The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) is planning to handhold small and medium enterprises to promote Indo-US business and trade relations.
According to Asoke K Laha, President of IACC, the Chamber has for the first time initiated a trade delegation to the US under the ‘Select USA’ programme around March this year. Thirty-four members out of a delegation of 74 went through the IACC.
“We intend to facilitate and handhold the SMEs especially with regard to do business in the US. A majority of the delegation was from south India; involving sectors like IT and textiles,” he said during a press conference.
According to Laha, West Bengal needed to push itself further for projecting itself as an attractive option for investors. While damage had been done to the State’s image post Tatas pulling out the small car project; there are already “positive signs.”
However, a lot of infrastructure development needs to be made before the State can pitch itself even strongly. “There are some positive signs in the State. But we tend to remember the negatives more,” he said.