Islamabad: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has emphasized the government's dedication to implementing structural reforms and enhancing transparency. He made these remarks during a meeting in Islamabad with a World Bank delegation led by Country Director Ms. Bolormaa Amgaabazar, focused on reviewing ongoing collaborations and discussing key areas under the World Bank's Country Partnership Framework with Pakistan.
According to Radio Pakistan, the Finance Minister highlighted the importance of market-driven vocational and technical training, advocating for stronger public-private collaboration and aligning skills development with both domestic and overseas labor market demands. The meeting also included a briefing by the World Bank team on the progress of current operations and projects, addressing recent developments in fiscal and revenue reforms, macroeconomic stabilization, and policy-based engagements.
The discussions acknowledged Pakistan's progress toward macroeconomic stability through prudent fiscal and monetary policies. The World Bank suggested adopting a results-based approach, with clearly defined policy milestones, performance indicators, and targeted technical assistance to support implementation. Sectoral priorities such as digital services exports, agriculture, agribusiness, minerals and mining, healthcare, and selected manufacturing segments were identified as potential areas for future World Bank-supported operations.
The meeting concluded with an agreement to maintain technical-level engagements to refine priorities, narrow the scope of proposed interventions, and advance the preparation of future World Bank-supported programs in alignment with Pakistan's reform agenda and the objectives of the Country Partnership Framework.