Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SBP increases agriculture credit limits for agri financing

agri financing

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has enhanced the indicative credit limits for agriculture financing by banks to farmers to align the amount of financing with agriculture input requirements, a statement said on Wednesday. The enhanced indicative credit limits for production and development loans of farm and non-farm sector will directly benefit agriculture borrowers, … Read more

As Kenya binges on easy credit, public shaming follows

Kenya

NAIROBI: It only took Kenyan security guard Ambrose Kilonzo a few seconds and zero-collateral to secure a loan from a mobile app. But when he defaulted, lenders called his boss, putting his job at risk. It is an ordeal experienced by many in Kenya, where a surge in digital lending has seen thousands of people … Read more