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India-Israel Business Forum and 3rd CEO Forum held in New Delhi

The India-Israel Business Forum and the 3rd India-Israel CEO Forum were held in New Delhi on 11 February 2025, addressed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Israel's Economy Minister Nir Barkat.

Summary

CII and FICCI, with DPIIT and the Embassy of Israel, hosted the India-Israel Business Forum and the 3rd India-Israel CEO Forum in New Delhi on 11 February 2025. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal reaffirmed India's aim of becoming a USD 30–35 trillion economy by 2047 and set out India's strengths as '10 D's', including democracy, demographic dividend and digitisation. Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat said his delegation was the biggest-ever Israeli business mission to any country.

Key facts

Date and place
11 February 2025, New Delhi
Events
India-Israel Business Forum; 3rd India-Israel CEO Forum
Israeli minister
Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry
Goyal's pitch
'10 D's'; USD 30–35 trillion economy by 2047

Practice MCQs 1 questions

Q1 Advanced

Which Israeli minister described his delegation to the India-Israel Business Forum in New Delhi (February 2025) as the biggest-ever Israeli business mission to any country?

Show answer

Correct answer: A — Nir Barkat

Nir Barkat, Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry, said his delegation was the biggest-ever mission from Israel to any country.

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