Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman landed in the US for a six-day visit, during which she will participate in the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting and hold talks with CEOs and business leaders to discuss investment opportunities.
She will also lead an Indian delegation at the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meetings in Asheville, North Carolina, which is being held under the presidency of the United States. The meeting, scheduled for August 31 and September 1, will bring together finance ministers, central bank governors and senior economic officials from G20 members to deliberate on key global economic and financial issues, it said. The meeting follows the G-20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting scheduled for August 29 and 30.
She will hold one-to-one meetings with senior executives and CEOs from the financial sector to discuss investment opportunities, India’s economic and financial landscape, and avenues for strengthening financial and institutional linkages between India and the United States, it said. The discussions will focus on India’s investment opportunities, economic outlook and areas for strengthening business and investment partnerships between India and the United States. Ms. Sitharaman will later head to New York, where she will hold an Investor Roundtable with CEOs and senior representatives of leading New York-based companies. The discussions focused on strengthening economic and financial cooperation and creating greater opportunities for investment and business between the two countries.
