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www.gtreview.com/gtrindia Post-event media kit #GTRIndia INTRODUCTIONSPONSORS & PARTNERSCONTACTS
As part of its hybrid Part of its hybrid offering for the year offering for 2021, – with an in-person event scheduled GTR India will descend for October – GTR India 2021 Virtual on Mumbai in October took place on March 10-11, open to for an exclusive attendees virtually for the first time. physical gathering. More info here Over the two days, sessions focused on a range of key issues impacting on Indian trade, including potential changes to economic and trade policy, supply chain trends, digitisation drives, new trade routes and corridors and ongoing discussions on the importance of ESG.
In addition to the various on-demand and live sessions, a 3D exhibition hall, interactive chatrooms, discussion forums and other digital networking tools provided the opportunity to engage and discuss business in this dynamic and exciting market.
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2 | #GTRIndia www.gtreview.com/gtrindia STATISTICS
Virtual platform statistics Job titles represented Supporters in 2021
476 17 12 No. of conversations Sponsors Partners 856 Total messages sent C-level Senior Mid 23,172 21% 55% 24% pageviews
Total exhibitors in 2021 Vital stats Attendees by sector in 2021
Corporates & traders 10 10 7 1,593 815 43 % 5 Participantes Companies Speakers 59 2
10 Banks & financiers 2 Govt orgs & public bodies 10 Technology & fintech 2 Insurers & risk managers 7 Non-bank financiers 2 Media 5 Consultants & accountants 3 Other
Europe Countries represented Top attended sessions Belgium Denmark Finland Supporting Indian trade – lessons learned and the way forward France Germany 7% Modernising through digitising – regaining competitive Hungary advantage Italy 2% MENA Malta Expert insights: To what extent has the pandemic exposed Netherlands Americas 1% Egypt Saudi Arabia Israel UAE the wisdom of Modinomics? Poland Canada Oman Russia Mexico % Spain United States Africa 1% 89 Asia Seizing supply chain opportunities now and in the future Sweden Madagascar Australia India Singapore Switzerland Mauritius Bangladesh Indonesia Sri Lanka Keynote: Looking beyond Covid – what does India’s new Turkey Nigeria China Japan Thailand normal look like? United Kingdom South Africa Hong Kong Malaysia
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GTR India 2021 Virtual’s speakers included
› Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Policy & Technical Director, › Nandini George, Director, Strategic Partnerships, India & › Arun Menon, Managing Director & Head of International Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) South Asia, Swift Trade & Transaction Banking India, Credit Agricole CIB
› Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist, › Mayank Gupta, Director & Head of Trade, Citibank India › Vinit Mishra, Head of Treasury, India, Louis Dreyfus Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia Company India › Sumit Gupta, Business Development Manager, (ERIA) McDonald Pelz Commodities › Akash Munjal, Senior Vice-President, Product Management, › Jeff Ando, Director, Content & Production, Global Trade Asia Pacific, HSBC › Raji Iyengar, Managing Director, India & South Asia, Review (GTR) dltledgers › Ajit Nair, Senior Board Advisor, TradeAssets › Swati Babel, Chief Executive Officer, India, PrimaDollar › Garima Jain, Chief Executive Officer, Agrocorp India › Padmakumar Madhavan Nair, Chief General Manager, › John Basquill, Senior Reporter, Global Trade Review Stressed Asset Resolution Group, State Bank of India (GTR) “Once again, GTR India has proven to be invalue › Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow & Research Lead, › Jeetesh Bhatia, Senior Director, Head of Global Transaction in providing networking opportunities with top Trade & Economics, NUS Institute of South Asian Studies Banking Department India, Mizuho Bank thought leaders and informative content. › Rakesh Patwari, Director & Head of Trade Sales, India, It provides a key platform for all trade sectors to › Nandini Bhattacharyya, Head of Global Trade Products, HSBC ICICI Bank meet, discuss and learn in challenging times.” › Shankar Radhakrishnan, Director & Head, Trade & Supply Graham Bright, Euro Exim Bank › Partha Bhattacharyya, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Chain, India, Bank of America Director, Strategy, GKC Projects › › Aishwarya Jaishankar, Founder, YNot Consulting Chandrakant Salunkhe, Founder & President, SME › Rajiv Biswas, Executive Director & Asia-Pacific Chief