{
  "id": 14570821,
  "title": "Aurangzeb urges IFIs to align financing terms with improved ratings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/aurangzeb-urges-ifis-to-align-financing-terms-with-improved-ratings",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:57:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444305/aurangzeb-urges-ifis-to-align-financing-terms-with-improved-ratings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with officials from the International Monetary Fund, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank during the World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok. The discussions focused on Pakistan's economic progress, financing terms, and support for infrastructure development. Aurangzeb emphasized that financing terms should reflect the country's improved sovereign ratings and access to international capital markets. He welcomed revised pricing from MIGA and discussed a hydropower case before the UK Supreme Court. In talks with IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke, Aurangzeb highlighted improvements in Pakistan's fiscal and external accounts, including primary surpluses, stronger foreign exchange reserves, and a declining debt-to-GDP ratio. Both sides stressed the importance of strong political ownership and consistent implementation of structural reforms. Pakistan's fiscal deficit was at a 22-year low, with economic growth of 3.7 percent and foreign exchange reserves at a three-month high. The minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to reforms and called for diversified energy sources, trade routes, and increased investment in logistics and food systems to enhance resilience against shocks. Discussions with AIIB President Zou Jiayi centered on infrastructure financing, energy security, and economic resilience, with a focus on power transmission and railway modernisation.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday urged international financial institutions to align financing terms with Pakistan’s improved sovereign ratings and expanding access to international capital markets, while reaffirming the government’s commitment to sustained economic reforms, fiscal discipline and regional cooperation. During a series of high-level meetings with senior…",
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  "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."
}