Leading US companies confident of Indian economy and recovery

WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaram discussed investment opportunities, reforms and other issues in India at a joint meeting of leaders with the world's leading companies in the United States. He said he was optimistic about investment opportunities in India.

Sitharaman arrived in the US on Monday. He will attend a meeting of the World Bank and IMF in Washington, as well as a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

Sitharaman is expected to meet US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her official visit to the US. Arrived in New York Pachi Sitharaman has gone to Boston. He will meet investors and CEOs of the world's leading companies, as well as students from Harvard Universities, at a roundtable conference hosted by FICCI and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

Prominent figures in Boston include Stephen Pegliuka, co-chairman of Bain Capital, and John Konogton, co-managing partner, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Tower Corporation (ATC), . Met John Erdel. Expressing confidence in the Indian economy and the ongoing recovery, the corporate leaders said they are confident of investing in India.