Chamber of India, India International Trade Centre Economist, IHS Markit › Anil Jena, Senior Vice-President, Treasury, Olam Agro India › Ruchi Sharma, Executive Director, Financial Services › Gabriel Buck, Managing Director, GKB Ventures › Anand Jha, Managing Director, Trade Finance & Lending, Advisory, PwC India Deutsche Bank › Sanjay Desai, Advisory Consultant, Business › Ranju Sigtia, Global Head of Financial Institutions, Transformation Consulting › Kashinath Katakdhond, Managing Director, India, ICICI Bank MonetaGo › Sudhir Dole, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Information › Ravi Sivasubramanian, Director, Head of Structuring, Network › Manpreet Kaur, Founder & CEO, Vivantaa Capita Execution & Syndications, Trade & Working Capital, Barclays › Deborah Elms, Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre › Priyanka Kishore, Head of India & South East Asia, Oxford Economics › Gaurav Verma, Vice-President, Trade & Supply Chain › Rejo Francis, National Sales Head, Zee Entertainment Finance, Transaction Banking India, MUFG Bank Enterprises › Manab Majumdar, Deputy Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) › Carl Wegner, Chief Executive Officer, Contour › Ketan Gaikwad, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Receivables Exchange of India › Lisa Mcauley, Chief Executive Officer, Global Trade › Eleanor Wragg, Senior Reporter, Global Trade Review Professionals Alliance (GTPA) (GTR)
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Companies who attended GTR India 2021 Virtual 1/4
Corporates & traders 1/2 ABB Group Bayer Danone Flipkart Hightemp Furnaces Kennametal India Abbott BBL Daido Dassault Systemes Flovel Energy Hindalco Industries Kimberley-Clark Corporation Action Construction Equipment Belvedere Bentley Decathalon India Flowserve Corporation Hindalo Kingfa Science & Technology (I) Acty India Betts India Decathlon FLYJAC Logistics Hinduja Group Kobelco Industrial Machinery India Aculife Healthcare Bhakti Extractions Denso Kirloskar Industries Fomento Group Hindustan Unilever Komatsu India Adama Bharat Forge International Deshbandhu Group Ford Motor Company Hirotec India Korporate Ladders Career Management Services Adani Energy Bharat Petroleum Corporation Dhananjay Metal Crafts Four Kites India Hitachi Automotive Systems Kosei Minda Aluminum Company Adani Global Bhoruka Extrusions DHR Holding India Fu Pao India Hitachi Hirel Power Electronics KUBOTA Agricultural Machinery India Adani Ports & SEZ Bill Forge DIC India Fuji Electric Honda Motor Co. Kuloday Group ADM Birla Furukawa Fibre Optics Disney India Fujitsu General India Honeywell L&T Chiyoda Agrocorp India BKC Mall Management Dominion Bygging Future Retail Houzen L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Aie Fiber Resource Trading Black & Veatch DOMOS Art Advisors G.S. Sethi & Sons HP Pelzer Automotive L&T Sargent & Lundy Al Ghurair Bloom Electronics Dorf Ketal Chemicals India Galaxy Transmission HPCL L&T Technology Services Alcon Borkar Group Dow Chemical Company Gas One Energy India Hunstman Lakshmi Machine Works Alliance Grain Bosch DP World Geonet Enviro Solutions Ikan Relocations Landmark Group Alpla India td BP Oil International Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Gestamp Automotive Chennai India Gas Solutions Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Alstom Bradken India Dura-Line India GET Global Group India Metal One Steel Plate Processing Ledovi Limited Altran Bridgestone Earth Chem Exim India GKC Projects Indian Film Combine Lenovo Amada (India) Britannia Industries Eaton Glencore International Indian Oil Corporation Leoni Cable Amazon Bunge Ebro India Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Indian Valves Linde Engineering India Amazon Seller Services Bygging India Edag Engineering Design Glovis Inditex Lot Monks Ambika Cotton Mills Cap Gemini Eicher Motors GMM Coating Indorama India Louis Dreyfus Company AMPL India Caratlane Trading Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Go Air India Ingersoll Rand Luminous Power Technologies Andritz Cargill Elgi Equipment Goa Shipyard Ingram Micro Mabey Bridge Anheuser-Busch InBev Caterpillar Emco Dyestuff Godavari Pulp & Paper Mills Ingrma Micro India Mahabal Auto Ancilleries ANI Technologies India Cease Fire Safety Systems EMCON GCC Godrej & Boyce Intas Pharmaceuticals Mahindra Intertrade Apex Techno Polymer Century Textiles & Industries empel Precision Metal Products Godrej Agrovet InterGlobe Enterprises Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel . ArcelorMittal Changzheng BMR Refrigeration Technology