Nirmala Sitharaman to Attend IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok

New Delhi, Oct 14 (KNN) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Bangkok, Thailand, from October 14 to 18 to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, along with meetings of G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

During the visit, Sitharaman will participate in discussions on global economic developments, financial sector issues, development priorities and international financial cooperation.

She is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas and the finance ministers of Switzerland, Japan, Luxembourg, Bhutan and Curaçao.

The finance minister will also meet IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Her engagements include an Atlantic Council fireside chat on India’s growth outlook, trade resilience, international financial architecture reform, India-ASEAN relations and Viksit Bharat 2047.

She will also participate in a German side event on mobilising private capital for urban and water infrastructure.

(KNN Bureau)