Outgoing Governor SBP Raza Baqir shares farewell message with Pakistanis with a good hope

Outgoing Governor SBP Raza Baqir shares farewell message with Pakistanis with a good hope

Pakistan has great strengths to effectively address the multiple challenges it has been facing, Reza Baqir said on Wednesday upon the completion of his term as the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) governor.

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Tuesday announced that no extension has been granted to Reza Baqir as the SBP governor as his three-year tenure expires today.

Taking to Twitter on Tuesday midnight, Baqir voiced hope that Pakistan will make the right decisions to overcome the challenges.

"We face several challenges but also have great strengths as a country to address them. I am confident and hopeful that we as a country will make the right choices to overcome the challenges ahead of us," he wrote.

He also expressed gratitude for successfully completing his three-year term as the central bank's governor and urged overseas Pakistanis to contribute in public service.