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Türkiye’s Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers, engaging in a packed series of talks with global investors and financial leaders.
According to information obtained by the state-run Anadolu Agency from the ministry, Simsek moved his Washington program forward by one day to accommodate numerous meeting requests. He is scheduled to participate in roughly 60 meetings during his stay, including investor conferences organized by leading global investment banks, where he will brief participants on the latest progress in Türkiye’s ongoing economic program.
Simsek will also meet executives of U.S. companies operating in Türkiye, along with academics, investors, and policymakers at prominent Washington-based think tanks.
He is due to attend a roundtable organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where discussions will focus on Türkiye’s business environment and bilateral trade relations.
During these sessions, Simsek is expected to highlight Türkiye’s recent fiscal and monetary policy measures aimed at strengthening macroeconomic stability and investor confidence.
On the multilateral front, Simsek’s agenda includes meetings with senior officials from several international financial institutions, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), the Islamic Development Bank, and the World Bank.
He will also hold bilateral discussions with the finance ministers of Greece, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Qatar, and is expected to meet European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, who oversees economic and productivity affairs for the E.U.
The minister is expected to return to Türkiye on Saturday following the conclusion of his meetings.
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