippines 173
Bureau of Trade Measures - Thailand 218
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)* - Viet
Nam 241
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Thailand 224
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran
(ISIRI) 107
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 192
Korean Shippers Council (KSC) - Republic of Korea 193
Laboratory for Quality Testing of Export and Import
Goods - Indonesia 104
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) 229
Port of Singapore Authority Corporation Ltd. (PSA) 201
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Promotion and Fntrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Singapore National Shippers’ Council (SNSC) 204
Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council 214
Sri Lanka Tea Board 214
Standards, testing and inspection bodies
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) 18
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) 70
Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) - Philippines 173
Bureau of Trade Measures - Thailand 218
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ)* - Viet
Nam 241
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Thailand 224
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) 107
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 192
Laboratory for Quality Testing of Export and Import Goods -
Indonesia 104
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
Pepper Marketing Board - Malaysia 132
Promotion and Fntrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Sri Lanka Tea Board 214
Vietnam Superintendence and Inspection Joint Stock
Company (VINACONTROL) 249
Trade and investment financing organizations, credit
guarantee and insurance organizations, banks
Afghan National Insurance Company 2
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Philippines 254
Asian Finance and Investment Corporation Ltd. (AFIC) -
Singapore 255
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia
and the Pacific (ADFIAP) - Philippines 257
Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas (BSP) 172
Bank of the Lao PDR 115
Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) - Northern
Mariana Islands 157
Development Bank of American Samoa 6
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited
(ECGC) 78
Export-Import Bank of India 79
Export-Import Bank of Korea - Republic of Korea 186
Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM THAILAND) 220
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC) 59
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) - Viet
Nam 245
Malaysia Export Credit Insurance Berhad (MECIB) 123
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) 200
Nepal Rastra Bank 151
Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PHILEXIM) 180
Rastriya Banijya Bank* - Nepal 152
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 210
The People's Bank of China (PBC) 44
Trade facilitation bodies
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All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association 159
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business (AFACT) - Taiwan Province of China 252
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 27
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India 69
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council
(CAPEXIL) - India 73
Department of Economic Affairs - Micronesia (Federated
States of) 139
Directorate of Trade - Myanmar 145
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) - Bangladesh 23
Export Promotion Center of Turkey (IGEME) 234
Export-Import Bank of India 79
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 49
Foreign Trade Development Centre - India 84
Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 106
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)* -
Pakistan 265
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development
Centre (MVIRDC) - India 93
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) -
Indonesia 104
National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee
(NTTFC) - Pakistan 161
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 210
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’
Association (SLIEMA) 213
Tonga Trade Division 233
Trade and Industry Department - Hong Kong, China 64
Trade Department - Brunei Darussalam 33
Trade Development Office - Bhutan 29
Vietnam Trade Information Centre (VTIC) 250
Trade fair and exhibition authorities
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 27
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic
Republic of Korea 47
Department of Economic Affairs - Micronesia (Federated
States of) 139
Directorate of Trade - Myanmar 145
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) - Bangladesh 23
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) -
Viet Nam 245
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) -
Indonesia 104
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) 182
Promotion and Entrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’
Association (SLIEMA) 213
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Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development
Center (TPDC) 231
Tonga Trade Division 233
Trade Development Office - Bhutan 29
World Trade Center Metro Manila 185
Trade promotion organizations, ministries of
trade/industry/commerce
Abamakoro Trading Ltd.* - Kiribati 113
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) - India 66
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) - India 67
Armenian Development Agency 7
Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business (AFACT) - Taiwan Province of China 252
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 27
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry - India 69
Bureau of Trade Measures - Thailand 218
Business Advisory Services Center (BASC) - Bangladesh 21
Cashew Export Promotion Council of India 71
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Chamber of Commerce of the People's Democratic Republic
of Korea 47
Chemical and Allied Products Export Promotion Council
(CAPEXIL) - India 73
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
(CCPIT) 40
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic
Cooperation (CAITEC) 41
Council for Leather Exports - India 76
Danang Trade and Service Company - Viet Nam 241
Department of Commerce, Industries and Employment* -
Solomon Islands 206
Department of Economic Affairs - Micronesia (Federated
States of) 139
Department of Export Promotion (DEP) - Thailand 218
Department of Island Development and Industry* - Nauru 147
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Philippines 174
Department of Trade and Industry* - Papua New Guinea 168
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) 22
Directorate of Trade - Myanmar 145
Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA) 3
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) - Bangladesh 23
Export Promotion Center of Turkey (IGEME) 234
Export Promotion Department (EPD) - Cambodia 36
Export-Import Bank of India 79
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FBCCI) 24
Federation of Indian Export Organizations 82
Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium
Enterprises (FISME) 83
Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry 48
