World Trade Center Shamshabad & Visakhapatnam is delighted to introduce Trade Chronicles 2025, a curated publication that explores the evolving dynamics of digital trade, MSME exports, innovation hubs, and global collaboration—offering actionable insights for businesses and policymakers alike. We aim to create a meaningful platform for trade-focused dialogue, policy alignment, and business insights that bridge local opportunities with global trends.

With the launch of IT & GCC Policy 4.0, Andhra Pradesh is stepping into a new era of digital growth. The policy aims to create over 1,00,000 remote and hybrid jobs by 2030, opening doors for talent across the state while putting a strong spotlight on empowering women in STEM.
Andhra Pradesh is positioning itself as a top-notch IT hub for the world, where opportunities meet inclusion, and growth fuels transformation.

Andhra Pradesh has achieved an impressive 96.07% waste segregation through its innovative CLAP initiative, setting a benchmark for sustainable urban living. By working towards eliminating bins and garbage from cities, the state is not only ensuring cleaner environments but also building a replicable model of urban sustainability for India and beyond. This initiative showcases how policy, community engagement, and technology can converge to redefine waste management.

The World Economic Forum’s 2025 outlook highlights the diverging yet complementary growth priorities of global economies. Advanced economies are set to rely heavily on technology and innovation (70%) as their leading growth driver, while developing economies emphasize human capital (66%) and trade access (59%) as key enablers. These findings underline a critical truth: sustainable global growth will depend on striking the right balance between innovation ecosystems, skilled talent, and open trade frameworks.

In this edition of our expert interview series, Sudeep Krishna, GCC Catalyst, shares how Telangana’s Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are powering India’s $1-trillion digital economy aspiration.

As Sudeep Krishna emphasizes, this transformation is not episodic — it is about building resilient, globally competitive ecosystems that can lead the next wave of innovation

With a GDP of $48.5 billion, Visakhapatnam proudly ranks 10th among India's top cities, driving the nation’s economic progress.
The city supports the economy with its key industries of Steel, petrochemicals, education, and majorly port logistics, enhancing regional trade.
Visakhapatnam isn’t just a coastal city — it’s a growing powerhouse contributing significantly to India’s development story.

Andhra Pradesh is building its status as a global industrial powerhouse through SEZs and Economic Clusters.

Key Highlights:

Pharma Clusters in Visakhapatnam & Vijayawada are powering global competitiveness.

• Textile hubs in Chittoor and Guntur that help SMEs reach global markets.
• Special Economic Zones (SEZs) like Sri City are attracting FDI and boosting exports.
• Backed by robust policies, strong infrastructure, and green, tech-driven development.

The global race for AI leadership is intensifying across four critical dimensions — compute, data, models, and talent . According to Boston Consulting Group, compute demand is doubling every five months, training datasets are doubling every eight months, large-scale AI models grew by 40% in 2024 , and 62% of C-suite executives cite talent shortages as the top barrier to implementation.These dynamics highlight that the future of AI will be shaped not only by technology but also by the ecosystems built around it.

India is emerging as the Global Capital for Global Capability Centers (GCCs), powering global innovation and driving economic growth - with 1,700+ GCCs across the nation.
With a growing ecosystem of GCC in cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune are the innovation hubs fueling this growth through fostering cutting-edge solutions and attracting significant investments.
As the GCC landscape continues to expand, India is not just supporting global operations—it’s shaping the future of work and technology.
Indian GCCs with a pool of skilled professionals are enabling businesses to scale, innovate, and transform.

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