CITI BANK DELEGATION CALLS ON SENATOR ISHAQ DAR A delegation of Citi Bank comprising Mr. Samad Sirohey, Head of Debt Capital Markets for Middle East and CEO East Islamic Bank, Mr. Razwan Shaikh, Head of Loan Syndication, Mr. Nadeem Lodhi, CCO Citi Pakistan, Amir A. Khan Corporate Head Citi Bank Pakistan and Salman Mian, VP, Islamabad called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar here Saturday. During the meeting, the Citibank offered its expertise and services to the government of Pakistan for floating sovereign bonds and raising capital from international market. According to Citibank team Pakistan’s election results were well received by credit markets which can be gauged from the fact that the borrowing yields or its Eurobonds fell by minus two percent immediately after the assumption of new government. Mr. Nadeem Lodhi, CCO Citi Pakistan said that they were ready to work with the new government to help devise products for raising credits from international market. While talking to the delegation, Senator Ishaq Dar said that the initiatives taken by government which include budgetary measures, programme with IMF staff and settling the circular debt have received good response. Various international banks and financial institutions have approached government of Pakistan to extend their support in the efforts of the new government to revive the economy and repair the structural imbalances. The Finance Minister said that he is confident that the government would be able to overcome the challenges facing the economy once the measures taken by it start showing results. The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Ministry of Finance.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:08:34 +0000
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