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Global investment summit - "Advantage Assam: India's Expressway"

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Global investment summit – “Advantage Assam: India’s Expressway”


Advantage Assam – Assam Govt’s Global Investors’ Summit was organised by the Government of Assam from February 3-04, 2018 in Guwahati.  The Summit was inaugurated by the Prime Minister and attended by 213 representatives from 23 foreign countries including the Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs of the Royal Bhutanese Government, Cambodian Minister of Tourism, Minister of Industries of Bangladesh, Minister of Commerce of Myanmar.  Top business houses including Reliance, Medanta Group, Patanjali Ayurved, Spice Jet, McLeod Russel India Ltd., Sun Phamaceuticals etc. also participated.  Representatives of various agencies including Asian Development Bank; ONGC, NITI Aayog, etc too attended the Summit.

 

The Summit showcased the manufacturing prowess and the opportunities offered by the State in terms of export-oriented manufacturing and services to growing economies viz. ASEAN and BBN countries.  The focus area of the Summit included Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices; Plastic & Petrochemicals; IT & ITES; Tourism, Hospitality and Wellness; Power; Handloom; Textiles & Handicrafts; Agriculture & Food Processing; products of Bamboo; Inland Water Transport; Civil Aviation; and Petroleum & Natural Gas, etc.