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PM Speaks
Virtual Global Investor Roundtable

TOWARDS A $5 TRILLION

ECONOMY

India offers global investors to invest as the country not only believes

in the path of growth with equal focus on high ESG score but provides

democracy, demography, demand as well as diversity

n its efforts to make India a $5 Trillion
economy by 2024, the country kick-started
Ia major drive to attract global investors.
It presented the roadmap before the world
in the Virtual Global Investor Roundtable
(VGIR) -- an exclusive dialogue between
leading global institutional investors, Indian
business leaders, the highest decision
makers from the Government and Financial
Market Regulators.
Speaking at the VGIR, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said that India is changing
for the better and the country believes in
the path of growth with equal focus on high
Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) score. India also offers investors
Democracy, Demography, Demand as well
as Diversity. With these words, the Prime
Minister not just put forward his vision and
roadmap for New India but also invited the
world for investment in India.
VGIR 2020 focused on discussions PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS
around India’s economic and investment
outlook, structural reforms and the l We are building a New India free from the
Government’s vision for a $5 Trillion problematic old practices. India’s approach is to
economy. It witnessed participation from find long-term and sustainable solutions for issues
twenty of the world’s largest pension and l If you want returns with reliability; demand with
sovereign wealth funds investors with democracy; stability with sustainability; and growth
a total asset management of about $6 with a green approach, India is the place to be
Trillion. Some of these investors would l It is because of the stability of our policies that
also be engaging for the first time with the India has emerged as one of the world’s preferred
Government. investment destinations

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