Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a series of high-level bilateral meetings and strategic engagements on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), currently underway in Seville, Spain.
These meetings were aimed at fostering deeper strategic cooperation with partner countries and institutions across areas such as development finance, trade, climate resilience, and institutional capacity-building, according to press release issued by finance ministry here.
The Minister is representing Pakistan at FFD4, as well as in various side events, policy dialogues, and multi-stakeholder round-table discussions.
As part of his bilateral meetings, the minister met with Eelco Heinen, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, for a detailed bilateral exchange. The meeting focused on further strengthening the long-standing and cordial ties between the two countries, particularly in the domains of trade, development cooperation, climate resilience, and institutional capacity-building.
Both sides shared perspectives on enhancing economic engagement, technical collaboration, and the potential for deepening partnerships in areas such as blended finance, climate finance, and digital transformation. The Pakistani side expressed keen interest in leveraging Dutch expertise in agri-tech, water management, and the digitization of public services.
Aurangzeb appreciated the Netherlands’ continued technical and financial support in diverse sectors, including public financial management, SME development, renewable energy, and climate-smart agriculture. The Dutch Finance Minister reaffirmed his country’s support for Pakistan’s structural reform agenda and emphasized the importance of policy continuity, transparency, and facilitation of investment flows.
Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb also held a detailed meeting with Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director of the World Bank, on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.
The Minister appreciated the World Bank’s continued support for Pakistan’s development agenda and shared updates on the successful review of the IMF EFF program and ongoing reforms under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).—APP
