SME finance: who will fund the lenders?
Pakistan expects specialist lenders to reach businesses that banks overlook. Those lenders first need someone willing to lend to them. Pakistan’s SME financing problem begins one floor above the entrepreneur. Before a specialist lender can finance a small manufacturer, someone must finance the specialist lender. Much of the policy conversation skips this inconvenience. Banks are encouraged to…

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Pakistan expects specialist lenders to reach businesses that banks overlook. Those lenders first need someone willing to lend to them. Pakistan’s SME financing problem begins one floor above the entrepreneur. Before a specialist lender can finance a small…


