India's key messages during the Commonwealth summit being held in London this week will focus on ease of doing business in the country and creating a strong export economy, a senior Indian diplomat said today. <br/><br/>The inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Meeting is being held over two days starting today, with ministers and policymakers from across the Commonwealth set to discuss areas for increased collaboration.<br/><br/>India is being represented at the meeting by Commerce Secretary Rita Neotia.'<br/><br/>The opening day of the meeting, jointly convened by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and the Commonwealth Secretariat, was focused on a series of roundtables as an exchange of ideas between the member-countries, with Friday ear-marked for a ministerial meetings.<br/><br/><br/>The event was opened by UK minister for international trade Liam Fox, who flagged India among the fastest growing import economies over the next five years.'<br/><br/>Fox also highlighted an upcoming small and medium enterprise (SME) summit to be held in India next month.'<br/>The first-ever London meeting follows on from the Commonwealth Business Forum in Malta in November 2015 and has been described as an attempt to kick-start an ambitious agenda ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Summit in the UK. ''''<br/>'''<br/><br/>
News On AIR | March 10, 2017 2:57 AM
India to project ease of doing business during UK Commonwealth