Microfinance Challenges and Opportunities in Pakistan

The core purpose of this research is to explore the challenges and opportunities of microfinance sector in Pakistan. Since last decade microfinance sector rapidly has been grown in the world and particularly in Pakistan. Many challenges are in front of this sector like improper regulations, increasing competition, innovative and diversified products, profitability, stability, limited management capacity of micro finance institutions (MFIs) etc. On the contrary, poverty rapidly increased in Pakistan, along with other opportunities, is road surface way for the growth of this sector and offering huge market possibility for microfinance. This base exhibits a lot of opportunities in this sector such as: stimulating growth of economy, women empowerment, increasing volume, accessibility, economics of scope, etc