Enkei Wheels India Godrej Consumer Products IORA International Marriott International Arvind Cheella Healthcare Enzene Biosciences Godrej Consumer Products Iron Mountain Inc. Mars Inc. Ashok Leyland Chinway International Epiroc Godrej Group Isuzu Motors Mcdonald & Pelz Astec Lifesciences Classic Marbles EPPCO Godrej Tyson Foods Jacobs MCPP India Astramar Shipping CLP Holdings Limited EPSON India . Great Plains Hotel Advisors Jain Metal Rolling Mills Medreich ATC Tyres CLP India Eva Excelsior GRI Powergear Towers Jaini Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Meneta Automotive Components Aurobindo Pharma Cofco International Everest Industries Grind Master Machine JCB Metals United Fusion Products & Alloys Avlight Automotive Colgate Palmolive Evonik Industries GSK Pharma Jindal Steel and Power Metro Cash & Carry AWL India Concast India Expert Global GTCS Trading John Deere Micro Penumatics Azure Power India Concorde Corporation FAB Industries Guala Closures JSW MI Steel Mirha Exports Badve Engineering Cosmo Films Fairfield Atlas Gujarat Ambuja Exports Kalash Seeds Mitsuboshi Belting India Baker Hughes Covestro FANUC India Harsh Constructions Kalburgi Cement MM Castings Ball Corporation CRI Pumps Faurecia Emissions Henkel Kalpataru Power Transmission Mona Arts and Crafts Bando India CTR Exports Feng Tay Group Hero Future Energies Kalpataru Power Transmissions Moresco HM & Lub India Bard India Cummins Finolex J Power Systems Hetero Labs Karanya Industries Mosaic BASF Cyient Five Star Logistics Hexagon Nutrition Katerra MR Logistics Bauen Empresa Constructora Daiki Industries Flash Electronics Hiddenite Beverages KEC International MSL Driveline Systems Bausch & Lomb Daimler Flexible Abrasives Highcare Marine Foods Exports Kei Industries Murakwani Nigeria
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Companies who attended GTR India 2021 Virtual 2/4
Corporates & traders 2/2 Mylan Laboratories Premier SPG &WVG Mills Sams Facilities Management Sudarshan Jeans Titan Company Limited Vasundhara Automation & Engg Services Nagase India Pricol Samsonite South Asia Suez Water Technologies Solutions TMT Metals Holdings Vedanta Group National Bulk Handling Corporation Primetals Technologies India Sanjeev Auto Parts Mfg Sugatsune Kogyo India Tokita Seed India Via Maris Nava Bharat Ventures Sany Sulzer Pumps India Tosoh India Vikudha Overseas Corporation Limited PSA AVTEC Powertrain Nayara Energy Satish Steels Re-rolling Mills Sunschein Foundation Total VIMSON Group NEC Corporation PSA International Schneider Electric Supersales India Toyo Engineering India Vinodrai Engineers Nesstech Instruments Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRESPL) Schott Glass Suzuki Toyota Connected India Viterra Nichino India Quidditas Farms Serum Institute of India Suzuki Motors Gujarat Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts VM Salgaocar Corporation NIFCO South India Manufacturing R.Stahl Shachihata India SW Metaform Toyota Motor Corporation Volkswagen Nippon Paper Foodpac Rajlaks International ( ) Shell Swatch Toyota Tsusho Corporation Volkswagon Finance Private Nissan Motor Rakuten India Enterprise Shimizu Corporation India SYF Toyotetsu India Volvo Group Nokia Rane NSK Steering Systems ShipperBuddy Takraf Toyotsu Ambika Automotive Safety Components VSL Novartis International Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Shorff Textile Exports Talion Group India Wallace Pharmaceuticals NYK Auto Logistics India . Ravago Shreem Electric Tara Merchantile TradeImpex Polymers Wan Hai Lines OKI India RCF Shweta Print Pack Targray Trafigura Group Waters Corporation OLA Energy Regus Group Siemens Tasty Bite Eatables Trafigura India WEG Industries India Olam International Reliance Industries Siemens Gamesa Renewable Power Tata Global Beverages TranceNirvana Management Company Weir Minerals India One-up Capital Ideas Reliance Jio Infocomm Sikka Ports & Terminals Tata Group Transique Africa Welcord Components Orient Refractories Reliance Life Sciences Simec Indus Resources Tata Hitachi Transmashholding Whirlpool Corporation Orix Auto Infrastructure Reliance Retail Sitac Kabini Renewables Tata Motors Transworld Group of Companies Wipro Otis Elevator Company Reliance Sibur Elastomers SKF India Tata Projects Tranzindia XN Travels Pacific International Lines Renault Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Tata Steel TRL Krosaki Refractories XYZ Panasonic Life Solutions India Private Limited Renew Power SOCAR Trading Taylor & Shroff TTK Prestige Yamaha Motor Electronics India PCA Autos Rescom Holdings Solairedirect Teleperformance