Talks will also revolve round the $1 trillion Solar Investment Roadmap for 2030, and approval of a blended financial risk mitigation facility
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the post-pandemic economic recovery and preparations for the upcoming Climate Change Conference among other issues with World Bank President David Malpass
Sitharaman, 62, is currently in the American capital to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic is pushing up poverty and debt levels in low-income countries, highlighting a "tragic reversal" in development.
Georgieva, who was cleared of wrongdoing in the matter by the IMF's executive board on Monday, had sharply criticized a report prepared by law firm WilmerHale for the World Bank's board
The IMF chief said the fund was putting in place measures to increase transparency about the use of any SDRs.
Last week, the World Bank projected the Indian economy to grow at 8.3 per cent this year.
The bank also plans to boost its private sector operations to attract more private sector capital to finance new climate technologies and innovations, using $12 billion from its balance sheet
The World Bank has called for urgent efforts to reduce debt levels
"With growth comes jobs, with growth and jobs comes recovery."
A decision on Georgieva's future at the global lender is not expected until Monday, as finance ministers and other senior officials from many of the IMF's 190 member countries gather in Washington
The Doing Business report assesses regulatory environments, ease of business startups, infrastructure and other business climate measures.
Some European governments backed the Bulgarian economist to remain IMF chief at Friday's marathon meeting, according to people familiar the matter.
South Asia's average annual growth is forecast to be 3.4 per cent over 2020-23
World Bank retains India's GDP growth projection at 8.3% for FY22, cautions any global slowdown due to Covid waves may pull it down
The head of the International Monetary Fund has said a report alleging she had a role in data-rigging at the World Bank when she was a top official there was not an accurate representation of events
World Bank's Education team has noted that experiences from countries around world where schools have reopened suggest that with adequate mitigation strategies, schools pose low risks
IMF executive board will intensify its probe of MD Kristalina Georgieva this week by separately interviewing her and investigators who said she pressured World Bank staff to alter data to favor China
Pandemic may do lasting damage in Asia Pacific, says lender
While China's economy is projected to expand by 8.5%, the rest of the region is forecast to grow at 2.5%, nearly 2 percentage points less than forecast in April 2021, the World Bank said