Pakistan Finance Minister Attends IMF-World Bank Meetings

Muhammad Aurangzeb, the Finance Minister of Pakistan, has departed for the United States to attend the World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings 2026 in Washington, D.C. from April 13 to 18. Prior to the main meetings, he will attend the Pakistan Conference at Harvard University in Boston to discuss Pakistan's economic outlook and reform trajectory. During his visit, Muhammad Aurangzeb will engage in over 50 high-level meetings with global financial leaders, development partners, and policymakers from entities such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, and International — Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. He will also meet senior officials from the United States State Department and the United States Department of the Treasury, as well as the United States — United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. Furthermore, Muhammad Aurangzeb will engage with major international financial institutions and corporations including Franklin Templeton, Rothschild & Co, Citigroup — Citibank, and JPMorgan Chase, and meet counterparts from countries like China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and United Kingdom. Pakistan will also participate in a World Bank-hosted roundtable to showcase its digital social protection initiatives through the Pakistan — Benazir Income Support Programme. The visit aims to promote Pakistan's investment potential, macroeconomic stability, and structural reforms to the global economic community.