Team - Pakistan Microfinance Network

Micronote

Oct 10, 2009

UNRAVELING THE DELINQUENCY PROBLEM (2008/2009) IN PUNJAB - PAKISTAN

HUSSAN-BANO BURKI

Dec 01, 2017

TARGETED INTERVENTIONS IN THE PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR

Ali Akbar

Aug 03, 2018

The State of Social Audits in Microfinance Industry of Pakistan

Saba Abbas

Dec 05, 2018

Salary Trends in Microfinance Industry of Pakistan

Anum Shakoor

Oct 03, 2014

SETTING UP SOCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

AIMEN SHAHID, MAHAM TARAR, GHAIRAT HAYAT AND ZAHRA KHALID

May 10, 2009

POVERTY PROFILE OF MICROFINANCE CLIENTS IN PAKISTAN

ABAN HAQ & MAHEEN SALEEM FAROOQI

Dec 04, 2011

REGULATING PAKISTAN’S NON- BANK MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS

MEHR SHAH

Feb 23, 2009

SPOTLIGHT ON MICROFINANCE

MEHR SHAH & ALEENA NASEEM

Feb 10, 2013

OPTIONS FOR MANAGING DISASTER RISK

ABAN HAQ and SYED MOHSIN AHMED

Dec 01, 2015

MOBILIZING MICRO SAVINGS THROUGH MOBILE WALLETS: PART 1

OMAR KAFEEL

Oct 03, 2008

Tier II Capital Allowance for Microfinance Banks (MFBs) by State Bank of Pakistan

HUMA KHALID & SYED MOHSIN AHMED

Dec 01, 2008

The Impact of Inflation on Microfinance Clients and its Implications for Microfinance Practitioners

S AKBAR ZAIDI, MAHEEN SALEEM FAROOQI and ALEENA NASEEM

Feb 05, 2019

Microfinance poised to play a vital role in achieving developmental objectives of the Government

Syed Mohsin Ahmed, Jaffar Jassim, Ali Basharat and Waseem Malik

Mar 01, 2008

Access to Commercial Funds for Microfinance Institutions

HUMA KHALID

Mar 10, 2009

MAPPING PORTFOLIO QUALITY IN PAKISTAN'S MICROFINANCE SECTOR

ABAN HAQ, ALEENA NASEEM & MAHEEN SALEEM FAROOQI

Sep 03, 2011

MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEY

SYED MOHSIN AHMED

Jun 07, 2012

ISLAMIC MICRO- FINANCE MODELS AND THEIR VIABILITY IN PAKISTAN

SYEDA SHEHRBANO KAZIM and SYED EISAR HAIDER

Dec 01, 2015

LOAN OFFICERS’ VOICES: Perspectives and Lessons from the Foot Soldiers

SAQUIBA AZIZ

Aug 11, 2013

IDENTIFYING GOOD SOCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

KHADIJA ALI and ZAHRA KHALID

Oct 13, 2010

IMPACT OF MICROCREDIT: A SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN

ABAN HAQ and ZAHRA KHALID

Jul 18, 2009

INTEREST RATE PANGS IN MICROFINANCE

SYED MOHSIN AHMED

Oct 01, 2019

The How & the Why of Microfinance Lending Rates

Ali Basharat & Zeenoor S. Sheikh

Dec 20, 2017

GOING GREEN: GLOBAL TRENDS & CURRENT STATE OF PRACTICE IN PURSUING TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE IN PAKISTAN

Saba Abbas, Saquiba Aziz and Maham Liaqat

Aug 02, 2019

Graduating Microenterprise Clients to SME Lending – Are We Really There Yet?

Jaffar Jassim, Amal Naeem Qureshi, Shanza Faiq

Dec 03, 2018

Gearing Towards Microenterprise Lending

Ali Basharat & Zeenoor Sohail Sheikh

Aug 01, 2009

FUNDS FOR MICROFINANCE IN PAKISTAN: AN OVERVIEW

ABAN HAQ & MAHEEN SALEEM

Mar 03, 2013

FUNDING INDUSTRY GROWTH: GOING BEYOND NUMBERS

SYED MOHSIN AHMED and ALI BASHARAT

Aug 01, 2018

The Launch of Pakistan’s First Microfinance Credit Bureau

Gharad Bryan, Jonathan de Quidt, Greg Fischer, Ruth Fortmann, Kilian Russ and Jaffar Jassim.

