New Delhi, Apr. 14 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for one week two nation tour to Canada and USA today.
In the first leg of his journey, Chidambaram will visit Canada. He will address the Canadian-Indian Business Council at Toronto on April 15. Later, he will also hold a Round Table Meeting with Canadian Council of Chief Executives in which about 15-20 CEOs of major Canadian companies are likely to participate.
In the afternoon, Chidambaram will leave for Ottawa and meet his Canadian counterpart, Hon James Flaherty there. Later, he will also meet there Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of Canada.
In the second leg of his foreign tour, Chidambaram will reach Boston, USA on April 16. He will deliver an address on the theme of "Rise of the East: Implications for the Global Economy" at Harvard University on the same day.
He will also engage in open discussion with audience besides interacting with faculty and students of Harvard University. Thereafter, the Finance Minister will address about 100 leading SWFs/PFs/University Endowments/Insurance Funds among others.
In the evening, Chidambaram will leave for New York, USA. He will address about 150 SWFs/PFs/University Endowments/Insurance Funds in New York on April 17. Thereafter, he will have a luncheon meeting with the members of US-India Business Council (USIBC). Later, he will also hold one to one meeting with the President and CEOs of leading US companies.
In the last leg of his foreign visit, Chidambaram will reach Washington D.C. on April 18 to participate in World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. He will participate among others in IMFC Plenary Meeting and Development Committee Meeting.
The Finance Minister will also attend G-20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting being held on the sidelines of IMF-WB Meetings. Chidambaram will also hold bilateral meetings during his stay in Washington D.C.
Among others, he will hold bilateral with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. Chidambaram will also participate in an event at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.
He will leave for New Delhi on April 20 and will arrive in the national capital on the early morning of April 22. (ANI)
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