What is an “NTF III Company”?

The project runs from 2014 until 2017 and benefits 40 Bangladeshi companies active in IT and ITES.

The successful companies underwent a stringent and highly competitive selection process and will work closely with the International Trade Centre during the years to come, benefitting from guidance and mentoring as well as from numerous trainings and workshops (for example on marketing and sales, access to finance and creating a presence in virtual marketplaces). The companies are invited to global trade fairs and to international B2B events for example in Europe, South America and Africa, introducing them to foreign clients.

In Bangladesh, over 100 applications from a diverse range of IT&ITES companies were reviewed, evaluated and selected in a multi-step procedure by 2 international IT experts.

The review criteria included but were not limited to:

• the companies’ financial soundness
• value proposition
• demonstrated IT expertise
• clarity of strategy – notably its export strategy
• size of the company
• attitude towards employment of women
• availability of marketing communication material (e.g. web site, brochures) etc.

After a thorough selection process, the following 40 Bangladeshi companies were identified as being the best candidates to benefit from ITC’s export-enhancing measures.

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We congratulate them for being part of the NTF III Bangladesh project.