Tag: Bengal Global Business Summit

Next Bengal biz summit in December 2020

Mamata Banerjee had previously said that the summit would be held once in two years so as to help in making investments fructify.

July 11, 2019

Ma Zhanwu left disappointed after Chinese businessman denied entry to Kolkata

At a time when chief minister Mamata Banerjee has put her best foot forward to draw investment for the state, a Chinese industrialist was refused entry by NSCBI Airport officials earlier this month. Chinese Consul General Mr Ma Zhanwu on Thursday alleged that industrialist Wu wanted to visit the city to explore investment options but …

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March 16, 2018

More investments & more jobs…

Bengal has received investment proposals amounting to Rs 2,19,925 crore that is expected to fructify into 20 lakh jobs, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Addressing industrialists at the concluding session of the fourth Bengal Global Business Summit, Miss Banerjee said that 50 per cent of the proposals that were received last year are in the …

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January 18, 2018

Hopes high as Tamang attends biz summit

As the chairman of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) board of administrators, Binoy Tamang, becomes the first leader of the Hills to be invited to the twoday Bengal Global Business Summit that kicks off in Kolkata on Wednesday, industrialists here have expressed optimism when it comes to the much-needed development in the Hills of Darjeeling …

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January 17, 2018

Spice Jet plans to set up sea plane manufacturing hub in Bengal

Private low-cost airlines Spice Jet is planning to set up a sea plane manufacturing hub in Bengal. The announcement was made at the inaugural session of the 4th edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit by Mr Ajay Singh, chairman of the airlines. “Bengal is a state of rivers and lakes and for movement of …

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January 17, 2018

RIL to invest Rs 5k crore in Bengal

Applauding chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s initiative to turn West Bengal into ‘Best Bengal’, Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani today announced an additional Rs 5,000 crore investment in non Jio business across the state in the next three years. Along with Reliance, the inaugural session of the fourth edition of Bengal Global Business Summit today …

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January 17, 2018

Love, not pressure in Bengal; people will give hearts to investors: Mamata

In an effort to move away from West Bengal’s ‘investor-wary’ image and woo much-needed investments, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said its people will dedicate their hearts to Indian and foreign industrialists if they infused capital in the state. Inaugurating the fourth edition of Bengal Global Business Summit, she also assured industrialists that there …

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January 16, 2018

Mamata opens JSW unit at Salboni

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, today inaugurated the much-awaited Rs 800 crore cement manufacturing unit of the JSW group at Salboni in West Midnapore and said its commissioning would augur well for investments in the state, ahead of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS). Miss Banerjee also lauded the company for starting the project ahead …

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January 16, 2018

Mamata Banerjee meets Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and requested him to invest in her state. The Chief Minister had a one and half hour meeting with Ambani soon after reaching the country’s financial capital where she is scheduled to attend a business conclave on Wednesday. Banerjee later told …

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October 31, 2017

Bengal govt planning to document success stories of industrialists

West Bengal government on Tuesday said that it is planning to document the success stories of local entrepreneur and industrialists before the next edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit. Emerging from a meeting here with industrialists and businessmen, state Finance Minister Amit Mitra said, "It is important that people listen to the success stories. …

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May 16, 2017

CPI-M leaders march to SP’s office after getting bail

Three senior CPI-M leaders and a number of party workers arrested for staging protest at the venue of the Bengal Global Business Summit on Friday were  released on bail on Saturday by a court after which they and their supporters marched to the office of SP South 24 Parganas here. Senior CPI-M leaders Sujan Chakrabarty, Kanti Ganguly, …

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January 21, 2017

CPI-M leaders march to SP’s office after getting bail

Three senior CPI-M leaders and a number of party workers arrested for staging protest at the venue of the Bengal Global Business Summit on Friday were  released on bail on Saturday by a court after which they and their supporters marched to the office of SP South 24 Parganas here. Senior CPI-M leaders Sujan Chakrabarty, Kanti Ganguly, …

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January 21, 2017

Interest rate needs to be lower, acceptable, stable: President

With strong macros and inflation in check, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday pitched for "stable, lower and acceptable" interest rate to attract prospective investors to West Bengal in particular and India in general. The country's current account deficit has shaped up because of "prudent" fiscal management and the economy has been growing in the past …

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January 20, 2017

Mamata assures ‘friendly’ atmosphere to industrialists

In an effort to shed West Bengal's investor wary image and woo much needed capital, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday promised a "friendly environment" to Indian and foreign industrialists if they infused capital in the state. "Industries were facing hardship due to demonetisation. Come to Bengal and invest here. You will get a friendly …

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January 20, 2017

Jaitley skips Bengal Global Business event

In a setback to the 3rd edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not attend the event on Friday amid not-so-good current political relationship between the state and the Centre. The relationship between West Bengal and the Union government has worsened of late, especially after the arrest of two …

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January 20, 2017