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Arun Jaitley stresses on capital increase and need for reforms in World Bank

India Blooms News Service | | Sep 25, 2015, at 09:35 pm

#Arun Jaitley # World Bank # Finance Minister # Sustainable Development Goals

New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stressed on capital increase and the need for reforms in the World Bank so as to reflect the emerging world order in its governance.

Jaitley made these observations when Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director, World Bank Group called on him in his office here on Thursday.

The Finance Minister complimented the World Bank MD for setting the twin global goals of removal of global poverty and increasing shared prosperity aligned to the SDGs.

Speaking on the occasion, Indrawati, informed the Finance Minister about the World Bank Group’s agenda and strategy for achieving the twin goals of removal of global poverty and increasing shared prosperity which are broadly aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 2015.

She assured support of the World Bank Group to partner India’s development strategies through delivery of diversified programmes of financing, knowledge exchange and capacity building.

Indrawati is on a visit to India from 22 to 24 September, 2015. This is her second visit to India in her capacity as the MD, World Bank Group.

During the aforesaid meeting, both the leaders discussed the issues relating to the Indian economy and the key priorities of the Government. Among other things, this discussion focused on the Prime Minister's Six Priority Areas for World Bank financing.

The roadmap and timelines for the World Bank Group’s capital increase and shareholders' review, Procurement and Environment and Social Safeguards framework of the Bank were also discussed.

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