Pakistan SME and farm financing exceeded PKR1 trillion by August
An official briefing put SME credit at PKR1.067 trillion and agricultural finance at PKR1.268 trillion; PKR1.956 billion had been disbursed under the Zarkhez programme.
A 9 September government briefing on access to finance said SME financing reached PKR1.067 trillion across 323,987 borrowers by the end of August. Agricultural financing stood at PKR1.268 trillion for 3,392,092 borrowers. These are reported current financing levels; the separate PKR2 trillion targets for 2028 are future goals.
For the Zarkhez-e-Kisan programme, officials reported 58,919 farmer registrations and 35,838 applications. They said 16,964 loans worth PKR7.349 billion were approved, while PKR1.956 billion had been disbursed to 5,174 applicants. Approved and disbursed amounts are distinguished.
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Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)
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