Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the 2nd meeting of G20 Finance Ministers, to discuss global economic outlook amid evolving COVID-19 pandemic, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. PTIIndia on Wednesday pitched for a global cooperation and coordinated action to safeguard lives and livelihood of people while maintaining macroeconomic stability in a sustainable manner. The pandemic has infected more than 20 lakh persons around the world and took lives of more than 1.25 lakh people. She also shared with her G20 counterparts the measures taken by the Government of India to provide the vulnerable sections with swift, timely and targeted assistance. Sitharaman also said that the policy measures undertaken by the Government of India, RBI and other regulators have helped in de-freezing the market and catalysing credit flows.

Source: The Telegraph April 15, 2020 16:07 UTC