• Reviews roadmap to expand affordable credit for key economic sectors• Premier to chair monthly review meetings to monitor implementation• Reaffirms support for UN in meetings with secretary general-candidates
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday presided over a high-level meeting to review Pakistan’s Access to Finance Plan and urged the banking sector to prioritise lending to key sectors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
During the meeting, the prime minister was briefed on the plan and its key priorities aimed at accelerating the country’s transition from economic stability to sustainable economic growth.
According to a statement issued by the PM’s Office, the briefing highlighted that the plan’s primary priorities included expanding access to financial services and integrating more individuals and businesses into the national economic mainstream.
The meeting was informed that the central focus of the plan was to improve access to affordable loans and credit for SMEs, agriculture, exports, renewable energy, housing and the IT sector.
