Aurangzeb arrives in Washington for World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2026
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Washington on Monday for the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2026.
“Following engagements at Harvard, the minister will hold key meetings with global financial leaders to advance Pakistan’s reform agenda and economic priorities,” the Ministry of Finance said in a post on social media.
Earlier, Aurangzeb arrived in the United States to participate in the World Bank Group–IMF Spring Meetings 2026, scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C. from April 13 to 18, 2026.
During his visit, the finance minister will represent Pakistan at important events organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, and will participate in a wide range of multilateral and bilateral engagements with global financial leaders, development partners, and policymakers, read an official statement.
On the sidelines of the meetings, Aurangzeb is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with senior leadership of international financial institutions, including Anna Bjerde, Managing Director (Operations), World Bank Group; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Tsutomu Yamamoto, Managing Director, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
He will also meet senior IMF leadership, including Dan Katz, First Deputy Managing Director, Nigel Clarke, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF and Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the IMF, to discuss Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, reform progress, and future cooperation.
As part of his engagements with the United States Administration, the finance minister will meet senior officials of the US State Department and the US Department of the Treasury, as well as Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), to further strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and discuss support for Pakistan’s reform agenda.
Aurangzeb will also engage with senior representatives of global financial institutions and corporations, including leadership from major international investment institutions and banks such as Franklin Templeton, Rothschild & Co., Citibank, and JP Morgan Chase, as well as representatives of leading technology and policy platforms.
In addition, Aurangzeb will meet key counterparts and financial leaders from partner countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom, to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.
He is also scheduled to engage with multilateral and development finance stakeholders, including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Gates Foundation, and senior representatives of institutions such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), JICA and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
The finance minister will participate in key multilateral forums, including the G-24 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meetings, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.
He will also contribute to a series of high-level roundtables and policy discussions, including the Borrowers’ Platform and sessions focused on global economic stability, financial reforms, climate finance, and development priorities.
A key highlight of the visit will be Pakistan’s participation in a World Bank–hosted roundtable on “Delivering Social Protection Digitally: Lessons and Innovations from Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa,” where Pakistan will showcase its experience in developing and scaling Government-to-Person (G2P) payment systems, particularly through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), alongside other participating countries.
In addition to official engagements, the finance minister will participate in investment forums and roundtable discussions with institutional investors, including sessions organised by Jefferies, JP Morgan and Citibank, where he will highlight Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic indicators, reform agenda, and investment potential.
Over the course of his visit, the finance minister is expected to participate in over 50 high-level engagements, including bilateral meetings, multilateral forums, policy dialogues, investment roundtables, and media interactions, reflecting Pakistan’s proactive and constructive engagement with the global economic community. Staff Report
