Monday, June 27, 2011

Pranab to sell India's growth story on US visit

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's two-day visit to Washington beginning Monday will be focused on reassuring foreign investors that India continues to be an attractive investment destination , as its medium and long-term growth story remains intact, officials say.  "The focus is on business. During the two-day stay, the finance minister will hold meetings with business honchos and top US economic policy makers," a finance ministry official, who didn't want to be quoted, told IANS. Mukherjee is scheduled to hold roundtable meetings with chief executives of top US and Indian companies Tuesday. He will also address a luncheon meeting of the India-US CEO forum.  The finance minister will be accompanied by top officials, including his chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu, economic affairs secretary R. Gopalan and Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbaro.
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