Thursday, March 27, 2008

Brazil-India industry must work together for economic growth

by Jo Black

India and Brazil are emerging as engines of growth in the changing world economic scenario and the business community in the two countries must work more closely to realize the immense potential this offers, said Kamal Nath, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, addressing industry representatives from the two countries at a meeting “India-Brazil, partners for Growth’ organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi.

The world is looking at these two developing countries to lead it, the minister said and added that the entire tone of the WTO negotiations was different because Brazil and India partnered together on many issues. India and Brazil will definitely reach their proposed trade target of 10 billion USD by year 2010, but we must look beyond this as well, he said.

The existing economic undertakings of the two countries and the excellent diplomatic relations must now lead to deeper economic relations and commerce between them, said Miguel Jorge, Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Government of Brazil.

National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Brazil, and the CII can together work towards increasing the cooperation with Indian and Brazilian industry, said Paulo Tigre, Vice President, CNI.

Dhruv M Sawhney, Past President, CII and Chairman & Managing Director, Triveni Engineering Industries ltd., welcomed the commitment that CNI has towards fostering trade between the two countries and promised that the CII will extend its hand as well. “The trade between the two countries has grown six times in past seven years and will grow further,” he said.

The business delegations comprised nearly hundred delegates each from India and Brazil. They represented sectors such as Automotive, Infrastructure, Construction, IT and ITES, Agri and Food processing, Energy including Bio Fuels, Textiles, Equipment, Print industry, Wood and wood furniture, electronics, Engineering products and Consultancy Services. The CII also facilitated one-on-one interactions between members of the industry from either side as part of its efforts to promote trade opportunities between the two growing economies.

Over the year 2007-2008, the trade between the two countries has increased to over 3 million USD. India’s exports to Brazil recorded 1,452.31 mn USD in the year 2006-2007 marking a 33.16% increase over the previous financial while the imports from Brazil touched 990.91 mn USD for the same year marking a 10.96% hike over the 2005-2006 period.

During the meeting, a session on ‘India Brazil: Opportunities and Successes’ was moderated by Jayant Bhuyan, Deputy Director General, CII and CEO, India Brand Equity Foundation and co-chaired by Roberto Paranhos Rio Branco, President, Brazil-India Chambers of Commerce. Mauricio Borges, Vice President, APEX Brasil; Jose Antonio Fernandes Martins, Marcopolo and Ronaldo Locatelli, Director, Development Bank of the State of Minas Gerais, made presentations.

Later, the participants discussed sectoral opportunities at a session moderated by Shubhendu Amitabh, Senior President, Aditya Birla group. Ms Irene Naomi, Abimo-Association of the Manufacturers of Medical and Dental Products; Ms Ilse Guimaraes, Assintecal-Brazilian Association of Companies of Components of Leather, Footwear and Related Goods, Ms Glacia, Softex and Patricio Prado, PROMEX, made presentations.

 

 

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