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TMI BlogFinance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley holds meeting with the World Bank Group President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim in Washington, D.C., USAX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley holds meeting with the World Bank Group President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim in Washington, D.C., USA X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tive financing solutions. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley arrived in Washington, D.C., USA after a successful visit to Canada. In Washington, the Finance Minister held a meeting with the World Bank Group President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, where he acknowledged the long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship between the World Bank Group and India since the inception of the World Bank ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... and also appreciated the support of the World Bank to the many significant achievements of India in its development process, especially the World Bank Support in the six priority areas identified by the Prime Minster for Multilateral Development Banks' assistance. While discussing the policy issues related to the World Bank Group, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley indicated India's strong s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... upport for the capital increase and its readiness to take larger share than the dynamic formula would require. He also emphasized that the World Bank Group should work together with the member countries to explore innovative financing solutions. The Secretary General of the Commonwealth Rt. Hon. Ms Patricia Scotland also met the Finance Minister. Later in the evening, the Finance Minister interac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ted with several US State Department officials during the reception hosted in his honour. Mr. Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India held a bilateral meeting with United States Treasury Under-Secretary, Mr. Nathan Sheets. After exchanging notes on the state of their respective economies, both sides took stock of the work done on techni ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cal cooperation on NIIF, public debt management and municipal bonds and agreed to expedite progress on these issues. During the course of their interaction, Secretary (EA) Shri Das also highlighted the sustained rapid growth of Indian economy and its ambitious reform agenda including the landmark Goods and Services Tax, passage of the recent national bankruptcy law and liberalization of foreign di ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rect investment.
The Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley is currently on official tour to Washington to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)and the World Bank and other associated meetings. He is accompanied by Dr. Urijit Patel, Governor RBI, Mr. Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor and other officials. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - Press release - PIB ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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