The Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and I&B Shri Arun Jaitley will leave for four day official visit to Russia in order to participate in the Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors (FM & CBG). In the First leg of his official visit, the Finance Minister will reach Moscow, the capital of Russia where he will participate in the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the BRICS New Development Bank on 7th July, 2015.

 On 8th July, 2015, the Finance Minister will go to UFA to participate in the Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors. On 10th July, 2015, he will return to Moscow and same day in the evening, he will leave for back home. The Finance Minister will arrive in the national capital in the early hours on 11th July, 2015.

Official visit for BRICS finance ministers meeting and inaugural board meeting of new development bank strengthens multilateral financial engagement. An official visit to Russia by the Union Minister of Finance is for participation in the Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and attendance at the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors of the BRICS New Development Bank. The itinerary includes arrival in the capital for the board meeting, travel to the conference site for the ministers' meeting, and return to the capital before departure home, reflecting planned ministerial delegation movements.