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asking questions from the

                                                                                participants and sharing his
                                                                                expert views regarding

                                                                                potential of agri finance in
                                                                                the country. The participants
                                                                                took keen interest in the
                                                                                topic and understood

                                                                                different modules of Value
                                                                                change financing. The trainer

                                                                                explained different modules
                                                                                from grower perspective to
           participation in the training      in which overwhelming
                                                                                producer perspective and
           program and got clarity on         response was received to
                                                                                how an existing customer of
           risk assessment and remedial       NIBAF in shape of large
                                                                                bank can be made effective
           management.                        number of participants. The
                                                                                by informing him to utilize
                                              trainer Mr. Shahrukh
           Two online Agri value chain                                          different modes of easy
                                              managed to engage the class
           programs were also                                                   financing.
                                              through different ways by
           conducted during this quarter


           Training Programs on Housing Finance


           With the increasing demand         the area of housing finance       housing finance. It also
           of housing units in Pakistan in    and enhance their ability to      highlighted important
           comparison to buy building or      abreast with increased            concepts of house mortgages
           construction. The gap is           demands of housing unit in        & its types, risk assessment &
           broadening over the year. In       the country, NIBAF planned        mitigations, collateral &
           fact, housing sector remains       to conduct training programs      security documentation,
           highly under-developed and         on housing finance during         comparison of home loan vs

           untapped primarily due to          FY2021. During April-June         mortgages, marketing & sale
           lack of mortgage products          FY2021, one on-line training      techniques, challenges &
           and banks’ financing               program on housing finance        opportunities. The training
           structures besides slack in        was conducted. The course         was very interactive and
           relevant skills and conducive      highlighted the importance of     participants shared their
           environment. There is a great      housing sector, increasing        views on housing finance risks
           need of scaling up housing         demand for housing units,         and deliberated on current

           finance in order to meet           scope of housing financing in     housing finance schemes &
           higher demand of affordable        Pakistan along with specific      regulatory direction. They
           housing finance across all         regulations, guidelines and       also appreciated NIBAF on
           income levels.                     circulars of SBP. The course      organizing trainings on such
                                              also discussed Government         important area and got clarity
           In order to develop banks
                                              Low-cost Housing Schemes          on different aspect of
           human resource capacity in
                                              and banking products on           housing finance





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