Finmin Aurangzeb lands on us for the IMF, WB talks as Pakistan seeks to rescue rescue

• Aurangzeb to meet IMF CEO during US visit.
• Finmin among ministers invited by the WB president to a special dinner.
• Aurangzeb to join a round table WB in FBR transformation.
  

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Washington on Sunday to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).

The six -month visit to the US is of significant importance among Pakistan’s ongoing negotiations with the worldwide lender for an early personnel agreement.

Senior officials of the Pakistan embassy received the Minister of Finance and other members of his delegation after arriving.

Aurangzeb will represent Pakistan at World Bank and IMF plenary session and will also meet senior finance corporation (IFC) officials and multilateral investment service (MIGA).

During his visit, the financial tsar will meet IMF CEO Kristalina Georgieva for the G24 and Menap countries (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan), where he will deliver a central address.

He is ready to meet Georgieva a few days after Pakistan and the IMF has completed talks on completing the second review in the framework of the $ 7 billion (RSF) of EXTELLINE FASTED FUND (RSF) of $ 1.4 billion.

In addition to his meeting with the IMF chief executive, the financial tsar is also scheduled to meet a one-on-one meeting with the President of the World Bank Ajay Banga and will also participate in a special dinner hosted by Banga for ministers from funding from selected countries.

In addition, Aurangzeb will participate in a regional round table organized by the World Bank for the digital transformation of the Federal Revenue Council (FBR).

FBR employees and other countries will highlight the corresponding tax reform initiatives in the Round Table.

The financial tsar will hold meetings with senior White House officials, the chairman of the US Financial Services Committee and senior representatives of US state and service and US international economic development.

He will also participate in two major events hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and holds bilateral meetings with his counterparts from China, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Azerbaijan.