Web Desk
Islamabad
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is arriving in Pakistan today (Monday) for a three-day visit in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. During the visit, the Queen will call on the President and the Prime Minister, besides engagements with a range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors. It may be added that inclusive finance for development is one of the key priorities of the Government of Pakistan for which it has taken a number of steps.
Queen Máxima will also attend the launch of the Micro Payment Gateway, an initiative of the State Bank of Pakistan aimed at reducing cost of small payments and boosting digital transactions to benefit people and promote financial inclusion.