SMEDA Consults Women Chambers to Boost Women-Owned Businesses
SMEDA is consulting women chambers across Pakistan to address barriers faced by women entrepreneurs and improve access to finance, skills, markets and support services.
Standard Chartered Foundation Awards Rs10.5m Grants to Three Women-Led Startups in Pakistan
Standard Chartered Foundation has awarded Rs10.5 million in equity-free grants to three women-led startups through the eighth cohort of its Women in Tech Accelerator for Pakistan.
SMEDA, PM Youth Programme Partner to Expand Financing Access for MSMEs
SMEDA and the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme have signed an MoU to improve financing access, financial literacy and business development support for MSMEs and young entrepreneurs across Pakistan.
SECP Approves Reforms to Improve Pakistan’s World Bank B-READY Ranking
SECP approves regulatory reforms including automated company data sharing with FBR, centralised permit information, SME support details and gender data on new companies.
SECP Approves Measures To Boost Pakistan’s Business Ready Ranking
SECP has approved measures to improve Pakistan’s Business Ready ranking through stronger digital coordination, transparency, information access, and gender-disaggregated data.
PSW And TDAP Expand Khadijah Program To Support Women Entrepreneurs In Global Trade
Pakistan Single Window and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan hold Khadijah Program sessions in Sialkot and Gujranwala to strengthen women entrepreneurs’ digital trade and export capabilities.
IFC Invests $10 Million In ASA Microfinance Bank To Support Women Entrepreneurs In Pakistan
IFC has provided a four-year $10 million loan to ASA Microfinance Bank to expand lending to women entrepreneurs and microbusinesses across Pakistan.
IFC Approves $10 Million Loan for ASA Microfinance Bank to Support Women and Small Businesses
IFC provides a $10 million four-year loan to ASA Microfinance Bank Pakistan to expand financing for women entrepreneurs and microbusinesses.
Mobilink Bank Secures Three International FinanceAsia Accolades For Digital Inclusivity And Tech Innovation
Mobilink Bank achieves top honors at the FinanceAsia Awards twenty-six securing recognition as Pakistan best digital bank and premier institution for financial inclusion.
SECP Endorses First Women-Centric Digital Lending Product to Boost Financial Inclusion
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has authorized a digital financing product designed by Walee Financial Services to support women-led businesses.