Nirmala Sitharaman, US Treasury Secretary Discuss Combating Terror Funding

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her American counterpart Janet Yellen have discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in fighting illicit finance, money laundering and terror financing and agreed on the importance of effective implementation of the FATF standards.
The two dignitaries held a wide-ranging discussion to step up bilateral cooperation during the eighth India-USA Economic and Financial Partnership meeting held in Washington on Thursday. The meeting reflected the growing importance of the US-India relationship and the increasing economic and financial ties between the two economies.