Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with AIIB President Ms. Zou Jiayi on the sidelines of the World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss infrastructure financing and economic resilience.
He identified power transmission and railway modernization as priorities, with AIIB targeting transmission project approval before year-end. Discussions also covered the ML-1's Karachi–Rohri section and possible cofinancing with ADB or parallel financing for other sections.
The Finance Minister emphasized a multi-year lending programme, timely project execution and greater private sector participation through public-private partnerships. The meeting also explored emergency budget support to address energy and food security pressures, and potential climate-focused policy financing.
The Finance Minister appreciated AIIB’s Panda bond guarantee support and outlined financing diversification, longer maturities, and reduced rollover risks. He also thanked AIIB for expressing readiness to support future capital market issuances and explore technical cooperation on Eurobond tokenization.
