Ahmedabad was the major trading destination from the past due to its nearness to Surat port in the western India.
The economic development of the city depends largely on the Trade and Export companies and various industries that found the land of the city a fertile ground for cultivating their business.
Ahmadabad play a vital role in rendering the commercial resources and market access for the economies of neighboring cities. Some major industries of Ahmedabad are Textile Mills, Chemical Industries, Pharmaceutical Industries and Information Technology Industry.
Two largest Ahmedabad Pharmaceutical companies are Zydus Cadila and Torrent Pharmaceuticals have their corporate offices at Ahmedabad. The top multinational company for trade and commerce, the Adani Group has its head quarter in the city. Ahmedabad also serves as the headquarter for the Nirma group of industries, the largest chemical and detergent industries of India. Ahmedabad is also the local hub of many foreign companies namely
In the year 2002, Ahmadabad acquired the fifth position awarded by National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in the list of nine leading competitive cities in India for emerging to be one of the major software centers for the off shoring of activities.
