Alan Ganoo met membres of the FICCI

The Minister of Land Transport and Light Rail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius met with Mr. Arun Chawla, Director General and Mr. Goutam Ghosh, Senior Director of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) today in the margins of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) taking place in New Delhi.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the avenues to increase trade and investment between Mauritius and India. The Hon. Minister highlighted the advantages being offered by Mauritius through the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) which entered into force in April 2021. Through the CECPA, the Hon. Minister highlighted that Mauritius offers a range of opportunities in different sectors including pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

FICCI is the largest and oldest Apex business organization in India. It is the voice of India’s business and industry and has a great influence on policy makers. More than 250,000 Indian companies are members of FICCI.

FICCI agreed with the proposal of the Hon. Minister to set up a mechanism to unlock the various potential existing between our two countries and Mauritius could be used as a gateway between India and Africa. This will further enhance the trade exchanges and a sensitization campaign targeting specific sectors will be carried out in both countries.

The Director General of FICCI gave assurance to the Hon. Minister that its organization will do everything possible in order for trade relations between the two countries to increase exponentially in the years ahead.