By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, July 20, 2016 : The Odisha government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Trade Centre (WTC) to promote and strengthen export activities.

The state owned Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) signed the MoU with WTC, Mumbai.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Jogendra Behera said Odisha has a huge potential to become a leader in various products and services.

“WTC having its strong presence in 92 countries and 332 centres all over the world would help the state to promote the MSME products at the global level. It would provide market penetration opportunities for the MSMEs of the state,” the minister claimed. .

Stating that the mineral and non-mineral products of Odisha are in high demand in international markets, Behera said the WTC would provide a platform to the small and medium industries sector entrepreneurs to export their products.

The state government had formed OSIC for providing export marketing and service support to the MSE entrepreneurs of the state.