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Second Meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments Held in Mumbai

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..... Second Meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments Held in Mumbai - News and Press Release Dated:- 3-3-2014 - News - Second Meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments Held in Mumbai UAE Invites Indian Companies to Invest in Renewable Energy Sector Priority Sectors of Engagement Discussed in the Meeting The second meeting of India-UAE High .....

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..... Level Joint Task Force on Investments (HLTFI) was held today in Mumbai. The HLTFI, co-chaired by Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce Industry and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, was established in April 2012 as a platform to address mutual issues associated with existing investments between the two countries and to promote and facilitate .....

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..... cross-border investments. More than 30 government and private sector representatives from India and the UAE were present. The second meeting of the HLTFI made progress on a number of fronts: 1. Discussions were held on supporting the establishment of a strategic petroleum reserve in India in a manner serving the common strategic interests of both countries and based on the principles of lo .....

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..... ng term strategic partnership and cooperation. The decision was taken to establish another joint working group to make progress on this effort; 2. Wide-ranging discussions took place on priority sectors of engagement for channelling investments in the two countries; 3. Discussions took place on expediting the resolution of current pending issues associated with existing UAE investments in .....

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..... India (Etisalat, Emaar DP World), and a plan of action was agreed for the Legacy Issues sub-working group to address and resolve these issues; 4. Acknowledged TAQA, the Abu Dhabi-based international energy and water company, as the largest private operator of hydroelectric plants in India, following its acquisition, signed on Saturday 1st March, 2014 in New Delhi, of two hydroelectric plants .....

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..... in India. The equity invested by the TAQA-led consortium in the acquisition of the two hydroelectric plants will amount to approximately INR 3,820 crores (USD 616 million), of which 51% is from TAQA. The consortium will also acquire the assets` non-recourse project debt. The agreement follows the signing of the UAE-India Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement in December 2013 and .....

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..... the UAE`s commitment at the last HLTFI meeting to invest USD 2 billion in India`s infrastructure sector. 5. The UAE has invited the Indian companies in the renewable energy area to the UAE to meet with Masdar to discuss potential investments. The UAE and India are significant trading partners and bilateral trade between the two countries is expected to continue its important growth in yea .....

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..... rs to come. Alongside trade, the HLTFI would seek to achieve a similar growth path for investment with a clear roadmap between the two countries. Commenting on the 2nd meeting of the HLTFI, Shri Sharma underlined India s status as a major destination for foreign investments and the opportunities that exist for the UAE, especially in infrastructure areas such as roads and highways, power and ut .....

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..... ilities, civil aviation, ports, renewable energy, urban infrastructure, etc. and participation through the Infrastructure Debt Funds. He also highlighted India s desire to participate in the hydrocarbon sector in the UAE, especially in the upstream petroleum sector. He also mentioned that he sees greater opportunities for UAE investors as strategic partners in India s growth story. Sheikh Hamed .....

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..... bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that today we have advanced the work of the Joint Task Force, and laid the foundation for further mutually beneficial investments and areas of common interest. We look forward to the ratification of the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, and the resolution of the outstanding issues identified at our first meeting. Together, our combined efforts will .....

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..... help to further strengthen bilateral trade relations and pave the way for continued strategic dialogue. The first meeting of the HLTFI, held in Abu Dhabi in February 2013, resulted in a wide-ranging discussion on matters of mutual interest including the identification of priority sectors of engagement for possible investments in the two countries. Since then, work conducted by the HLTFI to st .....

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..... rengthen and develop bilateral relations in the field of investments culminated in the signing, in December, 2013, of a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA), serving as a platform for promotion and reciprocal legal protection of investments in both countries. As a result of decisions taken during the inaugural meeting of the HLTFI, several joint working groups have be .....

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..... en created to address issues of mutual interest in the following sectors: Infrastructure, Investment Trade, Energy, Manufacturing Technology, Aviation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Legacy Issues. At today`s meeting, an action plan was agreed to expedite progress across all these joint working groups. The next meeting of the UAE India High Level Joint Task Force on In .....

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..... vestments will be held on a mutually agreed date and location. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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