‘Good quality data critical for Pakistan’s sound policy making’
National
January 20, 2021
LAHORE: Former governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Shamshad Akhtar, said good-quality and open and easy access to statistics and data is critical for Pakistan’s sound policy making and project design.
She said as country came out of the shadows of the pandemic, digital connectivity to, among others, deepen financial inclusion have emerged to be sustainable solution to reduce poverty and rejuvenate the economy. She expressed these views while addressing as a keynote speaker at a webinar on launch of Karandaaz Data Portal on Pakistan’s Financial Indicators. She observed that the pre-COVID gaps in financial inclusion have been glaring.
National
January 20, 2021
LAHORE: Former governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Shamshad Akhtar, said good-quality and open and easy access to statistics and data is critical for Pakistan s sound policy making and project design.
She said as country came out of the shadows of the pandemic, digital connectivity to, among others, deepen financial inclusion have emerged to be sustainable solution to reduce poverty and rejuvenate the economy. She expressed these views while addressing as a keynote speaker at a webinar on launch of Karandaaz Data Portal on Pakistanâs Financial Indicators. She observed that the pre-COVID gaps in financial inclusion have been glaring. Dr Shamshad, who is also the Chairperson of Karandaaz Pakistan (KRN), talking about the significance of credible data for policymakers, stated that the KRN working with the government, regulator and all stakeholders to realise the vision of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy and meet the targets of enhancing
Data portal on Pakistan’s financial indicators launched
Islamabad
January 20, 2021
Islamabad:Karandaaz Pakistan has launched a state-of-the-art online data portal with aggregated data on financial services and selected socioeconomic indicators for the country, says a press release.
The data on the portal covers segments such as demographics, national economic data, agriculture finance, financial access, and behaviors of individuals, banking infrastructure and transactions, micro, agri, and SME financing, housing finance, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), mobile money, and telecommunications statistics.
The portal is interactive, intuitive, visually appealing and easy to navigate. It also offers the capability to generate bespoke data dashboards and has filtering and layering functionality. A webinar to highlight the various features of the data portal and the significance of credible and easy-to-access financial data for decision-makers was recently held by Karandaaz.
KARACHI: Good-quality, open and easy access to statistics and data is critical for Pakistan’s sound policy making and project design, Karandaaz Pakistan chairperson Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a webinar held to mark the launch of Karandaaz’s data portal, she noted that as the country comes out of the shadows of the pandemic, digital connectivity to, among others, deepen financial inclusion has emerged to be a sustainable solution to reduce poverty and rejuvenate the economy.
“Pre-Covid gaps in financial inclusion have been glaring. Karandaaz has been working with the government, regulator and all stakeholders to realise the vision of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy and meet the targets of enhancing financial inclusion across gender and geography.
LAHORE: Former governor State Bank of Pakistan , Dr Shamshad Akhtar, said good-quality and open and easy access to statistics and data is critical for Pakistan s sound policy making and project.