|
India - national contacts
See also other sources,
news media |
Scope |
Contacts |
Website and other resources |
Survey |
Profile |
| Indian
Investment Centre (IIC) |
National |
|
www.iic.nic.in |
No |
No |
| India Department of
Industrial Development |
National |
|
www.did.nic.in |
No |
No |
| India -
Ministry of Commerce, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
Infrastructure Development |
National |
|
www.dipp.nic.in |
No |
No |
| Directorate General of
Foreign Trade - foreign trade policy and trade facilitation |
National |
|
http://dgft.delhi.nic.in/ |
No |
No |
| India Brand Equity
Foundation - maintains a resource center about doing business in India; also
publishes India Now and Invest Now newsletters for foreign direct investment
- FDI in India - and India Now quarterly magazine with industry sector
reports, linked to Confederation of Indian Industry - CII |
National |
|
www.ibef.org
Resource Center
Directories
www.ciionline.org
|
No |
No |
| "India
Shining" - former national PR campaign, widely publicized by former
government as part of business attraction and tourism initiatives
Obsolete after the last election despite all the
money they spent; the new tourism campaign has no business focus (Incredible
India) |
National |
|
www.indiashining.com
www.tourismofindia.com
|
No |
No |
|
Northern and Northwest India |
 |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Uttar Pradesh |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Rajasthan
Bureau of Investment Promotion |
State |
|
www.investrajasthan.com |
No |
No |
| Delhi - and the city of
New Delhi |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Haryana State
Industrial Corp |
State |
|
www.hsidc.nic.in |
No |
No |
| Punjab |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Himachal
Pradesh |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Jammu and
Kashmir |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Madhya Pradesh |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Western India |
|
|
|
|
|
| Gujarat |
State |
|
http://vibrantgujarat.com/ |
No |
No |
| Government of Maharashtra |
State |
|
www.maharashtra.gov.in |
No |
No |
| Maharashtra
Economic Development Council |
State |
|
www.medcindia.org |
No |
No |
| Maharashtra Industrial
Development |
State |
|
www.midcindia.com |
No |
No |
| Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Association MMRDA |
Region |
|
www.mmrdamumbai.org |
No |
No |
| Bombay Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (Mumbai) |
Chamber |
|
www.bombaychamber.com |
No |
No |
| Goa Financial
& Investment Corp - located on the western coast of India |
|
|
www.edc-goa.com |
No |
No |
|
Southern India |
 |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Government of
Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce Dept. |
State |
|
www.genomevalley.org |
No |
No |
| Tamil Nadu
Industrial Dev Corp |
State |
|
www.tidco.com |
No |
No |
| Karnataka |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Kerala - reportedly one of
the few places where parents still name children after Lenin - we have not
received any enquiries about investment there |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
|
North Eastern Region of India |
 |
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Bihar |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| Orissa |
State |
|
|
No |
No |
| West Bengal
Industrial Dev Corp |
State (Bangla) |
|
www.wbidc.com |
No |
No |
| Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region |
Region |
|
www.northeast.nic.in
Business
summits
www.northeast.nic.in/investment.htm |
No |
No |
| Invest in
Manipur |
State |
|
www.investinmanipur.nic.in |
No |
No |
| Tripura - Department
of Industries & Commerce |
State |
|
http://tripura.nic.in
industrialization |
No |
No |
| Government of
Meghalaya |
State |
|
http://meghalaya.nic.in/
Industrial development information |
No |
No |
| Government of
Nagaland |
State |
|
www.nagaland.nic.in
Industrial policy (2000) |
No |
No |
| Arunachal
Pradesh |
State |
|
Industrial Policy 2001
state
website |
No |
No |
| Sikkim Small
Industries Service Institute (SISI) |
State |
|
http://sikkim.nic.in/sisi/ |
No |
No |
| Assam State
Govt. |
State |
|
Industrial
Policy 1997 |
No |
No |
|
Pakistan |
|
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Pakistan Board
of Investment (BOI), including information about
Industrial Zones or industrial estates around the country |
National |
|
www.pakboi.gov.pk |
No |
No |
| Trade Development
Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) |
National |
|
www.tdap.gov.pk |
No |
No |
| Export Promotion Bureau -
abolished |
National |
|
replaced by
TDAP above |
No |
No |
| Export Processing Zones
Authority |
National - free zones |
|
www.epza.gov.pk |
No |
No |
| Industrial Information
Network - B2B and business information portal developed for the Ministry for
Industries, Production and Special Initiatives |
