‘Invest India’ Wins Investment Promotion Award 2020

• 08 Dec 2020

• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) declared ‘Invest India’ as winner of the United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2020.
• The award ceremony took place at the UNCTAD headquarters in Geneva.
• The award recognises and celebrates the outstanding achievements of the world’s investment promotion agencies.
• The evaluation was based on UNCTAD’s assessment of work undertaken by 180 national investment promotion agencies across the world.

About Invest India

• Invest India is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India and act as the first point of reference for investors in India.
• Invest India, set up in 2009, is a non-profit venture under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
• Mr. Deepak Bagla is the MD & CEO of Invest India.
• As the national investment promotion and facilitation agency, Invest India focuses on sector-specific investor targeting and development of new partnerships to enable sustainable investments in India.
• In addition to a core team that focuses on sustainable investments, Invest India also partners with substantial investment promotion agencies and multilateral organizations. Invest India also actively works with several Indian states to build capacity as well as bring in global best practices in investment targeting, promotion and facilitation areas.