Finance Minister Sitharaman Meets BVI Premier As Delegation Explores India Financial Ties
New Delhi, Aug 24: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met British Virgin Islands' Premier and Finance Minister Natalio D. Wheatley here on Monday. India-BVI financial ties discussed Wheatley is leading a delegation of financial services experts to India and is visiting New Delhi, GIFT City, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. He informed Finance Minister Sitharaman that the aim of the visit is to expand the…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met British Virgin Islands Premier and Finance Minister Natalio D. Wheatley in New Delhi on Monday. The delegation Wheatley is leading is exploring India's financial ties, as he visited GIFT City, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. He shared that the aim of the trip is to boost India-BVI financial ties, particularly in financial services, FinTech, digital transformation, trade, investment promotion, and capacity building.
Sitharaman acknowledged India's potential as a large and growing market for financial services and investment, welcoming the possibility of engagement with the British Virgin Islands. Wheatley's 12-member delegation is the first-ever Virgin Islands-India Trade Mission, running from August 24 to 31. The delegation aims to explore opportunities in financial services, with the hope of strengthening their presence in India.
The British Virgin Islands has a sizable Indian diaspora, and the Caribbean region has a history of cultural exchange with India.
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