National |
|
www.iin.com.pk |
No |
No |
| Small & Medium Enterprise
Development Authority - SMEDA - including cluster development work and
business matchmakings |
National |
|
www.smeda.org
|
No |
No |
| Ministry of Privatization
Commission |
National |
|
www.privatisation.gov.pk |
No |
No |
| Islamabad Chamber of
Commerce & Industry |
Capital chamber |
|
www.icci.com.pk |
No |
No |
| Sindh (also translated as
Sind province) |
Province |
|
Industrial zones and estates |
No |
No |
| Karachi |
City |
|
|
No |
No |
| Karachi Export Processing
Zone - KEPZ - adjacent to the Landhi Industrial Area, not far from the
Karachi Airport and national highway network. |
EPZ |
|
KEPZ description by EPZA |
No |
No |
| Karachi Chamber of
Commerce & Industry - KCCI |
Chamber |
|
www.karachichamber.com |
No |
No |
| Karachi Port Trust |
Port |
|
www.kpt.gov.pk |
No |
No |
| Port Qasim Authority -
including Industrial Zones with large tracts available - developed as an
alternative to the congested Karachi port area with national highway and
rail access |
Port |
|
www.portqasim.org.pk
|
No |
No |
| Hyderabad - refer to Sindh
province list of industrial zones and estates by the Pakistan BOI |
City |
|
|
No |
No |
| Azad Jammu & Kashmir |
|
|
|
|
|
| Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Government - includes a special crisis site dealing with earthquake issues |
Region |
|
www.ajk.gov.pk |
No |
No |
| Baluchistan (also
translated as Balochistan) |
Province |
|
Industrial zones and estates |
No |
No |
| Gawadar Port (also Gwadar)
- Balochistan - near the Iranian border, intended to become a container
cargo and port on the Arabian Sea just outside the Persian Gulf, with
links to Quetta and to central Asian states such as Afghanistan and others,
with plans for an Export Processing Zone and Special Industrial Zone as well
as a new oil refinery and petrochemicals complex. |
Port - new |
|
www.gawadarport.com |
No |
No |
| North-West Frontier
Province |
Province |
|
Industrial zones and estates |
|
|
| Sarhad Development
Authority - Government of NWFP |
Region |
|
www.sda.org.pk
|
|
|
| Risalpur Export Processing
Zone - on the route from Islamabad to Peshawar near Mardan in the North-West
Frontier Province leading toward the Khyber Pass (Landi Kotal) and
Afghanistan |
EPZ |
|
|
No |
No |
| Punjab |
Province |
|
Industrial zones and estates |
No |
No |
| Rawalpindi Chamber of
Commerce & Industry - RCCI - developing an Export Processing Zone near
Islamabad |
Chamber |
|
www.rcci.org.pk |
No |
No |
| Sialkot Export Processing
Zone |
EPZ |
|
|
No |
No |
| Sialkot Chamber of
Commerce & Industry |
Chamber |
|
www.scci.com.pk |
No |
No |
| Lahore Chamber of Commerce
& Industry |
Chamber |
|
www.lcci.org.pk
|
No |
No |
| Multan - see also
Industries Department Punjab, developing an Export Processing Zone |
City |
|
|
No |
No |
| Faisalabad Chamber of
Commerce & Industry - FCCI |
Chamber |
|
www.fcci.com.pk |
No |
No |
| Gujranwala - see also
Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) developing an Export Processing
Zone |
City |
|
|
No |
No |
|
Afghanistan |
|
|
|
Survey |
Profile |
| Afghan
Investment Support Agency (AISA) |
National
 |
Suleman Fatimie
+93(20)210 3404 |
www.aisa.org.af
see also other sources below |
Pending |
Example
Incentives
Sites |
|
Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan |
Survey |
Profile |
| Bangladesh
Board of Investment |
National |
|
www.boibd.org
www.citechco.net/business/boi |
No |
No |
| Bhutan |
National |
|
|
No |
No |
| Nepal
Industrial Promotion Div., Min. of Industry |
National |
|
www.yomari.com/fips |
No |
No |
|
Sri Lanka and Maldives |
Survey |
Profile |
| Sri Lanka
Board of Investment (BOI) |
National
 |
|
www.boisrilanka.org
http://www.boi.lk |
No |
No |
| Sri Lanka Government |
National |
|
www.gov.lk |
No |
No |
| Sri Lanka Trade Portal |
National |
|
www.srilanka.com |
No |
No |
| Sri Lanka Export
Development Board |
National |
|
www.srilankabusiness.com
|
No |
No |
| Sri Lanka Ports Authority
- Port of Colombo |
Ports |
|
www.slpa.lk |
No |
No |
| Maldives
Foreign Investment Services Bureau |
National |
|
www.investmaldives.com |
No |
No |
|
Southwest Asia Region
See also
Afghanistan and
Pakistan, above. Iran and Iraq are in the
Middle East directory. |
Survey |
Profile |
| Kazakhstan
Investment Centre KAZINVEST |
National |
|
www.kazinvest.kz |
No |
No |
| Turkmenistan |
National |
|
not yet
identified |
No |
No |
| Uzbekistan
Foreign Investment Agency |
National |
|
www.gov.uz/fia |
No |
No |
| Kyrgyzstan
GOSCOMINVEST |
National |
|
www.kyrgyzinvest.org |
No |
No |
| Tajikistan
Agency for Promotion of Foreign Investments |
National |
|
www.rambler.ru |
No |
No |
|
Other sources of
information |
|
The following additional sources of information are included here for ease of
reference. Refer also to the list of US
Government and related information sources for
these or other countries.
