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Pakistan to chair World Bank, IMF Boards in 2027

Pakistan Published 16 October 2026, 10:28 · archived 16 Oct 2026

In a key development, Pakistan has been nominated to chair the World Bank Group and IMF Boards of Governors in 2027, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday, marking the country’s first such appointment since 1953. “Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Governor WBG for Pakistan, Ahad Khan Cheema, has been formally announced as the incoming Chair of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for 2027,” read a statement. The announcement, made during the Plenary Session of the 2026 WBG–IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, marks a histo...

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