Malabar Gold set to participate with India Pavilion at Expo 2020

MUSCAT: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the leading jewellery retailer globally with a strong retail network of over 260 outlets spread across 10 countries has signed up with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) as one of the key sponsors of India Pavilion at the muchawaited Expo 2020 to be held in Dubai, UAE from October 1.

The sponsor participation agreement was signed between Dilip Chenoy, Secretary-General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Shamlal Ahamed, MD – International Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds in the presence of Dr Gunveena Chadha, Assistant Secretary-General, FICCI; Praveen Kumar Mittal, Senior Director, FICCI; Abdul Salam KP, Vice-Chairman, Malabar Group and Salish Mathew, Chief Marketing Officer, Malabar Gold & Diamonds at a private event held in Dubai.

Expo 2020 Dubai is the first world expo to be held in Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. Spanning across an area of 4.38 sqkm and located at the Dubai South District, Expo 2020 will be a global stage to 191 country pavilions and a host of signature pavilions, showcasing and exchanging some of the greatest innovations, ideas, knowledge, business partnerships and the road to recovery post-COVID-19 pandemic. Expo 2020 Dubai will have 3 thematic districts: Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity, in line with the event’s subthemes.

The Indian pavilion, one of the largest pavilions at the expo will showcase the country’s achievements over the last 75 years, innovative technologies, and business opportunities it offers, as well as its cultural diversity and ancient treasures. From age-old yoga to India’s foray into space, the pavilion will bring alive a vibrant and ambitious India. It features a kinetic façade made up of 600 individual colourful blocks.

‘Our participation at Expo 2020 Dubai will be providing us with a great opportunity to represent India and showcase the art, culture, heritage and tradition of Indian handcrafted jewellery in a global forum at a time when the nation has kickstarted the celebrations for #Indiaat75, highlighting what the country has achieved in these 75 years of Independence and its vision for the future. It gives us immense happiness to be joining hands with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to make this a reality at the India Pavilion’, said Shamlal Ahamed, MD – International Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds.