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International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Shareholding:16%

International Finance Corporation (IFC), holds 16% stake in the Bank. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. IFC has invested nearly 19 billion dollar in FY 16 in different companies worldwide

Societe De Promotion Et De Participation Pour La Coopration Economique (PROPARCO)

Shareholding : 16%

Proparco is the private sector financing arm of Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group). It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 40 years. Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education.

Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015. To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change

Acumen

Shareholding : 11%

Acumen is a US based organization that invests in social business to pursue a double bottom line. Acumen was the first of the three investors to have brought its 11% equity stake in the Bank.

National Rural Support program

Shareholding:57%

The National Rural Support Program (NRSP) was set up by the Government of Pakistan as one of the earliest Public-Private Partnership models to organize rural poor into multipurpose grassroots community organizations. 3 Federal Secretaries including Finance, Economic Affairs Division and Planning sit as ex officio members on the Board of NRSP. NRSP is the major shareholder (57%) of NRSP MFB.