Refer also to our
Bookshelf
suggestions for India and other countries in the region. |
| Source |
Website |
| South Asia
earthquake disaster - see also humanitarian / charitable / nongovernmental
organizations (NGO's) such as non-profit groups active in the region (scroll
down) |
Our general directory of
humanitarian
and philanthropic organizations is also relevant, as may be our
selective directory of international
business forums |
| US Agency for
International Development - South Asian earthquake relief efforts - and
ongoing program information from the US AID offices in Pakistan, India, and
Afghanistan |
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/south_asia_quake/
http://www.usaid.gov/pk/
http://www.usaid.gov/in/
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/countries/afghanistan/
|
| US Department
of State - South Asian earthquake, government response, links |
http://www.state.gov/p/sa/ci/pk/c16053.htm |
| US Department
of Defense - South Asian earthquake relief information, military support |
http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/2005/Pakistan/index_flash.html
|
| Afghanistan
Reconstruction Task Force - US Dept of Commerce |
http://www.export.gov/afghanistan/
|
| ASEAN Focus
Group |
www.aseanfocus.com
|
|
Asia Society, their Asia
Business Today events,
and their Asia Source service for country
comparisons |
www.asiasociety.org
www.asiabusinesstoday.org
www.asiasource.org |
| US Dept of
State, Bureau of South Asian Affairs : Links to Background Notes series and
other information for countries of South Asia |
http://www.state.gov/p/sa/ci/
|
| US Department
of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs - travel warnings by country |
http://travel.state.gov/travel/warnings_consular.html |
| US Library of
Congress : India - A Country Study |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html
|
| American Embassy,
US & Foreign Commercial Service office, which prepares the
Country Commercial Guide - link for international contact lists of US
Government |
http://www.export.gov/intlconlist.html
|
| American
Embassy, Kabul |
http://kabul.usembassy.gov/
http://usembassy.state.gov/Afghanistan |
| Embassy of
Afghanistan - in London and Washington DC |
www.afghanembassy.co.uk
www.embassyofafghanistan.org |
| Consulate
General of Afghanistan in New York |
www.afghanconsulateny.org |
| Industry
Associations and Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
|
| Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) |
www.ficci.com
|
| Confederation
of Indian Industry - CII |
www.ciionline.org |
| NASSCOM - IT
software and services trade association, chamber of commerce |
www.nasscom.org |
| Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India |
www.assocham.org |
| Bombay Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (Mumbai) |
www.bombaychamber.com
|
| FIEO -
Federation of Indian Export Organizations |
www.fieo.com |
| Silicon India |
www.siliconindia.com
|
| MAIT -
Manufacturers Association of Information Technology - IT hardware, design,
R&D |
www.mait.com with an
open members directory, company website links |
| IEEMA - Indian
Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association |
www.ieema.org |
| ELCINA -
Electronic Industries Association of India - formerly Electronic Component
Industries Association |
www.elcina.com |
| Indian Machine
Tool Manufacturers Association - IMTMA |
http://imtma.org
has many links to Indian and
international sources |
| Automotive
Component Manufacturers Association of India |
http://acmainfo.com |
| Pakistan |
|
| US-Pakistan
Business Council, Washington DC |
www.uspakistan.org
|
| Pakistan
International Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta GA |
www.pakchamber.com
|
| Sri Lanka |
|
| Federation of
Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka |
www.fccisl.org |
| The Ceylon
Chamber of Commerce |
www.chamber.lk |
| ICTA
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka |
www.icta.lk |
| South Asia
- tourist information |
|
| Incredible
India - multi-million dollar tourism promotion campaign by the Ministry of
