Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Nirmala Sitharaman to Visit Canada, US for G20 Economic Talks
Nirmala Sitharaman is India’s finance minister.
She will travel to Canada and the United States from August 25 to September 2.
She will meet government officials, investors and company leaders.
In Canada, she will discuss financial cooperation and investment with Canadian officials and businesses.
In the United States, she will attend an important G20 meeting for finance ministers and central bank governors.
The G20 meeting will discuss major global economic and financial issues.
She will also talk about India’s economy and opportunities for companies to invest.
She will visit places connected with business, innovation and India’s startup ecosystem.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Canada and the United States from August 25 to September 2.
She will attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Asheville on August 31 and September 1.
In Toronto, Sitharaman will join Canada’s first Economic and Financial Dialogue covering investment, financial cooperation and global priorities.
She will hold investor roundtables and meetings with business leaders in Toronto, Chicago and New York.
The visit will address investment opportunities, India’s economic outlook, financial-sector links and cooperation in energy, technology and critical minerals.
- Who
- India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Canadian Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, G20 finance officials, investors and business leaders.
- What
- An official visit focused on economic and financial cooperation, investment opportunities, business partnerships and participation in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.
- When
- August 25 to September 2; the G20 meeting is scheduled for August 31 and September 1.
- Where
- Toronto, Canada, and Chicago, Asheville and New York in the United States.
- Why
- To discuss bilateral economic and financial cooperation, investment, global economic priorities, financial-sector links and India’s economic outlook.
- Visit dates
- August 25 to September 2
- Countries visited
- Canada and the United States
- G20 meeting
- August 31 and September 1 in Asheville, North Carolina
- Canadian dialogue
- The inaugural Economic and Financial Dialogue will be held in Toronto with Francois-Philippe Champagne.
- Discussion areas
- Macroeconomic developments, financial-sector cooperation, bilateral investment and shared international priorities
- Business sectors
- Energy, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, technology and innovation
- Additional engagement
- Sitharaman will meet investors, company executives, Indian public-sector bank leaders and the Indian diaspora.