Washington: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar started string of meetings with key figures after his arrival in US to attend annual meetings of IMF and World Bank (WB). According to finance ministry Ishaq Dar held meetings with IMF and US authorities in Washington. Financial matters and other bilateral issues came under discussion during meetings. 

Ishaq Dar met with Deputy Managing Director of IMF Ms Antoinette Sayeh  Washington. He apprised her of damages caused by unprecedented floods in Pakistan. He shared government’s vision for stabilising economy and carrying out sustainable and resilient recovery.

He in his meeting with President of World Bank David Malpass thanked Bank for its continued support in socio economic development of Pakistan. President Malpass assured that Bank would continue to work with Pakistan to help it overcome socio-economic challenges due to floods. In a separate meeting with World Bank’s Vice President for South Asian Region Martin Raiser, he thanked for undertaking visit to Pakistan to see first-hand devastation caused by floods.

Ishaq Dar met with President of Islamic Development Bank Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser and appreciated that bank and Pakistan had remained trusted partners for decades. President Al Jasser appreciated measures being taken by Pakistan’s government to stabilize economy while providing relief to flood victims. Meanwhile, Ishaq Dar in his meeting with leadership of Deutsche Bank and J.P Morgan elaborated upon government’s vision to stabilise economy while also providing relief to flood victims. He assured that Pakistan is committed to completing IMF’s programme.  

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 15 2022

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