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India to project ease of doing business during UK Commonwealth

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/>

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