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    Redefining the India-Africa story

    2018-10-31T10:07:07+00:00June 7th, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

    India’s minister for power, coal, new and renewable energy, Piyush Goyal, has often been referred to as among the most energetic ministers in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. As someone who thrives on meeting India’s energy targets before time, he is now keen to move the debate towards how India can play a leadership role within the context of Modi’s International Solar Alliance (ISA).
    ‘India Global Business’ caught up with the minister during a recent visit to London, where he spoke about redefining the Africa story and affordable energy access for every citizen of India and the world.

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      Malawi: Land of untapped investment opportunities for India

      2018-10-31T10:33:53+00:00June 6th, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

      With more than 100 Indian companies active in the region, Malawi offers a much wider market for India in the years to come. One of the country’s leading investment promoters makes his pitch for Indian business. Malawi has had a cordial long-standing bilateral relationship with India which dates back to 1964, when Malawi gained its independence from the British. Malawi has a functioning Mission in Delhi, which it opened in February 2007. Since then, there have been nine major Head [...]

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        Money Matters: How EXIM Bank helped India make a mark in Africa

        2018-10-31T10:18:15+00:00June 3rd, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

        The Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India has had a robust presence in countries in the African continent, which it sees a critical component of its strategy to promote and support two-way trade and investment. It described itself as a partner institution to promote economic development in Africa. Here we trace its backing for Indian companies in the region. EXIM India actively promotes and finances Indian companies to execute their projects in Africa. As on March 2015, EXIM India supported [...]

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          Uganda & India: Walking the development track together

          2018-10-31T10:15:34+00:00June 1st, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

          Uganda and India share a strong trading relationship but the country is now keen on redressing an imbalance with the help of greater Indian technological support. The country’s investment chief lays out the landscape of what future ties between the two trading nations can look like. Uganda and India share a history. The two countries have a social, political and economic relationship that dates back to the colonial times. India has over the years been among the top five foreign [...]

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            The continent of opportunity for India

            2018-10-31T10:14:17+00:00June 1st, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

            India-Africa trade jumped from just $1 billion in 2001 to $71.4 billion in 2014-15. It is one of the success stories for Indian industry in developing and expanding an emerging market and highlights the benefits of South-South cooperation. Africa continues to be the continent of opportunity at a time when global growth is seen as volatile. Some of the world’s fastest growing economies are present in Africa, and its expanding middle-class of consumers and young workforce are attractive for global [...]

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