Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, on the sidelines of the annual meetings in Bangkok today. In a social media post, the Finance Ministry said that they discussed the successful conclusion of the 4th India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue, FinTech meetings and associated IUKFP meetings, building on the outcomes of the last Economic and Financial Dialogue. 

 

During the meeting, the Finance Minister reaffirmed India’s commitment to working closely with UK towards shared priorities and a constructive, inclusive G20 process. Ms Sitharaman also informed him that India is looking forward to the 14th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) with proposed collaboration in critical minerals, Green Tech and city-region partnerships. Both sides affirmed the next EFD to be held in December this year.