Hashem Matar: Advancing Economic Cooperation Relations with India

  • Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan
  • 17 June 2021
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The President of the Sudanese Businessmen & Employers Federation, Eng. Hashem Salah Hassan Matar, indicated that "the private sector is ready for more cooperation with its Indian counterpart to advance economic, commercial and investment cooperation relations."

During his address to the Sudanese-Indian Business Forum, which was held via video conference technology, with the participation of the Indian Embassy in Khartoum and the FIEO, he noted to "the multiplicity of opportunities and areas of investment in Sudan, especially in priority areas in the sectors of agriculture, oil, energy, industry and information technology,” considering that "the lifting of economic sanctions and the removal of Sudan's name from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism greatly contributed to creating and improving the investment environment." Pointing out that "Sudan is in the stage of internal construction in order to enhance this, as the new investment law and the public-private sector partnership law were recently approved to achieve more preparation for the investment environment."

For his part, the Indian ambassador in Khartoum, Ravindra Prasad Jaiswal, affirmed that "the Indian government supports the development of relations with Sudan, as it is one of the most important countries in Africa," pointing out that "Sudan is the current destination for India, and all eyes are on it." He pointed to the "great improvement in the investment environment and the removal of all problems that hinder investment in light of the presence of great investment opportunities in the fields of agriculture, mining, infrastructure and manufacturing."

Source (Sudan News Agency, Edited)

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