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Refinance & Credit Guarantee Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs

Refinance & Credit Guarantee Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs

Term finance facility exclusively offered to women entrepreneurs across the country to boost economic activities.

Features and Benefits

  • Financing is initially available to meet the working capital requirements of existing business and to set up a new business
  • Maximum financing tenure under the scheme is five years
  • Financing under the scheme is for women borrowers preferably under the personal guarantee of the borrower
  • Repayment of loans by borrowers shall be made in equal quarterly instalments after grace period (if any)
  • End-user rate is up to 5% p.a. with SBP’s refinance rate of 0% p.a.

Financing Criteria

  • Financing under the scheme is for setting-up of new business enterprises or for expansion of existing ones.
  • In case of new business:
    • Feasibility based lending
    • Equity participation: 50%

Target Market

  • Women entrepreneurs pan Pakistan

Financing Limits

  • Maximum limit: Rs. 5 million

Financing Tenure

  • Upto 5 years limit with maximum grace period of 6 months

Purpose of Financing

  • Setting up of new businesses or expansion of existing ones

Documentation

Documents to be kept by branch for record

Individuals

  • Attested copy of the CNIC(s) of proprietor/partner/director (as applicable)
  • One recent passport-size photograph of proprietor/partner/director (as applicable)
  • Copy of any latest paid utility bill received at the residential address
  • Copy of rent deed/lease deed, where property is rented
  • Undertaking that the customer is not the director, major shareholder holding 5% or more of the share capital of the Bank, its chief executive or an employee or any family member of above interested persons
  • Copy of net worth statement (if available)

Additional Documents for Proprietorship/Partnership/Company (Public/Private)

  • Copy of any latest paid utility bill received at business address
  • Copy of rent deed/lease deed, where property is rented
  • Copy of current professional association/trade body membership (if available)
  • Company profile (history/future plan)
  • Project information/product list
  • Financial statements of last year at least and preferably for the last three years
  • Online tax verisys
  • National Tax Number certificate
  • Partnership deed, Copy of certificate of registration of partnership (only required for partnership concerns)
  • Partnership mandate
  • Memorandum & Articles of Association and Certificate of Incorporation (only required for limited companies)
  • Latest form 29 certified by SECP (only required for limited companies)
  • Latest form A ( (only required for limited companies if applicable)
  • Board resolution authorizing borrowing (only required for limited companies)
  • ISO Certification/(s)

Documents Required for Approval (part of e-CLP)

  • Loan Application Form
  • e-CIB Report (individuals, proprietors, partners, directors)/CIB Report (company)
  • Visit report
  • Business and financial appraisal report by approved company
  • Age of business not less than 3 years (NTN confirming)
  • Overall debt-burden not exceeding 50% of the projected cash flows for the first year
  • Income estimation/salary slip (for individuals)
  • Audited financial statements (last 3 years) (for businesses)
  • If unaudited, then financial statements of last year at least and preferably for the last three years (for businesses)
  • Projected accounts for the next years for the financing tenor (for businesses)
  • Other bank’s statements of the business account(s), if available (not applicable for existing customers)
  • Latest facility letters and loan utilization figure from all banks (not applicable for existing customers)
  • Age of sponsor (individual/sole proprietor) not beyond 65 years at the maturity of loan
  • Business not in negative list

Post Approval Documents

  • Bank’s approved standard facility documentation
  • Personal guarantee(s) of borrower(s)/sponsors/directors as per approved arrangement
  • Facility offer letter
  • Repayment schedule duly accepted by the borrower
  • Post-dated cheques for the period of repayment to be kept at branch
  • Insurance policies and original premium paid receipts
  • Letter of hypothecation
  • EPA Approval and NEQ Compliance (to be arranged from ESMS desk)
  • Demand Promissory Note RP-4 (on stamp paper)*
  • Undertaking RP-5 (stating that the funds shall be used for said purpose and any failure to make payments would result in automatic debit of mentioned account)*

Collateral Related Documents (if applicable)

  • For all collateral based lending, documents to be finalized by legal aid and shall be obtained as per pre & post mortgage legal opinion before disbursement

*These forms are required to claim refinance from SBP.

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