Global Services Tuli & Co Yara Fertilizantes PCD Club RHI Magnesita Space Textiles Tenneco Clean Air India Ujjaval Power Yaskawa India Pentair Inc. Rittal Spectrum Ethers Tesselate Unimac Plastic Technology YCH Group Petredec (Europe) Rix India Trading & Service SPEL SemiConductor The Apollo Group United Spirits Yokogawa India Pfizer Roche Diagnostics Spice Express The Baker's Dozen Universal Defence & Security Solutions Yoonwoo Automotive India Piaggio Vehicles Rotork Spinks Softech The Himalaya Drug Company UPL Yurja Pioneer India Electronics Rucha Engineering SSLE India The Lakshmi Mills Company USV India Yusen Logistics Piramal Glass Ruhlamat Automation Technologies Star India The Malt Company Valeo ZF Wind Power Plant Lipids Sai Balaji Extraction Statkraft ThyssenKrupp Valmet Zoho Polyplastic Decorative Saint Gobain Sterling Agro Industries Tinplate Company Varian Medical Systems International ZTE Corporation Posco International Saipem Sterlite Industries Tirupati Technopacks Varroc Engineering Zydus Cadila Group Precot Meridian Samruddhi Indutries Sucden Tirupur Textiles Varsa Plastic Industries
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Companies who attended GTR India 2021 Virtual 3/4
Technology & fintech Banks & financiers Abhiraksha Digital Private FQX PayU Payments ABN AMRO Bank Eleven Capital MUFG Accuity Global Advantage Pelican Absa Emirates NBD National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) Aker Solutions Hero Fincorp QNA Marcom Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Euro Exim Bank National Bank of Kuwait Atos Hitachi Payment Services Qualcomm Axis Bank Exim Bank Nedbank CIB Azbil HQ Connections Pte Quant Network Bandhan Bank Export-Import Bank of the United States Qatar Development Bank Becton Dickinson IBM Red Rock International Bangkok Bank Federal Bank Rabobank Billennium IBSFintech India Robosurg Med-Tech Bank Muscat Fincare Small Finance Bank Rand Merchant Bank Binkabi India IP SME Helpdesk Sakshath Technologies Bank of Africa First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) RBL Bank Bolero International Infosys Technologies SAP Bank Of America FirstRand Bank Riyad Bank C2FO InfraCrowd Asia Sistema Smart Technologies Bank of Baroda HDFC Bank Santander CGS Infotech Innoval Fintech Swift Bank of Maharashtra HSBC Saraswat Co-op Bank Cogencelabs Inspirisys Solutions TactTree Bank of Nova Scotia ICBC Sberbank Commscope Intellect Design Tallyx Inc Banque Misr ICICI Bank SEB Contour Pte. Invoicemart TCS Barclays IDBI Bank Société Générale Cryptofocus KYOWA Natesan Synchro Technologies Temenos Barclays Africa Group IDFC Bank Standard Chartered DGTLmart Kyriba Tinubu Square BBVA IDFC First Bank State Bank of India (SBI) DLT Ledgers Kyzer Software India Toggle Market BCP Bank Indian Overseas Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Drip Capital M1 Xchange Trade Information Network BCP Bank (Mauritius) . Indusind Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group E2C Engineering Solutions M1Exchange TradeAssets BNP Paribas Intesa Sanpaolo Tamilnad Mercantile Bank EIT Services India Mitigram TradeSun BNY Mellon Islamic Development Bank TD Bank Group EpisodeSix MonetaGo Traydstream Citi J.P. Morgan UBA Group essDocs Montriam Triterras Commerce Bank Keyfincorp UBI Banca Experian Mynd Integrated Solutions Vayana Networks Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank Kotak Mahindra Group UBS Switzerland Fan e-commerce Newgen Software Technologies Visolent Credit Bank of Moscow LendLease UCO Bank Fil-Flan Technologies Nine Technologies WAVE Danamon Mashreq UniCredit Finastra Oracle Financial Services Xiaomi Technology India Prvt DBS Bank Mizuho Bank VTB Capital Finverity Origa Leasing Deutsche Bank MKB Bank Wells Fargo DZ Bank Moelis & Company YES Bank Govt orgs & public bodies Abu Dhabi Global Market Global Trade Professionals Alliance (GTPA) Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts Insurers & risk managers Asian Trade Centre High Commission of Malaysia in New Delhi Madagascar Ace Ship Brokers ICICI Lombard Markel International Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) ICC India NUS Institute of South Asian Studies Allstate Group IHS Markit Marsh JLT Specialty Department for International Trade (DIT) Indian Institute for Foreign Trade (IIFT) Polish Investment and Trade Agency Atradius Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Origin Insurance Brokers FEDAI Indian Ocean Rim Association SME Chamber of India Coface International Risk Consultants Prowess Insurance Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Indo-Canadian Business Chamber STF Howden Group Intl Risk Consultants Insurance Brokers Swiss Re Corporate Solutions & Industry Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia World Trade Center Mumbai
