THE Association for Industrial Development (AID) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Global India Business Forum (GIBF), a leading international business chamber, to foster international partnerships and bilateral trade, investment, and industrial collaboration between the Vidarbha region and other countries. The MoU was formally signed by Dr Jitendra Joshi, Founder and Global President of GIBF, and Ashish Kale, President of AID and was exchanged in the august presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

 

Also present were Deepali Gadkari, Secretary-General and Co-Founder of GIBF, Dr Vijay Kumar Sharma, Secretary of AID, Avinash Ghushe, Executive Member of AID and Pankaj Bhokare, Executive Secretary of AID. The agreement comes ahead of the upcoming Third Edition of Advantage Vidarbha, an Industrial Expo, Business Conclave, and Investment Summit, where GIBF will facilitate participation from multiple countries, including 7–8 nations identified by AID based on the specific business needs of the Vidarbha region.