First meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group, under India’s G20 Presidency, will be held in Mumbai from Tuesday

The first meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group, under India’s G20 Presidency, will be held in Mumbai from Tuesday.
Over 100 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries, regional groupings and international organisations will engage in deliberations to accelerate global trade and investments.
The three-day meeting will discuss and debate a diverse range of issues. The first day, dedicated to ‘Trade Finance’ will see two-panel discussions.
The topics will be ‘role of banks and financial institutions and export credit agencies in closing the trade finance gap’ and ‘how digitalisation and fintech solutions can improve access to trade finance’. It will be followed by a guided tour of the Bharat Diamond Bourse.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will attend the second day’s meeting, where the group will deliberate on how trade can ensure growth and prosperity and how to build resilient Global Value Chains.
On a concluding day, the group will focus on how to integrate MSMEs into Global Trade and build efficient logistics for trade.