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Page 25 - Latest Updates on Nirmala Sitharaman

India's economic reforms seen as "positive step" by Biden admin: Sitharaman

"The reforms that we have undertaken, particularly the steps taken for the withdrawal of the retrospective tax has been mentioned by the United States administration as a very positive step," she said

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 7:34 PM IST

FM discusses post-pandemic recovery, other issues with World Bank chief

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the post-pandemic economic recovery and preparations for the upcoming Climate Change Conference among other issues with World Bank President David Malpass

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 12:15 PM IST

Climate financing continues to be an area of worry, says Sitharaman

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here said climate financing continues to be an area of worry as she flagged concerns over funding mechanism and technology transfer

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 9:08 AM IST

Biden admin, US companies welcomed economic reforms by India: Sitharaman

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here said the Biden Administration and leaders from the corporate sector in the US have welcomed recent economic reforms introduced by her government.

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 8:08 AM IST

Too early to conclude on lessons learnt from Covid-19 crisis: Sitharaman

It is too early to conclude on the lessons that India learnt from the Covid-19 crisis, Sitharaman said as she stressed that the world is not going to be the same post-pandemic

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 7:24 AM IST

FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets top WTO official amid push for vax IPR waiver

The meeting between Sitharaman and Iweala took place on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF annual meetings

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 1:01 AM IST

India likely to do better than its Paris agreement targets: FM tells IMF

India is all set to meet its Paris climate agreement target to reduce emissions by 33-35 per cent of its GDP by 2030 from the 2005 level, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told the IMF

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 12:30 AM IST

India committed to bring economy on path of fiscal consolidation: FM

The Indian government remains committed to bring the economy on the path of fiscal consolidation in the near-to-medium term, setting the target to reduce fiscal deficit to 4.5 per cent by 2025-26

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 10:57 PM IST

No alternative but to ensure universal availability of vaccines: Sitharaman

India remains committed to providing vaccines to vulnerable and low-income countries, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 9:43 PM IST

Festival cheer and beyond: Admirable sangfroid in the face of negative news

The government's recent spate of programmes should be expected to generate some momentum, but the macro-economic numbers are not encouraging, notes T N Ninan

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 11:38 PM IST

India has faced Covid crisis with resilience and fortitude: Sitharaman

India has not only faced the Covid-19 crisis with great resilience and fortitude but has also played a major role and "walked the talk" on the global fight against it, Sitharaman said

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 7:30 AM IST

Sitharaman, Yellen discuss money laundering, combating terror funding

Nirmala Sitharaman and her American counterpart Janet Yellen on Thursday discussed among other issues fighting illicit finance, money laundering and combating terrorism financing

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2021 | 12:57 AM IST

India recognises importance of universal vaccination: Sitharaman at IMF

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that India recognises the importance of universal vaccination in stemming the spread of the coronavirus

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 2:41 AM IST

OECD deal to rev up digitisation, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In meet with US CEOs, Sitharaman says India offers a spectrum of opportunities to businesses

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2021 | 12:42 AM IST

India offers spectrum of opportunities: FM Sitharaman tells CEOs

Sitharaman, 62, is currently in the American capital to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2021 | 8:50 PM IST

Union FM Sitharaman meets US CEOs, asks them to invest in India

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FCMBG) Meeting under G20 in Washington DC.

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2021 | 11:23 AM IST

FM Sitharaman says India looking at near double-digit growth this year

Pitches for urgent reforms in UN, World Bank, IMF as 'they no longer speak for all nations'

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2021 | 2:01 AM IST

No shortage of anything; reports of coal crisis baseless: FM Sitharaman

'Every power producing installation has the next four days' stock absolutely available within their own premises and the supply chain has not broken at all,' says FM at Harvard Kennedy School

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2021 | 12:58 AM IST

Worrying that scholars can be influenced, says Sitharaman about Amartya Sen

It is worrying that scholars can be now influenced and become imprisoned by their own likes and dislikes rather than comment on the basis of facts, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2021 | 2:04 AM IST

Lakhimpur Kheri violence 'absolutely condemnable': Nirmala Sitharaman

The Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which four farmers were killed, is absolutely condemnable, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2021 | 2:03 AM IST