Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman had a fruitful discussion on global economic outlook with US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen virtually. Dr. Yellen appreciated India’s contribution to the world’s vaccine efforts.
FM and US Treasury Secretary exchanged notes on economic issues of mutual interest and looked forward to meeting of India-US Economic and Financial Partnership later this year.
FM congratulated US Treasury Secretary on the well thought out Covid19 Relief through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, with particular focus on working and middle-class.
FM and US Treasury Secretary agreed to work closely through common economic and strategic collaboration in various multilateral fora, including the G20
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