Finance

Formation of the Collateral Management Company on Warehouse-receipts-based financing

In collaboration with multiple stakeholders which include the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the State Bank of Pakistan, USAID, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC, part of the World Bank), PAC has spearheaded efforts to launch an Electronic Warehouse Receipts regime in Pakistan. In support of these efforts, PAC assembled a consortium of leading …

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Promoting Investment and Farmer Participation in Pakistan’s eWHR Regime

Key to the success of the eWHR regime is widespread investment in near farm storages and agri warehouses which will participate in the regime. All of the facilities which have applied to Naymat for accreditation to date are mills given that the majority of Pakistan’s silo capacity lies within them. Many private sector players have …

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Satellite Based Crop Estimation: Red Chilli in District Umerkot, Sindh and Adjoining Areas

The incomplete, unreliable, untimely and often scattered data about a crop’s area, yield and production have been a limiting factor in documenting and, subsequently, improving agricultural productivity. This results in losses at various levels, from farmers suffering as they are forced to sell their crop at prices based on speculation to larger players such as …

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