SME Times News Bureau | 17 Jan, 2018
Australian state Victoria is taking action to double the value
of its annual goods export to India to AUD 1 billion over the next decade, it
was announced on Tuesday.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the new plan focusses
on doubling the number of Victorian businesses engaged in India from 150 to
300.
"Recognising India's economy as the third-largest and
fastest growing on Earth, we believe that a close bond with India will be
beneficial for both economies," Andrews said during the launch of
'Victoria's India Strategy'.
He described it as an ambitious blueprint aimed at growing
exports to India, attracting more international students to enrol at Victoria's
education providers and encouraging more people from India to experience what a
visit to Victoria can offer.
Andrews said it is aimed at increasing the cultural
exchanges between both India and Victoria.
It includes growing the number of Indian postgraduate
research students in Victoria by 25 per cent and increasing the exchange
between educational institutes of both the communities.