Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma requested US companies to look at India as a long-term business and investment opportunity. The minister said this at an investor meet organised by CII and the US India Business Council (USIBC) during his four-day visit to the world's largest economy
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Tag: USIBC
FM pitches to US investors for infra projects
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the country offers huge scope for US firms to participate in its $1 trillion infrastructure development plan. At the USIBC-FICCI round table, Mukherjee inforÂmed the gathering that his government was working towÂards building a consensus on a number of pending policy issÂues, like introduction of Goods and Services Tax, National Manufacturing Policy, liberalisation of FDI policy
Infra concerns in India, US comparable: Pressler
India infrastructure investment conference in New York emphasised India’s high investment potential, the need for more liberalisation, and citizens’ role in taking advantage of a democratic system to elect visionary leaders who can ensure continued investment opportunities.
Clean initiatives
When Elizabeth Littlefield was appointed by President Obama as the 10th President and CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), little was known about her role in providing the much needed support to the clean energy projects in India.
View from the US: Giant awakening
Political and policy issues have been a deterrent to the United States' investment in Indian infrastructure projects.

