CII Communique - December, 2010
CII Communique - December, 2010
CII Communique - December, 2010
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india & the world<br />
newsmaker<br />
India – Argentina Business Partnership<br />
and ‘Made in India’ show<br />
Sajeev Babu Kurup, Counsellor, Embassy of India in Argentina; Debora Giorgi, Minister of Industry, Argentina;<br />
Tarun Das, President, Aspen Institute India, and former Chief Mentor, <strong>CII</strong>; and Hector Mendez, President, Argentine Industrial Union<br />
<strong>CII</strong> collaborated with the Embassy of India in<br />
Argentina to organize a seminar on Argentina–India<br />
Partnership on 16 November in Buenos Aires. The<br />
seminar was addressed Mr. Tarun Das, President<br />
Aspen Institute India, and Ms Deborah Giorgi, Trade<br />
Minister of Argentina.<br />
Inviting the Argentina business community to do business<br />
with India, Mr Das emphasised on the need to overcome<br />
the geographical distances between the two countries<br />
and co-operate in sectors like services, agriculture,<br />
banking and legal services.<br />
<strong>CII</strong>, jointly with the Embassy of India, Buenos Aires,<br />
Argentina, also organized the ‘Made in India’ show<br />
– an India Pavilion in Automechanika Argentina, an<br />
exhibition for auto parts and garage equipment and<br />
allied services, from 17-20 November in Buenos<br />
Aires. This exhibition was co-sponsored by the<br />
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of<br />
India.<br />
The pavilion was inaugurated on 17 November by Mr<br />
Sajeev Babu Kurup, Counsellor, Embassy of India in<br />
Argentina.<br />
The India Pavilion was a reflection of the growing<br />
technological sensitivity in the auto industry<br />
in India and its ability to share its capability<br />
with the world, especially with Latin American<br />
countries.<br />
Automechanika Argentina was a 4 day event featuring<br />
a comprehensive display of the entire range of<br />
automobile spare parts and accessories from all over<br />
the world. It was designed as a perfect platform for<br />
international suppliers to meet buyers from Argentina and<br />
neighbouring countries. It provided Indian entrepreneurs<br />
an opportunity to forge business alliances and establish<br />
direct contact with buyers, dealers, distributors, agents<br />
and manufacturers from all levels of the South American<br />
automobile industry.<br />
With participation from over 51 companies from<br />
India, the Forum saw wide networking between<br />
Indian SMEs and Argentinean business houses,<br />
resulting in sharing and transfer of technology.<br />
Approximately US$ five million worth of enquiries were<br />
generated, covering a wide variety of auto parts and<br />
garage equipment.<br />
A polo match was organised at the Jockey Club in San<br />
Isidro between Argentine and Indian teams, which was<br />
won by the Indian team.<br />
Players of both the Polo teams with Sajeev Babu Kurup at the<br />
post-match ceremony<br />
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