The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on January 18-20, 2019. 28,360 Memorandums of Understanding were signed during the summit, with the largest part of these related to the MSME sector, and it is expected to generate over 21 lakh jobs. It was inaugurated by indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also met the President of Uzbekistan on the sidelines. The two leaders oversaw the signing of an agreement between the Export-Import Bank of India and
the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on a Line of Credit of USD 200 million supported by the Government of India for financing housing and social infrastructure projects in Uzbekistan. January 19 was celebrated as ‘Africa Day’, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj highlighting the Indian governments initiatives to increase engagement with the continent.