Dr. Vera Songwe

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman met Ms. Vera Songwe, Chair and founder of Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, in Munich, Germany, yesterday. Both discussed global capital markets, and structural challenges for emerging economies vis-a-vis the fiscal space in the backdrop of ever-shifting geopolitical environment. @cgmunich

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman met Ms. Christine Lagarde @Lagarde, President European Central Bank @ecb, in Munich, Germany, yesterday. Both the leaders were pleased to note finalisation of the India and the European Union Free Trade Agreement in January 2026, and the Union Finance Minister underlined the financial role the @ecb can play in facilitating trade under the EU-India FTA deal. FM Smt. @nsitharaman also mentioned that through Union Budget FY 2025-26 & FY 2026-27, India will allow EU banks to open upto 15 branches over four years under the India-EU FTA framework. @cgmunich

#EidAlFitr #EID2021 wishing all those celebrating blessings, peace and good health.

@NOIweala @wto Congratulations @anabelgonzaher great choice! Sad to see you leave @PIIE but great to know we will still be working together!

Happy to have appointed four outsanding leaders as Deputy Director Generals today! Looking forward to seizing opportunities together to reinvigorate the @WTO!

Happy #OrthodoxEaster 2021 to all celebrating. #Ethiopia #Bulgaria #Greece #Armenian #Russia @ECA_OFFICIAL

#RamadanKareem to all beginning Ramadan. Wishing you #peace, togetherness and may Allah receive your #prayers. @ECA_OFFICIAL

Rwanda experienced one of the most painful chapters in modern human history, but its people have rebuilt from the ashes. The people of Rwanda have shown us the power of justice and reconciliation, and the possibility of progress. #Kwibuka

President Kagame: The currency of forgiveness is truth. We cannot get tired of talking about the realities we have lived. #Kwibuka27

#HappyEaster to all. #JoyeusesPâques. May thé miracle of Easter and the blessings of the Lord bring #peace, comfort and joy to you and your loved ones this Easter. Be safe #COVIDー19 wear your #masks #SocialDistancing #WashYourHands @ECA_OFFICIAL

#CardinalTumi may your soul Rest In Peace. Your light will shine forever seated at his right hand Amen. 🙏 #Cameroon. 4/3/21. @OfficeOfSenPie

Thank you for your interest in the LSF. @DanielaGabor @nssylla @KevinPGallagher @gchelwa @adam_tooze @IMFNews @JoeThwaites @stephanygj @ftopinion did not publish response but given the interest thought I should respond #LSF #Repomarket for Africa @ONECampaign @ECA_OFFICIAL

#InternationalWomensDay Everyday we push boundaries today we take stock: praise & remember those whose shoulders we stand on pledge to pull more so we become a sea... #Equity4Life @UN_Women @WomeninFinance @_AfricanUnion @AWLNetwork ... #SDG5 @UN @ourladyoflourd1 @ECA_OFFICIAL

Truly Blessed 🙏🏽🙏🏽 #GoBlue

@NOIweala Congratulations again and good luck on day 1. @AfCFTA and @ECA_OFFICIAL look forward to working with you !! @_AfricanUnion @UN

Welcome to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala on her first day as WTO Director-General!   She makes history as the first woman and first African to take up this post.

Rich countries should reassign funds to Africa as the path out of Covid ft.com/content/71c964…

@Diop_WB Congratulations to you..! Wishing you all the best and look forward to working together on @AfCFTA and more.

@NOIweala congratulations Ngozi - making history for women across the world as Director Général of WTO ! Well deserved. @AfCFTA just got a booster. All of us at @ECA_OFFICIAL @ATPC2 look forward to working with you. @_AfricanUnion @UN #trade @wto

A leader says it all : happy #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience listen to @StateHouseKenya Pres. Uhuru Kenyatta. #heforshe @un @UN_Women @unwomenafrica @WomenScienceDay @_AfricanUnion @AGCCIAfrica @AfritechHub @afritech_news @ITU