Sitharaman co-chaired debt roundtable jointly with IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank chief David Malpass. The G20 delegations also had a meeting with tech innovators at IISc.
During the press conference held jointly by the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India on the G20 Presidency and the outcome of the G20 meeting, the finance minister said, "Indian Presidency got strong support for all our priorities. I am grateful to the US Secretary Janet Yellen
Bruno Le Maire thanked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the recently concluded Tata-Airbus landmark deal. The two leaders also agreed to extend the growing economic cooperation between the two countries to new areas like Renewable Energy, Infrastructure and Green Cities.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday opened the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting by offering her heartfelt condolences to Turkish colleagues, urging the congregation to observe a minute of silence for the loss.
Before her meeting with Jeremy Hunt, she had met US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Argentina Minister of Economy Sergio Tomas Massa, Japan Finance Minister, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
Both the ministers exchanged views on topics of global relevance such as debt sustainability, climate finance, health, food and energy security, and the need for greater Global South cooperation.
The symposium, moderated by Infosys' co-founder Nandan Nilekani, saw the participation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Brazil Central Bank Governor Roberto de O
According to a tweet posted by the official handle of the finance ministry, the ministers exchanged views on priorities under the G20 FinanceTrack 2023.
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ahead of the first G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors meeting to be held in Bengaluru -- starting Friday.
Reiterating his demand for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday, attacked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over her remarks on OPS.
On a query over the Directorate of Enforcement's ongoing raids on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said no action is executed with a sense of revenge.
Retorting to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's statement of dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious target of reaching a USD 5 trillion economy as a "joke", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the debt of the State crossed Rs 3 lakh crores fr