Profile : The Federation of Industries & Commerce of North Eastern Region was formed in 1992 for the creation and sustenance of an environment conductive to the growth of the industry, trade and commerce in the north-eastern states of India. FINER is a non-government, non-profit making, industry led and managed organization playing a pro-active role in the economic development process of the region. FINER has a membership of over 200 firms and is the leading apex chamber of commerce, industry and trade of the region. The membership range from the tiny sector to the mega-size industries and includes both private and public sectors. It includes several industry/sectoral associations and state/district level associations. More...

President's Voice

Dear Member,

At the very outset, please accept my New Year Greetings. The Year 2006 had been quite significant for us. We were able to put forward the proposal of a "Single Economic Region" in context of the North Eastern States. This was also widely discussed in the 13th AGM of our Federation. Dr. Atul Sarma, Ex-Vice Chancellor of Arunachal University was the key person on the occasion. The creation of such a region would be a win-win situation for all the eight states if their individual strengths and potential in trade and commerce could be clubbed together and marketed from a single economic banner. We at FINER feel that creation of Single Economic Region (SER) consisting of eight Northeast states makes immense sense and the proposal needs to be looked into by respective states, DoNER ministry and Central Government. FINER shall work hard to provide requisite inputs to concretize this concept of a SER. More...