Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Canada and the US from August 25 to September 2 to hold talks on bilateral economic and financial cooperation, investment opportunities and global economic priorities, besides participating in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting.
The dialogue is expected to cover macroeconomic developments, financial sector cooperation, bilateral investment opportunities and shared international priorities, while strengthening the economic and financial pillar of the renewed India-Canada partnership, it said. In New York, Sitharaman will participate in an investor roundtable and hold one-to-one meetings with senior executives and CEOs from the financial sector to discuss India’s economic and financial landscape and ways to strengthen financial and institutional linkages, it said. Sitharaman will also participate in an investment roundtable with leading business representatives from sectors including energy, artificial intelligence and critical minerals to facilitate greater business-to-business linkages and identify investment opportunities, including in GIFT City-IFSC. She will also engage with senior Canadian business leaders at another roundtable, with senior managing directors and chief executive officers of Indian public sector banks participating in the discussions to explore greater financial-sector collaboration and investment linkages. Sitharaman will hold one-to-one meetings with Canadian company CEOs and senior executives on India’s growth prospects, investment opportunities and avenues for expanding Canadian business presence in India. In Chicago, Sitharaman will participate in an investor roundtable and meet with CEOs and senior representatives of private-sector companies to discuss India’s investment opportunities, economic outlook, and ways to strengthen business partnerships. The meeting will bring together finance ministers, central bank governors and senior economic officials of G20 members to deliberate on key global economic and financial issues.
