On April 10, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met top Austrian officials in Vienna to deepen economic and fintech ties. Discussions focused on investment opportunities, digital innovation, and startup cooperation between the two nations.

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• Sitharaman met Austria’s Finance Minister and State Secretary in Vienna, April 10
• Goal: strengthen financial, economic ties between India and Austria
• Key focus on fintech partnerships and startup cooperation
• Discussions included e-mobility, semiconductors, digital finance
• Austria offers strategic access, economic stability, shared global values
• Indian reforms, growth, and policy shifts presented to Austrian leaders
• Austria views India as fastest-growing G20 economy with high trade potential
• Both sides stressed fair, sustainable trade and innovation-led growth
• India invited Austria’s finance minister to visit with a business delegation
• Visit part of Sitharaman’s broader two-nation Europe tour