Tourism & Culture, Dept. of Tourism - with hardly a mention of business
issues or relevant sources despite all of the business travelers to India,
and use of business media such as full page color ads in the Financial Times
- see other sources for India as listed above and below |
www.incredibleindia.org
www.tourismofindia.com |
| Lonely Planet
- and link to destination guides for Asia, and travel links to many other
sources of information - publishes useful guidebooks on many countries, with
historical and cultural information as well as objective ratings of hotels
and other travel services |
www.lonelyplanet.com
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-asi.htm
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel_links/ |
| South Asia
Tourism Society, Delhi India - SAARC Tourism provides general information
about tourism in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and
Sri Lanka |
www.saarctourism.org
|
|
Information, directories, professional articles, and business link websites |
|
| Maps of India
- state and local |
www.mapsofindia.com
|
| CMIE -
database and research report specialist on business in India |
www.cmie.com |
| Indian Exports
Online |
www.indianexporters.com |
| IndiaMART -
InterMesh Ltd - various B2B online business promotion marketplaces |
www.intermesh.net
www.indiamart.com |
| Indlaw
Communications Pvt. Ltd. - Indian law and trade law information, articles |
www.indlaw.com
www.tradelawonline.com |
| Lex Infotax
(India) Pvt. Ltd. - this accounting and law firm publishes some information
about commercial property transactions and other topics |
www.laws4india.com
www.lawchips.com - many links to other
sources |
|
SouthAsiaLogistics - a similar service is available for the Middle East |
www.southasialogistics.com |
| Urban Pakistan |
http://www.urbanpakistan.com |
|
News Media |
Note : "crore" = 10 million "lakh" = 100,000 |
| India Times,
and The Economic Times |
www.indiatimes.com
www.economictimes.indiatimes.com
|
| Express India
and The Financial Express |
www.expressindia.com
www.financialexpress.com
|
| Business
Standard (India) |
www.business-standard.com
|
| India Today |
www.india-today.com
|
| The Hindu -
and Business Line |
www.hindugrouponnet.com
www.blonnet.com |
| Pakistan |
|
| Dawn - a
popular Pakistani newspaper in English, particularly in Karachi |
www.dawn.com
|
| The Nation -
since 1940, popular English newspaper in Islamabad, Punjab and Karachi |
www.nation.com.pk
|
| Pakistan News
Service - Sunnyvale CA and Lahore, Islamabad, other cities |
www.paknews.com |
| Jang
newspapers - large English and Urdu news group in Pakistan |
www.jang.com.pk |
| Pakistan Daily
- WN Network (World News Network) and Karachi.com |
www.pakistandaily.com
www.karachi.com |
| The Frontier
Post - news from Quetta and Peshawar; also Afghanistan coverage |
www.frontierpost.com.pk |
| Regional |
|
| Financial
Times - Asia Pacific news |
http://news.ft.com/business/asiapacific |
| Asia Observer
- general news site for countries throughout Asia |
http://www.asiaobserver.com |
| Asia Times
Online - online publisher of news / views about the region |
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/about.html |
| Time Magazine
Asia online edition, business section |
http://www.time.com/time/asia/biz/ |
| Far Eastern Economic Review
(a Dow Jones publication) |
www.feer.com |
| Voice of
America |
http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm |
|
Non-governmental organizations, charitable organizations
As executives look to grow their business interests in the
region, they may also want to consider "venture philanthropy" opportunities
to share knowledge, technology, and financial resources through charitable
organizations, including efficient micro-scale development projects rather
than just the traditional work of larger non-governmental organizations
(NGO's) or governmental and multilateral agency aid programs. |
Website see also :
Humanitarian
and philanthropic organizations - selective global directory |
| South Asia
Earthquake Relief Fund - initiative led by five US CEO's at the request of
President George W. Bush to help coordinate private and corporate donations.
