Monthly Archives: November 2014

Amit Mitra woos businessmen in Kolkata

Business & Economy

The State had featured in the top spot in bank lending to MSMEs, Mr. Mitra said and added that 4,000 acres of land was made available for investment.

: Addressing the curtain raiser to the Bengal Global Business Summit at FICCI’s Federation House in New Delhi on Friday, West Bengal Minister of Finance and Commerce and Industries Amit Mitra invited the business community to attract investment opportunities for the State.

The ‘Bengal Global Business Summit’ will be held in Kolkata on January 7 and 8, 2015. To project the State as an emerging and ideal investment destination, senior IAS officers will visit parts of Europe and Asia and hold meetings with investor communities to hold road shows for the Summit.

Stating that the State government had doubled its industrial production and the State Domestic Product since the All India Trinamool Congress assumed office, Mr. Mitra said the State had also doubled its tax collections from Rs. 21,000 crore to Rs. 40,000 crore in 2013-14.

The State had featured in the top spot in bank lending to MSMEs, Mr. Mitra said and added that 4,000 acres of land was made available for investment. Another 3,000 acres would be ready for investment in the coming six months.

Dwelling on the changes brought about in the State since the AITC came to power, FICCI president Sidharth Birla said: “The State government has not only come up with a new West Bengal Investment and Industrial Policy 2013, but also various sector-specific policies in the areas of textiles, MSME, ICT to provide a fillip to the industrial investments in the State.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kolkata / by Staff Reporter / Kolkata – November 01st, 2014

Kolkata bids for 2017 World Chambers Congress

Business & Economy, World Opinion

The WCC is an international forum for chamber leaders and professionals to exchange insights and address business issues.

The Indian Chamber of Commerce has bid for hosting the next World Chambers Congress in the city. The 2015 Congress is scheduled to be held in June next year in Italy and India would debut in case it is selected as a host for the next meet due to be held in 2017.

The WCC is an international forum for chamber leaders and professionals to exchange insights and address business issues. It attracts about 2000 business leaders from over 100 countries and can play a major role in placing Kolkata on the global investment map, a ICC statement said.

The ICC delegation is just back from making the bid presentation to the World Chamber Federation Governing Council in mid October in Tokyo. ICC is competing with the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of China, the Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Sydney Business Chamber for the bid, whose results are expected in November end, the ICC said.

The event is organised by the International Chamber of Commerce. The ICC delegation also utilised the opportunity to invite Japanese investors to the Biswa Banga Sammelan a global investors meet which is being planned by the Mamata Banerjee in January 2015.

West Bengal science and technology secretary Hridyesh Mohan who also travelled with the ICC delegation, invited Japanese business houses and industry captains to attend the West Bengal meet for which preparations are under way.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Business> Industry / by Special Correspondent / Kolkata – October 23rd, 2014