Pride for Odisha: FICCI president Subhrakant Panda addresses US industry leaders on investment opportunities in India

Mr Panda is leading a FICCI Delegation to Washington DC

Also Meet RBI Governor Mr Shaktikanta Das

By Subrat Sarangi

New Delhi, April 12: “There’s a lot of interest in India’s growth story,” said Mr Subhrakant Panda, President, FICCI and Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA) after a roundtable on “Investing in the India Decade” attended by Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman. “When it comes to any large corporation looking at growth, it’s impossible to do so without having a presence in India”, he added.

In his remarks, Mr Panda highlighted the ease of doing business, infrastructure development, and various reforms undertaken by the Government to promote inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth in India.

The round-table was organised by FICCI and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum on the sidelines of the Spring Meeting of the IMF in Washington DC. Senior business leaders across industrial sectors attended the round-table.

Mr Panda is leading a FICCI delegation to Washington DC, and also had a meeting with Mr Shaktikanta Das, Governor of Reserve Bank of India. They talked about the post-pandemic growth prospects and resilience of the Indian economy.