BOK
SME Asaan Finance (SAAF) Scheme
SME Asaan Finance (SAAF) Scheme
Body

 

Project Name

  • SME Asaan Finance (SAAF) Scheme

Execution

  • The Bank of Khyber

Target Areas

  • All Provinces of the country including GB and newly merged areas.

Loan Type

  • Term loans (Demand Finance)
  • Working Capital/ Running Finance (Running Finance)

Processing of Application Forms

  • On First come, First Serve Basis

Sectors

  • All SME sectors including Services, Trading, Manufacturing & Agriculture.

Scope & Eligibility

  • All SMEs having verifiable, viable and feasible business plans. Startups may also be entertained.
  • Single SME can avail this facility from one bank only.
  • The definition of SMEs as prescribed in Prudential Regulations for SME Financing will be applicable for the purpose of this scheme.

 

In-Eligibility

  • Existing Asset Clients of the bank.
  • SAAF client of any other Bank.
  • An employee of any Government or Semi-Government or Autonomous body.
  • A loan defaulter or the applicant having any outstanding loan exposure with overdue of more than 60 days with more than one time incident from any Banks and not having clean e-CIB.
  • Businesses on negative list of Government of Pakistan.

Financing Limit

  • Maximum financing limit under the scheme to a single SME will be capped at PKR 10 million as per SBP defined three categories.

Categories

Portfolio Category

Tier-I

  • Loans up to PKR 4 million

Tier-II

  • Loans exceeding PKR 4 million and up to PKR 7 million

Tier-III

  • Loans exceeding PKR 7 million and up to PKR 10 million

 

Type of loan

  • Term loans
  • working capital / Running finance

 

Security

  • Loans shall be secured against personal guarantees of the borrowers.
  • In case of commercial vehicle HPA / Joint Registration 

Financing Tenor

  • Maximum tenor as per terms & conditions of approved financing facility/ Business Assessment.

Repayment

  • The loan will be repaid on due dates agreed between the bank and the borrower.

Mark-up

  • End User: 9%. p.a.

Risk Sharing

  • The Bank risk is covered in the following manner as per SBP Circular No. IH&SMEFD Circular No. 09 dated: August 16, 2021 Titled SME Asaan Finance (SAAF) Scheme.

Categories

Portfolio Category

Risk Coverage

Tier-I

  • Loans up to PKR 4 million

60 percent

Tier-II

  • Loans exceeding PKR 4 million and up to PKR 7 million

50 percent

Tier-III

  • Loans exceeding PKR 7 million and up to PKR 10 million

40 percent

 

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