FICCI delegation going with FM to promote Indo-US Partnership
By TIOL News Service
NEW DELHI, APR 19, 2017: A high-powered FICCI business delegation led by Mr Pankaj R Patel, President, FICCI & Chairman and Managing Director, Zydus Cadila - Cadila Healthcare Ltd. is accompanying Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to United States from 20th - 24th April 2017 to enhance the bilateral economic engagement between the two major democracies and further boost cooperation between Indian and US businesses.
The importance of the visit is underlined by a series of significant meetings which are expected to set the pace for an intensified dialogue between businesses on both sides. Prominent among these engagements are the meeting with Institutional Investors and a luncheon meeting with Long Term Investors on 24th April 2017 being organised by FICCI with Citibank and Goldman Sachs respectively. The meetings would be addressed by the Hon'ble Finance Minster Mr. Arun Jaitley. The meetings will involve interaction with banks, investment funds, asset management companies and institutional investors looking to expand their presence in India as well as discussion regarding long-term investment opportunities in India.
The delegation will get an opportunity to highlight to stakeholders the opportunity to leverage on the NIIF as an instrument to drive deeper engagement between India and United States. FICCI team will also share updates on the tremendous progress made in India in the various national development programs that have been launched by the Government.
During the visit, FICCI team also proposes to take up with senior officials of US government as well as business counterparts some of the pressing issues that seem to be hindering the two sides to fully capture the true potential on offer. This list includes areas such as the issuance of H1B visas that are of great importance to the Indian IT sector and our professionals.
The FICCI delegation will also attend a meeting with Mr. George David Banks, Special Assistant to the President for International Energy and Environment and Mr. Mathew Haarsager, Special Assistant to the President for Global Economics and Finance.
Mr. Pankaj R Patel, President, FICCI & Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, Immediate Past President, FICCI will participate in the panel discussion on ‘ U.S.-India Economic Ties in the Trump-Modi Era ' organised by organised by CSIS.
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