WUSME

On 27 June 2026, WUSME travelled to Mumbai upon the invitation of the 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐚 and through the coordination of the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦, to take part in the celebrations for International Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Day.

The visit centred on participation in the 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐒𝐌𝐄 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 & 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, a flagship event bringing together institutions, entrepreneurs and business associations to celebrate the contribution of small and medium enterprises to the region’s economic growth and innovation.

In addition, the WUSME President took part in a round-table discussion during the event on the topic: “𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠: 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑃𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠".
During the day, the WUSME delegation held high-level meetings with:
- Mr. 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬, 𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐚
- Mr. 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐈𝐀𝐒, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐌𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐂 (Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation)
The meetings offered an important opportunity to strengthen WUSME’s ties with Maharashtra’s institutions and to explore future avenues of cooperation in support of small and medium enterprises.

WUSME thanks the Government of Maharashtra and the India SME Forum for their warm hospitality and for the opportunity to celebrate, together, the vital role that MSMEs play in building resilient and inclusive economies.