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Business and Energy Secretary urges British business to embrace India trade ties

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Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark has called for stronger bilateral trade ties and urged British companies to take advantage of a wealth of opportunities in India, following his visit to India yesterday.

The Business and Energy Secretary:

  • stressed importance of UK’s long-standing relationship with India and made clear UK is open for business
  • met with a number of Indian ministers during visit, including Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines Minister Piyush Goyal

During his visit, the Business and Energy Secretary held talks with Indian government ministers and business leaders in New Delhi, reiterating that Britain is open for business and that India and the UK would mutually benefit from working together, particularly in the energy sector. The UK is already the largest G20 investor in India, while India is the third largest investor in the UK. Read more

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