FICCI

Announcing the new FICCI Leadership for 2024-25: Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, President; Mr Anant Goenka, Senior Vice President; Mr Vijay Sankar, Vice President; Dr Anish Shah, Immediate Past President and Ms Jyoti Vij, Director General. Emami Ltd | RPG Group | The Sanmar Group | Mahindra Group

FICCI team interacted with Mr Ramkumar C., Consul General-Designate to Fukuoka, Japan, to discuss enhancing India-Japan Economic Cooperation. Key areas of discussion included Electronics, Auto & Auto Components, Semiconductors, and Industry-Academia collaboration. Emphasis was placed on regular engagements, fostering investments in India, and explore more areas of cooperation between India and Japan.

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Glimpses from the India-New Zealand CEOs Roundtable organized by FICCI in the presence of FICCI President Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, Immediate Past President Dr Anish Shah, DG Ms Jyoti Vij and ASB Bank and Air New Zealand Chair Ms Dame Therese Walsh.

FICCI organized an exclusive virtual interaction with Mr Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India to Vietnam, bringing together Indian industry leaders to explore new avenues of collaboration. The key focus areas of the discussions included Electronics, Electric Vehicles (EVs), auto components, Agrochemicals, Engineering goods, Renewable Energy, Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure and Defence among other sectors. A promising step towards strengthening the India-Vietnam partnership across these vital sectors!

Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, President, FICCI and Ms Jyoti Vij, Director General, FICCI met with HE Mr Juraj Blanar, Minister of Foreign & European Affairs, Slovak Republic, HE Mr Ladislav Kamenicky, Minister of Finance, Slovak Republic, HE Mr Rastislav Chovanec, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign & European Affairs, Slovak Republic, HE Mr Robert Maxian, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to India and Mr Robert Simoncic, Director General, SARIO, during the ‘Slovak Technology and Innovation Day’ organised by the Embassy of  Slovak Republic in India in partnership with FICCI. Both sides acknowledged that India and Slovakia can and must have a deeper economic engagement and reaffirmed that the favorable business environment in both nations offer significant opportunities to explore newer partnerships. The discussions brought out that there is great potential for collaboration across key sectors, including Green Hydrogen, Wastewater treatment, Cybersecurity, Green Technology, Defence and Agri-machinery amongst others. At this occasion, FICCI renewed its partnership with the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) by signing of MoU.

FICCI-All India Organisation of Employers in collaboration with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, today organised Masterclass on Decoding the Code on Wages:Simplifying compliance for employers for the benefit of the industry. As we await the date of implementation of labour codes, important for the industry to be prepared. Expert insight shared by Ms Pooja Ramchandani Partner and Mr Suryansh Gupta Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand while addressing the ‘India-New Zealand Economic Forum’, organized by FICCI, jointly with the New Zealand High Commission in India, said that businesses play a critical role in building economies and the relationship between the two nations. The Prime Minister advocated the need to explore new sectors where both nations have real advantage. “I feel optimistic about the future of both India and New Zealand and India is a game changer, a consequential relationship for us. Together we have recognised that there is a lot more that the two countries should be doing together,” he noted. Mr Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India expressed optimism for the FTA talks between India and New Zealand to conclude within 60 days. “The India-New Zealand partnership will be strong and unbeatable. Together, there is every possibility of achieving 10X growth in the next 10 years between India and New Zealand. The FTA talks between the two countries will be vibrant, will add new colour to our relationship and will help to further expand our ties. I believe all the businesspersons both from New Zealand and India will help achieve this goal,” he added. Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, President, FICCI said, “The India-New Zealand bilateral relationship has been progressing steadily through regular political, economic, and people-to-people exchanges. Both countries share a common interest in fostering peace, cooperation, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Ms Dame Therese Walsh, Chair, ASB Bank and Air New Zealand stressed that India and New Zealand should work together to tackle global problems and increase the trade between the two countries. Dr Anish Shah, Immediate Past President, FICCI and MD & CEO, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd said that there are multiple areas of collaboration between both countries including tourism, agriculture, technology, digital initiatives, but more important is the actions that we need to take. “Let us work together to harness the immense trade potential between India-New Zealand,” he added. Ms Jyoti Vij, Director General, FICCI said, “The discussions have clearly underscored the immense potential for India and New Zealand to expand our economic partnership. The insightful exchanges have highlighted key areas of collaboration, setting a clear path for businesses to explore new synergies and unlock fresh growth opportunities.” During the event, 7 MoUs were signed across various sectors, including education, aviation, hospitality, and data security. FICCI renewed its MoU with the India New Zealand Business Council, emphasizing its significance in strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties.

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