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Modi urges US firms to avail of business opportunities in new areas
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IANS | 31 Oct, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the US companies to
fully avail of business opportunities in India in new areas such as
energy, health care, digital technology besides start-ups.
He was
addressing board members of United States India Strategic Partnership
Forum (USISPF) who called on him. The board members include senior
industry and business captains of the United States.
They briefed Modi on the outcomes of India Leadership Summit held earlier in the day.
An
official release said the business leaders appreciated the economic and
regulatory reforms implemented by the government in the past four years
and expressed their desire to further deepen their engagements with
India to make use of the mutually beneficial opportunities created by
the rapidly growing Indian economy.
Modi said that both countries have benefited in an unprecedented manner through economic engagement.
"He
encouraged US companies to fully avail of the business opportunities in
new areas as well, such as start-ups, energy, health care and digital
technology," the release said.
A release issued by the Forum said
that the theme of this year's Summit was 'In Pursuit of Inclusive
Prosperity,' showcasing the contributions of both countries to inclusive
growth.
It said that USISPF board members, Jim Umpleby, CEO of
Caterpillar and John T. Chambers, Chairman Emeritus of Cisco and Founder
& CEO of JC2 Ventures presented a study: "Inclusive Prosperity: The
Story of American Business in India", to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
According to its findings, US companies contributed over $ 90
billion to India's GDP (2017) as over 6.6 million jobs are supported by
US companies in India (2018). The US is India's largest trading partner
and top export market. It is also India's top source of FDI with $50
billion worth of flows between 2014 and first quarter of 2018.
The
study also said US companies invested over $ 5.5 billion in R&D in
India (2016) and the US companies contributed to over five per cent of
total CSR expenditure in India (2017).
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