Netherlands royal Queen Maxima to visit Pakistan in November

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Islamabad - Earlier, Prince William and wife Kate had visited Pakistan.

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Published: Mon 18 Nov 2019, 2:58 PM

After the recent visit by UK royal couple, Prince William and Kate, another European royal is set to visit Pakistan.
In a statement issued by the Pakistan Foreign Office, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will visit Pakistan from November 25-27, 2019, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for Inclusive Finance for Development.
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During the visit, Her Majesty Queen Máxima will call on the President Arif Alvi and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, besides engagements with a range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors.
Inclusive Finance for Development is one of the key priorities of the Government. Pakistan has taken a number of steps in recent years in order to promote the key objectives of financial inclusion.
Her Majesty Queen Máxima will also attend the launch of the Micro Payment Gateway, an initiative of the State Bank of Pakistan aimed at reducing the costs of small payments and boosting digital transactions to benefit people and promote financial inclusion.
Queen Máxima has been the UN Secretary General's Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for Inclusive Finance for Development since 2009. In this capacity, she is actively engaged worldwide in promoting access of individuals and enterprises to financial services at a reasonable cost, with the aim of improving economic and social development opportunities.
Queen Máxima had earlier visited Pakistan in February, 2016.


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