Nirmala Sitharaman leads Indian delegation to ADB's 58th Annual Meeting in Milan
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead India's delegation to the 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank in Milan, Italy, from 4 to 7 May 2025.
Summary
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is leading the Indian delegation to the 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Milan, Italy, from 4 to 7 May 2025, the Finance Ministry said on 4 May 2025. She will take part in the Governors' Business Session and Plenary Session and be a panellist in the ADB Governors' Seminar on 'Cross-Border Collaboration for Future Resilience'. On the sidelines she will hold bilateral meetings with the Finance Ministers of Italy, Japan and Bhutan, and meet the President of ADB, the President of IFAD and the Governor of JBIC. She will also address a plenary session of the NEXT Milan Forum at Bocconi University on 'Balancing Economic and Climate Resilience'.
Key facts
- Event
- 58th Annual Meeting, ADB Board of Governors
- Place / dates
- Milan, Italy; 4–7 May 2025
- Seminar
- 'Cross-Border Collaboration for Future Resilience'
- Bilaterals
- Finance Ministers of Italy, Japan, Bhutan; ADB, IFAD, JBIC heads
- Other
- NEXT Milan Forum, Bocconi University
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (4–7 May 2025) was held in:
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Correct answer: B — Milan
The 58th ADB Annual Meeting was held in Milan, Italy.
Consider the following statements about the Finance Minister's visit for the ADB Annual Meeting in May 2025: 1. She was to be a panellist in the ADB Governors' Seminar on 'Cross-Border Collaboration for Future Resilience'. 2. She was to hold bilateral meetings with the Finance Ministers of Italy, Japan and Belgium. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The bilateral meetings were with the Finance Ministers of Italy, Japan and Bhutan.