The Regional Seminar on Investment Promotion and Enhancement of the Role of the Private Sector in Asia and the Pacific was held at Dhaka from 26 to 30 January 1993. The Seminar was organized by the Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in cooperation with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), and funded by the Government of the Netherlands. The Seminar was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, HE Begum Khaleda Zia.