Treasury's Bessent welcomes Pakistan's reforms, push to return to capital markets

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Pakistan's finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday and welcomed the country's progress in implementing economic reforms and laying the groundwork for a return to international capital markets, Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement did not address Pakistan's request for a $10 billion exchange stabilization facility, first reported by Reuters.