Indian ICT giants eye Fiji venture

November 05, 2009 01:52:18 PM

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Representatives of four large Indian ICT firms will be in Fiji later this month to explore business opportunities here.

This follows on the heel of global contact centre, Mindpearl, setting up its operations at the Kalabu Tax Free Zone, and has the Fiji government’s investment promotion arm excited.

“Of the four that we have got confirmed, two of them are actually manufacturing companies,” said Fiji Trade and Investment Board chief executive officer Annie Rodgers.

“They manufacture phones and other products in the ICT area. One of them is a producer of the LG mobile phone and Philips. So two are in manufacturing, one is in voice over internet services, and one is in the area of back office processing.

“One of the companies is actually sending their Vice President. For the three others it will be their CEOs. So we are pretty excited.”

The Indian businessmen will meet key stakeholders in Fiji, both in Government and the private sector.

The FTIB is hopeful that two other large ICT operators will come out of India before the year end.

“Given the fact that we can get Mindpearl here to do a bigger operation than they do in other countries, we hope that we can achieve something like that for these companies who are coming down,” said Rodgers.

“Again, it depends on our planning and how well we answer their questions, how well we showcase Fiji, and believe me we’re going to do a good job on that front.”