April 13, 2026 – Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Washington on Monday to participate in the World Bank–IMF Spring Meetings 2026, as Islamabad seeks to strengthen engagement with global lenders and advance its economic reform agenda.
According to the Ministry of Finance, Aurangzeb will engage with global financial leaders following a series of meetings at Harvard University, where he outlined Pakistan’s ongoing economic priorities and reform trajectory.
“In the coming days, the minister will hold key meetings with global financial leaders to advance Pakistan’s reform agenda and economic priorities,” the ministry said in a social media post.
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The annual Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group are scheduled from April 13 to 18 in Washington, D.C., bringing together finance ministers, central bankers, and policymakers from around the world to discuss global economic stability, development financing, and reform strategies.
During the visit, Aurangzeb will represent Pakistan at key IMF and World Bank events and participate in a broad range of bilateral and multilateral engagements with development partners and global policymakers.
He is scheduled to hold meetings with senior leadership of the World Bank Group, including Anna Bjerde, Managing Director (Operations), and Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), as well as Tsutomu Yamamoto of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
On the IMF side, he will meet senior officials including First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz, Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke, and Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour to discuss Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, structural reforms, and future cooperation.
Aurangzeb will also engage with officials from the U.S. administration, including representatives of the State Department and the Treasury Department, as well as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, focusing on strengthening bilateral economic ties and supporting Pakistan’s reform programme.
In addition, the finance minister is expected to meet representatives from global financial institutions and investors, including Franklin Templeton, Rothschild & Co., Citibank, and JPMorgan Chase, alongside technology and policy stakeholders.
He will also hold discussions with counterparts from China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom to enhance bilateral economic cooperation.
Multilateral engagements include participation in the G-24 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meetings, as well as the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. He is also scheduled to join policy roundtables on financial stability, climate finance, and development priorities.
A key highlight will be Pakistan’s participation in a World Bank-hosted session on “Delivering Social Protection Digitally,” where officials will showcase digital governance experience, including government-to-person payment systems through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).
The minister is expected to attend more than 50 meetings during the visit, including investment forums and media interactions, underscoring Pakistan’s efforts to project economic stability and attract international investment amid ongoing reforms.