Bengaluru, Oct. 30 -- Karnataka attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth USD 12,939 million during the last financial year, ranking second among Indian states.

The Union Government has entered into Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 38 countries, opening up significant export opportunities across various sectors.

"We must make effective use of these opportunities to achieve the goal of building a USD 1 trillion economy," said Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil on Friday.

He was speaking after inaugurating a state-level workshop on 'Leveraging the Benefits of Free Trade Agreements', organised by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Bengaluru, in association with the Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC)...