CII Communique - October, 2010

egionshas signed a MoU with Guidance Bureau of Tamil Nadu, toboost future economic interaction between Tamil Nadu andJapan. Mr Rajeev Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries,Tamil Nadu, and Mr Daisuke Yamada, General Manager,Mizuho Corporate Bank, addressed the seminar.CoimbatoreFINEXE 201024 September, CoimbatoreVisakhapatnam & VijayawadaSession on Environment4th September, VisakhapatnamDr. T. Subbarami Reddy, Member of Parliament (RajyaSabha) shared the steps taken by the Government ofIndia for promoting science and technology as wellas for protecting and conserving the environmentin the country. He also addressed queries on therecently passed Nuclear Liability Bill. CII Visakhapatnamsubmitted a memorandum to the MP seeking a WorldClass IT incubation centre in the city.Indo-US Co-operation for MSME Sector15 September, VijayawadaFINEXE 2010 in CoimbatoreFINEXE 2010 was organized in Coimbatore to enableMSMEs gain adequate access to financial schemedoffered by banks and financial meetings.ErodeHow to become a Successful Manager8 & 9 September, Erode and SalemThe programme presented 101 managerial concepts fororganizational Development. Many case studies and puzzleswere used to kindle the concept of lateral thinking.Understanding the Factories Act16 September, ErodeThe session with Mr Alagesan, Deputy Chief Inspector ofFactories, Erode District, helped members understand thenew amendments and enforcements to the Factories Act.Y V Krishna Mohan, Vice Chairman, CII Vijayawada;and J S R K Prasad, Chairman, CII VijayawadaMr. Syed Mujtaba Andrabi, Economic Officer, USConsulate, Hyderabad, emphasized that Indo-USrelations are expected to grow on a very promisingtrajectory both in the near future and over the longterm, with the focus on SME cooperation, bilateraltrade agreements, climate change, besides others. Hefelt that Indo US cooperation in the SME sector holdsgreat importance in the present recovery.WestDialogue on Turkey20 September, Pune21 September, Mumbai24 September, PanajiThe interactions were heldto share an overview ofopportunities availablefor Indian companies inTurkey and project Turkeyas the new growth hub inEurope. Mr Levent Bilman,Ambassador of Turkey to India, said that Turkey isalready the preferred alternate manufacturing hub forEuropean companies, mainly because customs unionGroup; Ralph De Sousa, Vice Chairman, CII Goa; Levent Bilman, Ambassador of Turkey to India;Naveen Kapoor, Chairman CII Goa; and Ahmet Yoruk, Consul General of Turkey in Mumbai,at the session in Panajiwith the EU enables duty-free trade between Turkeyand EU, and operating costs are less than one thirdof those in the EU.Communiqué October 2010 | 79