FM discusses economic situation with PM, to meet RBI governor

July 15, 2013 13:18

Faced with plummeting rupee woes, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the economic situation, even as RBI Governor D Subbarao has been called to deliberate on the strategy to tackle the problem.

Chidambaram is understood to have discussed the rupee woes and macro economic situation with the Prime Minister. He is scheduled to meet Subbarao later this afternoon.

The Finance Minister also briefed the Prime Minister about his recent Washington visit, where he pitched for US investments in India. He had also met key policy makers including Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.

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