{"id":32858,"date":"2024-08-08T02:19:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=32858"},"modified":"2024-08-08T02:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:19:11","slug":"ambassador-finland-calls-on-minister-finance-pakistan-appreciates-economic-reforms-improved-fiscal-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ambassador-finland-calls-on-minister-finance-pakistan-appreciates-economic-reforms-improved-fiscal-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Finland Calls on Minister Finance Pakistan &#8211; Appreciates Economic Reforms , Improved Fiscal Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32859\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/58445-e1723083328312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" \/><br \/>\nIslamabad: August 07, 2024 &#8211; Ambassador of Finland to Pakistan H.E. Mr. Hannu Ripatti called on Federal Minister for Finance &amp; Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb at Finance Division today. The Finance Minister welcomed Ambassador Ripatti and shared updates on Pakistan&#8217;s economic performance, highlighting rise in tax collection, increased remittances, and foreign exchange reserves exceeding USD 9 billion.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Finnish Ambassador expressed his appreciation for Pakistan&#8217;s economic reforms and noted the improved fiscal situation of Finnish companies operating in Pakistan.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Minister thanked the Ambassador for Finland&#8217;s continued support in the renewal of Pakistan&#8217;s GSP Plus status, which benefits the country&#8217;s export sector.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OVMMQ7XSWO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ambassador-finland-president-rawalpindi-chamber-of-commerce-discuss-increase-in-bilateral-trade\/\">Ambassador Finland President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce Discuss Increase in Bilateral Trade<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Ambassador Finland President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce Discuss Increase in Bilateral Trade&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ambassador-finland-president-rawalpindi-chamber-of-commerce-discuss-increase-in-bilateral-trade\/embed\/#?secret=LxvaRdQ4ee#?secret=OVMMQ7XSWO\" data-secret=\"OVMMQ7XSWO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>The meeting underscored the strong bilateral relations between Pakistan and Finland, and the shared commitment to fostering economic stability and growth.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Minister emphasized the positive evaluation from international credit rating agencies, which reflect the stability of Pakistan&#8217;s economic environment. The Minister also discussed the successful conclusion of the 9-month SBA with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the recently finalized staff-level agreement for a 37-month IMF program.<\/h5>\n<h5>Additionally, the Minister outlined ongoing initiatives, including end-to-end digitization in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to broaden the tax base, reforms in the energy sector, restructuring of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and focus on export-led growth. These initiatives are aimed at enhancing economic stability and promote long-term growth.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LzuOl7GpfP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ambassador-finland-h-e-hannu-ripatti-determined-to-boost-bilateral-cooperation-with-pakistan\/\">Ambassador Finland H.E Hannu Ripatti Determined to Boost Bilateral Cooperation with Pakistan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Ambassador Finland H.E Hannu Ripatti Determined to Boost Bilateral Cooperation with Pakistan&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ambassador-finland-h-e-hannu-ripatti-determined-to-boost-bilateral-cooperation-with-pakistan\/embed\/#?secret=Gipzieooam#?secret=LzuOl7GpfP\" data-secret=\"LzuOl7GpfP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: August 07, 2024 &#8211; Ambassador of Finland to Pakistan H.E. Mr. Hannu Ripatti called on Federal Minister for Finance &amp; Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb at Finance Division today. The Finance Minister welcomed Ambassador Ripatti and shared updates on Pakistan&#8217;s economic performance, highlighting rise in tax collection, increased remittances, and foreign exchange reserves exceeding USD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[126,143,685,2853,251,2573,48],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32858"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32861,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32858\/revisions\/32861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}