BOP hosts ADB's delegation.

LAHORE -- The Bank of Punjab hosted a roundtable between a delegation of key officials of ADB and business and industry leaders including bank's customers and senior management.

The high powered ADB delegation, who are on a week-long visit to Pakistan, was headed by Mr Takahiro Yasui: Executive Director for Japan and Dean of Board, Asian Development Bank (ADB). Mr Takahiro's delegation comprised of Mr Weihua Liu: Executive Director for China, Mr Sangmin Ryu: Executive Director for Korea, Mr Noor Ahmed: Executive Director for Pakistan, Mr Shunsuke Sakugawa: Director's Advisor for Japan, Mr Ronald San Juan: Director's Advisor for Japan, Mr Yong Ye: ADB's Country Director for Pakistan, Mr Yusuke Sekiguchi: JFPR Fund Manager and Mr Asad Aleem: ADB's Deputy Country Director for Pakistan. The roundtable lunch, held on March 3rd, 2023, was attended by leading business figures, including Mr Yawar Ali, Mr Shahid Hussain, Ms Roshaneh Zafar, Mr Kabeer Naqvi, Ms Maheen Rahman, Mr Ghazanfar Abbas Jilani, Mr Anees Khawaja, Mr Rashid Bajwa, Mr Farooq Nasim, Mr Tariq Saigol as well as the key management of The Bank of Punjab.

The get together provided an opportunity for the delegation from the ADB to meet with top businessmen and the Bank of Punjab management and discuss the state of the economy and potential collaborations and partnerships in private sector. The meeting also aimed to explore ways to strengthen cooperation between the Bank of Punjab and the ADB, especially in the areas of infrastructure financing, trade finance, and microfinance. Mr Yasui expressed his appreciation for the resilience of Pakistan's economy and pointed out how important it was for Pakistan that the impetus for reforming the economy be driven internally and organically.

He also stated how ADB would be willing to guide and engage with key stakeholders while making these structural changes in the economy. Mr Noor...