The meeting focused on business performance, upgrading digital technology services, and fostering business growth in activities allied to agriculture and micro and small industry.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought enhanced support from international financial institutions to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the 2024-25 Union Budget, the limit of Mudra loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been enhanced from current Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed upon a balanced approach between development priorities and climate action during her address at the G20 meet.
Union Minister Sitharaman said that no country, whether the US which is far away or China which is very close cannot ignore India.
She is on an official visit to the United States to attend the IMF and the World Bank annual meetings, the G20 Finance Ministers and the Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) Meetings.
Energy and fertiliser requirements are one of the most immediate challenges being faced by the country, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Speaking at an event organized by the Brookings Institute in Washington, during the course of her five-day US visit, the Finance Minister in a conversation with Cornell University's Eswar Prasad, said on Tuesday that the focus of the forthcoming Union Budget would be on growth priority.
These comments come as India continues to be the fastest growing major economy in the world. In its July 2022 report, the IMF had pegged India's GDP growth for 2022 at 7.4 per cent.
During her visit to the US from October 11 to 16, the Finance Minister would meet US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank President David Malpass separately to discuss issues of mutual interest.
