ISLAMABAD: Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Mr. Ashraf Mehmood Wathra called on the Federal Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar today.
Governor State Bank of Pakistan discussed recent measures taken by the State Bank of Pakistan on the crackdown against illegal money exchangers as directed by the Finance Minister before he left for Paris. He also informed the Minister on the latest foreign exchange reserve situation of the country. He briefed the Minister on the current forex reserve position and the measures adopted by SBP to facilitate the export oriented sectors.
The Finance Minister stressed upon the need of best possible management of the precious resources of the country and provision of maximum facilities to the export oriented sectors to enhance exports of the country.
The Finance Minister also shared with him the details of his recent visit of Paris to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP); an international platform committed towards making governments more open, accountable and responsive to citizens.
The OGP was launched in 2011and 70 countries have so far joined this Partnership.
