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Over 1,500 foreign traders to throng mega Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019 meet

Besides this, the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show 2019 (VGGTS) will be held during January 18 to 22.

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The Gujarat government has been expecting 1,500 participants who will attend the buyers-sellers' meet to be held alongside the Vibrant Gujarat Summit-2019.

The meet will be held on January 19 and 20 at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar.

Besides this, the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show 2019 (VGGTS) will be held during January 18 to 22.

The exhibition will be spread over 2,00,000sq mt and that will have 18 domes, showcasing nearly 25 sectors, over 2000 stalls.

Principal secretary in the tourism department, SJ Haider, said, "This event is further divided into buyers-sellers meet, reverse buyers-sellers meet, vendors development programme and 1,500 delegates to attend it. This is the great buyers' sellers meet of its kind because such meets at international level also do not see such huge participation."

A special event of "Africa Day" will be held on January 19 to strengthen partnership of Gujarat with the continent. The Indo-Africa Chamber of Commerce has been appointed as a partner organisation to facilitate the event.

Moreover, South Africa and Morocco have given their consent to be on theboard as partner countries of the event.

"Gujarat exports different goods of worth 16.9 Billion USD to Africa every year and that is the significant rise during last four years at is has doubled in the due period. That is why Africa is very important.

The companies which have investments or business ties with Africa will also participate in the event of VGS," the principal secretary added.

The delegates coming here will also visit places like UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology in Ahmedabad, Amul's Dairy Processing Plant, IIT-Gandhinagar, GIFT City and other. will also be organised for the visiting dignitaries.

Major companies such as Suzlon, Vedanta, Godrej, Zydus and Reliance will also be present at Africa Pavilion to be raised here over 2,200 sq meter area.

"Farm-to-Fabric Pavilion and Fashion Show with a focus on 'Make in India' and to popularise Khadi fabric are some of the attractions at the Trade Show.

The Fashion Show in association with Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) will be held at the Sabarmati Riverfront on the evening of January 19," Haider added further.

Sectors in trade show

Agro and food processing, automobiles and E-Mobility, banking and finance, chemicals and petrochemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology,ceramics, ports, transport and logistics, power and renewable energy, Start-ups and innovation, textiles, tourism and hospitality, urban infrastructure, water treatment and environment, education, skill development and engineering.

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