Aurangzeb strengthens international economic partnerships in Washington DC

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : The finance minister also met with Baroness Jenny Chapman UK Minister for International Development and Africa, and expressed appreciation for the United Kingdom's longstanding development partnership with Pakistan.
62% : Earlier in the day, Senator Aurangzeb attended a reception given by Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, World Bank in honor of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of the Republic of Singapore and also gave an interview to China Global Television Network (CGTN), highlighting Pakistan's economic outlook, reform agenda, and international engagement priorities.
61% : He briefed the Fitch team on the recent IMF SLA, ongoing trade and tariff negotiations with the U.S. Administration, and reforms in taxation, energy, privatization, and state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
55% : He also briefed the delegation on Pakistan's intention to re-enter international capital markets through the issuance of Panda Bonds, Eurobonds, and International Sukuk, assuring a follow-up on proposals shared with the Ministry.
47% : The minister emphasized that global trade fragmentation was prompting countries to strengthen regional corridors and diversify trading partners.

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