Chidambaram to woo international investors at Davos
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, accompanied by his ministerial colleagues Kamal Nath and Praful Patel, will represent India at the World Economic Forum at Davos from January 23-27 and is expected to hard sell India story to global investors at the...
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister P Chidambaram, accompanied by his ministerial colleagues Kamal Nath and Praful Patel, will represent India at the World Economic Forum at Davos from January 23-27 and is expected to hard sell India story to global investors at the skiing resort of Switzerland.
Besides the central ministers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and over 50 Indian corporate honchos will rub shoulders with who's who of international political and business leaders.
Finance Minister will address a special session on India's International Agenda, where he is expected to ask investors from the US, Japan and European countries to invest in India, especially in the infrastructure sector, estimated to require 475 billion dollar in the next 5 years.
Chidambaram's views on global credit crunch and the impact on emerging economies are likely to draw interest of top CEOs from both manufacturing and services sectors.
Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates and Dell Chief Executive Michael Dell will be among the 1,370 top level corporate executives in Davos, according to organisers.
Among the Indian corporate leaders, Bharti Airtel Group Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal, Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani, ICICI Bank CEO and MD KV Kamath, Bajaj Auto Chief Rahul Bajaj will also be present there.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
