Northeast Global Investor Summit to be held in New Delhi in August 2023

New Delhi, Apr 26 (KNN) With the aim to attract investments to the Northeastern region, the Ministry of Development of Northeast Region (MDoNER) is organising a Northeast Global Investor Summit-2023 in New Delhi in August.

The summit will focus on attracting investments in sectors such as tourism and hospitality, agro-food processing, textiles, handloom and handicrafts, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education and skill development, Information Technology and Services, entertainment, sports, tea, energy among others, Tripura Industries and Commerce Department official informed on Tuesday.

As per reports, before the summit, a series of activities including state roundtables would be organised in the Northeastern states in April-May, road shows in Mumbai, Dhaka, Hyderabad, and Kolkata.

The planned roadshows will include structured B2B and B2G meetings, roundtable conferences, and panel discussions focusing on the investment opportunities in the eight Northeastern states of India.

To finalise strategies, deliberate, ideate and explore trade and investment opportunities in the northeast region, a roundtable interaction with bilateral chambers and trade associations in India was recently held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, the official said.

Harpreet Singh, Joint Secretary, DoNER chaired the roundtable interaction meet, where diplomats and envoys from the US, SAARC, EU, ASEAN, Canada, UAE, Dubai, Japan and Finland took part.

Singh apprised that the event would provide a platform for an immersive collaboration between select foreign embassies, the business communities, financial institutions, and relevant government stakeholders for forging mutually beneficial partnerships towards improving the business and trading ecosystem in the Northeastern region.  (KNN Bureau)