CII Communique - December, 2010

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ANC Progressive Business Forum Trade
16 November, Chennai
Loganathan Naidoo, Dy Mayor of Ethekweni, (Durban) South Africa,
Harris Majeke, South African High Commissioner to India, and
Daryl Swanepoel, Co-Convenor, ANC Progressive Business Forum
The economic partnership of India and South Africa
was further strengthened with the ANC Progressive
Business Forum Trade Delegation mission to India. A 45
member South African delegation of top level managers
from multiple sectors visited Chennai. Various aspects
of bilateral economic relations were discussed during
the seminar which was followed by a panel discussion
and B2B meeting.
Workshop on IT in Healthcare
20 November, Coimbatore
The workshop on IT in Healthcare was organized for
professionals of the healthcare industry to understand
the benefits of IT in effective delivery of healthcare
services. It also highlighted use of IT to reduce costs,
provide better care and have good business intelligence
for improving the Return on Investment (ROI) and the
bottom line of hospitals.
Kidex 2010
19-21 November, Chennai
of the country to be competitive and competent and
also be a part of inclusive growth. The 3-day educative,
interactive and demonstrative exhibition was designed to
offer great value and build sustainable market advantage
to the companies catering to the markets for children.
The gala event included 75+ exhibitors with products
and services for children, a one day conclave on
School Excellence and concurrent competitions and skill
tests. The children also had the opportunity to shake
hands with Actor Karthi Sivakumar who inaugurated
the exhibition.
Meeting on Chile
25 November, Chennai
Sunita Shahaney, Consul of Chile in Chennai; Cristian Barros,
Ambassador of the Republic of Chile to India; Nandini Rangaswamy,
Chairperson, CII Tamil Nadu State Council & MD, Chandra Textiles
Pvt Ltd; and Nestor Riveros, Commercial Minister, Prochile
The luncheon session with Mr Cristian Barros,
Ambassador of Chile, was organized to explore investment
opportunities for Indian businessmen in Chile with specific
reference to sectors like mining, food, agriculture, dairy
products, biotechnology, renewable energy and global
services. Mr Barros outlined some of the initiatives of
his government to attract investments.
Andhra Pradesh
Paradigm Shift in Accounting Practices
26 November, Hyderabad
Actor Karthi Sivakumar interacting with children at the
Kidex Expo held in Chennai
Kidex 2010 was organized to enable the future generation
Conference on IFRS
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