Pakistan, July 24 -- Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held separate meetings in Washington, D.C., with senior IMF officials and the President of the U.S. EXIM Bank to review Pakistan's reform programme and strengthen bilateral economic and commercial cooperation.

According to a press release issued by finance ministry here Thursday, the minister during a meeting with US EXIM Bank President and Chairman, John Jovanovic, discussed expanding Pakistan-US economic and commercial cooperation, with a focus on financing for specific long-term projects and increased trade in agricultural commodities, including cotton and soybeans, as well as hydrocarbons.

He welcomed the U.S. EXIM Bank's proposal of developin...