Washington:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath throughout which they mentioned present world issues and India’s G-20 presidency subsequent yr.
Ms Sitharaman is at the moment within the metropolis to attend the annual assembly of the Worldwide Financial Fund and the World Financial institution, on the sidelines of which she has held numerous bilateral and multilateral conferences.
She met Indian-American economist Gopinath on Friday.
Through the assembly, they mentioned present world issues, together with meals and power safety points, world debt vulnerabilities, local weather points, digital property and the upcoming G-20 presidency of India.
“Had an excellent assembly with the Finance Minister of India @nsitharaman on G20 points as India takes over the presidency quickly,” Gopinath tweeted.
India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one yr from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023.
Beneath its Presidency, India is anticipated to host over 200 G20 conferences throughout the nation.
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