Finance
The Chief Minister traveled to Japan with a high-level delegation to promote Odisha’s investment opportunities. The delegation includes the Minister of Industries, MSME, and Energy, the Chief Secretary to the Government of Odisha, the Principal Secretary of Industries, the Principal Secretary of E&IT, the Secretary to the CM, the Secretary of Sports and Youth Services, and the Managing Director of IPICOL. A business delegation from Odisha also includes top executives from the steel, aluminum, textile, food and seafood processing, and green hydrogen and green ammonia industries. The delegation will look into collaboration opportunities with Japanese investors.
Following his arrival in Tokyo, the Chief Minister expressed confidence that the visit would further strengthen Japan-Odisha relations and provide an opportunity for both sides to explore areas of mutual interest. The Chief Minister also expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government and people for their warmth and hospitality to the delegation, and expressed his hope that the visit would contribute to the strengthening of cultural ties between the two countries.
The Chief Minister’s and the state delegation’s visit to Japan is an important step toward promoting Odisha as a preferred investment destination and strengthening ties between Japan and Odisha.
Itinerary
- On April 4, the Chief Minister will meet Eiji Hashimoto, Representative Director and President of Nippon Steel Corporation, on Tuesday for a one-to-one meeting to discuss avenues of collaboration between NSC and the Government of Odisha.
- On April 5, the Government of Odisha will be hosting the Odisha Business Meet 2023 at The Okura Tokyo which is expected to be attended by over 200 industrialists, business persons and investors from across Japan and the Indo-Pacific Region. The Chief Minister will address the investors and showcase the vast existing and emerging business opportunities in Odisha. In the evening, he will hold an interactive meeting with the Odia Diaspora in Japan.
- On April 6, the state delegation will make a factory visit to the Kimitsu Steel Works and the R&D centre of Nippon Steel Corporation.
Source:OCN
