F or the third year in succession the In dian economy is growing at a rate of over 7 percent That s phenomenal enthuses Ravinder Sethi the managing director of the leading Indian trade fair logis tics company R E Rogers India And just a few weeks ago a tax reform was passed he adds This is the long awaited goods and services tax GST From April 2017 a stan dard GST will apply throughout India It is the most significant tax reform in India since independence almost 70 years ago says Ravinder Sethi piling on another superlative Consequently he is suitably optimistic about the near future Combined with the contin ued removal of bureaucratic red tape the GST will bump the growth rate up to the 10 percent mark Sethi is seeing a big increase in the amount of exhibition space available in In dia Existing trade fair centres such as those in Greater Noida or Bangalore see page 50 have almost doubled their capaci ty he reports New facilities are also in the pipeline like the one being built by Reliance or the one in Dwarka As a result of these developments the trade fair industry is going to see dramatic growth and logistics compa nies can also expect good times One barom eter of this are the growing trade fair portfo lios of all the global organisers active in In dia The order books at R E Rogers India are also well filled with upcoming major events taking up more exhibition space than before By way of example Sethi mentions events such as the construction machine trade fair bauma Conexpo the textile machinery trade fair ITME and Aero India R E Rogers India is celebrating its 30 year anniversary this year with a variety of activities Domestic and international associ ations are also playing an important role For the fourth time in succession the company s delegation at the IELA Congress in Dublin in June was the largest 11 delegates enough to make up a football team www rogersworld wideindia com PB 54 TradeFairs Internation al 5 2016 INTERNATIONAL INDIA 2017 could be a record year Sentiment in the Indian sub continent is positive Reforms are benefiting the economy and trade fairs and exhibition space are on the increase That s all music to the ears of event logistics companies Light and electrical building technology The trade fairs Light India and Electrical Building Tech nology India are being held concurrently from 5 to 7 Oc tober at the Pragati Maidan exhibition centre in New Del hi Over 250 exhibitors will be exhibiting their products and solutions for intelligent urban development Messe Frank furt is working on this double bill with the Electric Lamp and Component Manufactur ers Association of India Elcoma As a result of the rapid growth in public sector infrastructure and urban de velopment projects the market for lighting building and solar technology is also likely to grow significantly The latest technologies are improving efficiency and security in a number of areas In addition to the exhibition there will be an extensive programme of accompanying events The conferences are focused on the needs of various visitor segments ranging from materials for producers to mood lighting for the hospitality and retail industries and solar powered street lighting for urban planners Architects who have taken up the cause of smart living will also find they are catered for www messefrankfurt com Rogers India Den Logistikanbietern stehen gute Zeiten bevor Rogers India The logistics companies can expect good times Ph ot o R E R og er s In di a Ph ot o M es se F ra nk fu rt

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