Overview
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary John Mark Pommersheim to review reforms and investment ties, with U.S. officials noting stabilization progress and close business interest in policy continuity.
- Authorities highlighted macro gains including a narrower fiscal deficit, an improved current account supported by remittances and IT exports, and foreign‑exchange reserves projected to cover about three months of imports by year‑end.
- Pakistan told investors it is meeting external repayments and is preparing to re‑enter international debt markets through an inaugural Panda Bond and a Global Medium‑Term Note framework.
- In talks with IFC, ADB, BII and Baltoro Capital, participants focused on expanding private‑sector exposure, reducing sovereign risk and using local‑currency financing mechanisms to deepen investment.
- The government outlined accelerated privatisation with banking and power distribution transactions and airport outsourcing starting with Islamabad, while Gobi Partners proposed a $50 million Techxila Fund II targeting Pakistani startups.