Goyal seeks bigger Singapore role in India’s growth

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What happened

Meanwhile, the Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now. Piyush Goyal pushes for greater India-Singapore economic, investment ties. Piyush Goyal pushes for greater India-Singapore economic, investment ties.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met Singapore leaders to boost trade and investment. Discussions focused on strengthening business-to-business engagement and unlocking new economic opportunities. Temasek Holdings CEO and Fortis Healthcare Chairman additionally held discussions with Goyal. The minister addressed the India-Singapore Business Forum and met potential investors. Singapore remains India's largest source of foreign direct investment and bilateral trade has expanded significantly.

Singapore: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held separate meetings in Singapore to discuss ways to strengthen India-Singapore trade and investment ties throughout sectors, including healthcare as both the countries concluded the fourth ministerial roundtable on Friday. Taking to his social media account, Goyal posted that he met with Singapore Business Federation Chairman Mark Lee and discussed opportunities to strengthen business-to-business engagement between India and Singapore to unlock new economic opportunities.

The bottom line

For now, goyal seeks bigger Singapore role in India's growth remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.