Business and Commerce

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Associations

GOA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
Established in 1908 as Associacao Commercial da India Portuguesa, the Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry has been instrumental in building up the infrastructure for trade and industry in Goa. It is very active in rendering all help to Goan industries to face the challenges of a competitive market economy through identifying new markets for local products, liaisoning with various government ministries and departments for enactment of favourable industrial policies and educating its members in various commercial, industrial and other related legislations and regulations existing in the country.

Banks
Nationalised and other banks have their branches all over Goa. Most of these banks and leading hotels, shops and travel agents have foreign currency exchange facilities. All major national and international credit cards are honoured at major hotels and shops.

Financial Institutions

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)
  EDC House, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji.
  
  
• INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (IDBI)
  EDC house, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji.
  
  
• INDUSTRIAL FINACE CORPORATION OF INDIA (IFCI)
  EDC House, 7th Floor, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji.
  
  
• MAHARASHTRA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
  Lobo Building, 2nd Floor, 18th June Road, Panaji.
  
  
• RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)
  Sandeep Apartments, Dada Vaidya Marg, Panaji.
  
  
• SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (SIDBI)
  EDC HOUSE, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji.
  
  
• UNIT TRUST OF INDIA (UTI)
  EDC House, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji.

Money Changers
In addition to availability of exchange facilities at most of the Banks, the following are some of the Authorised Agents :

• PHEROZE FRAMROSE & CO.
• THOMAS COOK INDIA LTD.
• TRADE WINGS LTD.
• WALL STREET FINANCE LTD.

Many Banks have ATM facilities in Goa.

Convention/Conference Halls
All major hotels have conference facilities and nowadays Goa has become an attractive place for holding business meetings and annual conferences.