“GTR India Virtual 2021 has done a phenomenal “I loved the GTR Challenge this year. Since the medium of panels were virtual, job of bringing together thought leaders and it helped in engaging the listeners. I loved all the sessions , the one which practitioners to discuss important and relevant stood out for me was Shifts in Trade corridors post Covid. Also the panelists topics shaping the business of trade.” were good mix of banks and corporates.” Ranju Sigtia, ICICI Bank Sugandha Sinha, Head Financial Institutions, South Asia, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
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Companies who attended GTR India 2021 Virtual 4/4
Non-bank Financiers Education 121Business Finance Goldrush Capital PrimaDollar 21cceducation Institute of International Trade & Development University of Georgia Adam Smith Associates Greensill Prime Investrade Beykent University St. Thomas University University of Manchester Aequitate Capital Growtrust Ventures Private Limited RBM International Finance Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Universal IEX University of Montreal Africa Bridge Capital Management UK Incomlend Receivables Exchange of India Limited (RXIL) Asia (ERIA) University of Chicago Benson & Bentley India Factoring RG Investments Indian School of Business University of Colorado Blend Financial Services Kisetsu Saison Finance (India) Seawise Capital Business Aggregate Leverage Capital Group Signature Growth Lawyers Cash Invoice LKP Securities Silver Star SPC CSL Chambers Equilex Phoenix Legal China Trade Solutions LoanXpress Stenn International D.Dadheech & Co Francis Wilks & Jones ZBA Concentrix London Market Capital Strategies Tata Capital Economic Laws Practice M Mulla Associates Credable Maersk Toyota Financial Services India CredWault Finservices Modifi Trade Finance Group Service provider Dow Jones National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) TradeFinancer Atrios Compliance House Technical Controls & Inspection Services (TCIS) Finovate Capital Nix Capital TVS Supply Chain Solutions Bureau Veritas Control Union Certifications The London Institute of Banking & Finance First Cred Origin Capital Management Pte Vivantaa Capital Fortune Financial Solutions Peridot Financing Solutions Volo Fin ECAs & multilaterals Fraktal ForEx Portfolio Financial Services WNS Global Services ECGC – Export Credit Guarantee Corporation NEXI UK Export Finance (UKEF) GE Capital Portfolio Securitization Capital Group YBS Capital of India Sace
Consultants & accountants Recruiters Blossom Advisors Jai Maitri Save My Tax Adecco Randstad Business Transformation Consulting KRK Advisors Sayakin Services Integra Zion HR Solutions CRIF Maxwell Capital & Tax Advisory Services Shangrila Corporate Service CRISIL McKinsey & Company Siera Management Consultants Media Cygnus Consultancy Services Oxford Economics Sigma Risk Allison+Partners JioSaavn Stick Figure Danish Green PKC Advisory TAC Economics AME Trade Myka Event Solutions TV18 Media & Investment Domint Trade Consultancy PwC India Tata Consultancy Services Dentsu Aegis Network PDP Agencies CryptoNewsZ Endurant Advisors Rajan Gupta Banking Consulting Trade Finance Global GTR Publicis Financial Times GKB Ventures Redington TXN Alliance Consultants Havas Saavn Media Global Trade Consultancy Services S P Jain Center of Management Wedge Consulting Happimynd Professional Services SAB Consultants YNot Consulting Independent Samaria Global Finance ISS World Sash M Consulting
“GTR India – my first attendance for many years. It’s “KUDOS to the GTR team! You continued the legacy for bringing all the members of trade grown proportionally to the importance of India as a finance under one roof – this time virtually. The team has done a great job even though we regional/global trading hub. Certainly worth attending were coordinating in different time zones, the team never disappointed. Special thanks to to get insights on India now and in the future.” Anna Vilka, Jeff Ando and Ed Virtue. Hoping to meet the GTR family very soon.” Gabriel Buck, GKB Ventures Ms. Pranjali Sanap, ICICI Bank
9 | #GTRIndia www.gtreview.com/gtrindia POLLS
Featured polling results
In your organisation, what has been the % increase in digitisation What are the challenges to be made to enable further growth of trade processes post-Covid vs pre-Covid? of trade digitisation in the country?
