Pakistan

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) will focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan, catering to their financial requirements through collateral and cash-flow based lending

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that it is going to allow setting up full-fledged Islamic micro-finance banks in the country

The Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Business Support Fund will provide financial assistance to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) founded not more than 2 or 3 years ago in

The commerce ministry is planning to set up a SME Export House with the objective to promote export trade of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced more benefits for the exporters as interest rate on old loans was curtailed and matched with the new reduced rate. The SBP explained

The task force asked to submit the recommendations for the establishment of Export and Import Bank (Exim Bank) in Pakistan has proposed

Acting secretary of the Board of Investment (BoI) Talat Miyan has stated a German trade financing company has said it is interested in financing Pakistan's imports and exports

The State Bank of Pakistan has outlined the eligibility criteria for recognition of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs), or rating agencies, for the purpose of implementing Basel II in the country

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide a grant of US$10m to the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) to help Pakistani businesses improve