Financial solution: ‘Agriculture crucial to economy’

NBP focusing on development through provision of financial services and technical knowhow.


Press Release March 17, 2014

LAHORE: The financing of agriculture and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is critical to the national economy because it not only provides a strong basis for industrial growth but also addresses issues of food security and unemployment. This was stated by Shahid Iqbal Dar, senior vice president of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), during the Sarsabz Pakistan Agri Expo and conference held in Lahore. NBP, in view of its wide network of branches in rural areas, is committed to focus on agriculture as its primary responsibility and as part of its business strategy. The bank has hired Agriculture Field Officers (AFOs) for capacity building to accelerate agriculture financing. NBP is focusing on development through provision of financial services and technical knowhow.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2015.

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