60-member French business delegation to meet AP CM
The Dollar Business Bureau A business delegation from France, comprising 60 members will visit Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday to hold talks with the state government on infrastructure, smart cities and investment. The meeting is slated to be held in Vijayawada.Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler, will be heading the team and hold discussions with the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, on “smart cities and infrastructures, industry and investment, IT and communication, transportation, water and waste management, energy and environment,” said a release from the Embassy of France, New Delhi. Officials of the Embassy and the French Development Agency would showcase expertise of France in the fields of urban development, infrastructures and renewable energy, among others, the release said. “France is one of the major investors and is committed to ...
France to remain bullish on Make in India
The Dollar Business Bureau A White Paper on French Companies Making in India, prepared by the French Embassy says that 10 to 30 new French establishments are being set up every year in India since 2003. These new companies are normally specialists in one line of business; sometimes they are very specific and thus help in the growth of the Indian market. They generally have to face difficulties during the initial phase of their business setup. The share of SMEs (Small and Micro Enterprises) in these new establishments is more and more significant as they covered 50% of the new establishments in 2013. There is an ever increasing growing presence of French independent entrepreneurs in India. The group’s size ...
