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UN Women, SBP Join Hands to Foster Financial Inclusion, Women's Empowerment in Pakistan
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Service Corporation (SBP BSC) and UN Women Pakistan, on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster long-term cooperation aimed at enhancing financial inclusion, financial literacy, and access to finance, with a strong focus on promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in Pakistan.
The MoU, signed in the presence of Managing Director SBP BSC Maraj Mahmood and Country Representative of UN Women Pakistan Jamshed Kazi, is aimed at capacity building, mass awareness and collaborative research for expanding financial services to the under-served by leveraging expertise, networks, and resources of the partners to drive meaningful and lasting impact.
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