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FICCI launches high-level CEOs Delegation to Saudi Arabia

Feb 19, 2024

  • Delegation to meet Saudi Arabia Ministers of Energy, Investment and Deputy Ministers of Economy and Planning
  • Delegation led by FICCI President Dr Anish Shah includes VP Mr Anant Goenka, SG Mr SK Pathak; DPIIT, GoI officials along with 17 CEOs
  • First ever Indian Delegation to NEOM City

 

NEW DELHI, 19 February 2024: FICCI has launched a high-level CEOs delegation to Saudi Arabia led by President Dr Anish Shah and including Vice President Mr Anant Goenka; Secretary General Mr SK Pathak along with 17 CEOs and Government of India’s Joint Secretary DPIIT Mr Sanjiv and Mr Rakesh Kumar, DDG. 

The 4-day long FICCI CEOs Delegation to Saudi Arabia (18-21 Feb’24) will chart out ways to further strengthen the economic bilateral relations between the two nations. The delegation will meet various senior government officials and Ministers in Riyadh and Neom in Saudi Arabia along with Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) and Public Investment Fund (PIF). These include meetings with HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Salman Al Soud, Minister of Energy; HE Khalid A Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Saudi Arabia; Deputy Ministers of Ministry of Economy and Planning Ms Farah Ismail and Mr Rakam Al Alsheikh.

The delegation will also interact with the Saudi-India Business Forum along with discussion with NEOM community on sectors including land mobility, health and well-being, tourism, education, research and innovation along with NEOM Investment Fund. This is the first ever Indian delegation visiting NEOM City. NEOM is a futuristic city been built in the Saudi desert from scratch. This project is Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s brainchild. It would cover over 10,000 square miles, the size of Massachusetts, and is budgeted at USD 1 trillion.

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