Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met International Finance Corporation (IFC) Regional Vice-President for the Middle East and Central Asia Imad Fakhoury in Bangkok on October 13 to discuss investment and private-sector-led growth.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the World Bank Group–International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, according to an official statement issued by Pakistan’s Press Information Department.

Discussions covered the IFC’s expanding portfolio in Pakistan, financing for small businesses, entrepreneurship, capital markets, and opportunities involving green and digital bonds. The two sides also examined ways to turn macroeconomic stability into sustainable growth and job creation.

Aurangzeb reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the Reko Diq mining project and acknowledged the IFC’s role in financing it. Other topics included mining infrastructure and value addition, affordable housing and financing for developers.

In agriculture, the discussions addressed improved storage, cold chains and electronic warehouse receipt financing. The meeting also covered private-sector participation in livestock development, pharmaceutical exports and infrastructure partnerships involving water services, electricity metering and provincial projects.

The announcement described areas of discussion and cooperation; it did not establish that new financing agreements had been signed or that specific investment amounts had been committed during the meeting.

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Pakistan Report illustration. AI-generated conceptual image of Pakistan–IFC investment discussions; not a photograph of the actual meeting.

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