14.10.2025 17:11
The Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek, has traveled to Washington to attend the annual meetings of the G20, IMF, and World Bank. Minister Şimşek will participate in 60 meetings in the United States, where he will share the progress of the economic program implemented in Turkey and the latest developments.
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Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek went to Washington to attend the annual meetings of the G20, IMF, and World Bank.
Minister Şimşek is expected to have a very busy schedule in Washington, the capital of the United States, for the annual meetings of these financial institutions. To accommodate the intense meeting requests, Şimşek has moved his Washington program one day earlier, and it is planned for him to return to the country on Saturday after his meetings.
PARTICIPATING IN MORE THAN 60 MEETINGS
During his stay in Washington, Şimşek is expected to participate in approximately 60 meetings. He will attend investor conferences organized by leading investment banks in the world and will have one-on-one and large group meetings with investors. In these meetings, Şimşek will share the current status of the economic program implemented in Turkey and the latest developments.
MEETING WITH US FIRMS OPERATING IN TURKEY
As part of his US visits, Minister Şimşek will also meet with academics, investors, and policymakers at the country's leading think tanks. Within the framework of the program, Şimşek will participate in a roundtable meeting organized by the US Chamber of Commerce and will meet with senior representatives of US firms operating in Turkey.
As part of Şimşek's multilateral meetings in Washington, it is planned for him to meet with the senior management of international development banks such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Islamic Development Bank, and World Bank.
WILL ALSO MEET WITH HIS COUNTERPARTS
Şimşek, who will also attend the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, will hold bilateral meetings with the finance ministers of Greece, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Qatar. It is expected that Minister Şimşek will also meet with Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Economy and Efficiency.
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