Australian Trade Commission to open business centre in Mysore

Mysore, May 28 (UNI) Australian Trade Commissioner and Counsel General (South India) Aminure Rahman today said that his Commission was eager to set up business Center in Mysore.

Speaking to newsmen here after an interactive session with Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) here, he said he was here to exchange views and know about opportunities available for direct investment, joint venture, R and D, Tourism and Technology exchange.

Mysore being in the forefront of industrial development from the days of Maharajas and the presence of Infosys Global Learning Centre were main reasons for his visit to the city of Palaces, he added.

He said that Mysore was next only to Bangalore in the Information Technology sector and was rated as the fourth fastest growing City in the country.

Good infrastructure in education, IT, Health Care were other reasons for his visit, he said adding that industry and tourism go hand in hand.

He said that the bilateral trade between the two countries was to the tune of USD 8.6 billions and investment from Australia in India was USD One billion.

There were 140 Australian companies in India and 39,000 Indian students were studying in Australia.

He said that he would visit again during the world famous Dasara festivities and IT.Com Exhibition which has become a tourism purpose as well as industrial atmosphere, this opportunity would be encashed Earlier Mr Rahman visited the Infosys Centre and participated in the meeting organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the city.

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