U Bank Ranked as the Top Microfinance Agriculture Credit Performer by SBP
U Microfinance Bank, Pakistan’s
fastest-growing microfinance bank, has been lauded for its ‘Exceptional’ performance
in agricultural credit in Pakistan, for Fiscal Year 2023, as rated by the State
Bank of Pakistan (SBP). With this, U Bank is leading the microfinance industry
in agri-loans in the country with the highest score.
U Bank has achieved a commendable
score of 80.6 in SBP’s Agriculture Credit Scoring Model, which utilizes
multi-dimensional criteria to evaluate and improve agriculture financing by
banks in Pakistan. This score is also the highest amongst all banks in the country,
making U Bank one of the top contributors to the impressive growth of 25
percent in agriculture credit disbursement in Pakistan in FY2023, as reported
by the SBP recently.
For the recognition of the bank’s
efforts, Mr. Kabeer Naqvi, President & CEO – U Microfinance Bank stated, “The
SBP has played a key role in revitalizing and supporting the agriculture sector
in light of the destruction caused on the country’s farmlands by last year’s
devastating floods. We are glad to have achieved this milestone that
demonstrates U Bank’s unwavering commitment to fostering financial inclusion
and empowering the backbone of our society – the agricultural industry.”
As one of the leading
microfinance banks in Pakistan, U Bank remains steadfast in its mission to facilitate
economic growth in both rural and urban sectors.
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