ISLAMABAD
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday acknowledged the World Bank Group\u2019s valuable support which had been instrumental in advancing Pakistan\u2019s economic development and reforms. He was talking to President, World Bank Group (WBG) Ajay Banga who called on him at the PM House.
\nThe prime minister welcomed Ajay Banga at his first official visit as President of the World Bank Group. The prime minister appreciated the World Bank Group for its long-standing partnership with Pakistan and its commitment to supporting the development priorities of the country especially through the 10-year World Bank Group Country Partnership Framework (CPF).
\nThe premier also appreciated Mr.Banga\u2019s leadership in transforming the World Bank Group into more impactful development partner.
\nHe stated that the government was vigorously working on economic reform agenda with multi-pronged comprehensive structural home grown program aimed at sustainable economic stability.
\nThe prime minister appreciated the support of the World Bank Group in resilient infrastructure, agribusiness, digital development, energy, human capital, fiscal reforms, and increasing productive private investment for job creation and growth.
\nPM Shehbaz and Mr.Banga reiterated the need to fast-track implementation and ensure strong oversight to deliver impact at speed and scale on CPF-aligned priorities.
\nThese measures would duly assist the prime minister\u2019s initiative to address and resolve Implementation Bottlenecks in development projects.
\nThe prime minister expressed the government\u2019s commitment to structural reforms that would unlock job-rich growth and further strengthen investors\u2019 confidence. Ajay Banga expressed his gratitude to the prime minister for his reception and hospitality in Pakistan.
\nAjay Banga commended Government of Pakistan\u2019s ongoing reform efforts and reaffirmed his commitment to deepening cooperation through a One World Bank Group approach. He added that greater leverage of private resources, in addition to strong coordination with development partners, was necessary to meet the ambition of the government\u2019s reform agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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