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PICIC provides Rs300m to entrepreneurs

Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (PICIC) has so far disbursed Rs 300 million among small entrepreneurs under small business finance (SBF) in the last twelve months. A senior executive of PICIC said here Wednesday that his corporation was now...

#bank#business finance#capital requirements

SME financing, a wake-up call to bankers – Institute...

The development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been on the official agenda since 1959, but only an estimated…


UNISAME champions factoring

The Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has drawn the attention of bankers to the fact that most SMEs’…

#bank#banks#cash-flow


SBP to educate banks on SME lending based on...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will pursue and educate commercial banks to extend loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises…

#bank#cash-flow#SME lending


Economist advocates cheaper loans to help SMEs

Hernando De Soto, a Peruvian economist, at the invitation of President Gen Peervez Musharraf, delivered a lecture on Monday on…

#financial institutions#guarantee#MAN


Insurance cover needed for banks & DFIs lending to...

Commercial banks and development financial institutions (DFIs) are not financing small- & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they are not secured…


Long-term policy for SME development being formulated

A long-term policy is being formulated for the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country, said CEO,…

#Asian Development Bank#bank#international


Minister advices SME banks to reduce interest rates

Liaquat Jatoi, minister for industries and production, said Wednesday that the mark-up charged by the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)…


China agrees to set US$ 500 million credit line...

China will provide a credit line of US$ 500 million to Pakistan on a soft-term basis, which would be utilised…


State Bank of Pakistan issues new prudential regulations for...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has set a maximum exposure limit of Rs75m on banks and development financial institutions…

#bank#regulation#risk


Prudent regulations for SMEs next month

According to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) executive director, SBP Mansoor-ur-Rehman Khan, the bank will announce prudent regulations for…


US$12m loan agreement with ADB for SMEs

Federal Secretary of Industries and Production, Javed Ashraf Hussain, said yesterday (7 October) that Pakistan was negotiating a US$12 million…

#ADB#Asian Development Bank#bank

SMEs urge Karachi Port Trust to review new demurrage...

The Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) in a meeting Tuesday has urged Karachi Port Trust (KPT) not to…

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