HBL Microfinance Bank

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HBL Microfinance Bank
Company type Unlisted public company
Industry Microfinance
Founded2002;23 years ago (2002)
Key people
RevenueIncrease2.svgRs. 35.491 billion (US$120 million) (2023)
Decrease2.svgRs. 451.249 million (US$1.6 million) (2023)
Total assets Increase2.svgRs. 157.478 billion (US$550 million) (2023)
Total equity Increase2.svgRs. 14.217 billion (US$49 million) (2023)
Owner Habib Bank Limited (79.92%)
Number of employees
3,724 (2022)
Parent Habib Bank Limited
Website hblmfb.com
Footnotes /references
Financials as of 31 December 2023 [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).

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History

HBL Microfinance Bank (HBL MfB) was founded as The First MicroFinanceBank Ltd, Pakistan (FMFB-P) in 2002. [5] It was created through a structured transformation of the credit and savings section of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), a development programme active in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral.

Major Shareholding

HBL has a majority stake in the bank. [6]

Major Shareholding
ShareholdingPercent Stake
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

  1. "HBL Annual Report 2023" (PDF). hbl.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. "Shareholders | HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd". Archived from the original on 2019-12-18.
  3. "About FMFB | HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd". Archived from the original on 2019-12-13.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2016-05-26). "Habib Bank acquires 51pc FMFB shares". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  5. "Aga Khan meets Musharraf". DAWN.COM. March 11, 2002.
  6. "HBL Microfinance Bank Annual Report 2022" (PDF). www.hblmfb.com. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2023.[ permanent dead link ]