Haley to visit India to lure jobs & promote tourism

November 08, 2014 08:55

Fresh from her emphatic re-election, South Carolina's governor Nikki Haley is to visit India next week to bring investment and promote her state as a tourist destination in her parents' native country.

During the 10-day trip beginning November 11, Haley and her delegation are scheduled to have as many as 90 meetings in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Mumbai and Chennai.

"Next week, the State of South Carolina is launching our first trade and investment mission to India," Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said yesterday.

The delegation includes Commerce personnel, the state's Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, private-sector economic development allies and several South Carolina-based companies looking to make export connections, he said.

"The goal of the trip is to put South Carolina on the map with Indian businesses.

"We will be introducing the advantages of doing business in South Carolina to Indian companies in order to enhance our trade ties and to encourage domestic investment by Indian companies," Hitt said.

During the visit, Haley would also be positioning South Carolina as a top tourism destination.

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