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) 49
Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency (FIFTA) -
Mongolia 141
Foreign Trade Development Centre - India 84
Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India
Ltd. (HHEC) 85
Handloom Export Promotion Council - India 85
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) 60
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) 62
India International Trade Centre (IITC) 86
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) 87
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Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 106
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) -
Viet Nam 245
International Institute for Trade Relations Promotion
(ITRP) - Islamic Republic of Iran 107
International Pepper Community (IPC) - Indonesia 263
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) - Viet
Nam 245
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)* -
Pakistan 265
Jute Manufactures Development Council (JMDC) 93
Korea International Trade Association (KITA) - Republic
of Korea 190
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) -
Republic of Korea 192
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development
Centre (MVIRDC) - India 93
Macau Importers and Exporters Association* 118
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation
(MATRADE) 124
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka 25
Ministry of Commerce (MOC) - Cambodia 37
Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Afghanistan 4
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade - Maldives 135
Ministry of Finance and National Planning - Tonga 232
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Commerce - Tuvalu 236
Ministry of Trade and Economic Development - Armenia 11
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) -
Indonesia 104
National Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Promotion
and Development Office (SMEPDO) - Lao People’s
Democratic Republic 116
Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) 179
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) 182
Planning and Development Office, Office of the Secretary
to Government* - Niue 156
Plastics Export Promotion Council - India 97
Promotion and Fntrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Shanghai Small Enterprises Trade Development Service
Center 43
Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGPEC) - India 101
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 210
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) 211
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’
Association (SLIEMA) 213
Sri Lanka Tea Board 214
Technical Information Center of Iran Co. Ltd. (TICI) 109
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development
Center (TPDC) 231
Tonga Trade Division 232
Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TPC) - Nepal 153
Trade and Industry Department - Hong Kong, China 64
Trade and Industry Information Center (TIIC) -
Philippines 184
Trade and Investment Services Division - Marshall
Islands 136
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan 164
Trade Development Office - Bhutan 29
Trade Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade -
Samoa 199
Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (IRAN TPO) 110
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Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Vietnam Trade Information Centre (VTIC) 250
World Trade Center Metro Manila 185
Training/research institutions, organizations with training
functions
All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association 159
American Samoa Small Business Development Center (AS-
SBDC) 5
Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia
and the Pacific (ATIFTAP) - Philippines 260
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) 27
Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) -
Philippines 174
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Trade of French
Polynesia 52
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic
Cooperation (CAITEC) 41
Exporters Club - Malaysia 119
External Trade Service - French Polynesia 52
Federation of Indian Export Organizations 82
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) 121
Foreign Trade Development Centre - India 84
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) 61
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) (Deemed University) 91
Institute for Trade Studies and Research (ITSR) - Islamic
Republic of Iran 106
Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED) 92
Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) 107
International Consulting and Training Centre (ICTC) - Viet
Nam 245
International Trade Group (ITG)* - Philippines 175
Korea International Trade Association (KITA) - Republic of
Korea 190
Korea Trade and Economy Institute (KOTEI)* - Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea 47
M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development
Centre (MVIRDC) - India 93
Mongolian Business Development Agency (MBDA)* 142
Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MNCCI) 143
National Agency for Export Development (NAFED) -
Indonesia 104
National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(NIMSME) - India 96
Pacific Islands Small Business Development Centre Network
(PISBDCN) - Guam 268
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) 182
Promotion and Entrepreneurial Development Division -
Brunei Darussalam 32
Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) 205
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre (SLBDC) 210
Sri Lanka Importers’, Exporters’ and Manufacturers’
Association (SLIEMA) 213
Thai Plastic and Petrochemical Business Development
Center (TPDC) 231
Tonga Trade Division 233
Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) 50
Tschong-Rig Knowledge Centre - Bhutan 29
Uzbek Foreign Economic Information and Commercial
Center “Uzincomcenter” 237
Others
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Asian Clearing Union (ACU) - Islamic Republic of Iran 253
Asian Reinsurance Corporation (ARC) - Thailand 256
BSC Business and Community Development - Armenia 8
Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business
Associations (CAMFEBA) 35
Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic
Cooperation (CAITEC) 41
Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN)* - Thailand 219
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) -
Malaysia 119
Food Corporation of Bhutan 27
Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries (HKCSI) 58
Hong Kong Franchise Association (HKFA) 60
Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) 89
Korea International Trade Association (KITA) - Republic
of Korea 190
Maldives Tourism Promotion Board 135
National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) - India 95
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’)
Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic 15
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) -
Sinagpore 266
Philippine Shippers’ Bureau 181
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited (TCP) - Pakistan 166
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises
(WASME) - India 271
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