Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met a senior US official in Bangkok on Wednesday. The talks covered Boeing aircraft financing, digital bonds, and crypto rules.
Aurangzeb met Hugo Yon. He is the principal deputy assistant secretary in the US State Department’s bureau of economic, energy, and business affairs. The meeting happened on the sidelines of the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok.
Pakistan’s Finance Division shared details in a statement afterward.
The statement said the meeting “also discussed Boeing aircraft acquisition and financing, aviation clearances,” among other topics.
Pakistan wants to buy new aircraft. The country hopes to grow its fleet, cut fuel costs, and add more international flights.
The two sides also talked about digital asset rules. Pakistan wants to bring its crypto market under formal regulation, with more transparency and better protection for investors.
Other topics included possible remittance flows and tokenizing part of Pakistan’s Eurobond debt. Tokenization means turning a bond into a digital token that can be issued and traded on blockchain-style systems, instead of only through traditional channels.
They also discussed a wider trade agreement with the US, energy imports from America, and investment funding through the US Development Finance Corporation and the US Export-Import Bank. Critical minerals cooperation came up too, along with ways to bring in more private investment for mining projects.
