Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has called for expanding Access to Finance ecosystem into greater investment, stronger construction and agricultural activity, higher exports, employment generation and sustainable, inclusive economic growth.

He was presiding over a meeting of the Access to Finance Steering Committee in Islamabad today.

The Minister reviewed progress on initiatives to expand affordable and inclusive finance across housing, agriculture, SMEs, exports, information technology, renewable energy and other priority sectors.

He said the objective is to channel greater financial-sector capacity towards productive investment, enterprise creation, home ownership, agricultural productivity and exports, translating macroeconomic stability into stronger, private sector-led and inclusive growth.

Muhammad Aurangzeb said access to finance is ultimately about expanding access to economic opportunity.