Finance Minister begins US visit with packed agenda around IMF–World Bank meetings

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb departed for the United States on Saturday to attend the World Bank Group–IMF Spring Meetings 2026, where he is scheduled to participate in more than 50 high-level engagements spanning bilateral meetings, multilateral forums, investor roundtables, and policy dialogues.

The meetings, set to take place in Washington, DC, from April 13 to 18, 2026, will bring together global financial leaders to discuss economic stability, reform priorities, and development financing.

On the sidelines of the gatherings, the minister will hold bilateral talks with senior officials of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group to review Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, reform progress, and future cooperation. Scheduled meetings include discussions with Nigel Clarke, Jihad Azour, Dan Katz, Anna Bjerde, Makhtar Diop, and Tsutomu Yamamoto.

As part of his outreach to the United States administration, Aurangzeb will meet officials from the United States Department of the Treasury and the United States Department of State, along with Jamieson Greer, to discuss economic cooperation and support for Pakistan’s reform program.

Separately, the minister will engage with major international financial institutions and investors, including Franklin Templeton, Rothschild & Co., Citibank, and JPMorgan Chase, to highlight Pakistan’s investment potential and macroeconomic improvements.

The visit will also feature participation in key multilateral forums such as the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meetings and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, alongside discussions on financial reforms, climate finance, and global economic stability.

A major program highlight will be Pakistan’s participation in a World Bank-hosted roundtable on digital social protection, where the country will present its experience in scaling Government-to-Person payment systems through the Benazir Income Support Programme.

Ahead of the formal meetings, the finance minister will travel to Boston to attend the Pakistan Conference at Harvard University, where he will interact with academics, policymakers, and members of the Pakistani diaspora to outline Pakistan’s economic outlook and reform trajectory.

During the visit, Aurangzeb will also meet representatives of multilateral development institutions including the Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, as well as global credit rating agencies such as Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global.

Officials said the visit underscores Pakistan’s continued engagement with international partners and investors to support economic stabilization, advance structural reforms, and promote sustainable growth.