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2015: Global Investors Meet

The Hindu, September 10, 2015

With a Pegasus on its logo indicating growth, curtains will go up on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s most ambitious venture, Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet (GIM) 2015, which the state claims would attract investments to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh crore (US$ 16 billion).

A total of Rs. 100 crore has been earmarked for this event. Around 100 MoUs are expected to be signed, of which a few are expected to be operational by the end of this year.

Participants

Tamil Nadu government and 3000+ delegates from 9 partner countries and 30 non-partner countries on September 9 & 10, 2015

Where

Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Target

Rs 1 lakh crore investment (US$ 16 billion)

Partner countries

South Korea, Japan, Australia , Canada, France, Italy, Russia, UK, Singapore

Some of the top players from India likely to attend

Chanda Kochhar CEO, ICICI Bank

Shiv Nadar Founder, HCL

B Ashok Chairman, IOC

Sajjan Jindal Chairman and MD, JSW Group

B.K. Goenka, Vice Chairman and MD, Welspun Group

Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and MD, JK Tyre & Industries

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