Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held bilateral meetings in Bangkok with UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey, Swiss Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter and Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF annual meetings and G20 and G7 finance meetings. India and the UK agreed to hold the next Economic and Financial Dialogue in December 2026, while India and Switzerland discussed the India-EFTA TEPA and an early conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty. With Japan, Sitharaman welcomed a commitment to facilitate JPY 10 trillion in private investment into India and invited a Japanese visit in 2027 to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
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