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Sitahraman roundtable

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FM Sitharaman holds roundtable with investors, biz leaders during US visit

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Apr 12, 2023, at 01:55 am

#NirmalaSitharaman #IndianEconomy #IMF #WorldBank #UnitedStates #SpringMeetings #G20

Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attended a roundtable meeting with business leaders and investors, co-hosted the by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and US-India Business Council in the US Chamber, in Washington, DC.

During the roundtable themed "Investment opportunities for the long term: India on the Rise", Sitharaman interacted with investors and business leaders.

Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman attended a roundtable meeting on the theme “Investment opportunities for the long term: India on the Rise” with business leaders and investors co-hosted by @FollowCII and @USIBC, in @USChamber, Washington DC, today. (1/7) pic.twitter.com/sTNU2jECFr
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) April 11, 2023

On the sidelines of the spring meeting 2023 in Washington on Tuesday, Sitharaman also had a discussion with American economist Adam Posen about the "Resilience of the Indian economy amidst tightening of financial conditions" at Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman converses with Dr @AdamPosen on “Resilience of the Indian economy amidst tightening of financial conditions” at Peterson Institute for International Economics @PIIE on the sidelines of the #SpringMeetings 2023 in Washington DC, today. pic.twitter.com/Bn9ZRZijhA
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) April 10, 2023

She also had a meeting with Malawi's minister of finance and economic affairs Sosten Gwengwe on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2023 in Washington, on April 10.

Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman met Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs of the Republic of Malawi Mr. @SostenGwengwe on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF #SpringMeetings 2023, in Washington D.C., today. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/UVPOCOep6T
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) April 10, 2023

Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu received Sitharaman in Washington on April 9 for her week-long US visit to attend the annual spring meetings and led the G-20 countries in a series of intense interactions on various global issues.

Always a pleasure to receive FM @nsitharaman as she arrives in #WashingtonDC at Union Station. pic.twitter.com/ORvbmT7Sju
— Taranjit Singh Sandhu (@SandhuTaranjitS) April 10, 2023

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