Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday discussed Pakistan’s economic outlook, reform priorities, and avenues for sustainable growth with a team of Harvard University.
Aurangzeb has arrived in Boston to participate in the Pakistan Conference at Harvard University. Upon arrival, he was received by Pakistan’s Ambassador to United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh and senior officials of the Pakistan Embassy.
The finance minister began his engagements with an early morning meeting with the Harvard Growth Lab team, including Director Professor Ricardo Hausmann, Director of Policy Research Douglas Barrios, and a fellow Taimur Shah.
Later in the day, the finance czar will attend the Pakistan Conference at Harvard University, where he will engage with leading academics, policymakers, and members of the Pakistani diaspora, and share Pakistan’s economic outlook, reform trajectory, and growth prospects.
The development comes before Aurangzeb’s participation in the formal Spring Meetings as he has 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 Saturday.
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).
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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.
Aurangzeb will also participate in a dedicated event on Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) and remittances, being organised in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, DC, aimed at engaging the Pakistani diaspora and promoting remittance inflows through formal channels.
He will engage with global credit rating agencies, including Fitch Ratings, Moody’s, and S&P Global, and interact with leading international media organisations.
As part of his outreach to policy and thought leaders, Aurangzeb will speak at the Atlantic Council and engage with leading think tanks to share Pakistan’s economic outlook and reform trajectory.
The finance minister will also meet members of the US-Pakistan Business Council and interact with the Pakistani diaspora and business community to promote investment opportunities and strengthen economic ties.
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.
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