FM Nirmala Sitharaman pitches for speedy, equitable distribution of vaccines to aid global recovery

He shared insights on India’s policy response to the pandemic and suggested recovery measures should be built around a long-term vision

He shared insights on India’s policy response to the pandemic and suggested recovery measures should be built around a long-term vision

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 17 pushed for speedy and equitable distribution of vaccines to aid global recovery.

He shared insights on India’s policy response to the pandemic and suggested that recovery measures should be built around a long-term vision.

Participating in the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting chaired by G20 Indonesia, Ms Sitharaman stressed that it is important to address gaps in global pandemic preparedness and support the work of the G20 Joint Finance and Health Task Force on this. should move in that direction.

“In today’s first session, FM talked about the global economic outlook and risks, including #inflation, #supply disruptions & new forms of the virus & #expeditious & #equitable distribution of vaccines to aid #recovery Called for,” the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.

He stressed on removing structural barriers to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and build resilience.

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