Eligibility Criteria for SME Clients

Stated below are the minimum parameters for prospective borrowers that meet the minimum criterion of qualifying for obtaining financing from our SME division.

Please note that these requirements only represent a reasonable benchmark for eligibility and their fulfillment does not guarantee approval of finance. Bank on its discretion can vary these benchmarks on case to case basis as per its internal policies and holds the final right to accept/reject a Financing application.

Eligibility Criteria:

Financing Limits

Bank will assess customer’s financing needs and set financing limits accordingly. Maximum limit will be as per Prudential Regulations of SE & ME.

Pricing Criteria

Profit to be charged to customer is based on three months KIBOR + agreed spread. The recovery of profit is on quarterly basis except for Term Finance where mark-up is built-in agreed TF installment and recovered as per agreed schedule. All other charges are as per our prevailing Schedule of Charges (SOC).

Required Documents

Following are the set of documents required to process client’s financing request:

1. Request letter for financing facilities
2. Borrowers Basis Fact Sheet as prescribed by the SBP & Financing Application Form
3. Copy of NTN
4. Copy CNIC(s) of all owners/partners/directors/key decision makers
5. Financials for last 3 years (Audited in case of Limited Liability companies or where requested exposure is more than Pkr 15 M)
6. Company Profile
7. List of Suppliers
8. List of Buyers
9. Details of Receivables along-with its ageing
10. Details of collateral offered
11. Any other document/information required by the Bank

Modes of Repayment its Frequency & Penalties

Finance can be adjusted upon its maturity date or prematurely before maturity date i.e. any time during the validity of finance period. The late payment penalty amount and other charges will be applicable as per Bank’s prevailing SoC.

How to Apply

Any company, who fulfills our eligibility criteria, may apply for Finance facilities / trade lines from any of our branches. If the branch is non-financing branch, the Branch Manager shall guide the applicant and forward the applicant’s request to the nearest/pertinent branch.

SBP Refinance Schemes

• Export Refinance Scheme
• Long Term Financing Facility for Plant and Machinery
• Refinance Facility for Modernization of SMEs
• Financing Facility for Storage of Agriculture Produce [FFSAP]
• Scheme for Financing Power Plants using Renewable Energy

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