The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley and U.S Treasury Secretary Mr Jacob J. Lew met for the Sixth Annual U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership (EFP) in Washington D.C. on 14 April.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting, Jaitley noted the progress in sharing of financial information between the two countries under the Inter-Governmental Agreement pursuant to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The two countries will continue to hold joint tax audits and tax examinations abroad.
On 14 April, the Finance Minister attended a meeting of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) Board of Governors Meeting followed by the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting. He is also scheduled to meet the Chinese Finance Minister. The following day, Jaitley will participate in G-20 Session for Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Jaitley will address the special session of the UN General Assembly on World Drugs on 19 April. He will attend a meeting with institutional investors on the same day. Jaitley is accompanied by RBI Raghuram Rajan.