Government launches NFIS

KARACHI: Finance Ministry launches the first ever National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) today (May 22), a press release said on Thursday.
The strategy has been agreed to at the national level following extensive consultation with stakeholders. It is being championed by the central bank with shared leadership from the Finance ministry and SECP.
Pakistan has developed its first ever financial inclusion strategy to build momentum and push forward reforms to achieve universal financial inclusion in an integrated and sustained manner.
The strategy has created a national vision for universal financial inclusion in Pakistan.
A national coordination platform for all stakeholders from both public and private sectors has also been set up for implementation of the reforms and various initiatives for financial inclusion under the strategy.