{
  "id": 14954883,
  "title": "Pakistan to chair World Bank, IMF boards of governors in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pakistan-to-chair-world-bank-imf-boards-of-governors-in-2027",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:44:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444556/pakistan-to-chair-world-bank-imf-boards-of-governors-in-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan will chair the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in 2027, marking the first time the country holds this position since 1953. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Ahad Khan Cheema, has been nominated to lead both boards during the plenary session of the 2026 WBG-IMF Annual Meetings held in Bangkok, Thailand. Cheema has been briefed on the responsibilities of the chairmanship and met with WBG Vice-President and Corporate Secretary, Aradhana Kumar Capoor, to discuss institutional support and coordination for the role.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pakistan-explores-1-5bn-financing-through-world-bank-guarantees",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:42:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Philippine Star Business",
        "title": "DOF, World Bank seek faster project financing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/dof-world-bank-seek-faster-project-financing",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}