Union Minister Piyush Goyal to visit Spain, Belgium and Finland to strengthen economic ties

 

Union Minister Piyush Goyal to visit Spain, Belgium and Finland to strengthen economic ties

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a high-level Indian business delegation on an official visit to Spain, Belgium and Finland from today till the 17th of this month. The visit aims to strengthen India’s economic partnerships with Europe, with a focus on trade, investment, technology, innovation and sustainability.

In the first leg of the visit, Mr Goyal will travel to Spain today, where he will participate in a Business Roundtable with the Chamber of Commerce of Spain, the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) and ICEX Spain Trade and Investment. The roundtable will bring together Indian and Spanish industry leaders to explore opportunities in the automotive, renewable energy, railways, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, food processing and tourism sectors.

Mr Goyal will then visit Belgium on the 14th and 15th of this month. During the visit, he will hold meetings with the leadership of Thales Group and Silox Group. He will also participate in the India-EU Business Roundtable and the Trade and Technology Council Plenary. Discussions will focus on foreign investment, trade facilitation, sustainable technologies and resilient supply chains.

In the final leg of the visit, the Minister will travel to Finland on the 16th and 17th of this month. He will attend the India-Finland Business Roundtable and visit leading Finnish companies and research institutions, including Nokia, Kone, Kemppi Group and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, to explore collaboration in telecommunications, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, mobility and innovation.