Last Updated on July 2, 2026 1:06 am by BIZNAMA NEWS

Staff reporter

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has embarked on a four-day official visit to France today. The Finance Ministry has informed that Ms Sitharaman will participate in a series of high-level bilateral engagements aimed at further strengthening the India-France Strategic Partnership, enhancing economic cooperation and promoting investment, technology collaboration and innovation.

She will also co-chair the India-France Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) with her French counterpart, Roland Lescure, at Aix-en-Provence. The Ministry said that as part of the EFD, both countries will discuss potential areas for greater bilateral cooperation in various sectors and further enhance the economic relations between India and France.

During the visit, the Union Finance Minister will hold one-to-one meetings with select global CEOs and also participate in a roundtable interaction with leading business executives to showcase India’s robust macroeconomic fundamentals, ongoing structural reforms, expanding investment opportunities and long-term growth prospects.