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The SBP expands agricultural credit ceilings for agribusiness finance.

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased the indicated credit limits for agriculture financing by banks to farmers on Wednesday in order to match the amount of financing with agricultural input needs.

The increased credit ceilings for farm and non-farm sector production and development loans will help agricultural borrowers right away. They will now be able to get more money from banks, which will help them use their inputs more efficiently.

Farmers will be able to get more agricultural financing because banks can better match loan amounts to their real needs.

It’s important to keep in mind that banks use “indicative credit limits” as a guide when they figure out how much money farmers need to borrow.

Banks, on the other hand, may change their policies in response to changing market conditions, local input prices, and the ability of borrowers to repay them.

The new indicated credit limitations will also assist provincial planning agencies in predicting their provinces’ and regions’ overall financial and credit needs for the agricultural and non-farm sectors.

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