Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Aurangzeb has left for the United States to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, where he will represent Pakistan in several high -level forums and bilateral engagements.
According to the Finance Ministry, the Minister’s visit includes more than 65 programs, meetings and forums for more than six days – a schedule that indicates Pakistan’s active engagement with global financial and investment agencies.
Aurangzeb will represent Pakistan in the entire sessions of both the IMF and the World Bank and will hold bilateral meetings with senior officials of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multipurtered Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
One of the important points of this trip is that he will have a personal meeting with the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, after which there will be a special dinner organized by the Finance Minister of the elected countries.
Finance Minister G24 and Menap (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) will also meet with IMF Managing Director Crystlena Georgiefa during sessions. He will present an important address at the Minop Forum, highlighting Pakistan’s reform agenda and regional economic priorities.
Aurangzeb will participate in a regional round table on the Digital Change organized by the World Bank. Senior officials of other tax officials will also present their reforms experience.
He will take part in the two major World Economic Forum (WEF) events, which will discuss Pakistan’s economic approach, financial reforms and investment opportunities.
During this visit, Aurangzeb will also meet with the finance ministers of China, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Turkis, and Azerbaijan, which will focus on enhancing bilateral trade and investment cooperation.
The Minister’s US Travel Interest also includes meetings in the White House, the US Department of State, and the US Department of Department, as well as discussed at the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
He will hold a separate meeting with the chairman of the US Congress Financial Services Committee to discuss financial support and regulatory progress.
Aurangzeb is also ready to meet US -Pakistan Business Council officials, where talks will focus on tax proposals and new investment opportunities in Pakistan.
The Finance Minister will engage with global credit rating agencies, major commercial banks, and especially the Middle East investment banks, to highlight Pakistan’s economic economic principles and reform progress.
They will solve various investment forums and seminars, presenting the agenda of Pakistan’s economic restoration and the structural reforms of the government.
During his stay in Washington, Aurangzeb, the Atlantic Council and the Patterson Institute for International Economics (PIII) will visit US think tanks, to discuss the direction of Pakistan’s economic policy.
As part of his access efforts, the Minister of Pakistan will meet with prominent members of the Pakistani community in the United States and interview the international and US media selection.
The Ministry of Finance said that Aurangzeb’s deep US schedule – which includes more than 65 engagements in six days – reflects Pakistan’s commitment to pursue economic diplomacy, gain investment confidence, and strengthen partnerships with important global financial institutions.