Nirmala Sitharaman begins visit to USA and Peru for IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings and G20 FMCBG
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began an official visit to the USA and Peru on 20 April 2025, covering the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings, followed by her maiden visit to Peru.
Summary
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began an official visit to the USA and Peru on 20 April 2025, the Finance Ministry said. From 20 to 25 April she was to visit San Francisco, where she would deliver a keynote address at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, on 'Laying the foundations of Viksit Bharat 2047', and Washington DC, where she would attend the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank and the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meetings. Her maiden visit to Peru, from 26 to 30 April, was to include leading a delegation of officials and business leaders.
Key facts
- Visit
- USA and Peru, 20–30 April 2025
- USA leg
- San Francisco and Washington DC, 20–25 April
- Meetings
- IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings; G20 FMCBG
- Keynote
- Hoover Institution, Stanford: 'Laying the foundations of Viksit Bharat 2047'
- Peru
- Maiden visit, 26–30 April
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which Latin American country did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman make her maiden visit to in late April 2025, after the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings?
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Correct answer: B — Peru
Peru, from 26 to 30 April 2025.
At which institution was Nirmala Sitharaman scheduled to deliver a keynote on 'Laying the foundations of Viksit Bharat 2047' during her April 2025 US visit?
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Correct answer: C — Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Hoover Institution, Stanford University, in San Francisco, as per the Finance Ministry.
Besides the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, which G20 meetings was Nirmala Sitharaman to attend in Washington DC during her April 2025 visit?
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Correct answer: B — G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings
In Washington DC she was to attend the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank and the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meetings.