Category : Industry
Date : Jun-24-2010 14:47
The Indo-US CEO Forum comprising top CEOs of India and US have suggested setting up of a $10 billion debt fund dedicated for infrastructure development in India.The 12 member recommendation forum had Ratan Tata chief of Tata Group and Dave Cote Head of Honeywell Corp. amongst others, here in Washington.Leading the Indian delegation to the Forum, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, said that "We have identified certain issues on which we should work together...." Throwing light on the areas identified by the CEOs for the two countries to work on, he said that areas like education, infrastructure, clean energy, bio tech and health were such areas as identified, which follows the Indian government''s decision to establish a high-level committee to identify areas for expanding economic ties with the US.Mukherjee said that “We are committed to further initiatives which will contribute in creating a more conducive environment for investment flows.”US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit in India in November this year, and a high level committee, to be set up under Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, would coordinate with various ministries to prepare a roadmap before it.Expressing his belief in India"s potential in achieving double digit growth, he said that “This year, my ministry has predicted a growth rate of 8.5%. I notice that the IMF has challenged our prediction. For once, however, I am not going to to contest the IMF assessment. The IMF believes that the Indian economy will grow at 8.8%,”India will need investments to the tune of $1 trillion for infrastructure development in next 7 years, out of this, 25-30 percent can be provided by overseas investors including the US companies.
Date : Jun-24-2010 14:47
The Indo-US CEO Forum comprising top CEOs of India and US have suggested setting up of a $10 billion debt fund dedicated for infrastructure development in India.The 12 member recommendation forum had Ratan Tata chief of Tata Group and Dave Cote Head of Honeywell Corp. amongst others, here in Washington.Leading the Indian delegation to the Forum, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, said that "We have identified certain issues on which we should work together...." Throwing light on the areas identified by the CEOs for the two countries to work on, he said that areas like education, infrastructure, clean energy, bio tech and health were such areas as identified, which follows the Indian government''s decision to establish a high-level committee to identify areas for expanding economic ties with the US.Mukherjee said that “We are committed to further initiatives which will contribute in creating a more conducive environment for investment flows.”US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit in India in November this year, and a high level committee, to be set up under Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, would coordinate with various ministries to prepare a roadmap before it.Expressing his belief in India"s potential in achieving double digit growth, he said that “This year, my ministry has predicted a growth rate of 8.5%. I notice that the IMF has challenged our prediction. For once, however, I am not going to to contest the IMF assessment. The IMF believes that the Indian economy will grow at 8.8%,”India will need investments to the tune of $1 trillion for infrastructure development in next 7 years, out of this, 25-30 percent can be provided by overseas investors including the US companies.
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