FICCI President leads CEOs delegation accompanying Arun Jaitley to Bangladesh

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A high-powered business delegation led by Mr. Pankaj Patel, President, FICCI and Chairman and Managing Director, Zydus Cadila – Cadila Healthcare is accompanying Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on his visit to Bangladesh on October 3 and 4, 2017 to enhance bilateral economic relations between the two neighbouring countries.
The visit comes at an opportune time when the economy of Bangladesh is growing consistently and the Indian economy is experiencing significant economic reforms, which offer ample opportunities for cooperation between business communities of both countries.
The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in the India-Bangladesh relationship which has evolved from a partnership that is based not just on a shared civilizational heritage with roots running deep, but to a comprehensive engagement that spans virtually the entire spectrum of interaction that is possible for neighbours to have. Our bilateral cooperation has matured into a multifaceted one encompassing trade and investment, security, water, power, shipping, development cooperation, people-to-people exchanges and human resource development.
The visit of the Indian business delegation is expected to give boost to our economic and commercial ties with Bangladesh. India is the second largest import partner of Bangladesh and Bangladesh is now India’s biggest trade partner in South Asia, with total bilateral trade between two countries in 2016-17 at US$ 7.52 billion. The meeting of the business communities of the two countries will be a constructive step towards further enhancing trade and investment and taking it to much greater heights. A key agenda of meetings will be to discuss cross-border trade concerns pertaining to customs, certification and quality standards.
As part of the visit, members of the FICCI Business Delegation will participate in the panel
discussion on ‘India-Bangladesh Economic Relations – Current Status and Future Possibilities’
that will be co-organized by Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FBCCI) and FICCI. Various potential areas of collaboration and partnership are likely to be
discussed such as infrastructure, power, manufacturing, IT, skills, education and tourism. The
opening session of this seminar will be addressed by Mr. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of
India and Mr. Tofail Ahmed, Commerce Minister of Bangladesh.
Besides Mr. Pankaj Patel, the other members of the business delegation are Dr. Sanjaya Baru,
Secretary General, FICCI, Mr. Rashesh C Shah, Senior Vice President, FICCI & Chairman,
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd; Mr. Sudhir Jalan, Past President, FICCI & Chairman &
Managing Director, Meenakshi Tea Company Ltd; Mr. K K Modi, Past President, FICCI &
Chairman, Modi Enterprises; and Dr. Jyotsna Suri, Past President, FICCI & Chairperson &
Managing Director, Bharat Hotels Ltd, Mr. U S Bhartia, Chairman and Managing Director, India
Glycols Limited, Mr. Jaspal Bindra, Executive Chairman, Centrum Capital Limited, Mr. Anant
Goenka, Managing Director, CEAT, Mr Shiv Siddhant Narayan Kaul, Managing Director, Nicco
Engineering Services Limited, Dr. Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals, Mr.
David Rasquinha, Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Mr. Pankaj Tandon, VP – T&D, SAARC
Countries, KEC International Limited, Mr. Sanjay Jadhav, Executive Vice President, South Asia,
Mahindra and Mahindra and Ms. Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Director – Public Policy, Uber India and
South Asia.

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