Ex-IMF Director Dismisses Pakistan’s Historic Milestone Leadership Claim - The Tribune
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Ex-IMF director dismisses Pakistan’s historic milestone leadership claim - The Tribune
India’s former executive director at the International Monetary Fund, Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, on Sunday dismissed Pakistan’s claim of returning to global financial leadership as a “historic milestone”, clarifying that the chair of the IMF and World Bank Boards of Governors is purely ceremonial and rotates annually. In a post on X, Subramanian said, “Claim: ‘Pakistan […]
Ex-IMF Director Fact-Checks Pakistan's 'Historic Milestone' Leadership Claim
The rebuttal came after Pakistan was named the chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for 2027, returning to the position for the first time since 1953.
Pakistan has been given the presidency of the IMF and World Bank annual general meetings for the first time since 1953. The meeting will be held under Pakistan's presidency in 2027. Some sections of people on social media are saying that this is Pakistan's new power. However, according to a former IMF official, what Pakistan has got is just a decorative position and not a new power.
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