04-06-2010, 02:14 AM
Speaking to Indian reporters in Washington before he left, he praised Indian policy makers for their management of the economy. He also said the United States could help the country set up a corporate bond market. Just a few days earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India needed a well-functioning bond market to help finance $1 trillion in infrastructure investment.
On Tuesday, Mr. Geithner will visit a village bank, and meet with Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian finance minister; Mr. Singh; and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the deputy chairman of the planning commission, Indiaââ¬â¢s long-range fiscal planning agency.
On Wednesday, he travels to Indiaââ¬â¢s financial capital, Mumbai, for discussions with American financial companies and Indian entrepreneurs. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/busine...gewanted=1
On Tuesday, Mr. Geithner will visit a village bank, and meet with Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian finance minister; Mr. Singh; and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the deputy chairman of the planning commission, Indiaââ¬â¢s long-range fiscal planning agency.
On Wednesday, he travels to Indiaââ¬â¢s financial capital, Mumbai, for discussions with American financial companies and Indian entrepreneurs. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/busine...gewanted=1