G20 dignitaries to discuss inflation, debt, digital infra during the week

Digital public infrastructure, timely climate change financing, sustainable cities of tomorrow and policy consensus on crypto assets – these are some of the items on the agenda of the upcoming meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 nations (FMCBG), which will be spread over three sessions between February 24-25 in Bengaluru.

Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Dr Shaktikanta Das are slated to jointly chair the meeting.

The first FMCBG meeting will be preceded by a second meeting of G20 finance and central bank deputies (FCBD) on February 22, set to be inaugurated by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur.