{"id":37477,"date":"2022-04-22T10:26:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-fm-us-ceo\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T13:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T08:05:21","slug":"biz-fm-us-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-fm-us-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"FM Sitharaman meets heads of FedEx, Mastercard, others during US visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3972914270\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met CEOs of large American firms like FedEx and Mastercard and discussed various opportunities for investment in India as the country is poised to be the fastest-growing large economy in the world.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-4023887829\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>The Finance Minister is in the US to attend IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2022.<\/p>\n<p>FedEx President and CEO-elect Raj Subramaniam, during the meeting with the Finance Minister, mentioned that he is positive about India and has significant expansion plans, including in skilling.\u00a0 Appreciating the government&#8217;s commitment to integrated development through PM Gati Shakti Master Plan, Subramaniam said the company is looking at R&amp;D Centres in India.\u00a0 Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Rs 100 lakh crore national master plan for multi-modal connectivity that aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy.<\/p>\n<p>PM Gati Shakti targets to cut logistic costs, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce the turnaround time. The plan aims to lend more power and speed to projects by connecting all concerned departments on one platform.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-2031228266\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>As per the Economic Survey 2021-22, India is projected to grow at 8-8.5 per cent during the current financial year ending March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Sitharaman also held a meeting with Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet.\u00a0 &#8220;Ms Sweet lauded the proactive &amp; transparent approach of the GoI &amp; said @Accenture is adding a presence in more Tier-II cities in India &amp; focusing on upskilling talent to prepare for emerging opportunities. Ms Sweet also informed that 47% of their workforce in India are women,&#8221; the finance ministry said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting with Mastercard CEO Miebach Michael, Sitharaman informed about the government of India&#8217;s commitment to Digital Financial Inclusion with a focus on women and SMEs by developing world-class homegrown technology solutions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FM Smt. @nsitharaman enquired from Mr @MiebachMichael @Mastercard on how lessons from India&#8217;s #FinancialInclusion programme can be used to develop solutions for the world,&#8221; the ministry tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Mastercard informed the Finance Minister about its plan to set up huge data centres in India and the company&#8217;s focus on training and digitisation of small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>In another such engagement, she also met the global CEO of the consultancy firm Deloitte Punit Renjen.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-222632236\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Mr @PunitRenjen mentioned that @Deloitte is expanding its India operations to smaller cities like Coimbatore &amp; Bhubaneswar. 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