CM invites CEOs of global giants to send teams

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, FEB. 1. The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, who returned after attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, has invited CEOs of global giants to send teams to Andhra Pradesh to explore possibilities for investments and setting up offices in the State.

Among the corporate heads Mr. Naidu met in his third Davos trip are Messrs Bill Gates of Microsoft, Michael Dell of Dell Computers, Philip M. Condit of Boeing, Carleton S. Fiona (Hewlett Packard), Peter D. Sutherland (Goldman Sachs) and Masayoshi Son ( Softbank Corporation).

"They have agreed to send teams to Hyderabad to see if they can make investments or open offices", Mr. Naidu said at a news conference here on Thursday.

The visit was basically to establish or renew contacts with to people in Government, industry, business and academics and market opportunities available in Andhra Pradesh abroad. Mr. Naidu met Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Lew Kuwan Yew, Senior Minister, Singapore, Mr. Robert Carr, Prime Minister, New South Wales, Australia, and Mr. Supachai Panitchapakdi, Deputy Prime Minister, Thailand.

The Chief Minister attended several sessions and made presentations relating to e-governance, digital divide, `Southbound on Information Highway', etc.

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