HBL Microfinance Bank
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Company type | Unlisted public company |
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Industry | Microfinance |
Founded | 2002 |
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Owner | Habib Bank Limited (79.92%) |
Number of employees | 3,724 (2022) |
Parent | Habib Bank Limited |
Website | hblmfb |
Footnotes / references Financials as of 31 December 2023[update] [1] |
HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd (HBL MfB) is a Pakistani microfinance bank headquartered in Islamabad.[2][3] HBL MfB operates over 200 locations all over Pakistan. It is one of the oldest microfinance bank in the country[4] with its roots in the credit and saving section of the Agha Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP).
History
[edit]HBL Microfinance Bank (HBL MfB), formerly The First MicroFinanceBank Ltd, Pakistan (FMFB-P), was established in 2002 as a nation-wide microfinance bank, licensed by the State Bank of Pakistan. HBL MfB was created through a structured transformation of the credit and savings section of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), an development programme active in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral.
Major Shareholding
[edit]HBL has a majority stake in the bank.[5]
Shareholding | Percent Stake |
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Habib Bank Limited (HBL) | 76.42% |
Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) | 14.16% |
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) | 5.23% |
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) | 4.19% |
References
[edit]- ^ "HBL Annual Report 2023" (PDF). hbl.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Shareholders | HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd". Archived from the original on 2019-12-18.
- ^ "About FMFB | HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd". Archived from the original on 2019-12-13.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2016-05-26). "Habib Bank acquires 51pc FMFB shares". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "HBL Microfinance Bank Annual Report 2022" (PDF). www.hblmfb.com. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.[permanent dead link]