World Bank country director calls on adviser to PM on Finance
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 09, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Country Director for the World Bank in Pakistan, Patchamuthu Illangovan along with his team met Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
Patchamuthu Illangovan apprised Hafeez Sheikh of various ongoing and upcoming projects of the World Bank for the socio-economic development of Pakistan.
The finance adviser has underscored the importance of technical and financial assistance from the World Bank to further strengthen its growth-oriented objective and developmental goals in different sectors of the Pakistan economy.
Country Director for the World Bank in Pakistan told the adviser that the World Bank was committed to helping Pakistan in furthering the pace of institutional reforms already being undertaken by the government of Pakistan in different sectors of the economy.
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