Finance Minister Aurangzeb Embarks on Key U.S. Visit for IMF-World Bank Meetings
Aurangzeb will also engage with the U.S.-Pakistan Business Council to discuss tax policy and investment opportunities in Pakistan.
Washington, D.C. — Federal Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Aurangzeb has arrived in the United States to attend the annual plenary sessions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Pakistani embassy officials in Washington welcomed the minister and his delegation upon their arrival.
During his visit, Aurangzeb is scheduled to represent Pakistan at key sessions of the IMF, World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Among his planned engagements is a face-to-face meeting with World Bank President Ajay Banga, who has invited Aurangzeb to a dinner hosted for finance ministers from selected countries.
The minister will also participate in the G24 platform and the MENAP group (Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan) and address a plenary session where he is expected to meet IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Aurangzeb is slated to speak at a World Bank–organized regional roundtable on FBR’s digital transformation, joining tax authorities from other nations to showcase tax-reform initiatives.
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In addition, the finance minister will take part in two major events under the World Economic Forum (WEF), during which he will meet with counterparts from China, the U.K., Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. His itinerary includes meetings with senior U.S. officials at the White House, the Congressional Financial Services Committee, the Treasury Department, and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Aurangzeb will also engage with the U.S.-Pakistan Business Council to discuss tax policy and investment opportunities in Pakistan. During the trip, he is expected to meet with international credit-rating agencies, commercial banks—especially from the Middle East—and leading think tanks including the Atlantic Council and the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE).
He will interact with prominent members of the Pakistani diaspora, grant interviews to U.S. and international media, and address more than 65 forums, events, lectures, and meetings over his six-day visit. His engagements are designed to articulate Pakistan’s economic outlook, strengthen international partnerships, and explore avenues for investment and development.
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