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{{Infobox event
|title=Assam Global Investors' Summit 2018
|venue=[[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium|Sarusajai Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
|date={{start and end dates|2018|02|03|2018|02|04}}
|location=[[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], [[India]]|coordinates={{Coord|26|06|56|N|91|45|37|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline}}
|organisers=[[Government of Assam]]
|website={{URL|advantageassam.com}}
}}

'''Assam Global Investors' Summit''' or '''Advantage [[Assam]] Global Investors' Summit''' on 3–4 February 2018 was an economic summit organised by the [[Government of Assam]]. The main aim of the summit is to increase the trade and other relations with [[Southeast Asia]]. Members and Delegates from [[ASEAN]] and [[BBIN]] countries along with industrialists and business leaders of [[India]] and around the world are invited in this summit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://advantageassam.com/about-the-summit|title=About The Summit|website=advantageassam.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> The Summit aims at highlighting the geo-strategic advantages offered to investors by Assam. The summit will also focus on India's Act East Policy which will help in achieving balanced and fast-paced growth of the north-eastern region and development of MSME sector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/development-of-msme-sector-a-priority-pm-modi-at-assam-s-first-global-investors-summit-1161006-2018-02-03|title=Development of MSME sector a priority: PM Modi at Assam's first global investors' summit|date=2018-02-03|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

The summit is organised in [[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium|Sarusajai Stadium]], [[Guwahati]].

It is the first of its type of summit organised in Assam and [[Northeast India]].

The summit will focus investing on different sectors like: Power, Agriculture & Food Processing, IT & ITeS, River Transport & Port Townships, Plastics & Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Equipment, Handloom, Textiles & Handicrafts, Tourism, Hospitality & Wellness, Civil Aviation and Petroleum and Natural Gas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=176109|title=PM to address the inaugural session of Advantage Assam - Global Investors Summit 2018|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

==Features==
On the first day of the summit, notable chief guests visited are [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-open-assams-first-global-investors-summit-advantage-assam-today-1808028|title=PM Modi To Open Assam's First Global Investors Summit Today|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/narendra-modi-assam-global-investor-summit-investment-bhutam-prime-minister-sonowal-5049882/lite/|title=Narendra Modi at Assam Global Investors’ Summit: Northeast is at the heart of Act East Policy, says PM|date=2018-02-03|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Chief Minister of Assam]] [[Sarbananda Sonowal]], [[Prime Minister of Bhutan]] [[Tshering Tobgay]], Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu, [[CEO]]s and [[Managing Director|MD]]s of companies like [[Tata Group]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/XmArIFS6fuektmIbCTms5H/Ratan-Tata-Mukesh-Ambani-to-attend-Assam-global-investors-s.html%3Ffacet=amp|title=Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani to attend Assam Global Investors'Summit|website=Livemint|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> [[Reliance Industries]], [[Sun Pharma]], [[Patanjali]], [[ONGC]], [[Oil India Limited|OIL]], [[Spicejet]], [[ITC Limited]], etc. The government has already announced a plan of {{INR convert|47000|c}} to improve connection with the North-East, with the network of 15 railway lines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gkpadho.com/current-affairs-8-feb-2018/|title=Assam Global Investors’ summit|work=GK Padho|access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref>

On The first day of mega investor exposition for [[Assam]] named as "Advantage Assam" witnessed a sign of 176 MoUs with 160 companies amounting to {{INR convert|65186|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/global-investors-summit-assam-gets-rs-65186-crore-investment-commitments-on-day-1/amp_articleshow/62770223.cms|title=Advantage Assam: Global Investors' Summit: Assam gets Rs 65,186 crore investment commitments on Day 1 - The Economic Times|website=m.economictimes.com|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

This table represents the amount of money invested in day 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.silcharlive.com/2018/02/assam-gets-rs-65186-crore-investment-silcharlive.html|title=Assam gets Rs 65,186 crore investment commitments on Day 1 - SilcharLive|website=www.silcharlive.com|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Name of the Company'''
|'''Amount will be invested (Crore ₹)'''
|-
|[[ONGC]]
|13,000
|-
|[[Oil India Limited]]
|10,000
|-
|[[Indian Oil Corporation Limited|IOCL]]
|3,432
|-
|[[Numaligarh Refinery Limited]] (NRL)
|3,410
|-
|[[Indo-UK Institute of Health]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/indo-uk-institute-of-health-to-invest-rs-1600-cr-to-set-up-medicity-in-assam/|title=Indo-UK Institute of Health to Invest Rs 1,600 Cr to Set up Medicity in Assam » Northeast Today|date=2018-02-02|work=Northeast Today|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054538/https://www.northeasttoday.in/indo-uk-institute-of-health-to-invest-rs-1600-cr-to-set-up-medicity-in-assam/|archive-date=2018-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|2,700
|-
|[[Reliance Industries|Reliance Group of Industries]]
|2,500
|-
|[[Century Plyboards]]
|2,100
|-
|[[Spicejet]]
|1,250
|-
|[[Infinity Group]]
|1,000
|-
|[[McLeod Russel]]
|700
|-
|}

== References ==
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