Pakistan committed to fostering investors' confidence, maintaining positive rating
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Pakistan committed to foster investors’ confidence, maintain positive rating
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Tuesday Pakistan was committed to fostering investors’ confidence and maintaining a positive rating in global financial markets.
She was holding a high-level meeting with a delegation of Moody’s on the sidelines of World Bank and International Monetary Fund’ s annual meeting.
She had earlier highlighted the cash-strapped nation's commitment to further economic prosperity and global financial cooperation.
The minister also attended meeting of the Managing Director International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, with the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) finance ministers and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor in Morocco.
Meanwhile, she met Minister of State for Financial Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini and discussed matters of mutual interests.
She discussed further strengthening of economic ties between Pakistan and the UAE, exploring avenues for enhanced cooperation in finance and revenue matters, and promoting investment and mutual economic growth.
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Meanwhile, Dr Shamshad Akhtar held a meeting with the S&P Global official, the independent credit ratings agency.
