ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has left for the United States to attend the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group spring meetings.

An official announcement of the finance ministry said that these meetings will commence on April 21 and continue till 26th.

During the visit, the finance minister will hold meetings with senior officials of World Bank, IMF, global credit rating agencies and commercial and investment banks.

He will hold meetings with his counterparts from China, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. Meetings with senior officials from the US State and Treasury Departments are also part of the visit.

The finance minister will also attend the 13th Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.

The minister will address a roundtable discussion with institutional investors organised by Jefferies International on “Pakistan’s Economic Outlook, Recent Fiscal and Monetary Developments and Progress on Reforms and Engagement with the IMF.” The minister will also address a session organised by the Centre for Global Development (CGD) on ongoing reforms in Pakistan and future challenges

He will also meet with Ms Garji Ghosh, President, Global Policy and Advocacy Division, Gates Foundation. He will also meet with Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Fiscal Health and Honorary Patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion

Mr Aurangzeb will visit leading think tanks in the US. He will address the Atlantic Council on “Year of the Year.”

Published in Dawn, April 20th, 2025