Indian state seeks investments from UAE
Andhra Pradesh to showcase business attractiveness across key sectors
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh welcomed visitors and investors from across the world at the Expo 2020 Dubai, hoping its “strategic locational advantages, robust infrastructure, thriving industrial and business ecosystem” would boost spending in the state.
The state’s floor at the India pavilion was inaugurated by Mekapati Goutham Reddy, Minister of Commerce and Information Technology, Andhra Pradesh along with Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr Ahmed Albanna, UAE Ambassador to India, and Sunjay Sudhir, India Ambassador to the UAE.
The state hold a series of exhibitions focusing on key sectors such as automobile, food processing, textiles, health care, information technology and capital goods among others to forge new partnerships.
The Andhra Pradesh week will conclude on February 17, 2022.
“… The state of Andhra Pradesh has strong governance, strategic locational advantages, robust infrastructure, thriving industrial and business ecosystem, skilled manpower and immense potential for growth across key sectors. I am confident that the state floor at India pavilion will project Andhra Pradesh in a new perspective, open new opportunities for business and establish new relationships with industry and governments,” Reddy said.
“Andhra Pradesh is blessed with abundant natural resources, mineral wealth, and presents a low risk and easy environment for businesses to grow. We are poised to exchange strengths and are looking forward to long term business relationships with global investors,” he added.