TPCI and IBCC organise India-Brazil Business Round Table

Trade Promotion Council of India and India Brazil Chamber of Commerce hosted an exclusive India-Brazil Round Table on March 14, 2022 at Le Meridien New Delhi. The event was organised to welcome a special delegation that is visiting India from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. TPCI signed an MoU with the state of Minas Gerais with the aim to promote bilateral trade and investment and leverage the untapped potential.

Trade Promotion Council of India and India Brazil Chamber of Commerce hosted an exclusive India-Brazil Round Table on March 14, 2022 at Le Meridien New Delhi. The event was organised to welcome a special delegation that is visiting India from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil to promote bilateral trade and investment opportunities with India. 

The Brazilian delegation visit was organised by the India Brazil Chamber of Commerce with the Government of the State of Minas Gerais and the Consulate General A.H. of India in Minas Gerais, supported by the Embassies of both countries, Brazil and India. The state of Minas Gerais is the second biggest regional economy in Brazil, a state full of natural resources, good infrastructure and logistics, qualified and competitive man-power and a vocational advantage for the development of many different sectors, such as mining, agribusiness, renewable energy, technology, automotive industry and life sciences.

The delegation was headed by HE Mr. Paulo Brant, Vice-Governor of the State of Minas Gerais, his special advisors, and complemented by the Secretary of Economic Development of the State, Mr. Fernando Passalio. They were accompanied by Mr, Élson de Barros Gomes Júnior,  Honorary Consul General of India in Minas Gerais and Mr. Leonardo Ananda Gomes, Honorary Consul General of India in Minas Gerais and President, India-Brazil Chamber of Commerce. Mr João Paulo Braga, President, Invest Minas, discussed investment opportunities in the state with the delegation.

The TPCI team was led by Mr Vijay Gauba, Additional Director General, Mr Suresh Kumar Makhijani, Joint Director General and Mr Ashok Sethi, Director. 

The interests of the Indian industry was represented by:

Mr Vivek Aggarwal, Chairman, F&B Sectoral Committee, TPCI and Managing Director, Capital Ventures Pvt Ltd. 

Mr Prabh Sharan Singh, Secretary – Northern Region, Indian Chemical Council

Dr Vijay Chaudhary, President – International Business, Bry-Air Asia

The session was moderated by Mr Virat Bahri, Deputy Director, Trade Promotion Council of India.

After the discussion, TPCI also signed an MoU with the State of Minas Gerais with the aim to deepen collaboration and provide avenues for Indian and Brazilian companies to explore the current untapped potential in focus sectors of interest.