AZERBAIJAN: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan to participate in the 48th annual meeting of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors and will also have other important meetings and engagements during his stay from May 2-5.
The ADB Board of Governors meeting would open on May 4 preceded by Governors Roundtable on ‘’Fluctuating Commodity Prices and Their Impact on Asia’’. The first business meeting would also take place on 4th.
Governors Plenary on ‘’Opportunities and Challenges for Livable Asian Cities’’ would be held on May 5 followed by second business meeting. Finance Minister would meet ADB President Takehiko Nakao on the same day.
The Governors Seminar on “Rethinking Growth Potential and Growth Models (ERCD)’’ would be the key feature of events earlier on 3rd of May along with CNBC debate on ‘’Asia’s Economic Outlook’’.
The finance minister during the course of his stay would also have meetings with EIB delegation headed by Roman Escolano (Vice President); Afghanistan Finance Minister, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, Annette Dixon, Vice President, World Bank and Kiyoshi Kodera, Vice President, JICA. He would also attend the 9th Informal Meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers.
The minister soon after arrival at Baku attended a briefing session at the Pakistan Embassy on the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan and discussed schedule of his engagements.