Bill of lading 7.1 % 75-100% Legal framework 0-25% 20% 7.1% 30% More relaxations in Connecting all trade 50-75% regulatory environment stakeholders on a 10% 21.4% common platform via Chambers of Commerce, insurance, customs/regulatory 25-50% bodies, logistics 40% 64.3%
In your view, what are the different challenges faced which acted How important a priority is ESG to your company as an obstacle in growing trade digitisation? over the next 5 years?
Trust Internal lack of corporate Low High 16.7% digital strategy 0% 54.5% 8.3%
Bandwidth and connectivity 16.7% External factors/ Medium ecosystem 45.5% 58.3%
10 | #GTRIndia www.gtreview.com/gtrindia CONFERENCE TAKEAWAYS
Takeaways from GTR India 2021 Virtual
“There is a certain degree of “The debate during this hesitation over the ability of the pandemic is whether the “The key sectors ushering growth include manufacturing and economy to turn itself around, government’s packages should infrastructure, technology and innovation, pharmaceuticals. and this is primarily due to be more demand-orientated or Government-led schemes are incentivising investments in these; the fact that India is a service- supply-orientated, and whether the banking sector has a very important and responsible role dependent economy.” they should focus on short or to play as a facilitator of this economic growth.” Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow & long-term solutions.” Arun Menon, Managing Director & Head of International Trade & Transaction Banking India, Credit Agricole CIB Research Lead, Trade & Economics, NUS Priyanka Kishore, Head of India & South East Institute of South Asian Studies Asia, Oxford Economics
“Asia is a complicated place; “When you start peeling “Corporates are no longer looking at banks at only being their these concerns are not unique the onion of how the pandemic partner for funding, the changing macro-economic terms shows to India. Concerns about has affected trade corridors, that the corporate ecosystem is undergoing a transformation. security issues, political you start seeing some There is wide spread digitisation, speeded up innovation, tensions, and trade obstacles interesting shifts.” new demand for integrated propositions.” are not small.” Rakesh Patwari, Director & Head of Trade Nandini Bhattacharyya, Head of Global Trade Products, ICICI Bank Sales, India, HSBC Deborah Elms, Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre
“I see exponential growth in the “Covid has accelerated the “Investing in clean infrastructure fraud mitigation market – the process of democratising “Overall, the supply and demand and technology creates clean government are addressing the world, in terms of getting gaps are imbalanced – there economic jobs for the future. payment issues for MSMEs and people to do more transactions was more supply, but now we’re We should see environmental the marginal sector. With that on digital platforms. People are seeing the scales tip and there standards and services that focus in mind, the government in optimising on costs, clients are is more demand; it will take a support them; investing in that India is encouraging the adoption reducing costs, creating a period few years to get back to normal.” is vital. This is the future we of tech platforms in India.” of flourishing digital growth.” Garima Jain, Chief Executive Officer, need to invest in.” Agrocorp India Kashinath Katakdhond, Managing Director, Ajit Nair, Senior Board Advisor, TradeAssets Lisa McAuley, Chief Executive Officer, GTPA India, MonetaGo
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