Singapore minister urges India to increase trade with Southeast Asia

Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, urged Indian businesses to seize opportunities to further deepen partnerships .

Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Gan Kim Yong, was in New Delhi and spoke at the 28th Annual Confederation of India n Industry (CII) Partnership Summit where he encouraged India n businesses to increase their investments and trade with Southeast Asia.

The summit titled “Partnerships for Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, and Equitable Businesses”, was held at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, March 13-15, and chaired by Union minister Piyush Goyal. It was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Department for Promotion of Internal Trade and Industry, (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.Covering a wide range of subjects of global interest for governments and businesses, the 2023 edition of the summit is the largest held since 1995.

A total of 145 government officials and executives, including 65 international speakers from 24 countries spoke at the summit’s 35 sessions. Participating were almost 400 delegates representing 67 countries including Bhutan, Canada, Cuba, South Korea, Mauritius, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as President of CII Sanjiv Bajaj.