Bangladesh, Oct. 21 -- The European Union (EU) has invited Bangladesh to share its experience in leveraging preferential market access to boost exports and socioeconomic development at a high-level event in Brussels, scheduled for November 4, as the bloc prepares to introduce a new Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) framework in 2027.

The event will mark the 25th anniversary of the EU's Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative, which provides least developed countries (LDCs) with duty-free and quota-free access to the EU market for all products except arms and ammunition.

Contacted, a senior commerce ministry official said the invitation offers Bangladesh an opportunity to highlight the contribution of EU trade preferences to export g...