West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 21, appealed to Dutch investors along with Italian and German industrialists to invest in the state.

“Come to Bengal and ride the growth because the state has the sustainable development in every angle. The state has improved a lot after the 34 years of the Left (Front) leadership. We have our land bank and introduced e-governance. There is transparency and credentiality,” said, Mamata Banerjee.

Banerjee, who is accompanied with a high powered official and business delegation, is in the Netherlands to participate in the United Nations Public Service Forum as a speaker.

The state government organised a business interaction on June 21, in association with VNO-NCW, the largest employers’ organisation in the Netherlands, supported by Indian industry chamber, FICCI and consultancy firm, KPMG.

Banerjee said, Hans de Boer, President, VNO-NCW expressed interest to bring in a delegation of Dutch companies to Bengal Global Business Summit 2018.

Noted Industrialists from Bengal spoke on their experiences of doing business in Bengal, she tweeted.

Describing the state as the gateway of India’s northeastern region and Southeast Asia, she, once again, requested the investors to come in the eastern state of India.

Showcasing the state as the investments’ destination, Banerjee said that the growth of state’s gross domestic product, agricultural and industrial growth is higher than that of India’s average.

She also mentioned that the state has the strength in steel, MSME, food processing, diary, leather, manufacturing sector and also has the second largest financial hub in India.
Asking “Dutch friends” to invest at the hub, she described the state as the capital of talent and asked them to come there.

Source: india.com