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Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards next year for first time since 1953

Headline from The Hindu

From 1 outlet’ reports · latest 16 Oct, 3:00 pm

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.

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