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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the state received investment proposals worth Rs 3.42 trillion during this year's business summit.
A press release issued by the state government stated that multinational companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Adani Group, ITC, KfW, Tata-Hitachi, Gainwell Engineering, LOGOS, Wacker Metroark Chemicals (WMC), Big Dutchman International GmbH, Meyn were among companies to have expressed their business interests in Bengal.
Addressing the valedictory session of the Bengal Global Business Summit, Banerjee said 137 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and letters of intent (LoI) were signed for the investments.
Banerjee also said that the summit would create 4 million jobs across sectors. The two-day event was attended by 4,300 participants from 42 countries, Banerjee noted.
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