Change of guard at FTAPCCI during this month
Sharath Chowdary Federation of Telangana and AndhraPradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTAPCCI) is going to be headed by a new President this month. The term of the present President Anil Reddy Vennam ends on 15 June, 2016. On the same day, there will be an annual general meeting and the current Senior Vice President Ravindra Modi will be appointed as the President. With more than 3,300 members, the apex industry chamber of the state will organise elections for the post of Vice President and other executive posts of the industry body this month end, Anil Reddy told The Dollar Business on the side lines of the announcement of FTAPCCI Excellence Annual Awards programme for the year 2014-15 in Hyderabad on Friday. The ...
Industry not too enthused with TEE status
Jayarama Emani | The Dollar Business The coastal towns of Visakhapatnam and Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh, being recognised as Towns of Export Excellence (TEE) in the new Foreign Trade Policy, which was released on Wednesday, has got mixed response from the industry. Stakeholders feel while the announcement is encouraging, the government must expedite infrastructure development in both the towns if it is really interested in export promotion from the region. Speaking to The Dollar Business, Bhaskara Rao Potluri, Executive Director, Andhra Chambers of Commerce & Industry Federation, said, “With the Andhra Pradesh government setting a target of Rs.60,000 crore (cumulative) worth of marine exports by 2020, it is no surprise that the Centre is looking at Bhimavaram as a ...
