After a gap of nearly five years, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has visited a foreign country to attract investments. On a 12-day-long visit to Spain and the United Arab Emirates, Ms. Banerjee is joined by prominent industrialists from West Bengal along with key government officials in an effort to draw business to the State.
The visit is timed a month ahead of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) scheduled in November 2023, the last business summit in the State before the Lok Sabha polls of 2024. For the past several years Trinamool Congress leadership has been keen to promote West Bengal as an industry destination. However, the efforts have borne little fruits on the ground.