Sustainability has been at the core of the G20 agenda: Piyush Goyal

Group Chairman & CEO, DP World : We believe India has an amazing growth and UAE

has invested USD 15.3 Billion between 2020-22 in India.

NEW DELHI : Union Minister Piyush Goyal recently said that sustainability has been at the core of the G20agendaforseveralyears,butitisawayoflifeforIndia.

The Minister’s remarks came while inaugurating the CII Partnership Summit 2023, organised by CII, in partnership with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, (DPIIT) Ministry of CommerceandIndustry.

Goyal who is the Chairman of the CII Partnership Summit 2023 said that sustainability in India may go back thousands of years and Indians hold every element of nature in high reverence.

“It is important that we build resilience in our economies and enforce sustainability while focusing on inclusivity. Partnerships between citizens, communities and countries, when working together in the spirit of cooperation, collaboration and sometimes competition, collectively can contribute to a more stable and prosperous future,”hesaid.

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DP World, United Arab Emirates said that “Indiahasthefastestgrowthrate among the major economies. We believe India has an amazing growth and UAE has invested USD 15.3 Billion between 2020-22 in India. India will account for 15% of the globaleconomyin2023andisour2ndlargesttradepartner”

“Meeting physical and digital infrastructure needs can reduce transport costs and build efficient and sustainable transport networks,” hesaid.

Dukgeun Ahn, Minister for Trade, RepublicofKorea said that India is playing a prominent role in the IT sector, including Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, as the world’s largest source of human talent and outstanding engineers.

Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore said that businesses must accelerate to become responsible, innovative, sustainable and equitable, but must also identify partnershipstoachievethesegoals.

Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, United Arab Emirates said that global issues require global solutions and cannot be resolved by a single nation or a small group of nations, and require significantconcreteactions.

“UAE is dedicated in collaborating with international partners bilaterally and multilaterally in order to tackle the world problems and build a more sustainable and prosperous futureforall,”hesaid