Organized by CECP - Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy -
www.corporatephilanthropy.org
|
www.southasiaearthquakerelief.org |
| InterAction -
American Council for Voluntary International Action - maintains a web page
with links to various charitable organizations engaged in disaster relief
work in South Asia |
www.interaction.org
http://www.interaction.org/south_quake/?url=south_quake |
| Afghan Women’s
Business Federation - new organization set up in October 2005 in Kabul with
some assistance from US AID to support women entrepreneurs |
|
| Pakistan
Centre for Philanthropy |
www.pcp.org.pk
and earthquake relief |
| Give2Asia is a
U.S. nonprofit set up by The Asia Foundation to promote charitable giving |
www.give2asia.org
www.asiafoundation.org |
| Hidaya
Foundation - Santa Clara CA - helps poor in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and
elsewhere in South Asia and West Africa - active in Pakistani earthquake
relief effort |
www.hidaya.org |
| IFRC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
www.ifrc.org |
| Islamic Relief
- including special services related to the South Asia earthquake disaster
in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India in 2005; already active in
Pakistan for many years, their work also covers many other countries |
www.irw.org
http://www.irw.org/asiaquake/ |
| Association
for the Development of Pakistan - Boston MA - set up in 2003 - active in
support of the Pakistani earthquake relief effort |
www.DevelopPakistan.org |
| Aga Khan
Development Network - and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED),
which focuses on promoting entrepreneurship in industry, tourism, and
financial services, particularly but not exclusively for the benefit of the
Ismaili Muslim community which is spread across many countries of South and
Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. AKFED includes the Industrial
Promotion Services (IPS). |
www.akdn.org |
| Asha for
Education - support for basic education of underprivileged children in India |
www.ashanet.org |
| Central Asia
Institute, Bozeman Montana Supports community-based
programs in education, women's empowerment, public health and conservation
in remote mountain regions of Central Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan).
|
www.ikat.org |
| CitiHope
International, Inc. |
www.citihope.org |
| The Citizens
Foundation - for secular education in Pakistan |
www.thecitizensfoundation.org |
| Creating Hope
International - Projects include collaboration with
Afghan Institute of Learning |
www.creatinghope.org
|
| Global Giving
(Many Futures, Inc.) - set up by former World Bank staff
Seeking
investment in small-scale, private development initiatives such as
entrepreneurial ventures rather than traditional aid programs and
infrastructure projects. |
www.globalgiving.com formerly known as www.developmentspace.com
|
| Help the
Afghan Children - HTAC - setting up schools, health projects |
www.helptheafghanchildren.org |
| Mercy Corps |
www.mercycorps.org |
| SARID - South
Asia Research Institute for Policy and Development - promotes sustainable
development in South Asia; based in Cambridge MA |
www.sarid.net |
| Regional
events |
Website |
| BioAsia 2004,
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Feb 26-28, 2004 |
www.bioasia2004.org |
|
Corporate Real Estate Firms |
|
This section will be used
for convenience to highlight major corporate real estate firms with
operations in the region.
See also the
global CRE
list, which can be used to find local offices of firms which may not be
highlighted below.
We may also provide selective
major property listings for the region, with links to the real estate
firms and agents involved. |
| Indian Ground
Realty Mantra - informative website about the real estate market in India,
both residential and commercial |
www.indianground.com
|
| RMZ Corp
(Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai) - business park developer |
www.rmzcorp.com |
| K Raheja Corp,
Mumbai |
www.krahejacorp.com |
| Colliers
International - India (Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi) |
www.colliers.com
www.cj-group.com
|
| Oncor
International - Jain Estates |
www.oncorintl.com |
| Corporate
real estate development projects |
|
| ICICI
Knowledge Park, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
www.iciciknowledgepark.com |
| Shapoorji
Pallonji Biotech Park |
www.spbiotechpark.com |
|
Business
Location Consultants, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering,
Interior Design, and Construction |
|
This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of location
consultants and
project management
services. |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Tax and Legal
Consultants |
|
This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of tax
advisors and
international legal advisors. |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| Human Resources
- executive search and other services |
see our global directory for
Human
Resources contacts |
| Korn/Ferry
International - recently expanded and relocated in Mumbai |
www.kornferry.com |
| |
|
|
Banks |
| ICICI Bank,
India |
www.icici.com
|
| Standard
Chartered, India |
|
| Askari Bank,
Pakistan |
www.askaribank.com.pk
|
| National Bank
of Pakistan |
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| Commercial
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