International Finance Corp to be chief advisor for Kerala port
Kochi, Nov 13 : International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, will provide advisory services to Kerala for building a greenfield port at Vizhinjam, near state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
“We are partnering with Kerala to increase capacity of its port to enable more trade and create jobs,” Lars Thunell, executive vice-president and chief executive of IFC, told reporters here Friday.
IFC will act as the principal advisor to Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL) to structure, market and implement the project to attract investors through an open and competitive bidding process, the multilateral agency said.
This will help bring international managerial capabilities and best practices and safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, it added.
According to VISL chief executive Sanjeev Kaushik, partnership with private investors with relevant experience will bring immense efficiency for building the port.
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