Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has made a strong pitch for investment opportunities in the Philippines’ Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) and Islamic finance before top Saudi business leaders during a roundtable meeting on October 19, 2023 at the St. Regis Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The economic team, led by Finance Secretary and World Bank (WB) Governor for the Philippines Benjamin E. Diokno, discussed sharpening the Philippine government's fiscal and public financial management tools with technical assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia and Pacific Department (APD) and Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) on the sidelines of the 2023 WB-IMF Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco.

During the 2023 World Bank - International Monetary Fund (WB-IMF) Annual Meetings in Morocco, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno met with multinational banks Citi, HSBC, and Bank of America where he shared updates on the Philippines' growth outlook, strong macroeconomic fundamentals, and roadmap to enhance ease of doing business.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno urged Japanese banks to invest in the Philippines’ infrastructure projects in a meeting on October 14, 2023.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed his support for the reforms introduced under the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Evolution Roadmap during the EDS15 Constituency Meeting with Executive Director Erivaldo A. Gomes on October 11, 2023.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which serves as the WBG’s private sector investment arm, lauded the Philippines’ new and improved policy framework for public-private partnerships (PPPs).

The Philippine delegation, led by Finance Secretary and World Bank (WB) Governor for the Philippines Benjamin E. Diokno, met with the Bank’s top officials to discuss the Philippines’ sustainable development projects in the pipeline.

Finance Secretary and World Bank (WB) Governor for the Philippines Benjamin E. Diokno showcased the Philippine government’s growth strategies and called for increased investments in climate adaptation and mitigation during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (WB-IMF), with the theme “Global Action, Global Impact” in Marrakech, Morocco on October 9 to 15, 2023.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, World Bank (WB) Governor for the Philippines, and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Francisco G. Dakila, Jr. convened with fellow finance ministers and central bank governors during the ASEAN Roundtable organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on October 11, 2023.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno called for reforms and increased concessionality in the financing models of multilateral development banks (MDBs) to address ongoing global challenges during the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) Ministerial Meeting on October 10, 2023.