A two-day investment summit is scheduled to begin tomorrow to identify areas for potential collaboration in trade and investments among businesses of Bangladesh and the Netherlands, said a statement.

Termed Netherlands-Bangladesh Investment Summit, the event will have panellists discussing about key investment prospects and potential collaboration opportunities between the two nations.

"It would serve as the perfect melting pot for corporations, small and medium enterprises (SME) and innovators to co-create value and absorb the immense learning opportunity for charting the new course of business collaboration," said the press statement.

The duo's embassies concerned and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) are organising the event with active support from Larive International and LightCastle Partners.

The Daily Star is the media partner for this initiative.

The summit, to take place virtually, will be graced by top experts, policymakers and industry leaders, both from the Netherlands and Bangladesh.

It will be divided into three panels: agriculture & agro-food, light engineering, water & maritime, said the statement.

A Dutch-investment mapping report, in context of the bilateral economic engagements till date, will be launched at the end of the event.

The Embassy of Bangladesh, the Hague, the Netherlands, in collaboration with LightCastle Partners and Larive International will launch the report.

The report will cover key areas of accomplishment in the various industrial zones and economic arenas of Bangladesh and also earmark the possible scope of collaboration between private sectors from the two counterparts, said the press statement.

The maiden event takes place against the backdrop of a robust relationship between the two countries in various areas.

Bangladesh exported goods worth 850 million euros to the Netherlands in the July-June period of fiscal 2019-20, with readymade garments topping the list followed by footwear, fish and frozen food.

Bangladesh imported goods worth 137 million euros in 2018-19 from the Dutch. Machinery and transport equipment topped the import list.