Mukherjee to visit Chicago to sell India growth story
January 27th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will try to sell the India growth story among top US business leaders and policy makers during his two-day official visit to Chicago beginning Saturday.
On the first day of his visit, Mukherjee is scheduled to address the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in which a large number of business leaders are likely to participate, official sources said here Friday.
Headquarters of 32 of Fortune 500 companies are located in Chicago. Top executives of the Fortune 500 companies are likely to participate in the event.
The finance minister is likely to share his perception about the Indian and global economy especially when the world economic situation is in a state of flux, a finance ministry statement said.
Mukherjee is likely to “envisage the shared goals and objectives with these business leaders and invite them to become an active partner in India growth story”, it said.
The finance minister is also scheduled to unveil the Swami Vivekananda Memorial Plaque at the Art Institute of Chicago and an exhibition of paintings on Rabindranath Tagore.
The events are being organised to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda.
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