Meezan Bank provides Shariah compliant banking services like financing, trade and deposit related services to small & medium sized enterprises.We combine the expertise of in-house product specialists and Shariah scholars to provide Sharia compliant financing solutions to meet the working capital finance, import finance, export re-finance long-term finance, documentary credit requirements and project financing needs of our customers.
Under National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) and strategic direction of SBP, SME sector has been identified as one of the key priority areas. In line with the strategic direction of SBP, key benchmarks to be achieved by 2020 are i) to increase SME share from existing 8 percent of private sector credit to 17 percent and ii) to increase number of borrowers from existing 174,000 to 500,000.
In order to achieve these objectives, a policy has been prepared for promotion of SME finance (conventional & Islamic) in Pakistan. There are 9 key pillars of this policy which include improving regulatory framework, upscaling of micro finance banks, risk mitigation strategy, simplified procedures for SME financing, program based lending & value chain financing, capacity building & awareness creation, handholding of SMEs, leveraging technology and simplification of taxation regime.
In line with the vision of the Government of Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan launched a financing scheme by the name of Islamic SME Asaan Finance (I-SAAF), specifically targeted for the growth of small businesses. This financing scheme will provide SMEs with collateral free financing upto PKR 10mln at a discounted rate of 9% per annum. The financing may only be availed by companies/customers who are not existing borrowers of Meezan Bank and may avail short-term working capital facilities or long term financing for purchasing commercial equipment, machinery, vehicles or property.
Eligibility | All SMEs (new business as well as operative businesses) not having existing relationship with Meezan Bank will be eligible. Facility can be availed from one Bank only. | |||
Types of Financing | Term finance as well as working capital lines. | |||
Financing Limit | Up to Rs.10 mln | |||
Pricing | 9% p.a. | |||
Tenor | As per terms and conditions of the facility approved. | |||
Security | Personal guarantees of the borrowers. | |||
*Other terms and conditions are applicable as per Bank’s and SBP’s policies from time to time. |
State Bank of Pakistan segregates Small & Medium Enterprises into Small Enterprises & Medium Enterprises to allow them certain benefits
Annual Sales Turnover : Upto Rs.150 Mn
Number of employees : Upto 50
Max Financing allowed : Upto Rs.25 Mn
Annual Sales Turnover : Rs.150 Mn Upto Rs.800 Mn
Number of employees : 51 to 250 (Manufacturing & Service Concerns) - 51 to 100 (Trading Concerns)
Max Financing allowed : Upto Rs.200 Mn
Complete product menu to cater to your banking needs
Flexible pricing (floating or fixed with revision monthly/semiannually/annually.
Long Term : Monthly/Quarterly/Semiannually
Short Term : Mutually decided between customer & bank.
Charity @ 20% per annum on each delay by one day.
Meezan Bank offers complete solution to its customers for all their working capital needs for procurement of raw materials, purchase of assets for trading and to finance overhead expenses. To meet the said working capital requirement Meezan Bank has complete range of products.
Long term financing needs may be in the form of acquisition of assets like property, machinery, equipments or vehicles etc. Following are the two major products used to cater such needs.
Meezan Bank Limited and Karandaaz Pakistan have jointly launched the Corporate Vendor and Distributor Finance Program aimed at providing growth capital for small businesses in existing value chains in the country. Through this program, the two organisations will provide Rs. 9 billion to small and mid-sized corporate vendors and distributors on a program based model over the next 5 years.
A private company established in August 2014 by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to promote access to finance for small businesses through a commercially directed investment platform, and financial inclusion for individuals by employing technology enabled solution.
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