Sitharaman meets World Bank President Ajay Banga
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inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met World Bank president Ajay Banga, on the sidelines of the annual meeting of IMF-WB in Marrakech, Morocco.
They discussed several issues related to India's development priorities and global challenges - in the context of bigger, better and more effective World Bank.
Highlighting the 'One Sun, One World, One Grid' initiative articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Finance Minister encouraged the World Bank's active involvement in taking it forward.
She emphasised that India has delivered on its commitments towards Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and this rich experience can be used by the World Bank in its engagement with other countries.
Citing India's rich and varied development experience, the finance minister said India can become a strong partner for 'Sandboxing' the eight global challenge programmes proposed to be taken up by the World Bank.
โ๏ธ Sitharaman meets World Bank President Ajay Banga
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