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Fin Min-Gov'ts Priority Is To Tame Inflation

INDIA

Wires carrying comments from Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking at the 'B20 summit' in New Delhi. The summit is part of India's G20 presidency and is intended as a dialogue forum between the global business community and policymakers.

  • Fin Min: “India has showcased an accelerated pace of economic reforms in the past nine years...The first quarter did go well, so the GDP numbers should be good....Government’s priority is to tame inflation,
  • Fin Min stats that 'Public-private collaboration to be key for India's contribution to sustained global growth.'
  • Fin min: 'Won't be wrong in saying an FTA with the UK is very close....Hope we will be able to conclude FTA with UK this year.' Adds that 'Negotiations on FTA with Canada are also progressing.'
  • Last week, MNI highlighted the talks taking place on the sidelines of the G20 between Indian officials and trade teams from the UK, EU, and Canada.

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