Noor Aftab Co-Founder & Finance Director

What’s your conversion meter!

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Developing World & Political Risk?

Pakistan: Google “Kashf”

India: Andhra Crisis

Bangladesh: Dr. Younis’s removal

Price-in the Premium???

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The litmus test: ARE YOU GUILTY?

Blood on your Hands? Political Motivation?

SAF ExperiencesILO-IPIC Project

Financed women micro-borrowers in 162 villages

830 new micro-business units,

Skilled training: 1,594 rural women

Disbursements: Rs. 30.78 Mln

100% recovery rate

ROI: 10%

5,842 children weaned out from child labour and educated through non-formal educational centres of which 80% are females

Asian Banking Award Asian Banking Award Runners-up Award FWBL/ILO-IPEC Micro Credit Programme. June 17, 2005

Global Micro Entrepreneur AwardGlobal Micro Entrepreneur Award((Nasim Bibi) of FWBL/ILO-IPEC Carpet Project. December 31, 2005

Citi PPAF Micro-Entrepreneurship Citi PPAF Micro-Entrepreneurship Award 2008Award 2008Ms. Kubra Asghar received two awards from the Government of Pakistan.

SAF ExperiencesSome Tips

How to Make it Happen

Enabling Regulations and Policy

Making

Stakeholder Engagement

Stay away from owning an MFI;

distinction from public sector

social services

Credit Bureaus for Micro & SME

Borrowers

Encourage and enable pooling of

funds from donors, investors and

corporates through regulations

Partner with NGOs/ MFI that offer holistic solutions

Understand and bear credit risk; credit guarantee facilities

Focus on development impact; MF is more passion than returns

Allocate CSR budget to create “lasting change” for own businesses and communities

Research, Research and Research by Academia

Media Coverage of MF sector to ensure impact along with transparency and accountability. MF Awards? Celebrity Endoresements?

MF Training Institutes; it’s a critical mass game!

Role of Eco-system!

What we offer?1) Hand Holding ( To help you through in the

projects you want to pursue in developing markets)

2) Advisory (For customized turnkey solutions

for maximum impact investing)

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