VI concludes inaugural financial services trade mission to India
Mission spans four key financial hubs
From New Delhi to Mumbai, GIFT City and Bengaluru, the Virgin Islands delegation held high-level meetings with government officials, regulators and industry leaders shaping India’s financial and business landscape. These engagements were designed to strengthen trust, deepen cooperation and gain a clearer understanding of the needs of India’s dynamic financial market, officials said.
The mission included the first VI–India Trade Mission Roadshow in New Delhi and GIFT City under the theme 'A Strategic Partnership for India’s Global Expansion', with further roadshows and sector-specific meetings in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
A bridge to global markets
A central message of the mission was the role the VI can play as a bridge between India and global markets. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the Territory can help Indian businesses and investors raise international capital, establish joint ventures, structure cross-border investments, and expand into new markets.
During the New Delhi leg, the delegation met India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and outlined plans to expand cooperation in financial services, FinTech, digital transformation, trade, investment promotion and capacity building. The VI also explored closer ties with GIFT City in areas such as cross-border legal services and investment protection.
Delegation & objectives
The 12-member delegation included senior government officials, representatives from the BVI Financial Services Commission, BVI Finance, the BVI Hong Kong Office, and about 15 private-sector companies. Alongside Premier Wheatley, Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE, participated in the mission, which ran from August 24 to 31, 2026.
Objectives included attracting new business, strengthening institutional relationships, promoting the VI as a jurisdiction of choice for Indian enterprises, and securing partnerships in financial services, fintech, and investment.
‘Only the beginning’ of strategic partnership
In a statement following the mission, the Government of the Virgin Islands described the visit as “only the beginning” of what it hopes will be a long-term strategic partnership between the VI and India.
Officials expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and valuable conversations across all four cities and said they look forward to building on the connections forged in the months ahead.
.png)
Follow Us On
5 Responses to “VI concludes inaugural financial services trade mission to India ”
Home days 5
State of country: broken roads, broken infratructure, broken schools, budget deficit, no pensions.
Hurricane season and DDM building is still not finished, Admin building almost 10 yrs now.
We need to see results before election
.
Try to understand this people of the British Virgin Islands. We now have well over 100 different national competing for our meager resources, the Philippines national now numbering in the hundreds, probably over one thousand. They are posible the lowest paid workers in numbers. Can we afford to under this strainuous time of economic pressure allowed the VIP government lead by Premier, Natalio Sajuande Wheatley cause a flood of unimplyed Indians, and greedy business people to stress us even further than we are? For the survival good of all local, and belongers prosperity interest of us and our children and grand children future, vote wisely next soon coming general elections in 2027 against all crooked selfish ambitious politicians (VIP and others, including those of like-mindedness contesters.)