Deccan Despatch (January - April 2010) - CII

In FocusInternational BusinessThe months January to April witnessed several interactionsorganized by CII for the Southern Region businesscommunity and international delegations from all across theglobe. This included delegations from the United Kingdom,Europe, Middle East, Africa, East Asia, South East Asia, SouthAmerica and the North Atlantic Region.Highlights of these are the visits by heads of states anddignitaries to the region :• HE Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak,Prime Minister of Malaysia• HE Dr the Hon Ewart Frederick Brown, Premier ofBermuda and Minister of Tourism• H. E. Ms. Zilya Valeeva, Deputy Prime Minister,Republic of Tatarstan• HE Levent Bilman, Ambassador of Turkey in India• Mr Jean-Paul SOLARO, Deputy Mayor, LorientTown, France• Mr Md. Zainuddin Jalil, Consul (Trade), MalaysianEmbassyEstablishing economic ties with countries in Europe, CIIorganized the session on Doing Business in the UnitedKingdom to enable member companies in the region gainunderstanding on the investment opportunities in theUnited Kingdom. A seminar with the Netherlands BusinessMission helped discuss the business opportunities in Indiain sectors such as agro, automotive and biotechnology.CII also organized a CEOs interactionwith H E Levent Bilman,Ambassador of Turkey which servedas a platform to identify opportunitiesfor mutual cooperation. Members weregiven a glimpse into Turkey’s thrivingindustries in the country namelyInfrastructure, Automotive, Agriculture& Food Processing; Mines & Minerals;Manufacturing, ICT, BPO.Seminar on Doing Business with NetherlandsThe interactive session with Mr Jean-Paul SOLARO,Deputy Mayor, Lorient Town, France promotedpromote with the industry in Kerala. Areas of economiccooperation identified were, heritage and culture, maritimebusiness (fishing, shipbuilding, sailing, marine and costaltourism) and urban development.Exploring business and investment opportunitiesin UAE, a business forum organized was on the occasion ofthe visit of H E Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of ForeignTrade, United Arab Emirates and the accompanying businessdelegation. The business forum helped strengthen and promotethe UAE – India relations. Leading Indian companies wereinvited to leverage upon investment, industrial and marketaccess opportunities in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras AlKhaimah, Sharjah. Members were also given an opportunity tointeract with H E Sheikh Ahmed Sultan Bin Saqer Al Qassimi,CEOs Round Table with Ambassador of TurkeySenior Commercial Officer, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, whowelcomed Indian companies to make use of the infrastructureat Sharjah’s Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZ).65