The Trump Organization has more active projects underway in India — at least five — than anywhere else outside North America, reports NPR. And even if Donald Trump goes through with his declaration that he will exit his businesses to avoid any conflict of interest arising from his global enterprises, the entity in charge of his business will likely reap benefits from the Trump name.
In India, Trump’s partners in real estate (where the Trump name — in gold — graces projects) pay the Trump Organization for use of the Trump name, which to many, is synonymous with quality. So though he has not invested in these properties, the Indian brand-licensing agreements have the potential to earn the Trump Organization at least several million dollars says Ramesh Jogani a Mumbai-based real estate developer. Priced at $2 million for each unit, construction is underway at the 75-story, gold-facade Mumbai Trump Tower, with half of the 412 units already sold.
However, Mumbai property consultant Gulam Zia predicts, “Any permission, any license, any favor that this product attracts because of the brand will be noted, magnified, spoken about, debated and fought over in the media.”
