SBP launches SMEConnect portal
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched SMEConnect, a centralized digital platform through which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can apply for financing from banks and development finance institutions (DFIs), with all such applications to b
October 29, 2026 (MLN): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched SMEConnect, a centralized digital platform through which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can apply for financing from banks and development finance institutions (DFIs), with all such applications to be received exclusively through the portal from November 1, 2026. The central bank said the platform, available at smeconnect.sbp.org.pk, will ser...