Finance minister Arun Jaitley addresses global investors on reforms, economic outlook

New York/New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is visiting the US to attend the IMF-World Bank meeting, addressed investors in New York on issues concerning reforms and economic outlook. The investor round-table talks on the topic ‘India’s reforms & economic outlook’ were organised by the US-India Business Council (USIBC), industry chamber CII, and US stock exchange Nasdaq on Tuesday. [caption id=“attachment_6175141” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of finance minister Arun Jaitley. PTI[/caption] Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg also attended the round-table meet. The minister would travel to Washington for attending the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 12 to 14 April. Among others, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is also slated to attend the IMF-World Bank meetings. The minister is likely to return on 15 April. This is Jaitley’s first official visit overseas after he underwent renal transplant surgery in May 2018. He had travelled to the US in January this year for medical treatment.