The report provides a statistical overview of the current microfinance landscape in Pakistan & it explores three penetration levels based on data collected in the following three studies: Access to Finance Survey, Household Integrated Economic Survey & the National Poverty Report
Key Findings:
1. Based on estimation models using A2Fs 2015 data the potential market for microcredit in Pakistan is estimated to be 40.9 million for people aged between 18-65 years.
2. The potential market for microdeposits for the target market (age bracket of 18-65 years) in the year 2018-19, is estimated as 60.9 Million adults across Pakistan.
3. Furthermore, estimate reveals that in the 18-65 age bracket, there is an estimated 57 million health insurance potential and a 22.3 million life insurance potential in Pakistan.
4. The potential market for micropayments is estimated as 82.1 million people for the 18-65 age brackets in Pakistan.
5. Micro-enterprise potential for microfinance: estimates show that in Pakistan there are about 5.8 micro-enterprises and all these businesses constitute a potential market for the microfinance industry.
Among those who heard the speech , 33% agreed with the general point of view taken by Nawaz Sharif, a larger 39% said they disagreed and 24% said they neither agreed or disagreed.
All Economic Vulnerability indicators show improvement in W7. This doesn’t mitigate the fact that nearly all HH's experienced economic shock & those who have fallen below poverty line would need either govt. or NGO assistance to climb up.
Significant decline in proportion of Pakistanis who claim to have reduced the number or size of meals for some family members to cover their household's basic needs
Since June, significant decline in the number of households observed who report relying on less preferred or inexpensive food items to cover basic household needs in the past 7 days – 10% fall from 22%
Thread on findings from Policy Note on "Access to Credit in Pakistan" authored & released by @KarandaazPK to answer questions around borrowing in Pakistan. @GallupPak provided the support in research and data analysis.
Incidence of Borrowing Among Pakistani Adults: The proportion of total borrowers varies significantly and ranges between 7% - 48%. As per recent readings, 35% of the respondents under Findex (2017) reported to have borrowings, while FII (2017) and A2F (2015)
report 15% and 17%.
In terms of provinces, A2F reports the highest borrowers in Sindh (37%) followed by Baluchistan (20%). In Punjab, only 12% of the respondents said to have borrowed (formally or informally) in the last 12 months. KP has the
lowest level of borrowing incidence (5% of households).