THE Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Invest­ment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Kan Zaw attended the ninth Global Business Sum­mit (GBS) on 15-16 February in New Delhi, India, at the invita­tion of the Times Group of India.

 

The GBS aims to provide solutions to key economic challenges and opportunities, explore sustainable economic growth and improve technolo­gies and digitalization.

 

In the first-day meeting, the Union minister participated as a panellist in the “Global Coop­eration in a Polarized World” discussion together with the Economic and Industrial min­ister and the deputy minister of Albania and Sri Lanka.

 

The Union minister dis­cussed the current global eco­nomic status, potential eco­nomic policies to be changed, investment promotion meas­ures of Myanmar and invitation to investors to the country.

 

In the evening, the Union minister-led delegation attend­ed the ceremony where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the economic strate­gies of India, greeted the attend­ees and joined the dinner event.

 

The Myanmar delegation also attended the second-day session of the summit.

 

During the discussion, in­ternational experts, well-known persons and world business leaders actively discussed the emergence of industry 5.0 agen­da through the survival during the global economic crisis, global financial policy changes, energy security and future job opportunities.

 

The two-day summit was attended by the Indian Prime Minister, cabinet members, international representatives, policymakers, and industry pi­oneers, representatives from over 20 countries, totalling more than 2,000 participants.

 

The Myanmar delegation arrived back in Yangon yester­day afternoon. — MNA/KTZH