{"id":11017,"date":"2026-04-13T17:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=11017"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:57:56","slug":"aurangzeb-discusses-debt-management-capital-market-reforms-with-world-bank-vice-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/aurangzeb-discusses-debt-management-capital-market-reforms-with-world-bank-vice-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurangzeb discusses debt management, capital market reforms with World Bank vice president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with World Bank Group Vice President Jorge Familiar Calder\u00f3n on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2026, focusing on debt management and capital market development.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulating Calder\u00f3n on his recent appointment, the finance minister highlighted the critical role of the World Bank Group Treasury in supporting developing economies through improved access to capital markets, financial innovation, and advisory services in debt and risk management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11019\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFzML-qa0AACaZv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"517\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Aurangzeb outlined Pakistan\u2019s diversified financing strategy, noting the use of instruments such as Sukuk and ESG-linked financing, along with efforts to access non-traditional markets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also emphasized ongoing initiatives to deepen the domestic bond market as part of broader reforms aimed at strengthening the country\u2019s financial architecture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11020\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFzML-0bYAAZ2YV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The minister stressed the importance of knowledge exchange and capacity building, calling for enhanced technical support, advanced analytical tools, and specialized training for Pakistan\u2019s Debt Management Office to bolster long-term financial resilience.<\/p>\n<p>He further informed that the Advisor to the Debt Management Office at the Ministry of Finance would serve as the focal person for coordinating collaborative programs with the World Bank Group, underscoring Islamabad\u2019s commitment to institutional strengthening and sustainable economic management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11021\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFzML-rasAQwSAX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with World Bank Group Vice President Jorge Familiar Calder\u00f3n on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2026, focusing on debt management and capital market development. Congratulating Calder\u00f3n on his recent appointment, the finance minister highlighted the critical role of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,25,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business","category-economy","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85647,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11017\/revisions\/85647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}