AIIB extends support for uplift projects
Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun has extended the bank’s complete support and cooperation to Pakistan for development projects and investment.
The development came during a virtual meeting between Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and the AIIB president as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Spring meetings 2023.
Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha and special secretary finance attended the meeting virtually from Islamabad. Ambassador of Pakistan to the US Masood Ahmad Khan, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jamil Ahmad, the finance secretary and Economic Affairs Division secretary attended the meeting in person in Washington.
According to a statement issued by the finance ministry on Saturday, Dar shared the current economic outlook of the country and apprised Liqun of the economic policies and reforms of the government for sustainable economic development.
The finance minister thanked the AIIB president for his continuous support to Pakistan for the sustainable economic development of the country.