UK Chancellor to arrive in Bengaluru for G20 finance meet

London: The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, will arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, and with a declared mission to enhance the India-UK economic partnership.

On his first visit overseas since taking charge at the UK Treasury, Hunt will meet with his Indian counterpart, Union Finance



Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and senior business leaders and tech CEOs of the country to explore collaboration opportunities.

His office said the tour aims at strengthening the already productive India-UK economic relationship and deepen ties with a rising "economic superpower" to increase new investments and jobs in the United Kingdom.