Finance minister highlights fiscal consolidation, tax reforms and privatisation at IMF-World Bank meetings; discusses digital banking and financing opportunities with Mashreq Bank
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to taxation, energy, state-owned enterprise (SOE) and pension reforms under the IMF-supported programme, stressing the need for sustained implementation to support economic growth.
Speaking at a panel discussion on Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries on the sidelines of the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, Aurangzeb outlined Pakistan’s fiscal reform agenda and debt management strategy, according to a Finance Division statement.
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