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Wall leads India mission

Premier Brad Wall left Regina March 8 for a trade mission to India and Bangladesh. With the help of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), Wall's primary mission is to increasing exports to these two countries.
Western Investor Staff
Premier Brad Wall left Regina March 8 for a trade mission to India and Bangladesh. With the help of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), Wall's primary mission is to increasing exports to these two countries. The mission includes 41 companies, three post-secondary institutions and five associations.

"The livelihoods of 18,000 Saskatchewan farm families are directly dependant on these markets," Wall said. "The purpose of this mission is simple: we're going to say thanks for your business, and work to find new opportunities."

Saskatchewan's exports to India accounted for more than 40 per cent of Canada's total exports to that country ($2.1 billion in 2009). Bangladesh is Saskatchewan's second-largest pulse-crop export market. Saskatchewan's exports to this country have grown at a rate of 90 per cent per year, over the last five years.

The visit also represents an important opportunity to encourage India to finalize arrangements that will allow Saskatchewan to be a supplier of high-quality uranium, a fuel that can play a major role in meeting India's emerging energy needs. Wall also said that there is some work to be done in the area of trade liberalization.

from Western Investor, April 2011