{
  "id": 12344971,
  "title": "Pakistan, IFC advance discussion to establish fund for entrepreneurs, startups",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/pakistan-ifc-advance-discussion-to-establish-fund-for-entrepreneurs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:28:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442896/pakistan-ifc-advance-discussion-to-establish-fund-for-entrepreneurs-startups"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have advanced discussions to establish a fund aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and startups, as part of efforts to bolster the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem and mobilize private-sector financing. During a high-level meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Simon Andrews, Director of IFC Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan & Turkmenistan, the finance minister welcomed the IFC's continued partnership with Pakistan, particularly in expanding private-sector financing and supporting investment-led growth. The discussions focused on key areas such as entrepreneurship, SME and agricultural finance, affordable housing, public-private partnerships (PPP), and expanding local-currency financing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}