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Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the CII Partnership Summit-2026 would showcase the state’s investment potential and facilitate global business and technological collaboration.

Around 400 business-to-business meetings will be organised to promote partnerships among companies, while business-to-government meetings will facilitate interactions between industries and government representatives, it said.

“The CII Partnership Summit-2026 will provide an opportunity to present Andhra Pradesh’s investment potential to the world and foster business and technological partnerships with global stakeholders,” Naidu said in a press release. Naidu said the discussions should focus on forging business and technological partnerships by bringing together policymakers, investors, industries, educational institutions and startups. The main objective should be to connect industries in Andhra Pradesh with global markets and create new business opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises , he said.

Ambassadors of various countries and representatives of the World Food Programme, Asian Development Bank and United Nations Environment Programme will also participate in the summit. The event will focus on six key themes: trade, investment and global value chains; trust, geoeconomics and global cooperation; and agriculture, food security and the bio-based economy. He added that the state’s industrial incentive disbursement through escrow accounts and its Speed of Doing Business initiative should be showcased globally as well.