• GDP growth rate: 2008-09: 6.7% (Source: Ministry of Finance)
• Growth during Aug-Sep 2009 quarterly was 7.9%
• Exchange rate: Rs. 46.56 / US $ (as in December 2009)
• Foreign Exchange Reserves: US$252.0 billion (Source: RBI-Central Bank)
• Exports: 2008-09: US$ 182.6 billion (Source: EXIM Bank)
• Imports: 2008-09: US$ 291.5 billion (Source: EXIM Bank)
• Foreign Direct Investment: 2008-09: US$ 35.2 billion
• Major international airports: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Major ports of entry: Chennai, Ennore, Haldia, Kolkata, Kandla, Kochi, Mormugao, Mumbai, New Mangalore, Paradip, Tuticorin and Vishakhapatnam

Secretariat for Industrial Assistance	www.dipp.gov.in
Business Opportunities	www.indiainbusiness.nic.in
Indian Investment Center	www.iic.nic.in
Indian Finance & Investment Guide	www.finance.indiamart.com
CII	www.ciionline.org
FICCI	www.ficci.com p
ASSOCHAM	www.assocham.org

• No quantitative restrictions on import / export
• To achieve a 5% share of world trade in both goods and services by the year 2020.
• New incentives for Special Economic Zones
• Simplified procedures to reduce transaction costs
• Abundant natural resources and strong manufacturing sector
• Large domestic market of over one billion people and re-export market for other South Asian counties

Department of Commerce	commerce.nic.in
India Trade Promotion Organization	www.indiatradefair.com
Federation of Indian Export Organizations	www.fieo.com
National Center for Trade Information	www.ncti-india.com

Over 60 of the 80 companies in the world who have acquired SEI CMM level 5 maturity are located in India Over half of Fortune 500 companies are outsourcing their software requirements to India Indian software is exported to over 100 countries Vast pool of IT professionals is quickly moving up the value chain World-class educational institutions and the largest number of English languages graduates in the world outside the United State Business Processing Outsourcing and Call Centre Services recording tremendous growth Fast growing telecom infrastructure Liberal investment policy, tax incentives and fast track clearance of goods imported by manufacturers of electronic goods

Department of Information echnology	www.mit.gov.in
Department of Telecom	www.dotindia.com
Software Technology Parks of India	www.blr.stpi.in
National Association of Software & Service companies	www.nasscom.org
Contact	Embassy of India , 37-3, Hannam Dong, Yongsan-ku Seoul 140 210, .P.O.Box 3466 Tel: 82 2 792 2653 / 82 2 798 4257- Extn.109 / Fax: 82 2 796 9534, E-mail: sscoml@kornet.net / indcom1@kornet.net