Pakistan to assume chairmanship of IMF, World Bank boards in 2027

Pakistan has been announced as the incoming chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for 2027, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, who is also Pakistan’s governor to the World Bank, was formally announced as the incoming chair during the plenary session of the 2026 WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, a statement issued by the ministry said. The IMF-World Bank annual meetings — scheduled to run from October 12 to 18 — have brought together more than 15,000…