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FOREWORD | Sharon Bamford CEO UKIBC February saw the major annual bilateral trade negotiations between India and the UK, the JETCO sessions, and we were pleased to note significant involvement from a large number of UKIBC members. The British India Roads Group (BIRG), a group formed following the launch of our Infrastructure Forum, met with Highways Minister Kamal Nath earlier in the month during which he urged the assembled companies to play a key role and to take concrete action to meet his exacting road building targets. Our inaugural Next Gen delegation of young professionals and entrepreneurs to Delhi and Mumbai was incredibly well received by their hosts CII Young Indians, TiE Delhi and charity, Katha. We were greatly impressed by the commitment and enthusiasm of the group. Our thanks to colleagues at UKTI in India, who supported us in this important inaugural mission.
UKIBC NewsAll Roads Lead to IndiaIndia has identified more than 80,000 kilometres of roads, national highways and expressways that need expanding or building, and Minister for Trade, Investment and Small Business Lord Davies is encouraging UK firms to get into pole position to secure contracts. Read more
India Budget 2010
The key issue in the Union Budget 2010 was how to address the fiscal deficit, which had been brought about due to the need to revive the economy after the slowdown of the global financial crisis. Read more
JETCO Overview
The annual JETCO Ministerial meeting took place on Tuesday 4th February 2010 at Lancaster House in London. There were four business to business work groups: education and skills, FMCG and supply chain, Infrastructure PPP and Manufacturing and Innovation. Read more
Govt. to set up 91 ITIs and 415 SDCs in Orissa
The Government of India has decided to set up 91 new Industrial Training Institutes (TITs) and 415 Skill Development Centres (SDCs) in Orissa on the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Read more
Members NewsNEWS ROUND UP Microsoft announced its BizSpark programme, designed to catalyse the success of entrepreneurs. Read more
Standard Chartered Private Bank is to expand its network in India this year, doubling the number of relationship managers, as part of an expansion programme
aimed at the sub-continent. Read more
Grant Thornton Report: Indian companies M&As touch $2.5bn in January. Read more
Sunil Gadhia, Head of the India practice at Stephenson Harwood, becomes new chairman of the Asian Business Association. Read more
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- member news
- events
EventsReport Launch: Education in India: Securing the Demographic Dividend | 23/3/2010
UKIBC in partnership with Grant Thornton present a report to explain both the opportunities and challenges facing UK educational institutions and investors considering expanding into India, as well as the regulatory aspects they will need to consider. More info
Insight India 30/03/2010 | 9.30am
The UKIBC India Insight series, will address the issues related to doing business in India’s current environment and discuss how India stands as a favoured destination for business. More info
Indian Investment Forum |22/4/2010
The event to be held at Nabarro's offices in London, will feature six of the best Indian companies seeking finance or alliances to launch in the UK. More info
Coming Soon...
Insight India, Edinburgh
Technology Club, Microsoft, London
Save the Date
UKIBC Summit and Gala Dinner 21st September 2010. More information coming soon..
Delegation to Chandigarh
The delegation to Chandigarh for March 2010 has been postponed. Please check our website for further updates
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