EXIM Bank Organises Trade Conclave 2025 in New Delhi to Accelerate Export-Led Growth for ‘Viksit Bharat’ Vision.
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On 24 June 2025, the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) organised the Trade Conclave 2025 in New Delhi to drive India’s export growth and support the Government’s ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ goal. The event gathered policymakers, industry leaders, MSMEs, financial experts, and international stakeholders to discuss global trade, finance, and infrastructure support.
- India recorded its highest-ever exports of USD 825 billion in FY2024–25, registering a 6.3% annual growth, compared to the global average of 4%. This performance reinforces India’s rising status in global trade and was a key backdrop for discussions at the conclave.
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the event, highlighting five focus areas: improving logistics, empowering MSMEs, reforming trade finance, promoting fintech platforms like GIFT City, and completing major Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the EU, UK, and USA.
- EXIM Bank launched three new regional and global offices in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and São Paulo (Brazil). These centres aim to offer on-ground support to exporters, increase trade facilitation, and improve India’s reach in emerging and Latin American markets.
Main Point :- (i) Under its Ubharte Sitaare Programme, EXIM Bank has extended over ₹1,522 crore in financial support to 85 high-potential MSMEs. It also announced new partnerships with IIT Kanpur and IISc Bengaluru to mentor technology startups with strong export potential.
(ii) The Trade Assistance Programme (TAP) launched in 2022 has grown significantly. As of June 2025, it has supported 1,100+ trade transactions in 51 countries, in collaboration with 100+ overseas banks, helping Indian exporters safely enter and operate in high-risk or emerging markets.
(iii) The conclave emphasised digital trade financing tools like International Trade Financing Services (ITFS) and Exim Finserve (based in GIFT City, Gujarat). Speakers also discussed how PLI (Production Linked Incentive) schemes have contributed exports worth ₹5.3 lakh crore, accelerating India’s position as a manufacturing hub.
About Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)
MD : Harsha Bangari
Headquarter : Mumbai
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