Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed appreciation for China’s continued support for Pakistan at the International Monetary Fund.

He was talking to President of the People’s Bank of China, Dr. Pan Gongsheng on the sidelines of the World Bank–IMF Spring Meetings 2026.

The Finance Minister informed Dr. Pan that Pakistan has successfully concluded a Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF for the third review under the Extended Fund Facility.

He said second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility is expected to be approved by the IMF Executive Board.

The Finance Minister also provided an update on Pakistan’s plans for its inaugural Panda bond issuance and requested expedited approval from the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors.

President of the People’s Bank of China extended an invitation to the Finance Minister to visit Beijing in the near future.