India, Feb. 6 -- West Bengal has received investment proposals worth Rs.4.4 lakh crore during the 8th Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.

Addressing the concluding session of the two-day flagship industrial summit at New Town in Kolkata, Banerjee said, "We have received investment proposals worth Rs.4,40,595 crore during the 8th BGBS. I am extremely happy."

Speaking on the success of the summit, Banerjee said, "More than 5,000 investors and delegates attended the summit. We have seen 212 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and letters of intent, covering multiple sectors during the summit. Many are in the process of tie-ups. At least 16 secretarial meetings were held."

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