Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to embark on a week-long official visit to the United Kingdom and Austria beginning Monday, with her engagements spanning bilateral ministerial meetings, investor roundtables, and strategic dialogues aimed at deepening financial cooperation.
According to the Ministry of Finance, Sitharaman will participate in the 13th Ministerial round of the India–UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), scheduled for Wednesday in London. The round will be co-chaired by the Finance Minister and the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.
“The 13th EFD is a significant bilateral platform between the two countries that offers opportunities for candid engagement at Minister, officer, working group, and regulatory body levels in various aspects of financial collaboration, including investment matters, financial services, financial regulations, UPI interlinkages, taxation matters, and illicit financial flows,” the Finance Ministry stated.
Key Indian priorities for the dialogue include cooperation in IFSC GIFT City, investment, insurance and pensions, FinTech, the digital economy, and the mobilisation of affordable and sustainable climate finance.
Sitharaman and her British counterpart are also expected to announce new initiatives and launch joint reports during the dialogue to enhance mutual collaboration.
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Beyond formal dialogues, the Finance Minister will deliver the keynote address at the India–UK Investor Roundtable. The event will see participation from Chief Executive Officers and senior leadership across the UK’s financial ecosystem, including banks, insurance firms, pension funds and financial service providers.
She will also meet with dignitaries and hold discussions with heads of key financial institutions and corporations on the sidelines.
In Austria, Sitharaman will hold bilateral talks with Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer and Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker. Additionally, she will co-chair a special session with Austrian Minister for Economy, Energy and Tourism, Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, engaging Austrian CEOs to highlight investment opportunities in India.
Her visit is scheduled to conclude on 13 April.
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