Multi-Sectoral Expo from March 20 to 23 aims to support MSMEs and export ecosystems
Team News Riveting
Raipur, March 19
In association with the Ministry of MSMEs (Government of India), PHD Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (PHDCCI) is organizing the first edition of the “Chhattisgarh International Trade Expo 2025 (CITEX 2025)” from March 20, 2025.
The three-day even at St. Paul’s Church Compound, Civil Lines, Raipur, will be inaugurated on Thursday. CITEX 2025, a flagship initiative dedicated to support the “MSMEs & Linked Export Ecosystems” from Chhattisgarh, will be a uniquely focused Expo in Central India. The Expo shall enhance the business prospects of micro, small and medium businesses—with helping them find the opportune market linkages besides offering opportunities to also align with the large corporates as ancillary units or suppliers.
Through Expo, dialogues and networking, CITEX 2025 will be drawing the interests and participations of
the senior government officials, industry stakeholders, crafts-persons, professionals, and international
agencies, members of civil society, media and end consumers. Among others, as a multi-sectorial Expo,
CITEX 2025 shall have the representations of MSMEs from the sectors: Handicrafts, Furniture & Toys;
Gems & Jewelry; Construction Equipment; Agro & Food Processing; AYUSH; Education, Green &
Alternate Energy; Hotel Industry; Adventure Tourism.
With the necessity to support the MSMEs and linked exporters of Chhattisgarh for the sustainable
development of the state, CITEX 2025 is a transformative initiative that will help in further deepening
the stakeholders’ collaboration for aptly placing at right spots the local products and MSMEs involved
with them. CITEX 2025 shall open up meaningful opportunities to showcase the industrial products to a
diverse audience including industry stakeholders and end consumers. CITEX 2025 should witness a huge
footfall of visitors, enabling about sixty MSMEs participating in this, putting their stalls, greatly
benefitted with market linkage opportunities and business leads.
CITEX, a multi-sectoral Expo with a resolve to further accelerate the growth of MSMEs in Chhattisgarh
and the linked export ecosystem, will be an annual flagship initiative of PHDCCI. Essentially CITEX 2025 is
expected to be a single most impactful platform for Chhattisgarh’s MSME community and other
concerned industry stakeholders of different sizes to come forward for being part of a transformative
platform.
