Finance minister to hold over 60 high-level engagements with global financial institutions, investors, credit rating agencies and international policymakers in Bangkok.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb is departing for Bangkok, Thailand, to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings 2026, scheduled for October 12 to 18.
During the visit, Aurangzeb will participate in key events organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group and undertake more than 60 high-level engagements with international financial institutions, finance ministers, policymakers, development partners, global investors, banks, credit rating agencies, think tanks and international media.
The visit comes as Pakistan seeks to move from macroeconomic stabilisation towards sustainable, investment- and export-led growth, while advancing structural reforms and strengthening its engagement with international capital markets.
The finance minister will meet senior leadership of the IMF and World Bank Group, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), to discuss Pakistan’s economic outlook, reform progress, private-sector development and future cooperation. He will also attend the IMF managing director’s meeting with finance ministers, central bank governors and regional financial institution heads from the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) region.
His programme includes meetings with multilateral and development finance institutions, including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, OPEC Fund for International Development, Saudi Fund for Development, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and Japan International Cooperation Agency, alongside other regional and international organisations.
On the bilateral front, Aurangzeb will meet counterparts from Saudi Arabia, China, Türkiye, Iran, the United Kingdom and host country Thailand. He will also engage with the US Department of the Treasury on bilateral economic cooperation, reforms and investment opportunities.
Investor outreach and credit ratings
Engagement with international investors and capital markets will be a major focus of the visit. The minister is scheduled to participate in investment seminars, sovereign investor forums and roundtable discussions involving institutions such as JPMorgan, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered, Barclays, Bank of America, MUFG, Mashreq Bank and other global financial players.
He will also meet Alibaba International Digital Commerce to discuss Pakistan’s digital economy, e-commerce and investment opportunities.
As part of efforts to communicate Pakistan’s economic outlook to international markets, Aurangzeb will engage with Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and S&P Global, presenting the country’s reform agenda and progress towards strengthening economic stability and market access.
The minister will also participate in several multilateral forums, including the G-24 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, the 17th V20 Ministerial Dialogue, the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and the first meeting of the Governing Council of the Borrowers’ Forum.
Other engagements will cover sovereign risk management, human capital development, job creation and the implementation of policies aimed at improving employment opportunities.
Aurangzeb is also scheduled to meet representatives of Reuters, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, Channel News Asia, The Wall Street Journal and Agence France-Presse, alongside policy discussions with the Atlantic Council and Eurasia Group.
Across the meetings, he will outline Pakistan’s efforts to restore macroeconomic stability, strengthen fiscal and external buffers, advance structural reforms and return to international capital markets. He will also highlight the government’s priorities for investment, exports, private-sector-led growth, job creation and financial inclusion.
The visit reflects Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen engagement with the international economic community and translate macroeconomic stabilisation into investment, productivity gains, employment and sustainable, inclusive growth.