- Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through video conference due to pandemic.
Key Points
- The discussion in the meeting is based on IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgievaglobal policy agenda titled, “Exceptional Times – Exceptional Action”.
- IMFC’s members updated the committee on the measures & actions taken by the member countries to combat COVID-19 & remarked on IMF’s crisis-response package to address global liquidity and members’ financing needs.