US official to hold talks with India on financial relations

A top US Treasury official will hold discussions with economists and Finance Ministry counterparts on bilateral financial relations and global economic developments in New Delhi and Mumbai, an official announcement has said.

The under-secretary for International Affairs, Nathan Sheets will today attend meetings at the RBI and SEBI in Mumbai, the US Department of Treasury said.

He is also scheduled to take part in two roundtable discussions with financial sector experts and private sector economists.

Sheets will hold meetings with his counterparts tomorrow at the Ministry of Finance in New Delhi to discuss the state of the global economy and economic developments in the two countries, the announcement said yesterday. He will also host a roundtable discussion with economists and public policy experts.