Jun 01, 2019

Estimating the Potential Market for Microfinance in Pakistan including Credit, Savings, Payments and Insurance

Jaffar Jassim, Bilal Ghani, Amna Imtiaz, Amal Naeem Qureshi

Mar 01, 2014

FINANCING LOW COST PRIVATE SCHOOLS (LCPS) THROUGH MICROFINANCE

ABAN HAQ and KHADIJA ALI

May 02, 2014

EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, RISK AND PROFITABILITY OF MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN: A Statistical Analysis

ALI BASHARAT, AMMAR ARSHAD and RAZA KHAN

Dec 01, 2015

ESTIMATING POTENTIAL MARKET SIZE FOR MICROCREDIT IN PAKISTAN

ALI AKBAR GHANGHRO AND NAFEY KHAN

Apr 03, 2017

CONCEPTUALIZING HEALTH AND MICROFINANCE NEXUS IN PAKISTAN

Saba Abbas and Saquiba Aziz

Mar 10, 2018

DIGITIZING MICROFINANCE THE NEXT FRONTIER

IMAD UDDIN CHISTI, AHSAN MANSOOR, WASEEM MALIK

Jan 01, 2018

DEFINING MICRO, VERY SMALL & SMALL ENTERPRISES: MOVING TOWARDS A STANDARD DEFINITION-CONTINUUM

Jaffer jassim & Maham Khawar

Feb 01, 2017

CLIENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL FORMS OF MICROFINANCE IN PAKISTAN

UMER KHALID1

Apr 10, 2019

Client Protection: A Microfinance Industry Snapshot of Loan Collection Practices in Pakistan

Jaffar Jassim and Maheen Malik

Jun 01, 2014

CLIENT PROTECTION: THE STATE OF PRACTICE A look at client protection practices in Pakistan’s microfinance industry

ZAHRA KHALID and AIMEN SHAHID

Dec 01, 2013

BRINGING THE "FORGOTTEN HALF" OF MICROFINANCE INTO FOCUS

SHAHBANO HAMEED and ALI BASHARAT

Dec 05, 2015

BRINGING CLIENT TO THE CENTRE

SABA ABBAS

Jun 01, 2018

WAREHOUSE RECIPT FINANCING TACKLING THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN PAKISTAN

Khalid bin Safdar, Jaffar Jassim, Amal Naeem Qureshi & Shanza Faiq

Dec 05, 2013

UNLOCKING SYNERGIES: A Case Study on United Bank Limited’s (UBL) acquisition of Khushhali Bank Limited (KBL)

ALI BASHARAT and AMMAR ARSHAD

Jul 17, 2025

Policy Brief - Microfinance for Climate Risk Mitigation & Adaptation in Pakistan

Malik Mirza, Tayyab Saqib, Imad Imran

Microwatch

Oct 01, 2006

A quarterly update on microfinance in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC)

Nov 01, 2006

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance out reach in Pakistan

(Oct - Dec)

Feb 01, 2007

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(Jan - Mar 2007)

May 01, 2007

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2007)

Aug 01, 2007

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2007)

Dec 01, 2007

Annual update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - DEC 2007)

Feb 01, 2008

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2008)

May 01, 2008

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2008)

Aug 01, 2008

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2008)

Nov 01, 2008

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2008)

Feb 01, 2009

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2009)

May 01, 2009

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2009)

Aug 01, 2009

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2009)

Nov 01, 2009

Annual update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - DEC 2009)

Feb 01, 2010

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2010)

May 01, 2010

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2010)

Aug 01, 2010

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2010)

Nov 01, 2010

Annual update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - DEC 2010)

Feb 01, 2011

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2011)

May 01, 2011

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2011)

Aug 01, 2011

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2011)

Nov 01, 2011

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2011)

Feb 01, 2012

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2012)

May 01, 2012

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2012)

Aug 01, 2012

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2012)

Nov 01, 2012

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2012)

Feb 01, 2013

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2013)

May 01, 2013

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

APR - JUN 2013)

Aug 01, 2013

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2013)

Nov 01, 2013

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2013)

Feb 01, 2014

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2014)

May 01, 2014

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2014)

Aug 01, 2014

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2014)

Nov 01, 2014

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2014)

Feb 01, 2015

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2015)

May 01, 2015

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2015)

Aug 01, 2015

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2015)

Nov 01, 2015

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2015)

Feb 01, 2016

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2016)

May 01, 2016

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2016)

Aug 01, 2016

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2016)

Nov 01, 2016

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2016)

Feb 01, 2017

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2017)

May 01, 2017

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2017)

Aug 01, 2017

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2017)

Nov 01, 2017

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2017)

Feb 01, 2018

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2018)

May 01, 2018

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2018)

Aug 01, 2018

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2018)

Nov 01, 2018

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2018)

Feb 01, 2019

First Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JAN - MAR 2019)

May 01, 2019

Second Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(APR - JUN 2019)

Aug 01, 2019

Third Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(JUL - SEP 2019)

Nov 01, 2019

Fourth Quarter update on microfinance OUTREACH in Pakistan

(OCT - DEC 2019)

Apr 14, 2023

MicroWatch Issue 67

Abdullah Saeed

Sep 29, 2023

MicroWatch Issue 68

Syyeda Sarah Waseem

Nov 30, 2023

MicroWatch Issue 69

Syyeda Sarah Waseem

Jan 31, 2024

MicroWatch Issue 70

Syyeda Sarah Waseem

Pmr

Jan 15, 2025

Pakistan Microfinance Review 2022

Abdullah Saeed

Jan 24, 2025

Pakistan Microfinance Review 2023

Zeenoor Sheikh & Syyeda Sarah Waseem

Aug 18, 2025

Registration

Contacts

Our Publications

Micronote

UNRAVELING THE DELINQUENCY PROBLEM (2008/2009) IN PUNJAB - PAKISTAN

HUSSAN-BANO BURKI

TARGETED INTERVENTIONS IN THE PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR

