MICROFINANCE and POVERTY ALLEVIATION.

Byline: S. KAMAL HAYDER KAZMI

MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY INDICATORS

Indicators###Dec-17###Dec-18###YoY Growth

##Absolute change###%

Number of Branches###3,673###4,239###566###15.4

Total No. of Borrowers###5,800,457###6,936,554###1,136,097###19.6

Gross Loan Portfolio (Rs billion)###202.70###274.70###72###35.5

Average Loan Balance###48,695###55,173###6,478###13.###

MICROFINANCE BANKING INDICATORS (Rs Billion)

Indicators###Mar-18###Mar-19###Growth in (%)

No. of Branches###916###1,087###18.67

Number of Borrowers###2,777,164###3,371,695###21.41

Gross Loan Portfolio###152###201.27###32.70

Deposits###189###236.02###25.10

Number of Depositors###25,492,075###36,111,999###41.66

Equity###36###48.44###35.36

Assets###255.03###325.22###27.52

Borrowings###14.05###19.95###41.98

NPLs###1.80%###3.28%###-

DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS OF PAKISTAN

Indicator###2018

Total population###212.82 Million...