Aurangzeb showcases Pakistan’s investment potential to US DFC

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a meeting with Benjamin Black, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), highlighted Pakistan’s vast investment potential across the oil and gas, minerals, agriculture, IT, and pharmaceutical sectors, while welcoming the DFC’s interest in facilitating private sector-led financing for development projects. Aurangzeb, who is on an official trip to the United States, held a series of high-level engagements on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, focusing on advancing investment partnerships, strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation, read a statement released by the Finance Division. During his meeting with Black, he underscored the consensus at the leadership level to enhance trade and investment ties, welcoming the DFC’s interest in facilitating private sector-led funding for projects in Pakistan.