FM Sitharaman invites Canadian pension funds to invest in infra projects

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday invited Canadian pension funds to invest in the National Monetization Pipeline and National Infrastructure Pipeline.

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Finance Ministry | Canada Pension Fund | infrastructure projects

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post Budget press conference at National Media Centre, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

Finance Minister on Friday invited Canadian pension funds to invest in the National Monetization Pipeline and National Infrastructure Pipeline.

The finance minister exchanged views on cooperation for promoting bilateral investment and trade during a meeting with Mary Ng, Canadian Minister of International Trade, Export, Small Business & Economic Development.

"FM @nsitharaman complimented Canada for housing some of the largest and most successful pension funds globally and welcomed the investments from Canada into India, including in National Monetization Pipeline #NMP and National Infrastructure Pipeline #NIP," the said in a tweet.

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First Published: Fri, March 11 2022. 21:27 IST
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