Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- At the ET Make in India SME Regional Summit in Kolkata, IDBI Bank highlighted its strategic role in supporting India's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) amid global trade disruptions and economic uncertainty.

In a fireside chat titled 'Catalysing Make in India Growth: IDBI Bank's Strategic Imperatives for Empowering MSMEs,' Nagaraj Garla, Executive Director, IDBI Bank, highlighted the risks of concentrated export exposure, with the United States alone accounting for around 20 percent of India's exports, as reported by ET.

With MSMEs contributing nearly half of the export basket, the sector remains vulnerable to global headwinds.

Garla cautioned that the ripple effects of trade disruptions cannot be dismi...