ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar left here for Beijing on Wednesday to attend the MoU signing ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

The ceremony is scheduled to be held on October 24 where the minister will sign the document for Pakistan as founding member, the finance ministry said.

The minister will also hold meetings with senior Chinese officials, heads of financial institutions and banks to firm up prospective Chinese investment and funding in the CPEC projects, especially energy sector.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2014