<span style="color: #222222;">The First G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting will be held in Bengaluru on the 24th – 25th of February. Prior to this, the G-20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies meeting will be held on the 22nd of February. The meet will be inaugurated by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur.<br />''<br />'' Addressing media persons in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ajay Seth has said that the First Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting under Indian Presidency will discuss a wide gamut of issues related to the shared global challenges of the 21st century in the area of Economy. He said that over 70 delegates from the G-20 member countries and 500 invitees will participate in the two days event. There will be bilateral meetings by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her counterparts from other countries.<br />''<br />'' Seminars will be held on digital public infrastructure, policy perspective on crypto assets and the role of national payment systems in cross-border payments, like the one between India and Singapore signed today. The Secretary informed that the forum will work out an inclusive framework on cross-border taxation, inflation, international debt, sustainable development goals, infrastructure development in cities, financing climate change and global warming prevention initiatives, digital payment platforms, food and energy security.</span><br />