Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to be on 6-day visit to US beginning today
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be on a six-day visit to the United States beginning today. During her visit to the US, she will travel to Chicago, Asheville and New York. In Chicago, Finance Minister will participate in a Roundtable Conference with prominent investors and engage with leading CEOs, Presidents and senior representatives of the private sector. Bilateral one-to-one meetings with CEOs and senior leadership of select companies in Chicago will also be held.
The discussions will focus on India’s investment opportunities, economic outlook and areas for strengthening business and investment partnerships between India and the United States. Sitharaman will also visit the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, where she will exchange perspectives on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology commercialisation and strengthening linkages with India’s rapidly expanding startup and innovation ecosystem.
The Finance Minister will also interact with members of the Indian community in Chicago during her visit. In Asheville, Sitharaman will lead the Indian delegation at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting under the United States Presidency of the G20. The meeting, scheduled for 31st August and 1st September, will bring together Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and senior economic officials from G20 members to deliberate on key global economic and financial issues. The meeting follows the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting scheduled for 29th and 30th August. The engagement will also provide an opportunity for India to advance its perspectives on contemporary global economic challenges and strengthen cooperation with G20 partners.
In New York, Sitharaman will participate in an Investor Roundtable with CEOs and senior representatives of leading New York-based companies. She will also hold one-to-one meetings with senior executives and CEOs from the financial sector to discuss investment opportunities, India’s economic and financial landscape, and avenues for strengthening financial and institutional linkages between India and the United States. During her visit to New York, NASDAQ, a pioneering global electronic marketplace and one of the world’s leading technology-driven financial market platforms, will host Sitharaman in the bell-ringing ceremony. The visit will conclude on the 2nd of the next month.
The finance minister is on a 9-day visit to Canada and the US, which began on August 25. In the first leg of her visit, Sitharaman focused on strengthening India-Canada economic ties. In Canada, she attended the inaugural India-Canada Economic and Financial Dialogue in Toronto and also met investors and businesses from sectors including energy, artificial intelligence and critical minerals. The discussions focused on strengthening economic and financial cooperation and creating greater opportunities for investment and business between the two countries.
