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ISLAMABAD: Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan visited Pakistan this week for talks centered on bilateral economic ties and ongoing financial cooperation between the two countries, the Finance Ministry stated Saturday. In an official statement on X (Twitter), the ministry stated that Pakistan&rsquo;s Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb personally escorted his Saudi counterpart to Islamabad International Airport upon his departure on Friday. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 672px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2042824446013247809&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F5223%2F&sessionId=34e7eff16c3aa34b759e948f3c58ce11e5be3e0f&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px">&nbsp;</iframe></div></div><div class="fr-embed"><div> The two ministers had exchanged remarks on the bilateral relationship and the state of economic cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.</div></div> Pakistan&rsquo;s finance minister said he plans to meet Al-Jadaan again on the sidelines of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-minister-to-discuss-reform-progress-during-imf-meetings-in-washington" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">World Bank Group&ndash;IMF Spring Meetings</a>&nbsp;in Washington. The gathering, set for April 13&ndash;18, will bring together central bankers, government ministers and other stakeholders to discuss economic growth, debt and geopolitical shifts. The visit comes as Islamabad is navigating an unusually intense diplomatic calendar. US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf both arrived in the Pakistani capital on Saturday for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/islamabad-talks" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pakistan-mediated talks</a>&nbsp;over a ceasefire set to expire on April 22, 2026. Pakistan&#39;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described those talks as a &quot;make-or-break moment,&quot; a backdrop that lends additional weight to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/five-things-to-know-about-the-planned-iranus-talks-in-islamabad" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Islamabad&#39;s engagements</a>&nbsp;on the economic front with one of its closest Gulf partners.

Pakistan Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, left, talks with Saudi Arabia Finance Minister Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Jadaan during a high-level meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, April 10, 2026. (Ministry of Finance/X)

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Saudi Finance Minister Al-Jadaan met his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad, with both sides planning to follow up at the World Bank Group–IMF Spring Meetings in Washington.

Saudi finance minister holds talks in Pakistan on economic cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, will meet senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) leadership and discuss the country&rsquo;s macroeconomic outlook, reform progress, and future cooperation on his Washington trip. The finance minister departed for the United States to participate in the World Bank Group&ndash;IMF <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/fitch-reaffirms-pakistans-b-credit-rating-removes-review-status" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spring Meetings</a> 2026, scheduled to be held in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistans-policy-efforts-have-helped-stabilize-economy-imf" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Washington</a>, DC from April 13 to 18, 2026, said a statement shared on X on Saturday by Pakistan&rsquo;s Ministry of Finance.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2042842259163664557&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=0cfb081cd9b90284bcce6412a3d4400ce998918c&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 897px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="2042842259163664557">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>During his visit, the finance minister will represent Pakistan at important events organized 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 <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/foreign-investors-return-to-pakistan-as-sovereign-bond-inflows-surge" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">policymakers</a>, the statement said.&nbsp;Bilateral meetings&nbsp;On the sidelines of the Spring Meetings, the finance minister 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), the press release added. 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&rsquo;s macroeconomic outlook, reform progress, and future cooperation.&nbsp;Conference at Harvard&nbsp;Prior to the formal Spring Meetings, the finance minister will visit Boston to attend the Pakistan Conference at Harvard University, where he will engage with leading academics, policymakers, and members of the Pakistani diaspora, and share Pakistan&rsquo;s economic outlook, reform trajectory, and growth prospects, the press release said.&nbsp;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&rsquo;s reform agenda. The finance minister 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 &amp; Co, Citibank, and JP Morgan Chase, as well as representatives of leading technology and policy platforms.&nbsp;Meetings with leaders from partner countries&nbsp;In addition, Senator Aurangzeb will meet key counterparts and financial leaders from partner countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, T&uuml;rkiye, 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 Asian Development Bank (ADB), JICA and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).&nbsp;Multilateral forums&nbsp;The finance minister will participate in key multilateral forums, including the G-24 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors&rsquo; Meetings, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.&nbsp; He will also contribute to a series of high-level roundtables and policy discussions, including the Borrowers&rsquo; Platform and sessions focused on global economic stability, financial reforms, climate finance, and development priorities.&nbsp;World Bank-hosted roundtable&nbsp;A key highlight of the visit will be Pakistan&rsquo;s participation in a World Bank&ndash;hosted roundtable on &ldquo;Delivering Social Protection Digitally: Lessons and Innovations from Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa,&rdquo; 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 organized by Jefferies, JP Morgan and Citibank, where he will highlight Pakistan&rsquo;s improving macroeconomic indicators, reform agenda, and investment potential. The finance minister will also participate in a dedicated event on Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) and remittances, being organized 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.&nbsp;Rating agencies&nbsp;He will engage with global credit rating agencies, including Fitch Ratings, Moody&rsquo;s, and S&amp;P Global, and interact with leading international media organizations. As part of his outreach to policy and thought leaders, Senator Aurangzeb will speak at the Atlantic Council and engage with leading think tanks to share Pakistan&rsquo;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.&nbsp;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&rsquo;s proactive and constructive engagement with the global economic community, the statement said. The visit underscores Pakistan&rsquo;s commitment to macroeconomic stability, structural reforms, and strengthening partnerships with international financial institutions and global stakeholders to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth, it added.

Departs for US to participate in World Bank Group–IMF Spring Meetings 2026, scheduled to be held in Washington, DC from April 13 to 18, 2026, said an official statement shared on X on Saturday.

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