Ali Akbar

The State of Social Audits in Microfinance Industry of Pakistan

Saba Abbas

Salary Trends in Microfinance Industry of Pakistan

Anum Shakoor

SETTING UP SOCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

AIMEN SHAHID, MAHAM TARAR, GHAIRAT HAYAT AND ZAHRA KHALID

POVERTY PROFILE OF MICROFINANCE CLIENTS IN PAKISTAN

ABAN HAQ & MAHEEN SALEEM FAROOQI

REGULATING PAKISTAN’S NON- BANK MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS

MEHR SHAH

SPOTLIGHT ON MICROFINANCE

MEHR SHAH & ALEENA NASEEM

OPTIONS FOR MANAGING DISASTER RISK

ABAN HAQ and SYED MOHSIN AHMED

MOBILIZING MICRO SAVINGS THROUGH MOBILE WALLETS: PART 1

OMAR KAFEEL

Tier II Capital Allowance for Microfinance Banks (MFBs) by State Bank of Pakistan

HUMA KHALID & SYED MOHSIN AHMED

The Impact of Inflation on Microfinance Clients and its Implications for Microfinance Practitioners

S AKBAR ZAIDI, MAHEEN SALEEM FAROOQI and ALEENA NASEEM

Microfinance poised to play a vital role in achieving developmental objectives of the Government

Syed Mohsin Ahmed, Jaffar Jassim, Ali Basharat and Waseem Malik

Access to Commercial Funds for Microfinance Institutions

HUMA KHALID

MAPPING PORTFOLIO QUALITY IN PAKISTAN'S MICROFINANCE SECTOR

ABAN HAQ, ALEENA NASEEM & MAHEEN SALEEM FAROOQI

MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEY

SYED MOHSIN AHMED

ISLAMIC MICRO- FINANCE MODELS AND THEIR VIABILITY IN PAKISTAN

SYEDA SHEHRBANO KAZIM and SYED EISAR HAIDER

LOAN OFFICERS’ VOICES: Perspectives and Lessons from the Foot Soldiers

SAQUIBA AZIZ

IDENTIFYING GOOD SOCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

KHADIJA ALI and ZAHRA KHALID

IMPACT OF MICROCREDIT: A SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN

ABAN HAQ and ZAHRA KHALID

INTEREST RATE PANGS IN MICROFINANCE

SYED MOHSIN AHMED

The How & the Why of Microfinance Lending Rates

Ali Basharat & Zeenoor S. Sheikh

GOING GREEN: GLOBAL TRENDS & CURRENT STATE OF PRACTICE IN PURSUING TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE IN PAKISTAN

Saba Abbas, Saquiba Aziz and Maham Liaqat

Graduating Microenterprise Clients to SME Lending – Are We Really There Yet?

Jaffar Jassim, Amal Naeem Qureshi, Shanza Faiq

Gearing Towards Microenterprise Lending

Ali Basharat & Zeenoor Sohail Sheikh

FUNDS FOR MICROFINANCE IN PAKISTAN: AN OVERVIEW

ABAN HAQ & MAHEEN SALEEM

FUNDING INDUSTRY GROWTH: GOING BEYOND NUMBERS

SYED MOHSIN AHMED and ALI BASHARAT

The Launch of Pakistan’s First Microfinance Credit Bureau

Gharad Bryan, Jonathan de Quidt, Greg Fischer, Ruth Fortmann, Kilian Russ and Jaffar Jassim.

Estimating the Potential Market for Microfinance in Pakistan including Credit, Savings, Payments and Insurance

Jaffar Jassim, Bilal Ghani, Amna Imtiaz, Amal Naeem Qureshi

FINANCING LOW COST PRIVATE SCHOOLS (LCPS) THROUGH MICROFINANCE

ABAN HAQ and KHADIJA ALI

EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, RISK AND PROFITABILITY OF MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN: A Statistical Analysis

ALI BASHARAT, AMMAR ARSHAD and RAZA KHAN

ESTIMATING POTENTIAL MARKET SIZE FOR MICROCREDIT IN PAKISTAN

ALI AKBAR GHANGHRO AND NAFEY KHAN

CONCEPTUALIZING HEALTH AND MICROFINANCE NEXUS IN PAKISTAN

Saba Abbas and Saquiba Aziz

DIGITIZING MICROFINANCE THE NEXT FRONTIER

IMAD UDDIN CHISTI, AHSAN MANSOOR, WASEEM MALIK

DEFINING MICRO, VERY SMALL & SMALL ENTERPRISES: MOVING TOWARDS A STANDARD DEFINITION-CONTINUUM

Jaffer jassim & Maham Khawar

CLIENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL FORMS OF MICROFINANCE IN PAKISTAN

UMER KHALID1

Client Protection: A Microfinance Industry Snapshot of Loan Collection Practices in Pakistan

Jaffar Jassim and Maheen Malik

CLIENT PROTECTION: THE STATE OF PRACTICE A look at client protection practices in Pakistan’s microfinance industry

ZAHRA KHALID and AIMEN SHAHID