Dr Hafeez Shaikh briefs global financial, investment partners on economy,.

WASHINGTON -- Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and his delegation currently visiting Washington DC to attend the nnual meetings of IMF/WB-2019 held a series of meetings with heads of various global financial institutions and business leaders to apprise them of he overall state of economy in Pakistan with focus on government's measures to curtail the twin deficits and revive various sectors of the economy through institutional eforms and collaborations with regional and international investment partners. The Pakistan delegation which also includes President State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Reza Baqir and Secretary Finance Naveed Kamran Baloch held an extensive meeting with President, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mr. Takehiko Nakao to exchange views on the ongoing projects sponsored by ADB in Pakistan as well as planned portfolio. Adviser to the Prime Minister apprised President ADB about the steps taken by the government for curtailing the current and capital account deficits effectively. In his remarks, President ADB Mr. Nakao said that ADB is an important financial partner of Pakistan and acknowledged the current structural reforms undertaken towards economic stabilization in Pakistan. Adviser Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh also met with Mr. Hartwig Schafer, Vice President South...