Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in Japan
Finance Minister Shri Nirmala Sitharaman attend
the two-day meeting of G-20
Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors in Japan on
June 8 and 9
It is the first overseas visit of
Sitharaman as the Finance Minister.
She took charge as full time finance minister
last week.
The main aim is to focus on the risks and
challenges of overseas trade and investment in infrastructure which are faced
by our country.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) submit a report on taxation, urging greater cooperation
among nations.
India actively participating in the
OECD-G20 efforts to create a global consensus on the taxation of the digital
economy.
About G
20
Chairperson: Shinzō Abe
Founder: Group of Seven
Founded: 26 September 1999
Purpose : Bring together
systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key
issues in the global economy