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World Bank president Ajay Banga meets S Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman, discusses 'Global South' issue

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jul 21, 2023, at 03:39 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met World Bank president Ajay Banga when they exchanged views about the concerns of the 'Global South'.

Jaishankar said he discussed India’s endeavors to strengthen regional connectivity, promote regional prosperity and propel larger development.

Jaishankar said his meeting with Banga was 'delightful'.

Delighted to meet @worldbank President Ajay Banga during his India visit. Appreciate World Bank’s support for India’s G20 Presidency.

Discussed India’s endeavors to strengthen regional connectivity, promote regional prosperity and propel larger development.

Also exchanged… pic.twitter.com/OUT3ZxTw2k
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 19, 2023

Baga was visiting India to attend the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Gandhinagar.

During his visit, he also met Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.

The two leaders discussed India’s sectoral priorities that include municipal financing, logistics, recycling of water, renewable energy grids, for seeking assistance from the World Bank Group in leveraging private investments.

"The World Bank President informed FM Smt.@nsitharaman about @WorldBank ’s recent initiative of Private Sector Investment Lab and added that @WorldBank looks forward to a partnership with India to implement ideas that come from this initiative in India. Mr. Banga further said that the ideas implemented successfully can become a working model for other countries," the Indian Ministry of Finance tweeted.

Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman and World Bank Group @WorldBank President, Mr. Ajay Banga, met today in New Delhi. President @WorldBank congratulated the Union Finance Minister for the successful G20’s 3rd Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors #G20FMCBG meeting in… pic.twitter.com/xJEIMVngk6
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) July 19, 2023

" FM Smt. @nsitharaman appreciated the excellent support of @WorldBank for #G20India Presidency and looked forward to further deepening of this partnership to secure tangible outcomes at the Leaders’ Summit in September," read the tweet.

#WorldBank #SJaishankar #Ajay Banga #NirmalaSitharaman

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