Tunis: The Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) on April 29, signed a memorandum of understanding and an annual contract for the export of 150,000 tonnes of fertilisers to Bangladesh in 2024.
Signed between GCT and the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), which supplies most of the country’s imported fertiliser needs, the MOU aims to supply the Bangladeshi market with additional quantities of fertilisers over the next period.
The two sides underlined the need to further cement bilateral relations in various sectors, notably phosphate and its derivatives, as well as fertilisers, and to schedule visits between the two countries with a view to sharing experiences, said the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy in a press release issued on Monday in Tunis.
The signing ceremony was chaired by Bangladesh Secretary of State for Agriculture Wahida Aktar and Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry in charge of Energy Transition Wael Chouchane, with attendance of GCT Managing Director Hédi Yousse
f and a high-level delegation from BADC led by its President Abdullah Sazzad.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse