Are Pakistan's Women Entrepreneurs Being Served by the Microfinance Sector?

Financial services are important for women who are starting and growing a business, but in Pakistan microfinance providers (MFPs) are not reaching Pakistan's businesswomen. 59 percent of microfinance clients are women, yet the majority of these loans are passed on the male members of the household. This report explores why businesswomen in Pakistan may not be using microfinance products to meet their start-up and working capital requirements, in spite of identifying access to finance...
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Financial services are important for women who are starting and growing a business, but in Pakistan microfinance providers (MFPs) are not reaching Pakistan's businesswomen. 59 percent of microfinance clients are women, yet the majority of these loans are passed on the male members of the household. This report explores why businesswomen in Pakistan may not be using microfinance products to meet their start-up and working capital requirements, in spite of identifying access to finance as a key constraint to their business operations.