SoCultures October 2018
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<strong>SoCultures</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
India&France<br />
The chamber is also a member of CCI France International, the network of the French<br />
Chambers of Commerce and Industry Abroad, which comprises of one hundred and<br />
twenty French Chambers & companies across the world. It is the largest private network<br />
of French companies in the world. Taking advantage of this large network, we reach out<br />
to and connect with companies to promote and facilitate collaborations in India.<br />
We offer various services to our members including networking events, business support,<br />
advocacy, employment services.Recently, in March <strong>2018</strong>, IFCCI played a role in the state<br />
visit of the President of France – H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron to India where we co-<br />
organized the prestigious bilateral economic event, ‘The Indo-French Economic<br />
Partnership Signing Ceremony’, along with the French Embassy in India. The event<br />
welcomed more than two hundred and fifty delegates wherein major agreements worth<br />
$16 billion were signed between French and Indian companies.<br />
How can we develop better economic and commercial relations between India and<br />
France?<br />
Historically, India and France<br />
share very strong relations,<br />
since the signing of the<br />
strategic partnership in 1998.<br />
And have been working<br />
together in<br />
areas such as<br />
defense, aerospace, security,<br />
climate change and energy. The<br />
alliance between the two<br />
countries is built on trust and<br />
respect. Trade relations have<br />
progressed over the years, with<br />
more than one thousands active subsidiaries of French companies across twenty Indian<br />
cities, and these numbers are only set to grow in the coming times.<br />
However, it is my opinion that bilateral trade between the two countries has immense<br />
scope for further growth, in certain key sectors such as Smart cities. At IFCCI, we offer<br />
such advocacy services, which help companies, tap into these core sectors.<br />
How can people from Tier II and Ties III towns of India have access to the conferences<br />
and workshops?<br />
Since 2017, IFCCI has considerably grown its team to meet its business ambitions and<br />
has started expanding into new areas with representation in Chandigarh and Pune. Based<br />
on opportunities, we will further expand into Tier II and Tier III cities.<br />
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