FM Sitharaman meets World Bank President Malpass, discusses Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with World Bank President David Malpass in Washington on Friday.
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with World Bank President David Malpass in Washington on Friday and discussed several key economic issues including India`s continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict. They also discussed India`s upcoming G20 Presidency and World Bank leadership in India.
During the meeting, the Finance Minister stated that India`s pandemic response has focused on the twin goals of saving lives and livelihoods. India has been successfully running world`s 2nd largest vaccination programme, administering more than 1.85 billion doses of vaccines, she said.
Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman and @WorldBank Group President Mr. @DavidMalpassWBG met at Washington D.C., today. (1/6) pic.twitter.com/h82mlt7SNm
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) April 22, 2022
“The two discussed India`s continued recovery from COVID19, impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict, Single Borrower Limit and exploring the possibility of Guarantees from other G-7 nations, India`s G20 Presidency and @WorldBank leadership in India," the Finance Ministry tweeted.
