‘Delta keen on economic tie-up with Mangalore'

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The Hindu  14.10.2010

‘Delta keen on economic tie-up with Mangalore'

Staff Correspondent

MANGALORE: Lois E. Jackson, Mayor of the Corporation of Delta, British Columbia, Canada, said here on Tuesday that Delta was looking forward to the development of economic partnership with Mangalore.

Ms. Jackson told a gathering of members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry that Canada recognises the opportunities that India represents. She said that British Columbia opened its first India-based trade and investment office in Bangalore in August, 2009. This office promotes British Columbia as a destination for investment and trade. During the recent global economic slowdown India's economy still managed a growth rate of 6.7 per cent between 2008 and 2009. .

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