Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave on an official visit to the US on Monday to participate in annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. During his week-long stay in the US, he will meet CEOs of global MNCs and foreign investors. He is also likely to hold bilateral meetings with the US commerce secretary, the Italian minister for economy and finance and the Iranian minister for economy and finance.
On the first leg of his trip to the United States, Jaitley will arrive in New York on October 9, during which he will hold investor meetings organised by Bank of America and CII. He is set to participate in the roundtable meeting of CEOs of USIBC-CII. On October 10, Jaitley will deliver a lecture on 'FDI: Achievements and Challenges' at the Columbia University, following which he will leave for Boston.