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Farmers, small businesses and homeowners: PM orders banks to expand lending

Pakistan Published 15 October 2026, 04:57 · archived 15 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed banks to expand lending to farmers, small businesses and prospective homeowners, calling for improved access to finance in three priority sectors to support economic growth. Chairing a high-level meeting on housing finance, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and agricultural credit, the prime minister called on banks with an unsatisfactory lending record to improve their performance if they wished to benefit from government incentives. He also directed the relevant ministries, their secretaries and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

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