Come to Bengal and invest: Mamata tells investors in Munich
PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made an impassioned plea to investors, both foreign and those in the country, to invest in the state and assured them that her government would pull out all the stops to help and support. "We will help. Give us the choice, we will give you all options. If you want to set up industry, the state government will give land from the land bank. Our land bank, land policy is ready. If you come, we will be happy," Banerjee said while addressing a business meeting in Munich. Banerjee, who led a business delegation to Munich to explore investment opportunities, urged the German auto major BMW to consider investing in the state and said, "We ...
SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement to ease cross border trade
The Dollar Business Bureau According to an official release from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, four countries belonging to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Thursday finalized an agreement that would facilitate their cross-border trade. India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, in a meeting from between February 2-3, 2015, at Raichak near Kolkata, discussed Motor Vehicle Agreement (MAV), under which the countries agreed for a seamless transit of passenger and cargo vehicles between their countries and draw up plans for its speedy implementation. This agreement, which has been prevalent in European countries, would allow the passenger, personnel and cargo vehicles of these countries, travel in designated key routes avoiding trans-shipment of goods and passengers at the border ...
