FM Sitharaman to leave for US to attend IMF-World Bank, G-20 meetings

The finance minister will also have a one-on-one meeting with Janet Yellen

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will depart for Washington DC late on Monday night to attend the annual meetings of World Bank and International Monetary Fund, as well as the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings.

As per an official statement by the Finance Ministry, Sitharaman will also take part in bilateral meetings on the sidelines of these events, including with Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Egypt, Germany, UAE, Iran and Netherlands.

“In a high-level meeting, the Finance Minister will meet the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and David Malpass, President, World Bank separately to discuss issues of mutual interest,”