{"id":483,"date":"2021-01-25T23:09:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/responsivewebidea.com\/tdf\/hmb_wp\/?page_id=483"},"modified":"2025-03-11T06:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T06:02:01","slug":"about-sme-banking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.habibmetro.com\/sirat\/sme\/about-sme-banking\/","title":{"rendered":"About SME Banking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>About SME Banking<\/h1>\n<p>Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are a priority among economic development goals, in both developed and emerging economies. SMEs are a primary driver for job creation and GDP growth. They contribute to economic diversification and social stability while playing an essential role in private sector development.<\/p>\n<p>HABIBMETRO Bank provides financial inter-mediation to SMEs for varied requirements, including long-term and short-term financing working capital, trade-based and other structured loans.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;table-responsive&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Definition of SMEs (Small &amp; Medium Enterprises)<\/h4>\n<h4>Small Enterprises<\/h4>\n<p>A Small Enterprise (SE) is a business entity, which meets both the following parameters:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Employees:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Up to 50 (including contract employees)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annual Sales Turnover:<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Up to Rs.150 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Small Enterprise can avail financing up to Rs 25 million from a single Bank\/DFI or from all Banks\/DFIs. At least 40% of the project\u2019s\/enterprise\u2019s financing should come from the borrower in the form of equity. Up to 60% would be financed by HABIBMETRO Bank.<\/p>\n<h4>Medium Enterprises<\/h4>\n<p>Medium Enterprise (ME) is a business entity, ideally not a public limited company, which meets the following parameters:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Number of Employees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Manufacturing and Services<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">51-250 (including contract employees)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trading<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">51-100 (including contract employees)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annual Sales Turnover<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Above Rs 150 million and up to Rs 800 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Medium Enterprise (ME) can avail total financing (including leased assets) up to Rs.200 million from a single Bank\/DFI or from all Banks\/DFIs. \u00a0At least 40% of the project\u2019s\/enterprise\u2019s financing should come from the borrower in the form of equity. 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