ISLAMABAD - Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will visit Pakistan from November 25-27 in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.

This would be Queen Máxima’s second visit to Pakistan. She had earlier visited Pakistan in February 2016.

During the visit, Queen Máxima will call on President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister 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.

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 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.