FM leaves for U.S.; to host G20 meeting and attend IMF, World Bank meetings

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be leaving for the U.S. to attend the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with G20 meetings.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be leaving for the U.S. to attend the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with G20 meetings.

During her week-long trip, she will be hosting the second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under India's G20 Presidency and G20-related side events. the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Besides, she will have bilateral meetings, a few investor sessions and other associated meetings during the April 10 to April 16 trip to Washington DC.

Accompanied by officials from the finance ministry, she will attend World Bank Development Committee and IMF Committee Plenaries.

She will have interaction with global Economists, global business leaders, think tanks and investors in roundtables, it said, adding, the minister will also have bilateral engagements with countries and international organisations.

As part of the itinerary, the trip also includes engagement with the Indian Diaspora.

Ms. Sitharaman and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das will jointly chair the second G20 FMCBG meeting on April 12-13, 2023.