FM departs for Spain to represent Pakistan at FFD4

June 30, 2025 (MLN): To promote innovative financing solutions, strengthen international cooperation, and enhance Pakistan’s voice in global development discourse, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb departed from Islamabad.

He will attend the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), scheduled to take place in Seville, Spain, from July 1 to 3, 2025.

Senator Aurangzeb will represent Pakistan in the main conference sessions and several high-level side events, as per the press release issued.

On July 1, he is set to co-chair the Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on “Leveraging Private Business and Finance,” and deliver a keynote address at the International Business Forum Policy Dialogue on “Accelerating EMDEs Investment: The Role of Credit Ratings.”

He is also scheduled to address the General Debate of the conference and join the roundtable discussion on “Revitalizing International Development Cooperation.”

Additionally, he will speak at a UNICEF-hosted side event titled “Driving Capital Towards Children and Young People: A Dialogue on Innovative and Sustainable Financing for Children.”

As Chief Guest at the special session “Swapping Out Debt for Development: The DCS Financing Approach,” the Minister will present Pakistan’s perspectives on debt transformation and the potential of deposit protection mechanisms to support development finance.

He will also participate as a panelist in the International Business Forum’s side event on “Scaling Up SME Finance,” with a focus on enhanced financial inclusion for small and medium-sized enterprises.

On the sidelines of the conference, Senator Aurangzeb will hold bilateral meetings with key international figures.

These include Mr. John W.H. Denton AO, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce, and H.E. Mr. Steven Collet, Vice Minister for Development of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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