Co-hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Exim Bank of India, the three-day conclave is expected to discuss a host of issues including 475 projects worth $64 billion, mainly in infrastructure and capacity building, the organisers said.
This year, Cameroon is the guest country and Ethiopia the focus country.
Nearly 40 lawmakers, besides a host of industry leaders and officials from 41 African countries are taking part in the meet described by a top foreign ministry official as "the contemporary connotation to an old relationship."
"This highly successful India-Africa business forum, that would not have been possible without the private sector participation, will take the bilateral engagement to a new level," said Radhika Lokesh, joint secretary in India's external affairs ministry.
Together, India and Africa account for a population of 2.2 billion with a combined gross domestic product of nearly $3 trillion. India is Africa's fourth-largest trading partner and a significant investor across the continent
Bilateral trade between the two sides has grown from $4.6 billion in 2000 when these conclaves began, to $60 billion in 2011-12. The target is to top $90 billion by 2015.
Among the various sessions are those on catalysing larger South-South cooperation, for sustainable power, achieving food sufficiency, building capacity and infrastructure and encouraging Indian private investment in African manufacturing.
Source: http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2Etb0lH4994HP/story01.htm
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